Da red wunz go fasta! Depictions of Ork Technology in Warhammer 40,000: between colonial tropes, techno-spiritualism and the technological anti-sublime
This talk addresses Ork technology in Warhammer 40,000, focusing on the intersection of science, colonial tropes and mysticism. Ork machinery is often cobbled together from scrap and seemingly nonsensical parts but nevertheless functions with surprising efficacy (or catastrophic failure). Two different explanations are given in game materials: Fan discussions lean towards a hybrid model: Ork …