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	==D&D==		==D&D==
	[[File:Troll MC 2e.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"Come give granny a hug!"]]		[[File:Troll MC 2e.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"Come give granny a hug!"]]
	The [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Troll (and, by extension, the [[Pathfinder]] Troll) is a lesser [[giant]]-offshoot race who are somewhere between [[ogre]]s and [[Hill Giant\|hill giants]] in size, but not quite as stupid as either. However, they are still utterly savage due to an intense hunger, a side-effect of their powerful regenerative abilities. Nullified only by acid or fire, trollish regeneration has risen and fallen in terms of raw power over the edition - back in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for example, they literally ''could not die'' unless you burned the corpse with fire or chemicals, although certain "bodily destructive" spells like Disintegrate or Petrify could usually kill them as well, if your DM agreed.		The [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Troll (and, by extension, the [[Pathfinder]] Troll) is a lesser [[giant]]-offshoot race who are somewhere between [[ogre]]s and [[Hill Giant\|hill giants]] in size, but not quite as stupid as either. However, they are still utterly savage due to an intense hunger, a side-effect of their powerful regenerative abilities. Nullified only by acid or fire, trollish regeneration has risen and fallen in terms of raw power over the edition - back in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for example, they literally ''could not die'' unless you burned the corpse with fire or chemicals, although certain "bodily destructive" spells like Disintegrate or Petrify could usually kill them as well, if your DM agreed.

	Also, to those who look at the illustrations of each take on the common troll, it seems that every new edition, trolls get less wrinkly, less skinny, more buff, and their eyes become more noticeable.		Also, to those who look at the illustrations of each take on the common troll, it seems that every new edition, trolls get less wrinkly, less skinny, more buff, and their eyes become more noticeable.

	D&D trolls were also highly mutable, with many different varieties arising as a result of dwelling place (the Scrags are amphibious trolls who need to be immersed in water to regenerate) or a result of hybridization with other giants (two-headed trolls descending from troll/[[ettin]] crossbreeding). Between the sheer variety of trolls, plus the addition of templates in 3.5, fighting them could be just as frustrating as fighting [[slime]]s as you tried to figure out what you were battling (for example, is it a Rock Troll, who only dies to Acid or Sonic Attacks? Or a Fire Troll, who only dies to Cold and Acid?) and how to kill it. In fact, with the right templates, a killer DM style [[GM\|gamesmaster]] could build a troll you could only kill if you ''strangled or drowned it''.		D&D trolls were also highly mutable, with many different varieties arising as a result of dwelling place (the Scrags are amphibious trolls who need to be immersed in water to regenerate) or a result of hybridization with other giants (two-headed trolls descending from troll/[[ettin]] crossbreeding). Between the sheer variety of trolls, plus the addition of templates in 3.5, fighting them could be just as frustrating as fighting [[slime]]s as you tried to figure out what you were battling (for example, is it a Rock Troll, who only dies to Acid or Sonic Attacks? Or a Fire Troll, who only dies to Cold and Acid?) and how to kill it. In fact, with the right templates, a killer DM style [[GM\|gamesmaster]] could build a troll you could only kill if you ''strangled or drowned it''.
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	'''Desert Trolls''' have adapted to life in the scorching desert, which has made them immune to normal fire - to kill them, you need to use acid, magical fire, or clean water, which now dissolves their flesh like acid (especially pure or holy water is doubly effective). These trolls are tougher and more tenacious than their more common counterparts, but they are also more solitary. They skulk at the edges of settled areas, waylaying travelers and polluting sources of pure water.		'''Desert Trolls''' have adapted to life in the scorching desert, which has made them immune to normal fire - to kill them, you need to use acid, magical fire, or clean water, which now dissolves their flesh like acid (especially pure or holy water is doubly effective). These trolls are tougher and more tenacious than their more common counterparts, but they are also more solitary. They skulk at the edges of settled areas, waylaying travelers and polluting sources of pure water.

