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Mekboyz (also known as 'Mekaniaks' or just 'Meks') are Ork Oddboyz, and are the engineers who build all the gunz, vehicles, and other machinery used by the Orks. They are especially important to Speed Freeks. Important Mekboyz are known as Big Meks, who lead groups of lesser Mekboyz armed with all variety of kustom equipment and combi-weapons.

Mekboyz are an interesting example of the Ork race because there ability with machinery is not a learned knowledge. It is less intelligence or skill, and more instinct, as their rude, crude style of building is actually genetically bred into them.

It should be noted that the bulk of their "technology" is so incredibly crude that its ability to function would apparently contravene not only common sense but the laws of physics as well; a given shoota is, more than likely, literally slapped together out of scrap metal, leaving it by rights incapable of firing. That it works at all is testament to the power of the Ork Waaaagh!, as its peculiar psychic field allows them to bypass the physical impossibilities that would ordinarily break their gear via belief. Simply put, if an Ork believes a particular gun is working and pulls the trigger, it will fire. Mekboys are therefore critical to the maintenance of Ork technology not only physically, but psychically as well, as they can instill sufficient credibility in the Waaaagh! regarding a given device to get it actually working.

A related version of this system is why "da red wunz go fasta".

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