> I don't know about mythical creatures in general, but I think orks are normally towards the evil end of the spectrum.
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> winter"Along with the giant bat-winged monkey spiders"mute

I think it's at least somewhat interesting how different fantasies portray the various mythical creatures. The best example I can think of off the top of my head is: Goblins.

In LOTR(the series, including The Hobbit), goblins are downright *nasty* creatures to have to contend with. Taking from the animated film(and we *know* how reliable that is), they look like short-man-sized crosses between frogs and toads, and wear more like period attire.

In Noddy, they are merely annoyances: putting glue in hats, stealing items of *apparently* minor value, and taking orders from a weasel-in-a-box. The LOTR goblins would probably shred the box or something. The Noddy goblins seem to have a slightly bad alignment, but with the possibility of good. The boy goblin in particular exhibits good tendencies. They look like slightly deformed humans, and dress in clothing almost clown-like in its colorfulness.

Nyper"or Trolls, Hobbit-style vs. the toys"old