	'''Ice Trolls''' are smaller but smarter than regular trolls, and inhabit icy areas, typically fighting for dominance with neighboring Snow Trolls. Like [[scrag]]s, they can only regenerate if they are touching water. They are immune to cold (regular or magical) and to non-enchanted physical weapons, take double damage from fire, and have their regeneration nullified by fire and acid. Ice trolls live near settled regions, hoping to waylay and capture humans and demi-humans, even going so far as to use treasure from their victims to bait [[bandit]]s and [[adventurer]]s - when humanoid flesh is unavailable, they hunt for animals and steal livestock. They often capture humanoids alive and keep them well-fed until it's time for dinner. They have been known to hunt [[remorhaz]] and even pick off lone [[Frost Giant]]s.		'''Ice Trolls''' are smaller but smarter than regular trolls, and inhabit icy areas, typically fighting for dominance with neighboring Snow Trolls. Like [[scrag]]s, they can only regenerate if they are touching water. They are immune to cold (regular or magical) and to non-enchanted physical weapons, take double damage from fire, and have their regeneration nullified by fire and acid. Ice trolls live near settled regions, hoping to waylay and capture humans and demi-humans, even going so far as to use treasure from their victims to bait [[bandit]]s and [[adventurer]]s - when humanoid flesh is unavailable, they hunt for animals and steal livestock. They often capture humanoids alive and keep them well-fed until it's time for dinner. They have been known to hunt [[remorhaz]] and even pick off lone [[Frost Giant]]s.

	'''Snow Trolls''' are another frostfell-dwelling troll variant - not as organized as their Ice Troll rivals and lacking their resistance to unenchanted weaponry, but their regeneration is much more potent and they are much nastier. These trolls always hunt alone, or at most as a mother/young child pair. Each third year, dozens or even hundreds of snow trolls gather in the mid-winter darkness to mate in dark mountain valleys unknown to other creatures.		'''Snow Trolls''' are another frostfell-dwelling troll variant - not as organized as their Ice Troll rivals and lacking their resistance to unenchanted weaponry, but their regeneration is much more potent and they are much nastier. These trolls always hunt alone, or at most as a mother/young child pair. Each third year, dozens or even hundreds of snow trolls gather in the mid-winter darkness to mate in dark mountain valleys unknown to other creatures.

