Oddworld Questions and Answers

[TheKhanzumer]

Here it is. The non-official Oddworld Q and A. This topic for everyone to post any questions they have regarding oddworld. This will help cut back on the amount of threads that only get a couple of replies.

So feel free to ask questions here that you think might have been asked before, or won't generate much discussion. Please encourage newbies to do the same.

Contents

1. Is there a leader of the Mudokons?
2. Why are Big Bro Sligs so large when they always use a gun?
3. Did Big Face have a mentor?
4. How old is the Mudokon race?
5. What’s a Kinto slave?
6. Can Kintos walk/balance?
7. Were there any huge battles between Mudokons and Glukkons?
8. What is a Chronicler?
9. Why do Vykkers cut their feet off?
10. Who is Buddy?
11. What is F.U.D. T.V.?
12. What’s happening to the Slig in this image?
13. What’s the living creature in this image?
14. What happens in the black ending of AE?
15. Does Abe have a surname?
16. What is a boiler room?
17. Does anyone have a picture of the boilers?
18. Can other Mudokons possess like Abe does?
19. How many Oddworld games will there be?
20. Will there be Oddworld films?
21. How do Mudokon shamans receive their title/role?
22. What is this image of?
23. How do I play AE in XP?
24. Does anyone know anything about the Paramite Plains?
25. Why do Greeters mimic Sligs?
26. How do Greeters distinguish between Mudokons and Sligs?
27. What do you call the stream of luminosity that appears when Abe possesses?
28. Why is Lulu so ugly?
29. Where do Interns come from and how do they reproduce?
30. Is it true that Slogs’ lower jaws is fixed?
31. What fueled the Glukkons’ hatred towards the Mudokons?
32. Could there still be a tribe of native Glukkons?
33. What are creatures in the intro of MO?
34. Where did Max first hear of the Mudoncho tribe?
35. Is it true that there is a ranch where the last remaining Meeches are kept?
36. Why can’t possession orbs go in water?
37. Why don’t OWI make a prequel of sorts?
38. Were Sligs underwater creatures?
39. Does Big Face have the power of Shrykull, and where was he in AE?
40. Was Big Face an Abe of his generation?
41. Is Latamire Munch his full name, and how often is it mentioned in MO?
42. Why do Sligs wear masks?
43. Weren’t there Mudokons who died in AE but weren’t counted as casualties?
44. How dumb are Aslik, Dripik and Phleg?
45. Can Abe possess more creatures in MO than in AE?
46. How do Interns eat?
47. What is Sam, Skillya and Magog?
48. Is ‘Ratz’ the singular or plural?
49. What happens at the end of Oddworld?
50. How do you pronounce ‘Mud’?
51. Are there any maps of Oddworld?
52. Shouldn’t the Newscaster be punished for mocking Phleg?
53. Are there any maps of the gameplay paths in AO/AE?
54. Could you post the concept art of a Khanzumer?
55. Are there any really large cities on Oddworld?
56. Who do the Magog Cartel sell to?
57. What is a Sea Rex?
58. Is the F.U.D. T.V. clip in MO?
59. How do Sligs eat?
60. Who is the president of FeeCo Depot?
61. If Lulu wasn’t going to bid on the Gabbiar, why did he go to Vykkers Labs?
62. Which Weirdo belongs to which Mudokon tribe?
63. What do the Sligs say in Munch’s Oddysee?
64. What is Mudoncho?
65. Is Abe’s Exoddus the second game in the Quintology?
66. Will Abe get more scars/powers in the future?
67. What is Lulu’s valet’s name?
68. Why wasn’t Sam in Munch’s Oddysee?
69. Are Vykkers hermaphrodites?
70. What is a 1%er?

[Disgruntled Intern]

Where do babies come from?

...heh

Actually, I just wanted to thank you for being the almighty weiner who knows so much about oddworld.

Thanks weiner!

[Mac the Janitor]

Thanks for making this thread, Khanz. All of those new silly question topics suddenly arising almost forced me to make one myself.

But I'm glad you did, since people will pay attention to a thread created by you more than one created by me...

[M.O.M]

Is there a Leader of Mudokons or is it sam?

[Xavier]

the spiritual leader is BigFace

put as important

[Jacob]

My mummy said that i can only be a Lawyer if i work ABSOLUTLY, POSITIVLY, AMAZINGLY TOOTILY hard...i told her "No" and hit her on the head with a Mongoose and told her that the only thing Lawyers have to have is no souls and an evil disposition...

Who is correct...?

[Xavier]

Jacob I think this topic is about Oddworld questions.if not it should be in the off topic discution

[Oddsville]

Well I'll try to answer any questions when I get the chane but knowing Khanz and Max they'll most likley get to them before me.

