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Fatherbrain30 08-29-2010 12:44 PM

Nah Stranger wouldn't be a hunter anymore, he has other duties now.

FlakyRock 08-31-2010 09:42 PM

This all reminds me of something....

At one point of SW, when he was in a Cut scene, did any of you see Abe in the background at all? Seriously, I swear I did. He was like, in the town? I have tried to google it, but nothin'..

ziggy 08-31-2010 11:51 PM

I think you might be trippin about seeing Abe in Stranger's Wrath. Was he hiding among the crowd of the grubs in the last scene like a where's waldo book?
If all the heroes at the end of the series come together and launch an epic war against the industrialists it would be dumb. The Oddworld creative team would be more clever than to come up with this Lord of the Rings kind of material.

FlakyRock 09-01-2010 12:13 AM

Off Topic:
-Yeah I was about 9 years old so maybe I was just trippin' Ballz.

On Topic: The idea just seems, retarded. Abe is like defenceless, all he can do is run around and jump up walls to avoid any contact with bullets. Stranger, on the other hand, is quite smart..? I'm sure instead of just assuming that hes gone because he jumped up a wall (Like a slig) he relises he can just use his Furry shooter cannons to catch him :D
The game would be over as soon as he found Abe. Playing as Abe would be like:
Start game, run for about 6 seconds, then.... OMFGosh STRANGER!!!1!! Caught, Stranger gets bounty, game over. Good work.

I don't think them working together would be such a good idea either.
"Ouh STRANGER! Ur BIG Muscular ARMZ!!!1 Wtf. U HAz 4 LeGz O_o??" "Piss off Abe, I'm lonely and depressed..."

Your point, is invalid.

Phantasos 09-01-2010 12:25 AM

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On Topic: The idea just seems, retarded. Abe is like defenceless, all he can do is run around and jump up walls to avoid any contact with bullets. Stranger, on the other hand, is quite smart..? I'm sure instead of just assuming that hes gone because he jumped up a wall (Like a slig) he relises he can just use his Furry shooter cannons to catch him :D

Retarded? Well from the responses I've had, I think we've had quite an engaging and thought provoking conversation on the matter.

I think we've all considered how 'weak' Abe is, but Abe does possess the power of possession.. are you perhaps forgetting this just a little? If Abe can possess objects, like we have seen him do, than Abe could well indeed put up a clumsy, if not amusing attempt at alluding Stranger in a small boss battle of sorts.

FlakyRock 09-01-2010 12:27 AM

Opps, I completely forgot about that O_O Sorry.
But what if the floating do-hickys are about then? Then hes screwed.
But the chances of one randomly floating in that area is..... slim.

Stranger4002 09-01-2010 09:58 AM

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I thınk crossover would be stupıd because of thıs: THIRD MOON.

Nah; I doubt Stranger will get a moon, he was a non-Quintology character...therefore I don't see how he qualifies for a moon; even if he did meet up with Abe.

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On Topic: The idea just seems, retarded. Abe is like defenceless, all he can do is run around and jump up walls to avoid any contact with bullets. Stranger, on the other hand, is quite smart..? I'm sure instead of just assuming that hes gone because he jumped up a wall (Like a slig) he relises he can just use his Furry shooter cannons to catch him
Nah; the idea isn't at all retarded, even though they are quite different when it comes to physical qualities. Lorne said Abe and Munch are seemingly weak characters with hidden strengths (possession, gamespeak etc.) and that Stranger is a seemingly strong character with a hidden weakness (him being a steef). I see no reason why the three characters different qualities couldn't eventually work together. In fact; the differences are what make the idea even more interesting. :)

crimsonxking 09-01-2010 11:19 AM

Honestly, I'd want to see it for one reason and one reason only. You know how in Stranger's Wrath when you Gamespeak with nobody around Stranger makes comments to himself about what he has to do or who he is after? The entire thing would be worth it to hear his sarcastically hilarious remarks about Abe.

But, yeah, I don't actually see this ever happening in the games since Stranger isn't a bounty hunter anymore. But I am sure we'll see them team up or just meet up eventually. If not in the games, then whenif the movie is ever made, based on the concept art. Technically, he could go after Abe as a bounty in a movie, as the events of Stranger's Wrath would be irrelevant.

Phantasos 09-01-2010 02:17 PM

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Honestly, I'd want to see it for one reason and one reason only. You know how in Stranger's Wrath when you Gamespeak with nobody around Stranger makes comments to himself about what he has to do or who he is after? The entire thing would be worth it to hear his sarcastically hilarious remarks about Abe.