	'''Spectral Trolls''', also known as Troll Wraiths, are [[undead]] trolls cursed to take material form only in darkness, where they appear as regular trolls with jet black hair and skin. They are only vulnerable to silver and magical weapons, and can be [[Turn Undead\|turned]] as if they were [[spectre]]s. A humanoid slain by a spectral troll becomes one itself in three days, unless a proper burial ceremony is performed by a priest of the victim’s religion. Spectral trolls vanish in direct sunlight. They do not take damage from sunlight, they merely fade from view and reappear at the same spot at nightfall. Even those captured, unconscious, or trapped in temporal stasis have escaped permanent imprisonment in this manner.		'''Spectral Trolls''', also known as Troll Wraiths, are [[undead]] trolls cursed to take material form only in darkness, where they appear as regular trolls with jet black hair and skin. They are only vulnerable to silver and magical weapons, and can be [[Turn Undead\|turned]] as if they were [[spectre]]s. A humanoid slain by a spectral troll becomes one itself in three days, unless a proper burial ceremony is performed by a priest of the victim’s religion. Spectral trolls vanish in direct sunlight. They do not take damage from sunlight, they merely fade from view and reappear at the same spot at nightfall. Even those captured, unconscious, or trapped in temporal stasis have escaped permanent imprisonment in this manner.
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	==Warhammer==		==Warhammer==
	In [[Warhammer]] Fantasy, trolls are one of the races allied with the [[Orcs & Goblins]] army, being one of the few creatures even stupider and more brutal than the greenskins. These ogre-like [[Chaos]]-touched humanoids are mindless predators, who'll eat just about anything courtesy of hyper-corrosive stomach juices. This meant that not only could they regenerate and appear in mutant varieties for more killing power (rock trolls that were magic resistant due to turning partially into living stone as a result of eating too much rock, for example), but they could also wipe out whole regiments of heavily armoured foes by puking on them. For many years GeeDubs had managed to acquire (re: Throw some food towards and then beat them around the head) some Stone Trolls to provide menial labour in their Mail Order division. However after a dispute, they demanded to be renamed something less conspicuous to what they actually were. After all, it is hard to kill and eat interns if they can see the obvious signs of troll life in the warehouse. Renamed to 'Troggoth' in [[Age of Sigmar]] and grouped into [[Gloomspite Gitz]]. Varieties in Warhammer Fantasy included Common Trolls, River Trolls, Stone Trolls, Sea Trolls or "Shugons", Chaos Trolls, Bile Trolls of Nurgle, 3 Armed Mutant Trolls bred by Clan Moulder, Ice Trolls of Norsca, and Magma Trolls bred by the Chaos Dwarfs who must be an absolute bitch to kill with their fire resistance. In Age of Sigmar, returning and new Troggoths included Sourbreath Troggoths (Common Trolls), Fellwater Troggoths (River Trolls), Rockgut Troggoths (Stone Trolls), Deepwater Troggoths (Shugons/Sea Trolls), Dankhold Troggoths (Fungus-covered Cave Trolls), Sulphurbreath Troggoths (Magma Trolls), Sloggoths (a new breed of quadrupedal scavenger troll), Mirebrute Troggoths (a more brutish species of swamp troggoth), Bile Troggoths (Bile Trolls, duh), and the Angujakkak, a kaiju-sized hybrid of Deepwater Troggoth and Mega-Squids, who appear as giant, see-through skin having beasts of the sea, one of whom defends a Free City.		In [[Warhammer]] Fantasy, trolls are one of the races allied with the [[Orcs & Goblins]] army, being one of the few creatures even stupider and more brutal than the greenskins. These ogre-like [[Chaos]]-touched humanoids are mindless predators, who'll eat just about anything courtesy of hyper-corrosive stomach juices. This meant that not only could they regenerate and appear in mutant varieties for more killing power (rock trolls that were magic resistant due to turning partially into living stone as a result of eating too much rock, for example), but they could also wipe out whole regiments of heavily armoured foes by puking on them. For many years GeeDubs had managed to acquire (re: Throw some food towards and then beat them around the head) some Stone Trolls to provide menial labour in their Mail Order division. However after a dispute, they demanded to be renamed something less conspicuous to what they actually were. After all, it is hard to kill and eat interns if they can see the obvious signs of troll life in the warehouse. Renamed to 'Troggoth' in [[Age of Sigmar]] and grouped into [[Gloomspite Gitz]]. Varieties in Warhammer Fantasy included Common Trolls, River Trolls, Stone Trolls, Sea Trolls or "Shugons", Chaos Trolls, Bile Trolls of Nurgle, 3 Armed Mutant Trolls bred by Clan Moulder, Ice Trolls of Norsca, and Magma Trolls bred by the Chaos Dwarfs who must be an absolute bitch to kill with their fire resistance. In Age of Sigmar, returning and new Troggoths included Sourbreath Troggoths (Common Trolls), Fellwater Troggoths (River Trolls), Rockgut Troggoths (Stone Trolls), Deepwater Troggoths (Shugons/Sea Trolls), Dankhold Troggoths (Fungus-covered Cave Trolls), Sulphurbreath Troggoths (Magma Trolls), Sloggoths (a new breed of quadrupedal scavenger troll), Mirebrute Troggoths (a more brutish species of swamp troggoth), Bile Troggoths (Bile Trolls, duh), and the Angujakkak, a kaiju-sized hybrid of Deepwater Troggoth and Mega-Squids, who appear as giant, see-through skin having beasts of the sea, one of whom defends a Free City. Trolls also apparently exist on planet Fenris in Warhammer 40K in the form of Ice Trolls, who utilize trees as clubs and are semi-sentient, along with smaller relatives referred to as Ice Fiends, who are described as being similar to descriptions of Yeti.
	Trolls also apparently exist on planet Fenris in Warhammer 40K in the form of Ice Trolls, who utilize trees as clubs and are semi-sentient, along with smaller relatives referred to as Ice Fiends, who are described as being similar to descriptions of Yeti.

	==Monster Hunter International==		==Monster Hunter International==

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added the troll subbreeds from 2e; if there are any 3e, 4e or 5e additions to this list, please add.

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Added the troll subbreeds from 2e; if there are any 3e, 4e or 5e additions to this list, please add.

