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==History==
House Goliath was originally created in early [[M40]] by the rulers of Necromunda as a slave race meant to toil in the refineries and forges of of the world. It fell to [[House Van Saar]] and [[House Escher]] to attempt and manipulate a new strain of Humanity for this task. Meant to work in areas where standard humans could not survive, they are nearly [[Abhuman]] in their size and strength yet still mercilessly cunning and resourceful. Their Van Saar and Escher creators believed them to be docile, but in 519.M40 they launched an uprising after the death of Necromunda's ruler [[Alberoth Helmawr]]. The new ruler of Necromunda Lady [[Jeuns Helmawr]] considered a slave race to be inefficient and antiquated and thus the authorities stayed out of the Goliath revolt. In the Hundred Cycle War of Hive Primus, House Van Saar established an alliance with House Goliath and the two worked against House Escher and their allies. It would be several centuries before all Goliaths were free. Even after the Goliaths of Hive Primusestablished themselves as an independent power, the violence continued. By the middle centuries of the 40th Millennium the Goliaths had taken their place among the Clan Houses, even if many of their peers did not yet fully accept them{{Fn|5a}}
==Overview==
The members of the house are often seen as barbaric by everybody else in the Hive, the members of [[House Escher]] being the most vocal in this belief. Indeed, many of the Goliath's traditions, like the fighting pits and the '''Feast of the Fallen''' do very little to disprove these beliefs, giving the impression of a violent and brutal people inimical to their neighbours and rivals alike.{{Fn|1}}
The Goliaths have a preoccupation with physique, and their style of clothing is often designed to reveal as much of their bulging muscles as possible. This style of dress usually incorporates large amounts of metal chains and bracers. Most Goliaths also wear their hair in a mohawk.{{Fn|1}} The Goliaths' gang-dialect is know as ''Gutter Tongue''.{{Fn|1316}}
House Goliath operates and owns many of the Necromunda's great foundries and its workers are the masters of the metal and furnace. House Goliath traded the raw materials from the mines of [[House Orlock]]. The Goliath House mostly revered the physical strength. House Goliath breeds its workers like prize cattle - to create the toughest, strongest, and most unthinkingly loyal workers of the furnace in the [[Imperium]]. They are however, known for being extremely slow, relying on strength alone in battle. Due to the fact that Goliath fighters are not exactly fast on their feet, cunning opponents may attempt to use superior speed to outmaneuver them, robbing them of any combat advantage.{{Fn|3}}
*[[Bruiser]]{{Fn|5c}}
*[[Bully]]{{Fn|5c}}
*[[Sumpkroc]]{{Fn|5c}}{{Fn|12g}}*[[Zerker]]{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|13a}}
*[[Goliath Mauler|Mauler]]
*[[Ambot]]{{Fn|12d}}
*[[Servitor-Ogryn]] {{Fn|12e}}
*[[Servo-skull]]s{{Fn|12f}}
==Known Gangs and Sub-Factions==
*[[Natborn (House Goliath)|Natborn]]{{Fn|5a}}
*[[Unborn (House Goliath)|Unborn]]{{Fn|5a}}
*[[Breakers]]{{Fn|10g}}*[[Bone Crushers]]{{Fn|10i}}*[[Broke-knee Boys]]{{Fn|11a}}*[[Broke-Tooth Boys]]{{Fn|10b13b}}
*[[The Cybercanids]]{{Fn|9}}
*[[Chemfall Cleavers]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Dog Soldiers]]{{Fn|1210a}}{{Fn|15}}
*[[Furnace Kings]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Goliath Hive Fiends]] {{Fn|10d}}*[[Havoc Engines]]{{Fn|1215}}*[[Knuckle Boys]]{{Fn|10d13d}}
*[[Ironlords]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Irontree Reavers]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Ironfist Brotherhood]]{{Fn|10a13a}}*[[Jaw Breakers]]{{Fn|10b}}
*[[Raygorn's Roughnecks]]{{Fn|8}}
*[[Rowdy Bois]]{{Fn|1215}}*[[Scrap Lords]]{{Fn|12g}}*[[Scraphammer Warriors]]{{Fn|11c}}
*[[Shiv's Crushers]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Slagtown Killers]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Steel Brutes]]{{Fn|10f}}*[[Steel Jaws]] {{Fn|10c}}*[[Twisted Girders]]{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|10c13c}}*[[Wasteland Deadheads]]{{Fn|1114}}
==Notable Goliaths==
*[[Ajex Gorgoth]] - Overseer of the [[House of Pain]]{{Fn|8}}
*[[Rakarn Fist]] - Alpha{{Fn|8}}
*[[Grand Dog]] - Leader of the [[Dog Soldiers]].{{Fn|1215}}
*[[Skullshank]] - Leader of the [[Ironlords]].{{Fn|3}}
*[[Blutvor]] - Leader of the [[Rowdy Bois]].{{Fn|1215}}*[[Durgan Kill-Fist]] - Outlaw{{cite this}}*[[Axon Hammer]] – Outlaw{{cite this}}*[[Krotos Hark]] – Goliath [[bounty hunter]]. {{Fn|11b}} ==Known ex- OutlawGoliaths==*[[Sawskull]] – [[Contract enforcer]].{{Fn|12i}} ==Known Products==*[[Heavy Powered Utility Wrench]] House Goliath Fabrication 'Sprudjacker'{{Fn|10e}}*[[Heavy Bolter|Blindfire Pattern Heavy Bolter]]{{Fn|12b}}*[[Flamer|Single-grip Flamer 'Juve Cooker']]{{Fn|12b}}*[[Chainsword|Butcher Pattern Goliath Chainsword]]{{Fn|12h}}
==Images==
*{{Endn|8}}: [[White Dwarf 302 (UK)]], pg. 92 - ''Necromunda: The Iron Lords''
*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf 486]], pg. 145 — ''Hobby Bingo''
*10: [[Necromunda: Gang War]]**{{Endn|10a}}: pg. 10**{{Endn|10b}}: pg. 11**{{Endn|10c}}: pg. 19**{{Endn|10d}}: pg. 26**{{Endn|10e}}: pg. 30**{{Endn|10f}}: pg. 37**{{Endn|10g}}: pg. 46**{{Endn|10h}}: pg. 47**{{Endn|10i}}: pg. 63*11: [[Necromunda: Gang War II]]**{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 14**{{Endn|11b}}: pg. 32**{{Endn|11c}}: pg. 48*12: [[Necromunda: Gang War III]]**{{Endn|12a}}: pg. 12**{{Endn|12b}}: pg. 14**{{Endn|12c}}: pg. 15**{{Endn|12d}}: pg. 18**{{Endn|12e}}: pg. 20**{{Endn|12f}}: pg. 24**{{Endn|12g}}: pg. 28**{{Endn|12h}}: pg. 38**{{Endn|12i}}: pg. 50*13: [[Necromunda: Gang War IV]]**{{Endn|10a13a}}: pg. 32**{{Endn|10b13b}}: pg. 33**{{Endn|10c13c}}: pg. 49**{{Endn|10d13d}}: pg. 57*{{Endn|1114}}: [[White Dwarf 485]], pg. 126 – ''Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession : Civil unrest engulfs Necromunda in the first part of a campaign'', 'The Subjects of Necromunda'*{{Endn|1215}}: [[Necromunda: Underhive Wars]]{{cite this}}*{{Endn|1316}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/05/21/apocrypha-necromundus-lingua-primus-part-1gw-homepage-post-3/ Warhammer-Community: Apocrypha Necromundus: Lingua Primus Part 1]
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