Ork Weirdboy Revealed — 40K 11th Edition Armageddon Box Set

The Ork Weirdboy that played an explosive role in Armageddon cinematic trailer has been revealed!

Warhammer have just revealed the latest miniature incarnation of the infamous Ork Weirdboy. Just from first glance we can say it is absolutely laden with weird Orky drip and is just as the cinematic trailer portrayed it. Much like the air around this guy — we are buzzin'. The Weirdboy in all his green glory will be part of the 11th Edition starter box set: Armageddon, alongside a throng of other grizzly greenskinned gits. Some of which we've still to see revealed. Check out the Weirdboy:

The Ork Weirdboy in all his green glory — Warhammer Community

More janky plugins than a homemade WordPress blog.

If you like your images in magical moving formats, behold the reveal video from Warhammer Community hosted via their new Warhammer-40000-specific YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrmwcRIpDUw

Why is This New Armageddon Ork Weirdboy a Big Deal?

The Ork Weirdboy is a concept that — much like many Ork concepts — walks a very precarious visual tightrope. Orks, as a whole, are a faction that are deeply rooted in a history of tongue-in-cheek hooliganism. Sometimes, that latent silliness can trend upward to the point of just plain goofy.

Not exactly the vibe you want to be channelling before you pack your lungs full of air and declare your WAAAGH!

To try and explain what I mean a little better, let's have a look at some of the previous iterations of Ork Weirdboys released by Warhammer in the past.

By far not the worst offender in Weirdboy history, but these Gretchin really need to chill it on the shrooms.

Before the quintessential modern-era Weirdboy arrived in metal, and then subsequently finecast. There was an interesting range of metal Weirdboyz available from Warhammer's then Mail Order Service.

Check out this page from an old Mail Order document:

When the boyz won't stop klownin around.

Jesters. Jesters everywhere.

And kudos to Warhammer for these sculpts — they were obviously going for an angle and they really nailed it. Originally, Orks were never really meant to be serious in any true capacity. Instead, they were a Dungeons-and-Dragons'-loving outfits'* social commentary on football hooliganism. Their persona, their miniature options, design language — the lot.  It all contributed to that overarching idea.

Football-related violence was rife in the UK in the 1970-80's. But broadly speaking, the Space Orks of Rogue Trader were a social commentary on rowdy working-class 'yob' behaviour in general, which just happened to be exemplified by unruly fans of the beautiful game.**

Over time, their aesthetic and their vibe have evolved. Much for the better in our opinion. Nonetheless, it's good to take a step back and get some perspective over their decades long development.

Live scenes of me stubbing my toe on the coffee table.

We've traded goofy for outright crazed this time around. For all of the looking back at where the Ork Weirdboyz came from, we can say with confidence that with Armageddon, they are sitting in a damned good place. Here's one last screen grab of this lunatic waging his own brand of war on the ash waste sands of Armageddon:

What are the chances that when this guy pops he deals a fair share of mortal wounds?

Thanks for reading, folks! Stay tuned for more reveal drops from the Armageddon box set as we hurtle towards 11th Edition 40k and a Weirdboy summer.***

*Citadel Miniatures

**The beautiful game is Football, or soccer, depending on your timezone — at least it was until October 1998, when it lost that title to the newly released 3rd edition 40K.

***Step aside Megan Thee Stallion, Hot Girl Summer is over.