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[[Ork]] '''Gargants''' are the largest land-based Ork fighting machines. Effigies of the Ork Gods [[Gork and Mork]], these towering War Engines compare in size and power to [[Imperial]] [[Titans]], dominating the battlefield with fearsome firepower. Because the Orks see them as embodying their Gods, they also serve as massive inspiration to the green horde as it charges into battle, and They are the pride and joy of the constructed by a prospecting [[WarbossesWarboss]] , who caused them to be built{{Cite is visited by dreams of massive mayhem and carnage, or by orks he has bullied into doing it. This}}drives the Orks into a frenzy and effectively begins the Warboss' prospective Waaagh!.¹.

The Gargant was first designated as an Ork war-machine during [[Commissar Yarrick]]'s crusade to hunt down [[Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka]] on [[Golgotha]]. It was here that Gargants, and smaller variants designated [[Stompa]]s, fought against Imperial Titans and [[Imperial Guard|Guard]] regiments. The Gargants were found to be a potent match for even the [[Emperor Titan|Emperor-class Titan]]s fielded by Yarrick, but despite their power one was felled by Yarrick's commandeered [[Baneblade]], the ''[[Fortress of Arrogance]]''.¹²{{Cite This}}

One of the more interesting instances of a Gargant was near a [[promethium]] processing plant on the [[Ice world]] [[Simia Orichalcae]]. The [[Valhallan 597th Ice Warriors]] had been sent to deal with an ork invasion force. [[Commissar]] [[Ciaphas Cain]] described the Gargant in awestruck terms{{Fn|2a3a}}, as did retired [[General]] [[Jenit Sulla]] in her memoir ''Like A Phoenix From The Flames: The Founding of the 597th''{{Fn|2b3b}}. The Gargant, however, veered off its course to attack a newly discovered [[Necron]] force, fresh from their tomb. Sulla describes "massive metal chunks falling from the Gargant" as "odd pyramids blasted at it". These are more than likely Necron [[Monoliths]]; the Necron threat had not really surfaced at this time so any and all descriptions of the Necron were blurry at best.{{Fn|2b3b}}

Despite the efforts of the Necron forces, the Gargant attacked the Plant causing massive damage despite only one of its secondary weapons functioning. Noticing a massive gash in its left leg, Commissar Cain ordered all the [[Chimera]]s still planetside (the 597th was evacuating at this time due to the awakening of the [[Necron]] Tomb) to fire their heavy bolters into the metal wound. It slowly, then quickly toppled over, crushing many orks along with it.{{Fn|2a3a}}

*¹[[Codex: Orks (4th Edition)]], page 16*²[[Gunheads (Novel)]], by [[Steve Parker]]*²³[[Caves of Ice (Novel)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]]**{{Endn|2a3a}}: Chapter Sixteen**{{Endn|2b3b}}: Editorial Note after Chapter Thirteen*³⁴[[Defenders of Ultramar (Graphic Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]**{{Endn|3a4a}}: Chapter Two**{{Endn|3b4b}}: Chapter Three