Animals of Oddworld...what are they here?
What would the creatures of Oddworld be here? On Earth...
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Oddworld list
Scrabs: Crabs
Paramites: Webspinning, handlike tentacled predators of Oddworld Sligs: The next generation of slugs Glukkons: Chainsmoking, Octopus headed corporate creatures of Oddworld Slurgs: Normal giant slugs to oddworld Meetles: Giant Beetles Meeches: No idea... Fleeches: Leeches Elums: mulE Interns: No idea... Maybe they're in the International Music Gang Vykkers: Next gen. abusers to oddworld creatures Slogs: Dogs Slegs: Wolf-like creatures that are almost like slogs. Almost. Meeps: Sheeps in general Gabbits: Rabbit/frog hybrid of some type Fuzzles: Balls of hair with muscle and bones or cartilage Ratz: Rats Outlaws: Gangster, pirates and, uhhh, outlaws Bats: Bats Mudokons: Turtle-like humanoids Stunks: Skunks Chippunks: Chipmunks Bolamites: Spider-like creatures Mugs: Bugs |
Quote by Spirrow : Gabbits:rabbits
they're actually frogs |
Alright, rabbit, frog hybrid. Still not a winning combination.
Sorry, I take things sometimes for what I hear. |
I looked at the head of a glukkon and then an octopus and I noticed they were very similar. Oh yeah, you forgot Muds witch would be humans. Verry clever thead Spirrow.
PS, welcome to OFW. :D |
Alright, as for mudokons. Note: Take this as a saying but not an explanation
They live in hard mud. The mosiac Lines, Paramonia, Scrabania. They bury their dead in hard mud. Necrum. Whenever Abe get's pulverized, such as jumping in a meat saw rocks appear to ricochet right off the screen as though he was made of them. Hard mud drying for millions of years makes the rock of today. Mudokon live in hard mud. They are the amazing mud men (sigh) Oh, what am I kidding myself. There no understanding to those lines. |
Um...this seems more name based alot than behavourial based. In what way are Paramites parasitic? They're predators. And I don't think a Scrab would be a crab, crab's are more scavengers. Dunno WHAT they would be, though. Need more time to think, and I don't have the time right now.
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A paramite would be a giant tarantula-They're both web-spinnning arachnids. And the Glukkon/octopus thing is actually pretty much correct-Glukkons are of the Octigi family, and in the Octigi family there are octigi themselves, which are basically intellignet octopuses.
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Meeches --- Peaches!!
As for Mudokons, I would guess the next gen of turtles or something. I was always thinking what their faces reminded me of, and when I read that wiki I thought "Bingo!" By the way, what's with the "sheeps" thing? |
meeps are basically one eyed, one legged, sheep. they even sound like one.
here's my list: scrabs: they remind me of carivorous horses paramites: a cat,spider hybrid thingy sligs: cheap, disabled, rent a cops glukkons: talking octopusses slurgs: slugs fleches: violent leeches meetles:beetles mugs: bugs i'll finish my list later |
dont forget the steefs
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Yeah, yeah, thanks a lot everyone. I haven't went so far as to include all the new species from the latest games yet. Fortunately I slow on buying the late episodes. If you don't believe it. Believe it. I'm still stuck with a PS1 and a GBA. I'm not going to say it's bad or anything. No chance of college with that stuff influencing my life. But when that PS3 hits the shelves the end this spring here in Georgia the new devil going to be proud of himself. I upgraded my animal of oddworld post ( barely) since I racked my brain for conclusions and took a few looks at those creatures pictures. By my personal opinion I think scrabs have some short alikeness to crabs. Just posting the opinion. I'll be back! |
OT: Linked to what you just said, you do know that they flicked from PS1 to Xbox? That really annoyed me, particularly as generally game series stay on the same home console. I've had a PS2 fror a while now. Plus I also think that maybe Munch's Oddysee wouldn't be as good as the first two anyway, as it changed to 3D. I think part of the formula that made the first two fantastic was its unique gameplay style and 2D stuff etc. In 3D, the original awesome gameplay style is stripped away. Plus they messed up the Scrabs. Large carnivores in huge herds? Doesn't suit them at all. Just...ugh.
On topic again, I do think that Scarbs may be like carniverous horses, at least just a small bit. Their running does sound like a horse (which ius probably the sound they used for the game, but anyway). But again, if you get a PS3, don't expect any newer Oddworld games on it. Munch's Master, a Paramite is a VERTABRATE, remember? It's got bone, muscle and four limbs. I think they contradict spinning web. As a final, though, I think most of Oddworld's creatures can't really be converted to 'real' ones here, they're too different really. Obviously there's some, such as Slogs and Fleeches. |
Oddworld creature are so different from earth ones. Define them by behaviour and ecological niche. Okay:
Paramites: wolves or lions Scrabs: bears/tigers/wildebeast Gabbits: dolphin/frogs And just about all the sapient species would be human. Fleeches: shankes or leeches. or chameleons, remember the tongue. Slogs: not even going to bother with this one slurgs: I swear the slugs at my house squeal when trodden on. Accidentaly of course, but only when I'm bearfoot. Ew! |
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Paramites don't look anything like wolves or lions and scrabs don't look like bear/tigers/wildebeast. |
he's basing on the behavior he said
not on the aspect |
Are you a scientist Bullet Magnet?