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 The [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Troll (and, by extension, the [[Pathfinder]] Troll) is a lesser [[giant]]-offshoot race who are somewhere between [[ogre]]s and [[Hill Giant|hill giants]] in size, but not quite as stupid as either.  However, they are still utterly savage due to an intense hunger, a side-effect of their powerful regenerative abilities. Nullified only by acid or fire, trollish regeneration has risen and fallen in terms of raw power over the edition - back in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for example, they literally ''could not die'' unless you burned the corpse with fire or chemicals, although certain "bodily destructive" spells like Disintegrate or Petrify could usually kill them as well, if your DM agreed.
-Also, to those who look at the illustrations of each take on the common troll, it seems that every new edition, trills get less wrinkly, less skinny, more buff, and their eyes become more noticeable.
+Also, to those who look at the illustrations of each take on the common troll, it seems that every new edition, trolls get less wrinkly, less skinny, more buff, and their eyes become more noticeable.
 D&D trolls were also highly mutable, with many different varieties arising as a result of dwelling place (the Scrags are amphibious trolls who need to be immersed in water to regenerate) or a result of hybridization with other giants (two-headed trolls descending from troll/[[ettin]] crossbreeding). Between the sheer variety of trolls, plus the addition of templates in 3.5, fighting them could be just as frustrating as fighting [[slime]]s as you tried to figure out what you were battling (for example, is it a Rock Troll, who only dies to Acid or Sonic Attacks? Or a Fire Troll, who only dies to Cold and Acid?) and how to kill it. In fact, with the right templates, a killer DM style [[GM|gamesmaster]] could build a troll you could only kill if you ''strangled or drowned it''.
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 Before you ask why D&D trolls regenerate, apparently it's because they were inspired by Poul Anderson’s ''Three Hearts and Three Lions'', where regenerating trolls are an enemy defeated at one point.
-D&D Trolls have their own [[god]] (or at least [[Demon Prince]]) named [[Vaprak]], whom they share with [[Ogres]].
+D&D Trolls have their own [[god]] (or at least [[Demon Prince]]) named [[Vaprak]], whom they share with [[Ogres]]. They are usually said to hate all non-evil [[giant]]s.
 And they suffer [[nilbog]]ism, becoming the Llort. If you think [[Fiend Factory]] deserves a hearing after disgracing itself with the [[Fiend Folio]], in which case you are a more forgiving person that most of us here.
 ===D&D Troll PCs===

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	[[File:Troll MC 2e.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"Come give granny a hug!"]]		[[File:Troll MC 2e.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"Come give granny a hug!"]]
	The [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Troll (and, by extension, the [[Pathfinder]] Troll) is a lesser [[giant]]-offshoot race who are somewhere between [[ogre]]s and [[Hill Giant\|hill giants]] in size, but not quite as stupid as either. However, they are still utterly savage due to an intense hunger, a side-effect of their powerful regenerative abilities. Nullified only by acid or fire, trollish regeneration has risen and fallen in terms of raw power over the edition - back in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for example, they literally ''could not die'' unless you burned the corpse with fire or chemicals, although certain "bodily destructive" spells like Disintegrate or Petrify could usually kill them as well, if your DM agreed.		The [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Troll (and, by extension, the [[Pathfinder]] Troll) is a lesser [[giant]]-offshoot race who are somewhere between [[ogre]]s and [[Hill Giant\|hill giants]] in size, but not quite as stupid as either. However, they are still utterly savage due to an intense hunger, a side-effect of their powerful regenerative abilities. Nullified only by acid or fire, trollish regeneration has risen and fallen in terms of raw power over the edition - back in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for example, they literally ''could not die'' unless you burned the corpse with fire or chemicals, although certain "bodily destructive" spells like Disintegrate or Petrify could usually kill them as well, if your DM agreed.

			Also, to those who look at the illustrations of each take on the common troll, it seems that every new edition, trills get less wrinkly, less skinny, more buff, and their eyes become more noticeable.