But, yeah, I don't actually see this ever happening in the games since Stranger isn't a bounty hunter anymore. But I am sure we'll see them team up or just meet up eventually. If not in the games, then whenif the movie is ever made, based on the concept art. Technically, he could go after Abe as a bounty in a movie, as the events of Stranger's Wrath would be irrelevant.

Is the supposed movie a reboot of the videogame series then? I never really followed the empty promises about the movie, because I knew I'd be disappointed..

crimsonxking 09-01-2010 03:47 PM

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Is the supposed movie a reboot of the videogame series then? I never really followed the empty promises about the movie, because I knew I'd be disappointed..

If "reboot" is the word you want to use, sure. They are/were supposed to tell the same story as the games only in a different way with a lot more added/changed.

Phantasos 09-01-2010 04:02 PM

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If "reboot" is the word you want to use, sure. They are/were supposed to tell the same story as the games only in a different way with a lot more added/changed.

Yeah, I didn't know if reboot was the right word, but still. It sounds like a strange approach.. I'm kinda glad they're not doing it.

crimsonxking 09-01-2010 04:59 PM

I don't think they were ever canceled. They are just... you know... Indefinitely Postponed. We may still get them one day.

I don't see why anyone would be glad they were canceled, though. Obviously the movie was going to have a lot of stuff added. The story of Abe's Oddysee isn't exactly meaty enough for a movie as is.

Unless you were expecting the movie to be a whole new story set after the games or something, which was never the plan.

FlakyRock 09-01-2010 06:04 PM

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I don't think they were ever canceled. They are just... you know... Indefinitely Postponed. We may still get them one day.
Yes but... what seriously are the chances of that? I think they are a little busy at the moment don't you think? Well not busy, lets just say, on vacation. I think if we did expect them to make them it wouldn't be any time soon.
We'll, what are you even talking about? :S

Nate 09-01-2010 08:38 PM

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I don't think they were ever canceled. They are just... you know... Indefinitely Postponed. We may still get them one day.

The Abe movie was never in production, so it couldn't get either cancelled or postponed.

Mr. Bungle 09-01-2010 10:45 PM

Were they in pre-production? They must have been doing something in those 5 years of silence. Plus, we got concept art.

crimsonxking 09-02-2010 07:09 AM

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The Abe movie was never in production, so it couldn't get either cancelled or postponed.

It wasn't in production, no, but they definitely intended to make it back then, and I am sure they had the story and concepts either down or being worked on. So, I'm not sure what terms one uses to describe something that was planned but put on indefinite hold other than the ones I used. ... unless I said indefinite hold. But it means the same thing.

Until they come out and say "We changed our minds, we aren't going to make a movie", I am going to assume it's still something they want to do at some point down the road.

Nate 09-02-2010 07:21 PM

I don't disagree. My point was merely that the Abe movie was in pre-production and still is in pre-production. There's no upper limit to the amount of time and work that can go on in the pre-production process.

crimsonxking 09-02-2010 07:48 PM

Indeed.

Also, even if the movie does eventually get made, it could undergo any type of change during the pre-production and production time. Isn't all that concept art from several years ago, too? I'm sure if we ever see it, it'll be at least somewhat different from what was planned years ago. The idea of having Stranger in it could either wind up scrapped or radically reworked.

MuMI 09-03-2010 07:09 AM

Abe is waaaay to far away from Stranger! I don't think Stranger would travel that much to hunt Abe, unless the Glukkons were able to pay alot of 'moolah'!

ledsnipe 09-05-2010 01:52 AM

You should make a story on fan fiction.

Xavier 09-06-2010 12:38 AM

Note that the Stranger looking shape in the Concept art is just a shape, it could be something completely different, and the Mudokon is probably not Abe.

nicksmith41 09-06-2010 10:45 AM

Has anyone every considered what Stranger's name might actually be? They just call him Stranger or Steef in the game. he could very well be part of the quintology. He could very well be Squeek. Its kind of like a Big guy being named Tiny. Guy with a raspy voice being named Squeek.
Personally I think that the whole quitology thing kinda fell through and I don't think we are gonna see it continued especially with the facepalm that was Munch's Oddysee.

Dynamithix 09-06-2010 11:20 AM

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Has anyone every considered what Stranger's name might actually be?

I'd laugh my ass off if his name was revealed to be Pinky.

MeechMunchie 09-07-2010 10:11 AM

I'd LMAO if his name was revealed at all.

MuMI 09-07-2010 11:25 AM

We can discuss it but we'll never know...