That was a very good list However, I would have to say that paramites are like spiders as they do build traps and lie in wait...and aren't lions territorial? Scrabs-maybe lions,kangaroos as can jump |
Yeah, that beats me. I hate Xbox. Mostly because I'm not really fond
of it. Well, at least I'm just scratching my head on the surface of the Oddworld water. Now to carry on I have to change plans of buying the PS3 for the Xbox series. I don't think so. Guess the world of fiction gonna move with it's tail left in my face. Pathetic. |
here we are:
fleeches: violent leeches slurgs: slugs glukkons: talking octopusses with cigar breath sligs: rent a cops with half a body paramites: spider- cats (because cats are just as curious) scrabs: they remind me of carnivorous horses with crab legs zappflies: fireflies who drink lighter fluid wolvracks: bald fat guys who are worse than sligs bolamites: spider boombat: bats who eat mexican food AND lighter fluid *giggles* chippunks: chipmunks (hey, opposites! monks, punks!) clakkerz: crows (partial intelligence) elums: mules, or work horses gabbits: frogs grubbs:humans in poverty meeches: chickens mugs: bugs meetles: beetles vykkers: mad scientists thudslugs: pillbugs stunks: skunks stingbees: hornets steefs: those, half horse half man thingies with the head of a goat mudokons: humans meeps: sheep ratz: rats scoots: salmon scuba toads: water toads sea rex: prehistoric sharks (you know how giant those are!) skrikits: roaches slegs:warthogs slogs: dogs WHEW! a complete list. that took a good 30 minutes. all the species that anyone can know about. |
It think this might be usefull to some people here:
http://www.oddworldlibrary.net/toa/O.../creatures.htm |
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Octigi: cats, as they can both parasitise and eventually control their host. Slegs: coyotes or wolves. Stunks: skunks (obviously) Fuzzles: wolverines in the wild or when angered, beagles in Vykkers Labs Bolamites: well, spiders. I'm surprised OWI didn't exploit the name for a different upgraded version: ebolamites Chippunks: Stand-up comics, rappers, politicians. |
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I didn't spoil a thing, I was simply giving a list
so it would be easier to find out what they could be on earth |
Don't be mean, he didn't spoil it. He helped us by giving us a visual and text based list of the species and animals in Oddworld.
It helped me see which animals are which rather than having to type in every single species into google images. What would the Zappflies be on Earth? |
Zappflies' ability to discharge electricity obviously takes its cue from creatures on Earth that can do the same, most popularly the electric eel. The ability is put into a fly body to fit with the kind of wildlife found in OSW.
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OWI's inspiration behind the behaviour of Paramites are Hyenas. |
Zapflies remind me of fireflies, but "upgraded" to a lethal variety. Have any of you seen them fly? They've revealed no wings...
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You know, I've been meaning to post this in this thread for the longest time
now. Why haven't OWI gone to the limits to create predator birds as well that can chase our heros around a little. The only birds I've seen so far were those in the FMVs and the clakkers. Oh, and the spiritual birds the mudokons use. I'm guessing it's to hard to take a hawk, an eagle, a vulture, uhh what are those things called, condors. Just rearrange the name like they did with every other oddworld creature. If not design a new one. Alter the image of the bird. I don't know, make it one that stands on two long legs like an ostritch and can't fly. I'll get back. |
Meetles/Mugs??
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well thay would be some huge ladybirds I guess ;)
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Who says you have to make thm sweet and cuddly like fleechies. Turn the nob up a little and make them as territorial as scrabs. Giant two-legged birds that patrol around their territory killing every likely warm-blooded thing that moves. Except females of couse. I'll get back. |
Meetles are beasts of burdon. They can be riden on, so they play a rôle in transport like horses do, except they can fly as well. Glukkons fit gun turrets on them but, while I'm not aware of any parallel on Earth, horses are/were also used in warfare.
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Elephants were also used as giant weaponry. And there's the Zumbooruk, which is a small cannon fired from the back of a camel
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Ah, the war elephants how could I forget. Yes, warriors who rode on
them were high enough to get a good aim (usually with a spear or arrow) at an enemy. Somewere also armored with body shields. And I believe some could use their tusks to attack with even more force. |
That species' Darwinian Fitness is 0 since there can only be one male at a time. And then the male dies.
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What species? Cos I know we were talking about war elephants...
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Let's guess
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*What would happen if a male of a flock (refering to birds) died simply of age, who would dominate afterwards. Well, if that's what it is then I'm not sure what to tell you. Perhaps immediate clues appear around the females and new males start to charge right over to them and all hell breaks loose with the alphas fighting every direction. Note: That was just a suggestion. Maybe not truth. |
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It is possible that when the male dies the largest female becomes a male. It happens on Earth all over the place. Or there are "subversive" scrabs, males who are not dominant. I do have a lot of difficulty trying to reconcile differences between MO scrabs and AO/AE scrabs. Their behaviour is entirely different. It could be that the scrabanian scrabs are nesting, or wild at being confined in the temple...
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