Are Orcs That Bad?

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I believe the Daleks actually turned on their creator, Davros at one point (and there is something interesting in the series just finished that I dare say no more on for those who haven't seen it yet). And they are also hyper intelligent and could easily come up with their own solutions. But my point is it's their sheer ruthlessness and them being unable to be 'redeemed' that makes them so interesting and frightening.

But then there was that whole controversy, wasn't there? And anyway, didn't they go for the one who saved their creator? If my creator was saved by one of his/her/other created, I would also go against them.

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I find a lot of characters and creations a LOT more frightening than the Orcs - I could make a list rating scariness (might be a fun thread) and scarier than Orcs would be: the Nazgul, Gollum, Shelob, the Balrog, the Watcher in the Water etc etc....

But the orcs are meant to be the weakest of Sauron's (and even more so Morgoth's troops). They are definately more cannon fodder than the others.