	D&D trolls were also highly mutable, with many different varieties arising as a result of dwelling place (the Scrags are amphibious trolls who need to be immersed in water to regenerate) or a result of hybridization with other giants (two-headed trolls descending from troll/[[ettin]] crossbreeding). Between the sheer variety of trolls, plus the addition of templates in 3.5, fighting them could be just as frustrating as fighting [[slime]]s as you tried to figure out what you were battling (for example, is it a Rock Troll, who only dies to Acid or Sonic Attacks? Or a Fire Troll, who only dies to Cold and Acid?) and how to kill it. In fact, with the right templates, a killer DM style [[GM\|gamesmaster]] could build a troll you could only kill if you ''strangled or drowned it''.		D&D trolls were also highly mutable, with many different varieties arising as a result of dwelling place (the Scrags are amphibious trolls who need to be immersed in water to regenerate) or a result of hybridization with other giants (two-headed trolls descending from troll/[[ettin]] crossbreeding). Between the sheer variety of trolls, plus the addition of templates in 3.5, fighting them could be just as frustrating as fighting [[slime]]s as you tried to figure out what you were battling (for example, is it a Rock Troll, who only dies to Acid or Sonic Attacks? Or a Fire Troll, who only dies to Cold and Acid?) and how to kill it. In fact, with the right templates, a killer DM style [[GM\|gamesmaster]] could build a troll you could only kill if you ''strangled or drowned it''.

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	==Shadowrun==		==Shadowrun==
	In [[Shadowrun]], trolls are essentially the game's equivalent to [[ogre]]s, being a relative of the [[orc]] metahuman strain who grows even larger and more powerful, with pronounced bony growths, mostly in the form of long, curling, ram-like horns sprouting from the skull. 4th edition introduced racial metavariants, mostly centered in the appropriate geographical areas, who naturally were named Cyclops(Mediterranian- One eye, few horns and bony growths, but bigger muscles), [[Minotaur]]s(Also ~~Mditerranian~~- bigger horns, wide, flared nostils, and more body hair), [[Giant]]s(Germany. Scandinavia, and northeastern Europe- about 10' tall, No horns or dermal deposits, leathery skin), Fomori(British Isles- Smaller and no demal deposits, but better with and against magic. Also slightly prettier).		In [[Shadowrun]], trolls are essentially the game's equivalent to [[ogre]]s, being a relative of the [[orc]] metahuman strain who grows even larger and more powerful, with pronounced bony growths, mostly in the form of long, curling, ram-like horns sprouting from the skull. 4th edition introduced racial metavariants, mostly centered in the appropriate geographical areas, who naturally were named Cyclops(Mediterranian- One eye, few horns and bony growths, but bigger muscles), [[Minotaur]]s(Also Mediterranian- bigger horns, wide, flared nostils, and more body hair), [[Giant]]s(Germany, Scandinavia, and northeastern Europe- about 10' tall, No horns or dermal deposits, leathery skin), Fomori(British Isles- Smaller and no demal deposits, but better with and against magic. Also slightly prettier).

