Are orcs the good guys?

No, the orcs were not truly the bad guys in either The Silmarillion or The Lord of the Rings. They were merely the tortured, degraded and oppressed slaves of Morgoth and Sauron

Sauron

Lieutenant of Morgoth

Sauron became Morgoth's capable servant, helping him in all the "deceits of his cunning". By the time Elves awoke in the world, Sauron had become Melkor's lieutenant and was given command over the new stronghold of Angband.

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Are there non evil orcs?

No. Tolkien stated himself in a few letters that orcs are absolutely unredeemable and are absolutely evil.

Are there peaceful orcs?

Yes, solitary orcs - or even small orc communities - might have found peace for a time.

Are any orcs good in Lord of the Rings?

No, there aren't. Orcs are universally despised by the "good" races of Middle-earth, as seen by the reactions of Treebeard and most Elves who talk about them. There is some evidence Orcs are a race twisted by Morgoth , possibly made out of tortured Elves (but this is never confirmed).

What do LOTR orcs want?

Orcs might seek a passage that will unleash one now so it can fight alongside their new Dark Lord. Of all the potential weapons Sauron and his orcs might look for, so far, this one is the most reasonable ( for many reasonsOpens in new tab).

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Why orcs are so loyal to Sauron?

Did the Orcs have any opinion of Sauron? Yes , they feared and hated him. Because of this fear they were also loyal to him - out of fear of the consequences.

What are the white orcs called?

He is a white-skinned Orc, known as the Pale Orc or Azog the Defiler. According to Balin, he is from Gundabad.

How did elves become orcs?

The first Dark Lord Melkor took hostage some Elves from Cuiviénen. He tortured them, beat them, and broke their bodies into the first deformed and twisted beings known as Orcs.

What happens to the orcs when Sauron died?

Some went mad and killed themselves, others fled and likely formed their own communities. Last time Sauron was defeated they still held together bands that were strong enough to kill Isildur, so they can operate well enough independently.

What races do orcs hate?

However, they don't get along with hobgoblins, whose militant approach is directly counter to their isolationist one. Orcs are, understandably, distrusting of races such as dwarves, humans, halflings, and, most of all, elves.

Why are orcs so weak in lotr?

Sauron's overreliance on them made the Orcs pretty useless at everything. Their lack of skill and decent armor and weaponry meant they could never seriously challenge the likes of Aragon, Legolas, Gimli, or Thorin Oakenshield. They were only ever threatening in large numbers, and even then, they were easily dispatched.

Why are there no female orcs?

Literally murdering Tolkien's work with this one. Orcs are meant to represent how British soldiers were supposed to see German and Austro-Hungarian. They're born as adults in scum and mud and bred only to kill, they don't have a sex because they don't sexually reproduce.

Are orcs fallen Elves?

No. Orcs are neither dead nor undead. In the animal sense of the term, they are alive in their bodies. Tolkien tells us that Morgoth, incapable of creation, could make evil creatures by distorting and debasing good ones.

What are orcs afraid of?

They served Sauron out of fear, but they also savored the chance to kill and feast on the other beings in Middle-earth. Orcs were vicious fighters, but they had one noticeable flaw. They absolutely despised sunlight.

Who created orcs?

They were conceived of by Morgoth during the Years of the Lamps, serving him and later his successor, Sauron, in their quest to dominate Middle-earth. Before Oromë first found the Elves at Cuiviénen, Melkor kidnapped some of them and cruelly deformed them, twisting them into the first Orcs.

Are there female orcs?

ANSWER: Yes, there are female Orcs in Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings does not specifically mention female orcs but their presence is implied.

What do orcs eat?

Cattle and Game would make the most sense. There is a possibility the animals may even include horses, as it is known that horses are bred in the dark lands. These are the black horses that the Ring-wraiths ride as they pursue the hobbits from The Shire to Rivendell.

Who is the father of the orcs?

We see a brief glimpse of this breeding process in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In the Silvan Elvish language "Adar" is Sindarin for "father." Adar is the father of the Orcs, in a sense.

What are pig orcs called?

ORCS ARE CALLED BEASTFOLK MULTIPLE TIMES

The book "Pig Children", just compares them to pigs: Orcs are thankfully easy to recognize from other humanoids by their size -- commonly forty pertans in height and fifteen thousand angaids in weight -- their brutal pig-like features, and their stench.

What are red orcs called?

Red Orc, also known as Oni, is a subrace of Orc from the Oni tribe in the Badlands of Kalkatesh on Verum.

What are giant orcs called?

Great Orcs, Uruks. Origins. Bred by Sauron (and later Saruman) in the late Third Age. Locations. Northern Rohan and Isengard, Mordor.

Why Sauron hates Orcs?

He wanted to meddle with the powers of the Unseen World, but no matter how much he tried, he wasn't able to do that. The orcs were subjected to great brutality by Sauron. He didn't consider them as living beings. For him, they were merely a means to accomplish his goals.

Why didn't the Orcs get a ring?

Accepting the Rings would have been an acknowledgement of Sauron's power. And, again, Sauron needed no such special arrangement with the Orcs.

Did Sauron prefer Men or Orcs?

Originally Answered: Whom did Sauron like more Men or Orcs? Thank you Alexander for the A2A! By the Third Age of Middle-earth Sauron "liked" nothing and no one except himself. He felt himself the rightful Lord of Middle-earth and indeed a god to be worshipped by all other sentient beings.