[TheKhanzumer]

To answer M.O.M. the mudokons currently have no real political leader. Sam is a depressed loser, who has no control over her offspring. The slave mudokons "leader" would be their boss. Be it a glukkon, slig or vykker. As far as native mudokons go, they have many spiritual leaders, each tribe with their own elders and shaman. BigFace is the shaman of shamans, he leads all the free tribes. Abe could also be considered a leader because he is leading the terrorist attacks against the Magog Cartel.

I'm glad the weiner could be of service DI and to answer your question... I think they come from a stork.

And Jacob I think both you and your mum are right. You need to be evil and ruthless but you also need to be clever and learned so you will have work hard to get an education.

In the future let's please stick to oddworld related questions.

[M.O.M]

thanks Khanz

[mudflub2]

Why is a bigbro so beefy when it always uses a gun?

[Wil]

The fact that BigBros handle guns is of no importance to their size. Sligs will undergo steroid treatments, which will increase their body size, strength and stamina. Their larger hands mean they can operate larger and more powerful guns, but a BigBro doesn't have to use a gun - it could leap into warfare barefisted if it wanted, but Sligs are big fans of firepower. Besides, if you can afford steroid treatment, you can afford a gun.

[M.O.M]

Do you know if Bigface had a Mentor?

[Wil]

I don't know, no, but everybody has to learn from somebody. Perhaps our Big Face learnt his skills from the last Big Face.

[M.O.M]

and another question:
How old is the Mudokon race?

[Wil]

There are many different ways I have managed to interpret that question. Here are my answers to each interpretation:

1) Members of the Mudokon race live for round about 40 years.
2) The Mudokon species is very old. They were around in more-or-less their modern form millennia ago.
3) Mudokons and their predecors have been on Oddworld since the birth of life.
4) Mudokons don't race, they only run when they're in a hurry.

I think 2) was the one you were after.

[M.O.M]

thanx...i like the joke

[Xavier]

Max,
wasn't it millennias ?

[Wil]

Nope - one millennium, two millennia.

Like bacterium and bacteria, villus and villi. We Enlgish like complicated plurals.

[TheKhanzumer]

mudflub2: whats a kinto slave?

Kintos are a race of mountain dwelling creatures. They were forced by the glukkons to work for them, but because of their extrem paranoia of things above their heads, the glukkons gave up trying to make them workers. They have two very powerful arms with one claw for climbing the toughest cliffs and mountains.

[ZombieX]

Originally posted by Max the Mug
Nope - one millennium, two millennia.

Like bacterium and bacteria, villus and villi. We Enlgish like complicated plurals.

We Enlgish like complicated plurals
"We Enlgish"???

[M.O.M]

the english language has complicated plurals!!

[ZombieX]

Yes, like "We English".

[M.O.M]

i know!!!!

[atusiya@]

Originally posted by TheKhanzumer
Kintos are a race of mountain dwelling creatures. They were forced by the glukkons to work for them, but because of their extrem paranoia of things above their heads, the glukkons gave up trying to make them workers. They have two very powerful arms with one claw for climbing the toughest cliffs and mountains.

Can Kinto walk?
However it may see, I will regard kinto as the ability not to walk.... To the unstable center of gravity and a fulcrum sake

[TheKhanzumer]

Kinto's stability is a combination of two things: Their strong claws holding them securely upright and despite their awkward appearance, they are fairly balanced as far as weight is concerned.

So yes they can walk, although they find uneven terrain easier to navigate.

[atusiya@]

Thank you!.Mr. OQA. (non-offcial Oddworld Q and A.)
I expect that the trial of this thread will become great like Xavier's PR.(picture reqest series..)

[M.O.M]

was their any huge battles between muds and the industrialists

[mudflub2]

what is a cronicler? The pic makes it look like a magician or a *giggles*taxman!

[Wil]

The Mudokons are a very spiritual folk, so I don't think they'd engage in any actual battles, but apparently their history is a lot darker than we or they realise. One phrase (which I'm not going to dig out - do a search for 'Species X', you should find it) indicates that the Mudokons actually advised another species on their military actions.

And of course there's the film of the Mudokons riding Meetles into industrial space, which could lead to all sorts of things. Who knows.

The Chroniclers are indeed taxmen - the official description we've been given is that they're the 'accountants, stock brokers, lawyers and thieves' of Oddworld. They're quite upset with Maggie because of the loss of RuptureFarms and other profit-making businesses in the Cartel. We can only assume that they're going to be chasing after the Vykkers Conglomerate soon.

By ZombieX:
"We Enlgish"???
By M.O.M.:
the english language has complicated plurals!!
ZombieX again:
Yes, like "We English".
M.O.M. once more:
i know!!!!

What a very nice responce. I couldn't have hoped for more.