	==Warhammer==		==Warhammer==

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	==Warhammer==		==Warhammer==
	In [[Warhammer]] Fantasy, trolls are one of the races allied with the [[Orcs & Goblins]] army, being one of the few creatures even stupider and more brutal than the greenskins. These ogre-like [[Chaos]]-touched humanoids are mindless predators, who'll eat just about anything courtesy of hyper-corrosive stomach juices. This meant that not only could they regenerate and appear in mutant varieties for more killing power (rock trolls that were magic resistant due to turning partially into living stone as a result of eating too much rock, for example), but they could also wipe out whole regiments of heavily armoured foes by puking on them. For many years GeeDubs had managed to acquire (re: Throw some food towards and then beat them around the head) some Stone Trolls to provide menial labour in their Mail Order division. However after a dispute, they demanded to be renamed something less conspicuous to what they actually were. After all, it is hard to kill and eat interns if they can see the obvious signs of troll life in the warehouse. Renamed to 'Troggoth' in [[Age of Sigmar]] and grouped into [[Gloomspite Gitz]]. Varieties in Warhammer Fantasy included Common Trolls, River Trolls, Stone Trolls, Sea Trolls or "Shugons", Chaos Trolls, ~~Plague~~ Trolls of Nurgle, 3 Armed Mutant Trolls bred by Clan Moulder, Ice Trolls of Norsca, and Magma Trolls bred by the Chaos Dwarfs who must be an absolute bitch to kill with their fire resistance. In Age of Sigmar, returning and new Troggoths included Sourbreath Troggoths (Common Trolls), Fellwater Troggoths (River Trolls), Rockgut Troggoths (Stone Trolls), Deepwater Troggoths (Shugons/Sea Trolls), Dankhold Troggoths (Fungus-covered Cave Trolls), Sulphurbreath Troggoths (Magma Trolls), Sloggoths (a new breed of quadrupedal scavenger troll), Mirebrute Troggoths (a more brutish species of swamp troggoth), and the Angujakkak, a kaiju-sized hybrid of Deepwater Troggoth and Mega-Squids, who appear as giant, see-through skin having beasts of the sea, one of whom defends a Free City.		In [[Warhammer]] Fantasy, trolls are one of the races allied with the [[Orcs & Goblins]] army, being one of the few creatures even stupider and more brutal than the greenskins. These ogre-like [[Chaos]]-touched humanoids are mindless predators, who'll eat just about anything courtesy of hyper-corrosive stomach juices. This meant that not only could they regenerate and appear in mutant varieties for more killing power (rock trolls that were magic resistant due to turning partially into living stone as a result of eating too much rock, for example), but they could also wipe out whole regiments of heavily armoured foes by puking on them. For many years GeeDubs had managed to acquire (re: Throw some food towards and then beat them around the head) some Stone Trolls to provide menial labour in their Mail Order division. However after a dispute, they demanded to be renamed something less conspicuous to what they actually were. After all, it is hard to kill and eat interns if they can see the obvious signs of troll life in the warehouse. Renamed to 'Troggoth' in [[Age of Sigmar]] and grouped into [[Gloomspite Gitz]]. Varieties in Warhammer Fantasy included Common Trolls, River Trolls, Stone Trolls, Sea Trolls or "Shugons", Chaos Trolls, Bile Trolls of Nurgle, 3 Armed Mutant Trolls bred by Clan Moulder, Ice Trolls of Norsca, and Magma Trolls bred by the Chaos Dwarfs who must be an absolute bitch to kill with their fire resistance. In Age of Sigmar, returning and new Troggoths included Sourbreath Troggoths (Common Trolls), Fellwater Troggoths (River Trolls), Rockgut Troggoths (Stone Trolls), Deepwater Troggoths (Shugons/Sea Trolls), Dankhold Troggoths (Fungus-covered Cave Trolls), Sulphurbreath Troggoths (Magma Trolls), Sloggoths (a new breed of quadrupedal scavenger troll), Mirebrute Troggoths (a more brutish species of swamp troggoth), Bile Troggoths (Bile Trolls, duh), and the Angujakkak, a kaiju-sized hybrid of Deepwater Troggoth and Mega-Squids, who appear as giant, see-through skin having beasts of the sea, one of whom defends a Free City.
	Trolls also apparently exist on planet Fenris in Warhammer 40K in the form of Ice Trolls, who utilize trees as clubs and are semi-sentient, along with smaller relatives referred to as Ice Fiends, who are described as being similar to descriptions of Yeti.		Trolls also apparently exist on planet Fenris in Warhammer 40K in the form of Ice Trolls, who utilize trees as clubs and are semi-sentient, along with smaller relatives referred to as Ice Fiends, who are described as being similar to descriptions of Yeti.

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva at 21:14, 6 August 2022

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	{{Disambiguation\|the mythical creature\|the shiposters of the ~~internt~~\|Internet Troll}}		{{Disambiguation\|the mythical creature\|the shiposters of the internet\|Internet Troll}}

