Who are the white orcs?

Azog is played by Manu Bennett via motion-capture and CG (though he was originally intended to be played by Conan Stevens in a practical costume and makeup). He is a white-skinned Orc, known as the Pale Orc or Azog the Defiler. According to Balin, he is from Gundabad.
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Why are some orcs white?

White Orc are a tribe of Orcs that are infused with magic from the river Pale, their white skin representing the corruption of the water.
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Are there 2 types of orcs?

The Lord of the Rings described Uruk-hai as a new kind of Orc: stronger, taller, and able to move in the daytime without ill effects. The "Black Orcs," as the text refers to them, emerged in the Third Age, around the time of the War of the Ring, and were closely aligned with Mordor.
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Is Azog the strongest Orc?

Azog, the Defiler was a Gundabad orc who acted as the chieftain of the Morian orcs. He was considered the strongest orc to ever walk Middle-Earth and the greatest menace towards the dwarven race. After Smaug had driven them out of Erebor, King Thror led his people back to Moria where Azog reigned as its new lord.
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How did elves become orcs?

In Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, orcs appear as a brutish, aggressive, ugly, and malevolent race of monsters, contrasting with the benevolent Elves. They are a corrupted race of elves, either bred that way by the Dark Lord Morgoth, or turned savage in that manner, according to the Silmarillion.
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Are Orcs fallen elves?

Shortly afterward Saruman tells his Uruk captain about the origin of the Orcs. "They were Elves, once," the White Wizard says. Taken in untold ages, the Dark Powers tortured, corrupted and bred the captive Elves until they became the vile Orcs.
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Who first created Orcs?

In the following and more serious revision of his mythology, Tolkien kept the same origin: in the Quenta Noldorinwa (1930s) it is written that Morgoth created the Orcs in Utumna, before the Awakening of the Elves: "the hordes of Orcs he made of stone, but their hearts of hatred".
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Who is the strongest Orc?

This article refers to the race itself. For other namesakes, see Uruk-hai (disambiguation). Uruk-hai (for short, Uruks) were brutal warriors of Middle-earth, and the strongest breed of Orc.
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Why is Azog fight 7?

Both Azog and Bolg are Fight 7, which makes them better than Imrahil (a half-elven descendant of both the Quendi and the Numenoreans, and among the strongest three warriors of his time), Elrond (herald of the Faithful and among their best warriors in the Second Age), Celeborn (another of the strongest elf lords that ...
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How are Uruk-hai made?

There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai created by the fallen wizard was the result of crossbreeding Orcs with Men or with Goblin-men. The Uruk-hai were clearly meant to be the super-soldiers to the armies of evil, also likely meant to ultimately replace the inferior Orcs altogether.
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Do Orcs still exist?

Following the destruction of the One Ring, the Orcs scattered, eventually dwindling and being hunted to extinction in the Fourth Age.
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Are there female Orcs?

Tolkien confirms that female orcs existed. In a letter to Mrs. Munby, he writes that “there must have been orc-women. But in stories that seldom if ever see the Orcs except as soldiers of armies in the service of the evil lords we naturally would not learn much about their lives.
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Who is the pale orc?

Azog is played by Manu Bennett via motion-capture and CG (though he was originally intended to be played by Conan Stevens in a practical costume and makeup). He is a white-skinned Orc, known as the Pale Orc or Azog the Defiler.
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Is Bolg the son of Azog?

Bolg of the North was a vengeful Orc chieftain, son of Azog, who led a great army in the Battle of Five Armies. He was crushed in the ensuing battle by Beorn.
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Is Azog an Orc or a goblin?

Officially announced by Peter Jackson on his facebook page, Azog is described simply as an Orc. [Click here] Peter Jackson will be referring to the 'goblins' in book The Hobbit as 'Orcs' in the film.
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Why do you never see female orcs?

Females are likely used entirely as breeding stock as horrible as it sounds. Then again, Tolkien never described the actual "Fight scenes." in great detail. It's possible females fought along-side the "males" but there was no distinguishing between the two in his writing.
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Did Azog know Sauron?

Azog arrives at Dol Guldur where it is revealed that he is in league with the Dark Lord Sauron, who was in disguise as the Necromancer. Given command of his Morgul-host, Azog demands the promise of Thorin's head, to which Sauron tells him all will die anyway.
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How big was Azog's army?

Estimated strength of Azog's army: 30,000 Guldur Orcs. 10,000 Gundabad Orcs. 40 Orc Berserkers.
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How tall is Bolg and Azog?

If Azog is 7 ft, then Bolg is 7ft , 2 inches. However Azog is clearly bigger and stronger than his son.
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How are Orcs created?

Compiled and published posthumously by Tolkien's son Christopher, it says that “little is known of a certainty,” but it was “held true by the wise” that Morgoth made the orcs “by slow arts of cruelty” performed on elves captured in the dark days before the Valar were able to find them.
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Are Uruks stronger than Orcs?

Basically, the Uruk-hai were faster, smarter, stronger, and larger than orcs (though they were still shorter than men.) And while orcs will generally refuse to travel during the day, and would be severely weakened if they had too, the Uruk-hai could do this with few problems.
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Could a human beat an Orc?

In short, the strongest Orcs would be stronger than the strongest ordinary humans, but apparently not yet on the level of the Eldar and Dúnedain except some in prolonged endurance.
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How tall are orcs?

Orcs are carnivorous humanoids, standing approximately 5'11" to 6'2", weighing from 180 to 280 lbs.
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What God created orcs?

Gruumsh created the orcs and guided their destiny with the aid of his divine subordinates, ruling over orcish mortals and gods alike as their unquestioned patriarch.
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Who created Uruk-hai?

Sorry to disagree Aule, but the Uruk-hai were first bred by Sauron in Mordor. They first appeared in TA 2475 when they overran Ithilien and took Osgiliath. What Saruman created was a breed of half-orcs, created by cross breeding Uruk-hai and evil Men.
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