Orks are also one of the most widespread species in the galaxy.
Their genetic structure is made from one plant-like helix and one animal-like helix. That gives them not only their tough green skin, which can perform photosynthesis, but also, most importantly, the ability to reproduce asexually, while still allowing them to think and act freely like animals.
And throughout their entire lives, they are obsessed with war, violence, and killing.
As long as there is fighting to be had, they are happy.
And "WAAAGH!!!" is basically their trademark battle cry.
Happy? "WAAAGH!!!" Unhappy? "WAAAGH!!!" Nothing going on? They will still yell "WAAAGH!!!" anyway.
At first glance, these green-skinned Orks, who seem only capable of shouting "WAAAGH!!!," give the impression of being all brawn and no brains. They look a lot like the kind of orcs seen in cartoons, beasts that do nothing but charge forward mindlessly.
A species like that, in an interstellar age, would seem harmless no matter how you looked at it.
But in reality, Orks are a truly terrifying race in this universe.
They are biological weapons that reproduce through spores.
As long as even a bit of dander or a single strand of hair falls to the ground, if the environment is suitable, that flake or strand becomes a seed. It will take root, sprout, and grow at high speed.
Soon, something that looks like a mushroom will grow on the surface, and beneath that mushroom, underground, there will be an egg. Inside that egg is an Ork.
Then that Ork's own hair and dander spread farther, and in the blink of an eye, Orks are everywhere.
They are like cockroaches, with an absurd ability to adapt to harsh environments and reproduce at explosive speed.
That is why, when you see one cockroach, it usually means there is already a whole nest nearby.
And Orks are the same. If you spot one, there are probably countless more all around it.
Though cockroaches are often used as a comparison for the terrifying breeding ability of the Orks, the truth is that the Orks' reproductive power is on a level cockroaches cannot even begin to approach. The gap between them is on an entirely different plane.
The only species whose rate of reproduction can really rival theirs is the Tyranid swarm.
That alone should make it clear just how horrifying Ork propagation is. They are basically a plague of locusts.
But aside from that absurd reproductive capability, do not let their beast-like appearance or their seemingly stupid way of talking fool you into thinking they have low intelligence.
Yes, they are impulsive. Yes, their obsession with fighting and war makes them look like they are charging ahead without thinking.
But they are not stupid.
They are extremely clever, and they possess their own distinctive technology, technology that is seemingly encoded directly into their genetic makeup.
Because of that, they can build cannons, tanks, and even starships, then head out into space itself.
That said, their technology is hard to describe as science. It has a somewhat magical quality to it.
It is a bit like in Tom and Jerry, where Tom or Jerry can grab a pile of random junk on the spot, slap it together, and somehow produce a machine that actually works.
Most of the materials Orks use are battlefield scrap, discarded remnants of war that they simply cobble together into weapons of war unique to Orks.
And because their creations look crude and backward to outside observers, people assume they are primitive, yet those same ramshackle constructions still manage to produce effects that blatantly defy common sense and display highly advanced technological capability.
The reason for that, supposedly, is that they generate a kind of "WAAAGH!!!" field, a power rooted in pure belief.
As long as they firmly believe that something they built works and can be used for war, then even a lump of scrap metal can be turned into a weapon that leaves other races dumbfounded.
And the Attack Moon is one of the more extreme examples of Ork technological achievement.
By hollowing out asteroids and transforming them, they turn them into mobile star-fortress warships.
And something that enormous naturally consumes an equally enormous amount of energy and resources. So when it needs to resupply, it typically uses immensely powerful tractor beams to shatter and drain planets for energy.
That is how it replenishes itself.
And because Orks are wild, unruly, fearless, and always chasing excitement, they will sometimes engage in this kind of "play" for fun, changing the orbit of a planet and sending it wandering off course.
The consequences of that are obvious.
It might smash into another planet in the system and trigger a catastrophic explosion.
Or worse, it might plunge straight into a star. If that causes problems with the star itself, the results would be even harder to imagine.
They are a race of bastards who care only about their own fun and never about the consequences of their actions.
They are thrill-seekers through and through.
Oh, and they also have another trait like that.
For example, if they have only just begun spreading on a planet where no other civilized species exists yet, then with no natural enemies around, they will remain in a primitive stage much like humanity's tribal era, without even iron tools.
But if another civilized species shows up and goes to war with them, their technology will erupt forward almost instantly.
The speed of that advancement depends directly on the level of the weapons used against them in battle.
If you only fight them with melee weapons, then they may never develop firearms.
But if you use guns, they will very quickly start fielding guns of their own.
Because once they see what kind of weapons their enemies are using, they will want the same thing, and their "WAAAGH!!!" field will make them believe that what they build can achieve roughly the same effect.
So an Ork horde that was still fighting with blades and clubs one day may be pulling out firepower comparable to its enemy's by the next.
That is what makes this species so terrifying.
"T-This is basically cheating, isn't it? That's so broken. How is anyone else supposed to survive against that...?"
Saori clicked her tongue in astonishment as she muttered under her breath.
At the moment, Kain had already escaped danger and was now observing the Orks, so he had spare time to explain all of this to them.
That way, when they made derivative edits of the footage later, having the relevant setting information would make it all the more shocking and enjoyable for viewers.
"This species is basically built like the gag characters in Tom and Jerry," Kuroneko murmured as well. "And gag characters are almost always impossible to deal with."
Among otaku, some people enjoyed comparing the combat strength of characters from different works, but there was one kind of series no one wanted dragged into those arguments: gag series.
The characters in those stories were basically written to be invincible. It was like they were cheating. There was no fair way to compare them.
"And if gag characters showed up in real life, that wouldn't be funny at all."
Saori, now having pieced together a rough guess, spoke in a slightly more serious tone.
If gag characters existed only on television, as fiction, as something unreal, then they could bring people joy.
But if they descended into reality and truly existed in the real world, then they would be a nightmare.
That said, after putting out several video series already, would uploading them online without much story structure start to feel dull to viewers?
Story structure?
As long as the visuals were intense enough, most people were really there for the sheer impact of the "special effects."
And right now, the Warhammer series was by far the hottest.
After all, there was plenty of source material, and the footage was all insanely high-energy.
Second only to Warhammer was the Metal Panic! series they had uploaded a few days ago. Tanking a nuclear blast head-on and then tearing open the sea with the aftermath had been a stunning spectacle.
It had briefly climbed to second place, though it would probably soon be overtaken again by the NieR series.
Speaking of NieR, Saori had finally managed to secure the game project rights from that company after days of effort, by simply throwing money at it.
You could say that the NieR game series now effectively belonged to her family's company as well.
"What is it, Kuroneko? Did something new happen?"
"Those Orks look like they're about to use the planets in that star system like billiard balls and sink every last one of them into the sun with a single shot!"
By now, the two of them were not really trying to hide their conversations from Saori anymore.
So those Orks, those monsters that resembled the orcs from Warcraft, really were lawless beyond belief.
Even the demons of hell would probably be scared of how insane they were.
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