	'''Trolls''' originated in European mythology, with the iconic forms hailing from Scandinavian myths, though similar creatures like ''[[Oni]]'' or even Bigfoot exist in other cultures. Other than that, it's really hard to pin down what a "troll" officially is. According to [[TVTropes]], this is because whenever one european culture didn't have a word for one of the monsters in another one's folklore, it was translated simply as "troll." Often they're big dumb brutes who turn to stone in sun light; one of the most well-known examples of these in fantasy literature would be the three trolls in [[Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Norse myths go further and say these trolls are descended from or otherwise related to [[giant]]s, or ''Jötnar''. Other times, they are portrayed as smaller, social beings that can turn invisible and hoard gold and treasure, a bit like [[dwarf\|dwarves]] or [[gnome]]s. They're usually portrayed as fairly ugly, but not always; female trolls being [[monstergirls\|surprisingly gorgeous, if inhuman]] isn't unheard of - for example, the Scandinavian [[Huldra]] is technically a female troll, but looks more like a [[nymph]] with a fox's or cow's tail, and/or a back that is either covered in bark or "hollow like a rotting tree", who just so happens to be as strong as ten men and very interested in securing a human husband.		'''Trolls''' originated in European mythology, with the iconic forms hailing from Scandinavian myths, though similar creatures like ''[[Oni]]'' or even Bigfoot exist in other cultures. Other than that, it's really hard to pin down what a "troll" officially is. According to [[TVTropes]], this is because whenever one european culture didn't have a word for one of the monsters in another one's folklore, it was translated simply as "troll." Often they're big dumb brutes who turn to stone in sun light; one of the most well-known examples of these in fantasy literature would be the three trolls in [[Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Norse myths go further and say these trolls are descended from or otherwise related to [[giant]]s, or ''Jötnar''. Other times, they are portrayed as smaller, social beings that can turn invisible and hoard gold and treasure, a bit like [[dwarf\|dwarves]] or [[gnome]]s. They're usually portrayed as fairly ugly, but not always; female trolls being [[monstergirls\|surprisingly gorgeous, if inhuman]] isn't unheard of - for example, the Scandinavian [[Huldra]] is technically a female troll, but looks more like a [[nymph]] with a fox's or cow's tail, and/or a back that is either covered in bark or "hollow like a rotting tree", who just so happens to be as strong as ten men and very interested in securing a human husband.

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva at 21:13, 6 August 2022

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	~~''This page is devoted to~~ the ~~'''[[Monster]]''' Troll. For~~ the ~~online use~~ of the ~~term, see [[~~Internet Troll~~]].''~~		{{Disambiguation\|the mythical creature\|the shiposters of the internt\|Internet Troll}}

	'''Trolls''' originated in European mythology, with the iconic forms hailing from Scandinavian myths, though similar creatures like ''[[Oni]]'' or even Bigfoot exist in other cultures. Other than that, it's really hard to pin down what a "troll" officially is. According to [[TVTropes]], this is because whenever one european culture didn't have a word for one of the monsters in another one's folklore, it was translated simply as "troll." Often they're big dumb brutes who turn to stone in sun light; one of the most well-known examples of these in fantasy literature would be the three trolls in [[Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Norse myths go further and say these trolls are descended from or otherwise related to [[giant]]s, or ''Jötnar''. Other times, they are portrayed as smaller, social beings that can turn invisible and hoard gold and treasure, a bit like [[dwarf\|dwarves]] or [[gnome]]s. They're usually portrayed as fairly ugly, but not always; female trolls being [[monstergirls\|surprisingly gorgeous, if inhuman]] isn't unheard of - for example, the Scandinavian [[Huldra]] is technically a female troll, but looks more like a [[nymph]] with a fox's or cow's tail, and/or a back that is either covered in bark or "hollow like a rotting tree", who just so happens to be as strong as ten men and very interested in securing a human husband.		'''Trolls''' originated in European mythology, with the iconic forms hailing from Scandinavian myths, though similar creatures like ''[[Oni]]'' or even Bigfoot exist in other cultures. Other than that, it's really hard to pin down what a "troll" officially is. According to [[TVTropes]], this is because whenever one european culture didn't have a word for one of the monsters in another one's folklore, it was translated simply as "troll." Often they're big dumb brutes who turn to stone in sun light; one of the most well-known examples of these in fantasy literature would be the three trolls in [[Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Norse myths go further and say these trolls are descended from or otherwise related to [[giant]]s, or ''Jötnar''. Other times, they are portrayed as smaller, social beings that can turn invisible and hoard gold and treasure, a bit like [[dwarf\|dwarves]] or [[gnome]]s. They're usually portrayed as fairly ugly, but not always; female trolls being [[monstergirls\|surprisingly gorgeous, if inhuman]] isn't unheard of - for example, the Scandinavian [[Huldra]] is technically a female troll, but looks more like a [[nymph]] with a fox's or cow's tail, and/or a back that is either covered in bark or "hollow like a rotting tree", who just so happens to be as strong as ten men and very interested in securing a human husband.

