What's your favourite Ogre?

[AurochPeter]

Curious to know what your favourite Ogre is and, more importantly, why it's your favourite Ogre.

For me it's the Mark III. Call me old fashioned, but that design is so iconic that it's instantly what I think of when I think "Ogre". I know it's not as effective on the battlefield as some of its bigger brothers and sisters, of course...

[AurochJake]

Mark IV for me - that combination of speed, range and firepower is deadly!

Also, Missile Racks - re-usable Missiles!

[Durendal.exe]

I'm going to have to give a really odd answer for this one. My Favorite Ogre is a tie, and come from two seperate articles in the extra materials from the website.

The first is the Paneuro Cyclops cyberwalker. Not so much for its capabilities as just being a really interesting unit concept, to me at least. Most of the benefits of it being a walker don't come up outside the miniatures game, but I've filed that away into my 'I'll think of something" list to tweak with some house rules.
http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/miniatures/cybwalk.html

The second is the Coelacanth GEV-Ogre from the eponymous scenario. Speed and a withdraw distance/second movement are some of my favorite things in a unit. To have that in an Ogre is just the best imaginable thing. The fact that it's carting around a pair of cruise missiles is just an added bonus.
http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/ogre_gev/redhot.html

[AurochJake]

Originally posted by Durendal5150:

The second is the Coelacanth GEV-Ogre from the eponymous scenario. Speed and a withdraw distance/second movement are some of my favorite things in a unit. To have that in an Ogre is just the best imaginable thing. The fact that it's carting around a pair of cruise missiles is just an added bonus.
http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/ogre_gev/redhot.html

Ooh, I've not come across that one before. That's awesome!

[Durendal.exe]

Originally posted by AurochJake:

Ooh, I've not come across that one before. That's awesome!

Extremely awesome. I have half a mind to design some more GEV-based Cybertanks, I really like the concept.

[GranitePenguin]

I'l buck the trend here and mention that Ogres are NOT what interests me much at all. This is mostly because of my gaming history; I started with G.E.V., not Ogre. The only Ogre I had stats on as a result was the Mark IV; but had to guess about some of the rules. Until 1986 (ironically, the original computer version) I knew Ogres existed, but never really played with them; it was all conventional games for me. I find the terrain warfare more interesting than the Ogre itself.

So I don't really have a preference, but the most iconic is the Mark V; it's _literally_ the posterchild for the game and a very tough nut to crack.

[Durendal.exe]

Originally posted by GranitePenguin:

I'l buck the trend here and mention that Ogres are NOT what interests me much at all.

I'll drink to that. They can be interesting in the right scenario, but the game really shines in its terrain and manuever elements. All things playing as a single ogre tends to completely remove. Unpopular opinion: the classic Ogre vs CP scenario is really the game's weakest point.

[Xenophonii]

I'm with GranitePenguin and Durendal5150 on this one. If I had to pick, it would likely by the Mk V, though the Fencer and IV variants are interesting too.

[VICTOR VON DOOM]

The Ogrethulu!

Not sure where or when I saw an image of it (on the SJG website, maybe?) but the very idea of an Ogre unit becoming "possessed" by an extra-dimensional Lovecraftian tentacled horror and then returning to the battlefield to wreak havoc with new powers...well, the imagination shudders at the idea.

[nyrathwiz]

Unsurprisingly my favorite is the Mark V. It was the first Ogre I created, and as GranitePenguin noted it is the poster child for the game.
My prior attempts were lackluster.
The Mark V had that massive sloping invulnerable front and the two primary batteries looking like evil eyeballs. It grabbed your attention and fired your imagination.
For a few years Steve Jackson Games used the Ogre as its logo, which made me quite proud.

[Thirdpower]

I'm tied between a Mk IV and the Ninja. Reasons.... obvious. For non-canon, I do like the cyberwalkers. Those are neat.

[BigJakeV3]

Shame the Cyberwalkers were unofficial material Dream Pod 9 (of Heavy Gear fame) came up with for OGRE Miniratures back in the late 90s or so. I say it's a shame as SJG never made them an official part of the game; they just host the articles because they're still fun additions none the less.

Now my favorite OGRE is also a draw between the MK III and IV. In a points game, the lower cost of the III allows you to buy a support force for added flexibility in achieving your objectives (which isn't always going to be Kill the CP) while the manuverability and firepower of the IV alows for quick sniping of unit while staying away from them. :)

[FU]

The iconic and legendary Mark5. Also the Paneuropean HUSCARL.
Here's my FanMade iteration:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128248274@N05/36183302173/in/album-72157688053199546/
Also very intrigued by the NINJA Stealth OGRE.

[AurochJake]

Originally posted by onwaaard:

The iconic and legendary Mark5. Also the Paneuropean HUSCARL.
Here's my FanMade iteration:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128248274@N05/36183302173/in/album-72157688053199546/
Also very intrigued by the NINJA Stealth OGRE.

Nice! I like the slightly more squat design of the European variant.

That walker is great as well!

[richvr]

Mk. V. In my opinion it's the first real Ogre.

[Diarmuhnd]

Ogrethulu http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/resources/record/ogrethulu.html was always one of my all time favorites