'Biggest an' ugliest Orkses, loadsa Stormboyz an' Nobz. Dey fights 'and-to-'and. None of dis sissy-stuff, 'anging back an' sneakin' like grotty Gretchin an' snivlin' Snotlin's. No uvver clan is as 'ard as da Goffs.'

The Goffs are identified by their predominantly black gear and the clan totem, which is a black bull's head. This clan has the reputation of having the biggest, ugliest, meanest, and most ferocious Orks.

Of all the Ork warrior clanz, Goffs are the most inspired by the thrill and thunder of battle, and are specialists in hand-to-hand combat. They consider themselves superior to the cowardly Orks from other clanz, who hang back to shoot when they could get into the thick of battle. They are particularly fond of the stick grenades, because they're hurled by hand and are good for close combat in trenches, ruins, bunkers and ratholes. Goffs usually carry a brace of hefty stick grenades (known as stikkbombz) stuffed down their black boots.

Black is the preferred colour of the Goffs. Other clanz that wear bright colours and patterns are simply mocked as not proper Orks, or as just plain weedy. The most common decoration is a checker pattern of black and white or a contrasting border. Excessive deviation from the way of the clan is met with derision, and the miscreant will certainly get clobbered by any Boss Ork who comes his way. War paint and tattoos are also considered taboo by the Goffs, but skull earrings, death's head pendants, metal studs piercing the flesh, and large nose-rings are favoured. To the Goffs, these are the outward signs of the tough character of the inner Ork.

The most infamous of the Goffs is the Ork Warlord Ghazghkull.

Headdress is usually a horned helmet, or a coal scuttle-style helmet, either of which offers plenty of protection to the neck. Members of the clan wear a backplate which bears the Orkish rune of their household which is enamelled in colour on a black ground.

The Goffs can boast the greatest numbers of Nobz and Stormboyz. This is because the Goffs are the most militaristic of all the Orks. All Orks love to wage war, and often wage war to live, but of the Goffs it can truly be said that they live only for war.

Goff yoofs indulge in dangerous trials of strength among themselves. For these contests, they don ritual bulls-head helmets with great bull's horns attached to them. They then charge each other in the manner of raging bulls, colliding with a loud crack as the horned headgear makes contact. The yoofs continue to headbutt each other until one has had enough, or until they've headbutted each other to death.

The slave herds of Runts and Gretchin (Snotz and Grotz) are not permitted to wear black - this privilege is reserved for Goffs alone. However, the Snotz and Grotz are allowed to paint their faces with black paint. The slaves must be content with drab, neutral colours. Any attempt to wear bright colours is met with extreme chastisement at the hands of a disapproving Goff.