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	In [[Warhammer]] Fantasy, trolls are one of the races allied with the [[Orcs & Goblins]] army, being one of the few creatures even stupider and more brutal than the greenskins. These ogre-like [[Chaos]]-touched humanoids are mindless predators, who'll eat just about anything courtesy of hyper-corrosive stomach juices. This meant that not only could they regenerate and appear in mutant varieties for more killing power (rock trolls that were magic resistant due to turning partially into living stone as a result of eating too much rock, for example), but they could also wipe out whole regiments of heavily armoured foes by puking on them. For many years GeeDubs had managed to acquire (re: Throw some food towards and then beat them around the head) some Stone Trolls to provide menial labour in their Mail Order division. However after a dispute, they demanded to be renamed something less conspicuous to what they actually were. After all, it is hard to kill and eat interns if they can see the obvious signs of troll life in the warehouse. Renamed to 'Troggoth' in [[Age of Sigmar]] and grouped into [[Gloomspite Gitz]]. Varieties in Warhammer Fantasy included Common Trolls, River Trolls, Stone Trolls, Sea Trolls or "Shugons", Chaos Trolls, Plague Trolls of Nurgle, 3 Armed Mutant Trolls bred by Clan Moulder, Ice Trolls of Norsca, and Magma Trolls bred by the Chaos Dwarfs who must be an absolute bitch to kill with their fire resistance. In Age of Sigmar, returning and new Troggoths included Sourbreath Troggoths (Common Trolls), Fellwater Troggoths (River Trolls), Rockgut Troggoths (Stone Trolls), Deepwater Troggoths (Shugons/Sea Trolls), Dankhold Troggoths (Fungus-covered Cave Trolls), Sulphurbreath Troggoths (Magma Trolls), Sloggoths (a new breed of quadrupedal scavenger troll), Mirebrute Troggoths (a more brutish species of swamp troggoth), and the Angujakkak, a kaiju-sized hybrid of Deepwater Troggoth and Mega-Squids, who appear as giant, see-through skin having beasts of the sea, one of whom defends a Free City.		In [[Warhammer]] Fantasy, trolls are one of the races allied with the [[Orcs & Goblins]] army, being one of the few creatures even stupider and more brutal than the greenskins. These ogre-like [[Chaos]]-touched humanoids are mindless predators, who'll eat just about anything courtesy of hyper-corrosive stomach juices. This meant that not only could they regenerate and appear in mutant varieties for more killing power (rock trolls that were magic resistant due to turning partially into living stone as a result of eating too much rock, for example), but they could also wipe out whole regiments of heavily armoured foes by puking on them. For many years GeeDubs had managed to acquire (re: Throw some food towards and then beat them around the head) some Stone Trolls to provide menial labour in their Mail Order division. However after a dispute, they demanded to be renamed something less conspicuous to what they actually were. After all, it is hard to kill and eat interns if they can see the obvious signs of troll life in the warehouse. Renamed to 'Troggoth' in [[Age of Sigmar]] and grouped into [[Gloomspite Gitz]]. Varieties in Warhammer Fantasy included Common Trolls, River Trolls, Stone Trolls, Sea Trolls or "Shugons", Chaos Trolls, Plague Trolls of Nurgle, 3 Armed Mutant Trolls bred by Clan Moulder, Ice Trolls of Norsca, and Magma Trolls bred by the Chaos Dwarfs who must be an absolute bitch to kill with their fire resistance. In Age of Sigmar, returning and new Troggoths included Sourbreath Troggoths (Common Trolls), Fellwater Troggoths (River Trolls), Rockgut Troggoths (Stone Trolls), Deepwater Troggoths (Shugons/Sea Trolls), Dankhold Troggoths (Fungus-covered Cave Trolls), Sulphurbreath Troggoths (Magma Trolls), Sloggoths (a new breed of quadrupedal scavenger troll), Mirebrute Troggoths (a more brutish species of swamp troggoth), and the Angujakkak, a kaiju-sized hybrid of Deepwater Troggoth and Mega-Squids, who appear as giant, see-through skin having beasts of the sea, one of whom defends a Free City.
	Trolls also apparently exist on planet Fenris in Warhammer 40K in the form of Ice Trolls, along with smaller relatives referred to as Ice Fiends.		Trolls also apparently exist on planet Fenris in Warhammer 40K in the form of Ice Trolls, who utilize trees as clubs and are semi-sentient, along with smaller relatives referred to as Ice Fiends, who are described as being similar to descriptions of Yeti.

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