Orc enemy line

Orc, Orc Captain and Orc Lord are species of monsters found in Golden Sun. These monsters, resembling muscular pig-like humanoids armed with scimitars, are palette-swapped variants of each other that have differing levels of power and defense and are fought in different locations in the game. This is one of few monster lines where none of its members appear in Golden Sun: The Lost Age, at least as random encounters.

Orc
An Orc is a variant with pink skin and blue pants. Statistically, this monster has 148 HP,156 Attack, 41 Defense, 54 Agility, and 3 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Venus Resistance rating of 100, a Mercury and Mars Resistance rating of 72 each, and a Jupiter Resistance rating of 48.

An Orc can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: This is this monster's standard physical attack.


 * Spasm: This is a Monster Skill that restores the user’s HP.

Felling an Orc yields 68 Experience Points and 113 Coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop a Nut. Orcs can be fought throughout Lamakan Desert.

Orc Captain
An Orc Captain is a variant with light orange skin and green pants. Statistically, this monster has 231 HP, 248 Attack, 69 Defense, 90 Agility, and 4 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Venus Resistance rating of 100, a Mercury and Mars Resistance rating of 72 each, and a Jupiter Resistance rating of 48.

An Orc Captain can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: This is this monster's standard physical attack.


 * Spasm: This is a Monster Skill that restores the user’s HP.

This monster also carries the following consumable items, which it may use in place of a move from its normal move list each time it acts:


 * 1 Smoke Bomb: An item that envelops a single targeted Adept in a smoke cloud, having a chance to inflict that Adept with the Delusion status condition.

Felling an Orc Captain yields 125 Experience Points and 142 Coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop a Smoke Bomb. Orc Captains can be fought in Suhalla Desert and throughout the overworld area beyond Gondowan Passage.

Orc Lord
An Orc Lord is a slightly larger variant with light purple skin and red pants. Statistically, this monster has 278 HP, 18 PP, 302 Attack, 98 Defense, 70 Agility (oddly 20 points less than Captain's), and 3 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Venus Resistance rating of 100, a Mercury and Mars Resistance rating of 72 each, and a Jupiter Resistance rating of 48.

An Orc Captain can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: This is this monster's standard physical attack.


 * Spasm: This is a Monster Skill that restores the user’s HP.


 * Sleep: This is a Psynergy spell that affects up to 3 Adepts, with each one having a chance to get afflicted with the Sleep status ailment as a flock of sheep falls around at their positions. It consumes 5 of its user's PP.

Felling an Orc Lord yields 260 Experience Points and 198 Coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop a Lucky Medal. Orc Lord can be fought throughout the Road to Babi Lighthouse and the Tunnel Ruins.

Cultural Allusions
Orcs are a popular creature in the fantasy genre, particularly in the stories written by the late English writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (best known for titles such as The Lord of the Rings, which also features Orcs). They're often described as tough, warlike humanoid creatures with faces that resemble a cross between a pig and a primate.