Ironjawz – Gore-gruntas

The Brute cavalry of the Ironjawz are mounted upon massive porcine beasts called gruntas. Each of these creatures weighs a ton or more, and they become even heavier when the orruks armour them in their signature slabs of iron plate. When a grunta gets the scent of blood in its snout, it will go into a ravenous frenzy – and much the same can be said about its rider. There is a lot in common between the two, including a thuggish temperament, a hunger for meat and even jutting tusks perfect for mauling the foe. The Gore-gruntas, as the riders of these beasts call themselves, break battlelines by simply crashing into them at full speed. Enemies that somehow survive the horrendous impact are usually hacked down or decapitated by the bellowing orruk riders as they lay about themselves with their weighty choppas and hackas. Some Megabosses have come up with ‘taktikz’ for these assaults, such as the flank-crushing ‘Hoof Puncher’ or the twofold assault known as the ‘Tusks of Gork’. Regardless of their exact approach, all of these methods involve assembling Gore‑gruntas into a big stampede and sending them straight at the enemy’s lines.