Ghosts in AO???
In one of the first 3,4 screens in paramonia, there is a picture of an Elum howling at some ghost... Does any1 know what that means???
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It's just an age-old image painted on the rock by Mudokons. I wouldn't try to find too much meaning in it, if I were you. It's probably just something put in to look quite nice. I do realise that many of these painted images contribute to the ease of the game (a rock painting of a Mudokon leading an Elum can tell you that a platform is coming up), but seeing as there's nothing in Abe's Oddysee to do with such a 'creature', I can only suggest that it's purely aesthetic.
Then again, being open minded, how about this: Elums are very friendly creatures, as we all know, but are scared by anything they don't understand - Abe's chanting or the spirit rings for example. When the Mudokons that lived in Paramonia were being captured by the Glukkons and Vykkers, all those years back, they didn't understand what was going on. They represented these spectres, which could appear and disappear seemingly at will (through what we know as teleporters, or perhaps other fast forms of transport), as ghosts, and also displayed an Elum to show that they were as frightened as an Elum would be at a ghost. On another hand, if someone has discovered a Mudombie in Abe's Oddysee, please enlighten us. |
strange theory...
can it not be a simple spirit? there are a lots spirits on oddworld |
The only other transportation I know that Mudokons use is wells, Meetles, and... well I cant really think of anything else right now. Personally I can't remember which wall painting your talking about right now so I am alittle confused?:fuzsmile:
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Don't you forget the best of all?
the bird portals? |
Re: Ghosts in AO???
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Yeah, thats about it, but the slog is actually an elum
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it's a fleech...
not a slog. but don't ask me why |
The original concept sketches of a fleech looked like balls with a mouth full of teeth. It was later that they became the two-headed worm they are now. That cave painting shows an early fleech and two "ghosts" or weirdos. Weirdos are the spirits of dead mudokons who occasionaly speak to the living. They are one with the Spooce.
P.S. If you have seen early fleech concept design mentally give it fur and big eyes. What is it now. Obviously OWI dosn't like to waste ideas. Another example of this was that the Almighty Raisin was created because Lorne liked a concept sketch (possibly of Sam) to much to throw away. He created a new character for it. |
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maybe it's elum howling at a weirdo (like the ones in AE)
to make you wonder what it is...a taste of what's to come? Or maybe it's to make it look nice. Other cave paintings seem to be there for a purpose.. |