Gavver round, ladz, it’s time youz lot ‘eard one of da great legends, about da biggest, meanest squig wot ever grew, an’ da mad git ‘oo rides ‘im. Now I’s got betta fings to do than’ babysit you lot, so da ‘oomies are gonna tell it instead. Dey listen, see, not like you gits.
Welcome back to ‘Ere We Go, our regular article series looking at upcoming releases for everyone’s favourite green-skinned hooligans.
It may come as no surprise that accurate accounts of Ork history are hard to nail down, as they have little patience for writing things down and few greenskins live long enough to pass on what stories and legends exist. Some tales, however, strike such a chord with the more traditionalist Snakebite clan that they spread like wildfire across the galaxy, from Waaagh! to Waaagh! The legend of the Great White Squig is one of these.
Known by many names before it came into the possession of its current rider, the Great White Squig is widely regarded as the most belligerent, vicious, and savage squigosaur to ever crawl from the spawning grounds. Utterly untameable and responsible for a breathtaking number of missing Boyz, it wasn’t until the squigosaur met its match in an equally stubborn Beast Snagga named Mozrog Skragbad that any hope of controlling the monster could be found.
Mozrog, for his part, was already well known among the Snakebite clan as a particularly tough and surly hunter, albeit one who’d probably spent a little too much time away from his fellow Boyz. Legend has it that all it took was one piercing gaze to bring the rampaging squigosaur to heel, although in reality Mozrog scrapped, chased, and bludgeoned for three days before the alpha squig deigned to be ridden.
Newly christened ‘Big Chompa’, the Great White Squig is only kept in line by the sheer ornery belligerence of its long-suffering master, routinely returning to its usual destructive ways the moment Mozrog takes his eyes off it. As such, the two are rarely seen apart, and so the continued legend of steed and rider grows to this day.
Speaking of rumours and legends, some of you with the eyes of skilled Tanith marksmen noted something unusual on the new Gaunt's Ghosts box at the weekend. Are those new Ork Boyz pictures fighting the Cadian Shock Troops on the back of the box? Yes, they are! We'll save you squinting at a grainy pic, here is one of da new Boyz in all their glory. First Beast Snaggas and now new Boyz – 2021 looks like the year to be green…
We'll have more Orks news for you soon in the next instalment of 'Ere We Go!.
Find out more about Mozrog and Big Chompa when Codex: Orks arrives later this year, but don’t forget you can get hold of it early in the Beast Snagga Orks Army Box that we had a good look at during Warhammer Fest Online. You won’t have to wait long either – the Army Box is set for pre-order in July, so mark your calendars and get your Waaagh! banners raised high.