Hair Cutting (Uruk/Orc Headcanons SoW)
Was talking to @space-arsonist about this and thought to bring it up here too
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Once, hair cutting wasn't always a source of shame or grief for uruks and orcs alike. It was a sign of change and growth, be it integrating into new clans, reaching new life milestones, or for ceremonial purposes.
As life became harsher for the lot of them, it became more and more difficult for uruks and orcs to even grow healthy hair to grow out, much less cut. Having a healthy head of hair meant that you had resources, and if that hair was cut, it was due to outside influence and not due to individual choice.
Slaves would have their heads shaved regardless of the amount of hair they had or didn't have, hair would be cut for uruks or orcs deemed traitorous or banished from their clans, hair (and/or scalps) are even a common trophy taken by victorious warriors.
If it's something that can be taken away, it can and will be in Mordor for one reason or another.
(My personal OCs and their hair(cuts) under the cut)
Hûra
- Both of his clans cut his hair at various times during his youth. It was done as a form of humiliation and control along with a means to make money, as Hûra’s hair was strong enough to both string bows and to be used as nearly unbreakable ties and/or as a garroting wire.
- His hair was cut to nearly ear-length by Khrosh.
- He cut a few locks of his hair off with Takra when they officially became blood brothers.
- He cut some of his hair when Gogat officially became his son, and he did it again when Dûsh, Mâku, Lûga and Grisha joined the family too (he made charms woven with his family’s hair).
- He cut his hair to his elbows after the war ended and never cut it again.
Takra
- Her hair was cut off several times by superior Uruks at her outposts when she was very young.
- It was cut once by her Marauder captain when she first sold herself to him.
- It’s been cut numerous times by her “clients”, usually resulting in her hair being short and choppy most of the time.
- She cut it when Hûra reunited with her very short so it would grow back both healthy and at the same length.
- She cut a few locks when she became blood brothers with Hûra.
- She cut it when her children came into her life (Hûra created charms with her hair as well).
- She cut her hair short when Gogat returned from prison and regrew it alongside her sons and only ever cut it to trim dead ends off afterwards.
Mâku
- His hair was long straight out of the vat (think nearly to his elbows) so his Dark clan cut it to just above his shoulders after recruiting him. He’s like his father and it grew back extraordinarily quickly every time it was cut.
- He cut it when he broke away from his clan.
- He cut several locks off when he became a part of his family.
- He cut his hair with his father at the end of the war, back to his elbows like when he was a pup.
- He cut a few locks off when his parents died and placed the hair with them when they were cremated/buried and did the same when his brothers and sister passed.
Pushkrimp
- His hair was cut when nearly to his ears when he was banished from his clan. It was done specifically to cut the clan braids from his hair.
- Pushkrimp periodically had breakdowns after drinking where he would chop his hair off sloppily and rarely tidied it up after the fact.
- He cut his hair when he vowed to stop drinking, cutting as short as the day he was banished.
- Pushkrimp cut a few locks when he became blood brothers with Horza.
- He cut a few locks when he reunited with Zog and learned of Zunn’s existence.
Norûk
- His hair was long out of the vat (past his shoulder) and it was cut choppily short up to his ears when he was sent off.
- Ar-Beka cut it after he adopted Norûk, as it was matted and unmanageable and he refused to bathe for many months due to his fear of water.
- He cut a few locks and gave them to Ay-Yaruk when he went off to study in the West.
- He cut a few locks when he married.
- He cut a few locks as he was in his twilight years and gave them to his father, Zunn, his children and his brother.
Khrosh
- He’s only cut it once: when he made a mockery of the charms that Hûra would make his family out of their hair. He wove a few locks of his hair with the hair he cut from Hûra’s head.
Grishnâkh
- He kept his hair relatively short most of his life for hygiene reasons.
- It grew long when he was recovering from being attack by a caragor but again cut it short, above his shoulders.
Horza
- Had hair past his elbows when he was enslaved.
- Had his hair shorn off while a slave.
- It always tried to grow back but it was patchy due to poor conditions.
- Never kept his head shaved in spite of his poor hair condition as a slave, as he couldn’t bare the thought of doing it himself.
- Only allowed it to be cut twice, the first when with the Monks so it could grow back healthy.
- The second was when he became blood brothers with Pushkrimp.
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Shadow of Mordor/Shadow of War Voiceline Files!
I was able to extract most all of the audio files from both Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War.
Here is a link to the google drive folder.
(https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CCMdhprNHSkeRIMNvtMgK6H5YjBSiDEu?usp=sharing)
It’s all in mp3 format. As of now a lot of the Ratbag, Bruz, Zog, Talion, Torvin, Baranor, Eltariel, Celebrimbor and random orc chatter lines are uploaded. The files have most of their original names from when they were extracted, so I may have missed a few character specific lines here or there when organizing them (those file names were confusing!). Also, these files mostly exclude audio from cutscenes (with a few exceptions.)
Any way, have fun and happy listening!
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