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'''Gorgutz 'Ead 'Hunter''' was an [[Ork]] [[Warboss|Warlord]] who was involved in three major campaigns during the last century, mostly in [[M42]]. First was the battle for [[Lorn V]], where he temporarily allied with (and then took the head of) [[Crull|Lord Crull]], the [[World Eaters]] [[Champion of Chaos|champion]]. After being defeated on Lorn V, he fled to [[Kronus]] and built up his [[Waaagh!]] once more, only to - once again - be defeated. He then arrived in the [[Kaurava system]], settling his forces on [[Kaurava II]].
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'''Gorgutz 'Ead 'Hunter''' was an [[Ork]] [[Warboss|Warlord]] who was involved in three major campaigns during the last century, mostly in [[M41]].  
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== History ==
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First was the battle for [[Lorn V]], where he temporarily allied with (and then took the head of) [[Crull|Lord Crull]], the [[World Eaters]] [[Champion of Chaos|champion]]. After being defeated on Lorn V, he fled to [[Kronus]] and built up his [[Waaagh!]] once more, only to - once again - be defeated. He then arrived in the [[Kaurava system]], settling his forces on [[Kaurava II]].
  
 
Gorgutz originated as a simple Warboss on the planet of [[Lorn V]], where various Ork tribes had been warring with each other for untold generations. Here his Waaagh! originated, as he united the tribes of rival Orks under his control, by burning their big banners. One notable tribe he captured were the Footstompas, a group of Orks that trained [[Squiggoth]]s. Warlord Gortgutz defeated them by sending their own [[Squiggoth]]s against them.
 
Gorgutz originated as a simple Warboss on the planet of [[Lorn V]], where various Ork tribes had been warring with each other for untold generations. Here his Waaagh! originated, as he united the tribes of rival Orks under his control, by burning their big banners. One notable tribe he captured were the Footstompas, a group of Orks that trained [[Squiggoth]]s. Warlord Gortgutz defeated them by sending their own [[Squiggoth]]s against them.
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He is the second longest appearing character in the ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War|Dawn of War]]'' series (the first being [[Gabriel Angelos]]) having appeared in ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault|Winter Assault]]'', ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade|Dark Crusade]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm|Soulstorm]]'' without dying and will most likely make another return.
 
He is the second longest appearing character in the ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War|Dawn of War]]'' series (the first being [[Gabriel Angelos]]) having appeared in ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault|Winter Assault]]'', ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade|Dark Crusade]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm|Soulstorm]]'' without dying and will most likely make another return.
  
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== Canon Conflicts ==
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A [[Warboss]] named '''Gorgutz''' appears in the graphic novel [[Blood and Thunder]], but that warboss is killed in the third chapter of that series, so the character detailed above is likely to be a different Ork.{{Fn|4}}
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
*''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault]]''
 
*''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault]]''
 
*''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade]]''
 
*''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade]]''
 
*''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm]]''
 
*''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm]]''
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Blood and Thunder (Graphic Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]], Chapters One and Two
  
 
==External Link==
 
==External Link==

Revision as of 03:38, 9 July 2012

Warboss Gorgutz 'Ead 'Hunter

Gorgutz 'Ead 'Hunter was an Ork Warlord who was involved in three major campaigns during the last century, mostly in M41.

History

First was the battle for Lorn V, where he temporarily allied with (and then took the head of) Lord Crull, the World Eaters champion. After being defeated on Lorn V, he fled to Kronus and built up his Waaagh! once more, only to - once again - be defeated. He then arrived in the Kaurava system, settling his forces on Kaurava II.

Gorgutz originated as a simple Warboss on the planet of Lorn V, where various Ork tribes had been warring with each other for untold generations. Here his Waaagh! originated, as he united the tribes of rival Orks under his control, by burning their big banners. One notable tribe he captured were the Footstompas, a group of Orks that trained Squiggoths. Warlord Gortgutz defeated them by sending their own Squiggoths against them.

During the campaign of Lorn V, Gorgutz harboured a shaky alliance with Lord Crull, a champion of the World Eaters Chaos Legion, which was eventually broken towards the end of the campaign. In the midst of an Imperial Guard invasion supported by Eldar, Gortgutz eviscerated his one-time ally, claiming the Chaos Lord's head for his own. Gorgutz then beat a hasty retreat to build up his Waaagh! after defeat at the hands of General Sturnn.

Gorgutz eventually resurfaced once more, this time on the Necron Tomb World of Kronus. Here he led another bloody Waaagh!, which, although it once again ended in his defeat, the infamous Warlord escaped once more, with many more skullz on his pointy stikk.

Gorgutz returned for one final slaughter at Kaurava II - there were many Feral Orks there, and no greenskin should be fighting without him as far as he was concerned. Upon his defeat Gorgutz flees in a rocket ship to rebuild his Waaagh! elsewhere. Ultimately, Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter is still at large, waiting for the next big battle he and his boyz can get stukk in at.

As his name implies, Gorgutz has a penchant for taking the heads of his enemies, for as he pointed out to one particularly unobservant Nob, it would make no sense to put someone's foot on his "pointy stikk".

He is the second longest appearing character in the Dawn of War series (the first being Gabriel Angelos) having appeared in Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm without dying and will most likely make another return.

Canon Conflicts

A Warboss named Gorgutz appears in the graphic novel Blood and Thunder, but that warboss is killed in the third chapter of that series, so the character detailed above is likely to be a different Ork.[4]

Sources

External Link