My understanding is that Glukkons, Oktigi and Gloktigi are all from the Octigi family of species, with Gloktigi being of animalistic intelligence and Glukkons/Oktigi being sentient.
Sekto keeping Gloktigi as pets could be compared to a human keeping monkeys as pets, and some of the Gloktigi seen in SW were cybernetically enhanced by Sekto. Interestingly though, some of the concept art seems to show them wearing some kind of suit-like clothing, although this might just be decoration (in the same way a jerk might dress their pet monkey in a costume). The only reference I can find of Gloktigi being Glukkon/Oktigi hybrids is an uncited footnote on the Oddworld wiki, so take that with a grain of salt until someone else can back it up with a reference. |
Yeah, I sort of thought Sekto's gloktigi might essentially function as guard dogs. Big, ugly guard dogs that go SKREEEEE and spit goop.
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Lorne did say that the reason they can teleport is due to occultism too. So maybe Sekto knows a little of the dark arts.
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An evil octopus dude with magic?
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Was that ever given as an explanation explicitly for Gloktigi teleportation though? I know Lorne has said the Glukkons practised occultism at one point in their history (before shunning religion and turning to technology), but I don’t recall ever hearing that being applied for the Gloktigi specifically.
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Glukkons and Oktigi are closely related, but Oktigi are not a superspecies. Biologically, Gloktigi are a hybrid of the two, deliberately created as elite guards. They're intelligent, but so egotistical that they never speak to other species, and so violent that they often can't control their demonic frenzy. All the same they are highly trained and loyal to the death.
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Innnnteresting. How long has this Gloktigi-engineering/summoning project been going on, who started it, and would a starving glok be likely to be more vicious and mindless than a well-fed one?
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Wil, in NnT, who are the "two new sort-of-characters"?
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Speaking of Sekto, I wonder, is he the one actually talking, or is he talking through the Old Steef he's controlling the entire game?
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So it was a joke? Is OWI_Alex responsible for it?
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No, I just don't know the answer. Also, why would Alex be responsible for what Matt Glanville said?
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Who has gave birth to those Gloktigi?
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Thank you, Wil!
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Specifically, in the temples, where you can enter one of the trials, visit the secret area and rescue the Mudokons, then exit the trial without lighting the flint lock. When you re-enter that trial, the secret area has reset, so you can rescue the Mudokons again and add extra Mudokons to the counter. I don’t think that’s as easy to do in Exoddus as the vault doors always lock behind you as soon as you enter them. |
Yeah, that makes sense.
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Wil, in SoulStorm, will Abe lead 300 muds across the desert? Thank you.
You are the new Alf. |
Speaking of Alf, I've always wondered if Wil ever wrote any of the Dear Alf posts while he worked for OWI. And if not, does he know who writes them?
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Alf wrote them.
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The masses think it's Lanning.
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Yes, because he doesn't work there anymore.
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Wil doesn't work for OWI anymore?
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Well, he still has the OWI title.
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He enjoys the power.
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Would you wanna remove that title?
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We don't trust you anymore, Wil! We demand to know the truth. All we want is the truth!
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I don't work for OWI any more.
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Why, if you don't mind my asking?
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I honestly hope it was an amicable parting of ways. I don't know you at all, Wil but the idea that one of Oddworld's biggest fans gets hired by OWI then finds out they're a bunch of assholes or gets fired for whatever reasons kills what little childlike optimism I have left inside. Cause that would suck.
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I'd assume it's the same reason that JAW and OWI split.
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I'm not going to go into the details, but:
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Speak the truth, Wil! IF THAT'S EVEN YOUR REAL NAME
Or is it... Max?! ... Oh wait. You just spoke the truth nvm |