Orca
| Orca | |
|---|---|
| Lady Orca | |
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| Information | |
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| Species |
Demon Formerly Human |
| Job | Wizard |
| Birth, Life & Death | |
| Birthplace | Unknown |
| Lifetime | War with Phyrexia |
| Death | 3607 AR |
| Sources | |
| Assassin's Blade, Emperor's Fist | |
Lady Orca was a mysterious and very powerful minion of Ramses Overdark on Dominaria.[1]
Description
Orca was a gigantic bald woman, over 70 feet tall with steel-blue ebony skin and red-hot coals for eyes. She had a rough, raspy voice and a black-toothed smile, and she wore shimmering metallic blue robes that dripped with hot tar. She could survive grievous injuries like being cut in half or being beheaded by reverting to her tar form and reforming. While residing in her lair, a large cave with no exits, Orca took the form of a lake of smoldering tar.[2]
History
Orca was a human battlemage until at some point decades before Ramses Overdark encountered her when she transformed into a siege demon through unknown means. During the [[Madara-Edemi War]], when Lady Caleria rallied the Edemi Islands against the Empire of Madara, Overdark sent Lady Orca to terrorize the rebellious coasts. She did this under Tetsuo Umezawa's banner, for her master hoped the rebels would hold Tetsuo, his nemesis, responsible and would kill him. However, Tetsuo not only survived but beat Orca back to her lair, ending her siege.[2]
Several weeks later, the kentsu launched its attack against the Edemis and were running into trouble with an Akron Legionnaire. Lord Overdark offered his services and set Lady Orca against the giant knight. Orca was victorious but immediately turned on the kentsu. Overdark had ordered this as a diversion so his other minion, Jorgan Hage, could murder General Marhault Elsdragon and claim the title of general of the kentsu. Unfortunately for Orca, Tetsuo was among the kentsu forces, and he chased her back to her lair. By sending a bolt of black magic into the planet's core, he filled the cave with magma, destroying it and ending Orca's existence as well.[3]
Inspiration
Lady Orca was likely inspired by Lord Orcus, a demon of punishment and synonym for hell in Roman Mythology. The word orcus is thought to be derived from the English word orc.
Gallery
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Orca's original art
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
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| Assassin's Blade | Scott McGough | December 2002 | Legends | Dominaria | Ramses Overdark, Nicol Bolas, Tor Wauki the Younger, Bejahn, Wasitora, Boris Devilboon, Orca, Ayesha Tanaka, Kei Takahashi, Tetsuo Umezawa, Xira Arien, Gosta Dirk, Kolo Meha, Jorgan Hage, Marhault Elsdragon, Kasimir, Ragnar, Magnus, Hatoki, Ohabi Caleria, Mudai, Hyperion |
| Emperor's Fist | Scott McGough | March 2003 | Legends | Dominaria | Marhault Elsdragon, Nicol Bolas, Ramses Overdark, Tetsuo Umezawa, Jorgan Hage, Ayesha Tanaka, Kolo Meha, Kei Takahashi, Hatoki, Bejahn, Wasitora, Moonshadow, Gosta Dirk, Kasimir, Boris Devilboon, Xira Arien, Ramirez DePietro, Haki Umezawa, Chanto Umezawa, Ragnar, Barktooth Warbeard, Tor Wauki the Younger, Magnus, Gunamo, Chada, Ohabi Caleria, Orca, Halfdane |
In-game reference
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References
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (August 23, 2022). "I led the design process for the box toppers". Twitter.
- ↑ a b Scott McGough (2002) - Assassin's Blade, Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jay Annelli (January 4, 2024). "Killed by Tetsuo Umezawa for committing crimes in his name". Twitter.