Kaptin
Kaptins are the leaders of Freebooter Ork Warbands.[1a]
Overview
Kaptins are extremely aggressive and tough Orks with fiery tempers. They command tremendous loyalty from their Ork krewmen, occasionally murdering the impertinent or arrogant Boyz in their warbands to keep control. In comparison with ordinary Freebooters, Kaptins dress in an even more flamboyant style, favouring large cocked hats or bicornes and voluminous coats.[1a]
There are exceptions to the rule that only an Ork can be a Kaptin. Sometimes Gretchin will get ideas above their position and will seek to become Kaptins themselves. They will then use their cunning to begin gathering weapons and recruit more Gretchins to their cause. These Gretchin Kaptins will then bravely declare their independence from their Ork overlords - at least while no Orks are listening. An example of a Gretchin Kaptin is the famous Skumbo.[4]
Known Kaptins
Gallery
Badrukk miniature
Flash Gitz Kaptin miniature[2b]
Freebooterz Kaptin[1b]
Kaptin Skumbo[8]
Kaptain Grotnaut[3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Freebooterz: Space Ork Army Lists:
- 2: Codex: Orks (8th Edition):
- 3: Warhammer: Visions 10, pgs. 106-108 — Parade Ground
Warhammer: Visions - 4: Warhammer Combat Cards, Skumbo Card Description
- 5: Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition) (E-Book Edition) - The First Tyrannic War
- 6: Warhammer Combat Cards, Odlog Blackskar Card Description
- 7: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)
- 8: Warhammer Combat Cards Facebook Page: Challenge Update! (posted 09/12/2019) (last accessed 01 May 2022)
- 9: Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican:
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