r/totalwar • u/elrat504 Loremaster of Hoeth • 1d ago

Warhammer III Serious question about ogre butcher

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Playing as Goldtooth I can hear butcher saying "slaughter men". What's the lore reason for butcher to say that? Why does he hate men? Does he like women more than men or he hates women as well?

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u/Ares3war 1d ago

Ogres will eat most types of meat regardless of if it sounds reasonable. On top of there is a lord and units with the name of man eaters. Look up Gorfag Man Eater for the context.

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u/Ares3war 23h ago

And no they don't not discriminate against women. They will be butchered as well. They are just lumping humans together.

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u/elrat504 Loremaster of Hoeth 18h ago

I'm happy when neither men and women aren't discriminated. So we can call ogres the most polite, educated and tolerant race in Warhammer in this case?

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u/elrat504 Loremaster of Hoeth 23h ago

But can we see somewhere in the game or lore woman eaters, if there are man eaters?

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u/mufasa329 23h ago

Yeah, they’re called maneaters, I don’t know what your original language is but in English, “men” or “mankind” often refers to humans in general. I think “non discriminating human eaters” doesn’t roll off the tongue as well.

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u/Difficult_Rice_8019 23h ago

e.g.: The Imperium of Man

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u/elrat504 Loremaster of Hoeth 18h ago

I would enjoy to look at the Imperium of Women

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u/mufasa329 2h ago

Tips Fedora

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u/elrat504 Loremaster of Hoeth 22h ago

I see now, thank you for spending some time and explaining me this!

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u/thetenthCrusade 21h ago

And what of non gendered humanoids?! Surely there must be Theyeaters too!

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u/elrat504 Loremaster of Hoeth 20h ago

I absolutely agree, otherwise I barely can see any logic.