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[[Image:GrukkMap.jpg|thumb|right|The course of the Red Waaagh!]]

Once an [[Ork Boy]] [[Goff]] of [[Krugg|Krugg the Tyrant]] on the world of [[Eyrok]], Grukk fought for Krugg's [[Bad Moon]]s for many years. The situation changed when [[Big Mek]] [[Mogrok]] arrived on Eyrok, having been marooned by [[Freebooterz]]. Mogrok convinced Grukk that rather than fighting a few Orks on some backwards planet, he should be conquering [[System]]s. With the spirit of ambition in Grukk, the two oversaw the fall of Krugg. During the fight for dominance, Grukk sawed through the Tyrant's face with a saw-klaw, and thereafter became known as Grukk ''Face-Rippa''. Within a week, Grukk managed to unite the Orks of Eyrok and began constructing ships with the help of Mogrok.{{Fn|2}}

Soon enough Grukk and his forces began their rampage, targeting the [[Sanctus Reach]]. [[Sector Lord]] [[Vargan]] was taken completely by surprise as the Orks ravaged the jungle moons of [[Laos]], overran the penal colony of [[Night's End]], and ambushed and destroyed Vargan's fleet in an asteroid field. With every raid and battle more Orks flocked to Grukk’s banner, and his legend took root in the minds of greenskins across the breadth of the Sanctus Sub-sector. In the space of a few short years, a [[sector]] of space considered desolate was teeming with Orks, all bawling the name Grukk into the dark.{{Fn|2}}

By the time Grukk reached the Sanctus Reach he had billions of Orks following in his wake. His biggest obstacle was the world of [[Obstiria]], home to the [[Obsidian Glaives]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]] led by [[Chapter Master]] [[Midnias]]. Using Freebooterz and [[Evil Sunz]] under Kaptain [[Dakbad Flamegut]] to launch an initial shock assault on the world, the [[Fortress-Monastery]] of the Obsidian Glaives, [[Penumbral Spike]], soon came under siege. Despite leading a vicious defense for eight days and nights, Grukk arrived and managed to turn the tide after defeating a Space Marine counter-attack at the Battle of Black Gulch and slaying Chapter Master Midnias in the process. With their commander dead, the Obsidian Glaives managed to hold out for three more days before being overrun. With Obstiria crushed and the Sanctus Reach aflame, only the [[Knight World]] of [[Alaric Prime]] now remained defiant.{{Fn|2}}

As the Red Waaagh! approached Alaric Prime, the Lord of [[House Kestren]], [[Gaulemort Kestren]] and Lord [[Neru]] of [[House Degallio]] readied the defenses and sent out distress calls via [[Astropath]]s. They were subsequently reinforced by [[Cadian]] [[Imperial Guard]] forces.{{Fn|3}}

Stein made it clear that while they had won this battle, the Ork threat was far from finished, and insisted that the only way to stop the Waaagh! was to kill the Greenskin leader. Meanwhile, the Orks launched a renewed attack on the Sacred Mountain defensive line, manned by Cadians and Knights of House Velemestrin and Brahmica as well as the [[Freeblade]] [[Gerantius]]. When Grukk himself once more entered the fray on a Battlewagon, Stein deployed [[Heavy Weapons Squad]]s to try and assassinate him. When this failed, Gerantius himself took action and managed to destroy both the Battlewagon and Grukk. With their leader dead, the Orks began to falter, and the Cadians launched a massive charge from their positions that turned the withdrawal into a rout. Following the defeat, Grukk's Waaagh! broke down into infighting and chaos as Grukk's lieutenants struggled for dominance.{{Fn|3}}

Unbeknownst to all involved, it was Big Mek Mogrok (who many Orks suspected as having engineered Grukk's death) who was already well ahead of the game. While his rivals were fighting among themselves, Mogrok and his [[Mek]] horde struck at human forces with well-planned traps. Mogrok understood that the key to obtaining power for himself was to start large and impressive battles that would draw the attention of all the Orks in the region to his forces. Mogrok executed his plan with an attack on the Auspice Savannah, far east of the Sacred Mountain. Sacrificing his first wave of vehicles to Imperial fire, this created a metal wall on the plains that allowed the Orks a secure position on the battlefield. While the Imperial Guard defenders initially held their ground, an advance of [[Morkanaut]]s air-dropped onto the Cadian lines led by the [[Gargant]] ''Gungutz'' combined with an Ork aerial assault broke them. Satisfied, Mogrok activated his [[tellyporta]] and sought to move on the coastland islands that was the key to Imperial reinforcement of the Savannah.{{Fn|3}}

Despite the setback, the Orks made one final attack on the Sacred Mountain anyway as the frozen comet still plummeted towards Alaric Prime (though it was now thrown off course). The final battle, this time focused at Fortress Alaric, soon was underway as Stein again led the defense alongside Knights, [[Baneblade]]s, and [[Stormsword]]s. In a vicious, desperate final battle the Imperial forces were barely holding out but following an Ork explosive chain reaction in space with the Frozen comet, the celestial object was again on a collision course with the Sacred Mountain. The comet struck the mountain, wiping out the Imperial defenders and many Orks with them.{{Fn|3}}

*[[Imperial Guard]]

**1651st [[Cadian]]{{Fn|3b}}

**[[Space Wolves]] — The [[Great Company]] of [[Logan Grimnar]]{{Fn|4}}

*The Tank Horde of [[Baddfrag]] The Tank Boss

*The [[Deathskull]]s of [[Raddak Bluefinga]]

*Da Fists of Gork — [[Gorkanaut]] Squadron

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition Rulebook]] (E-Book) — ''Time of Ending''

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Orks (7th Edition)]] — ''Waaagh Grukk''