Theres no "Rebel Grot Army".

He might have taken loads of grots, or used Imperial rules for them.

 

Ah this sounds like the infamous ''count as'' rule. Hes probably just using the ork list and using grot models. I saw an army like this at a tourny once, he used the speed freak list if I remember rightly

 

Grots don't rebel. If you read the fluff, they exist to be slaves.

 

points to gorkamorka fluff ^_^

 

I've heard of em...

I'm pretty sure there was a list for them in White Dwarf once called "Red Gobbo" or something. They were "grot freedom fighters" or something to that effect. Mentioned here: http://www.thewarp.net/war/tigersofveda/themedorks2.html and the list may be found here: http://www.rgmw.org/scifi/CODEX-GRETCHIN.pdf. There is also an idea from some random guy: http://www.roburky.uk2k.com/html/rebel_grot_codex.html.

 

<Holds up digganob supplement>

Now you see how evil unions are?

 

All I would like to say is that a Rebel Grot Army wouldn't exist, because they exist to serve their larger cousins.

 

That's not entirely true.

Apparently, the Grots made the Orks. Something along the lines of protecting them and fighting for their Grot 'Overlords'.

Although it was just a little story, it seems to have a speck of truth. It could definately be true.



After all, it makes sense.

 

I thought the orks were the krork that the old ones made :huh:

 

Yes, there's a rebel grot army, the fluff is iirc that the grots had some treatment that made them alot like orks when it comes to size etc (he had a lot of conversions where he had put grot heads on ork bodies).
There's some pictures of the army in the UKWD 251.

 

I thought the orks were the krork that the old ones made :huh:

Yes, the old ones were afraid of the necrons, so they created orks to combat them. Then, they went into hiding for thousands of years until the threat had been dealt with and it was safe for them to rise up again.

So imagine you're an old one, planning to go into hiding. What species should you disguise yourself as? You need to be safe, so choose a species which is allied with a powerful anti-c'tan force, like the orks you just created. You need to make sure your species won't be destroyed by the necrons. You need to make sure you can sustain your numbers easily- so choose something which breeds a lot. You don't want to be wiped out, so it's best to hide as something small and hard to hit- also, not too powerful, otherwise other races might focus on taking you down. You need to be something noone will ever suspect, lest the c'tan send necrons to wipe you out.

So, what could you choose? What on earth could be a small, inconspicuous, fast-breeding creature which is close to an anti-necron species, and nobody in their right mind would ever expect to be the old ones?

Heyy!




At least, that's how the rumour goes.

 

As far as grots... i'm remembering some fluff from GW a while ago (i've been playing since i was 12 in the 80's) and something about grots/goblins used to be immense psychers who led the orc by eating mushrooms and certain kinds of fungus. The orks found this fungus, which gave psychic powers, very tasty and ate it all resulting in the grots losing their ability to control the orks. As a result the Orks forced the grots into submission.

I remember this, but have no idea of the source...

 

Yes I remember that bit of fluff. Was it from the Ere' we go book?

Anywho, all that went the way of the starchild when the new necron codex came out.

 

Re: Old ones

I second the old one thought.

 

hehe, youz boyz is missin' somfin in da head, dere iz a reble grot army list, several, aktually.
It is quite interestin. Fluff aside, the thought in kinda neet. DETHSKULZ ROOL!

 

There are all sorts of theories and fluff sources all over the place about what the orks and old ones are.

Some say that orks are the krork, created by the old ones to combat the threat of the c'tan and their metallic legions.

Some say that ancient wierdboys were the old ones.

Some say that snotlings are the old ones, and are hiding where nobody would find them- in plain sight.

Hell, some say that the first generation Slann were the old ones.

All that can be said for certain, is WAAAAGGHH!!

 

amen...word...right on...

 

I salute you. By yelling, "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!" in return.
Nutin' is sertin. Bash in da 'eads o da boyz dat sez udderwise.

 

this morning I thought how cool it wwould be to have an all grot army... my friends laughed, then I came to the ork thread and lo and behold it is possible! I think it would be asweome just for ****s and giggles alone XD

 

Its not something to laugh about. I have 210 Grots. No and again I play these grots to irritate marine and chaos players.

I use my Orks as elites, SB and HB and with 2 Trukk with boyz.

I have slavers driving the grots. Its not a winning army but you should see marine players complain when you one grot squad kills 3 marines a turn. Yes and they then complain about it has no fluff.

But Fluff can be created.

 

that is so awesome...I may have to try it.

 

I must dig out my army list and I will post it in the Ork Lists

 

sweet deal.

 

Hey u have the list yet, Mordinkain? id really like to see it! the rebel grots are cool, especially the red gobbo!

 

yea I wana see too. I just got like 40 grot from a friend of mine from sec. ed. he is gona give me a ton more soon too! (if the other guys dont take em)