Squig
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Squigs are fictional creatures from the Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 universes. The term "Squig" is a contraction of Squiggly Beast, and refers to a race of half-flesh/half-fungus creatures.
Squigs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and all are extensively used by the Orcs (and Goblins) in Fantasy and Orks in Warhammer 40,000.
- Hair Squigs have hairy growths, and Orks like to stick them in their heads to give themselves hair.
- Attack (Cave) Squigs are one of the most common types. It's a bouncing ball of claws and razor-sharp teeth up to a foot in height. Night Goblins use them as both a food source (if the Squig doesn't eat them first!) or as a weapon of war, pushing herds of them into the enemy. Orks like to keep them as pets, and sometimes even as weapons as well.
- Squighounds are a variation of Attack Squig, used by Ork Slaverz to help them keep the Grots in line.
- Squiggoths are the largest type of Squig, huge quadruped monsters used by Orks as a primary food source. Since they're so large and tough, some Orks (primarily Feral Orks) like to lash armor plating and guns onto the larger Squiggoths, which can rival tanks and buildings in size.
