Troll/Orc Female Shaman/Queen
Well, in most stories, orcs are bred from tortured elves and/or cross bred with humans. I suppose that there would be females (of a sort), but I think the whole breeding thing is lost on kids and not required to make these guys a useable faction. Again... I would have prefered some form of orc general, but you cant please everyone.
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One thing I really like about She-Orc is that her face is no different from the (presumably) male orcs, apart from looking more aged/scarred/magical-crazy. (Interesting that she, like the necromancer, has dissimilar eyes--a common side-effect of performing evil magic, perhaps?) That is, the designers didn't feel the need to give her eyelashes and lipstick in order to underscore that she's a gal. It's just one of my pet peeves that I'm glad was avoided here.
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You think that's where my occasional eye-twitch comes from?Karalora wrote:Interesting that she, like the necromancer, has dissimilar eyes--a common side-effect of performing evil magic, perhaps?
I will use this figure for a somewhat generic female troll, like a hive queen, warrior, shaman, witch, seer or whatever. I think it will be a great addition to the home ranks of the trolls and extend their mythology greatly.
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So those are supposed to be eyelashes? I took them for some kind of brow ridge wrinkles. And the lips could just as easily be shading. An androgynous orc!
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I disagree. For me its easier to make a orc general from the existing figures than to try to make a female orc shaman. I am very glad that LEGO made this figure.DerBum wrote:I could personally care less about this figure and would have preferred an troll/orc general or something. I like the female civilian (peasant) figures, as they fit better and were badly needed. Whether Lego is using Tolkien as a starting point or not, I dont really see a need for a Shaman or Female troll character (I have never seen a female troll/orc portayed in any sense). I would prefer a "bad guy" female in human form. It wouldnt be too difficult to throw in some evil human foot soldiers in upcoming sets mixed in with the troll/orcs.
That said, I am glad that Lego is stretching out and expanding the types of figure being offered for castle.
I don't remember Tolkien saying much if anything about female orcs. Initially Orcs were tortured elves by Morgoth but then became a race unto themselves (as I understood it).
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I like the figure too. I was trying to come up with a way to make an orc matriarch. I was leaning towards Kit Fisto.
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