Is scrab and slig the most orriginal?
Ive noticed that every character/creature in oddworld is based on somethin, example:
Mudokon=human Glukkon=human=octupuss head Paramite=spider Fleech=leech etc. exept for scrabs and sligs? Do you see these based on somethin? :confused: |
Sligs are Squils, and scrabs are mixing between lions and rino's... it's the only I know
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What the heck is a squil
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Aslik=> Ass liker, lol
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What are you talking about Xaivier ; ?????
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But Furbies arn't real............they remind me of the GOBBOS from croc but cute, cuddly, AND VICIOUS (ALSO HELPFUL)
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I saw that fuzzles not wher completely created by owi, they exist some fuzzles in a tv program, whit the same name and same look |
I meant " ASLIK > ASS LIKKER , LOL
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Haven't you played AE, mud101? Vice Prsident Aslik is a Glukkon.
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Aslick is the boss of the FeeCo Depot, are you a newbie ?
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No i'm a guy with a playstation and a bunch of games ; only got AO ' gonna get AE for X-mas and I think i'm gonna get MO and XBOX for X-mas too
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In a topic that has recently been lost to the forums past history i posted with the following. They are the names of oddworld stuff that rhyme with human world stuff, also note that the things that ryhme also look and resemble features of that creature:
Scrab: Crab Paramite: Mite Fleech: Leech Meep: Sheep Mug: Bug Meetle: Beetle Slog: Dog Sloggies: Doggies/Sloggies There are probably more |
But a paramite IS supposed to be like a SPIDER and what in the hell is a mite??
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Mites are Arachnids, related to Spiders and Scorpions.
There was a HUGE topic about this a while back, and I can't be bothered repeating what was said there... |
in england cops are sometimes called Fuzzles. mebye thats were the nae for fuzzles come form. btw glukkons, the name is like glutton because they take to much.
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Here is a pic of a dust mite ( they are microscopic )
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lblanco/mite2.jpg This is a profile of it's head. Notice the feeling, grasping things hanging over the mouth. Hey! Paramites have those to! YAY! I figured something out! ( didn't I? ) |
ugly little bugger isn't he?
Mite, common name for some 30,000 species of minute, usually oval-bodied arachnids . They are worldwide in distribution. Mites resemble ticks in having the head, thorax, and abdomen fused into one unsegmented body, but they are usually much smaller. They often have three pairs of legs in the larval stage and four pairs of legs in the nymph and adult stages. The mouthparts are adapted for piercing. Like most arachnids, mites breathe by means of tracheae (small tubes opening on the surface of the body), and they live in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Many are animal parasites; some, which subsist on vegetation, produce galls on plants. They are economically and medically injurious, because they carry diseases affecting livestock and humans. that is the definition in encarta. |
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Here in America (at least) cops are sometimes refered to as 'fuzz', so maybe that is what he was refering to.
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I've done a lot of work on this: and so here it is.
Mudokons Mudokons are obviously humanoid in shape, but also possess a reptilian atributy or two. We all know Mudokons evolved from birds - to our world, they've de-evolved into reptiles, more specifically, dinosaurs. However, they do still retain some of their bird-features, such as light/hollow bones and feathers. Glukkons Primarily, a cross between octopi and ostriches - just look at those long 'legs'. Glukkon species is also based on a certain human feature - businessmen. Or rather, barbaric bosses. Sligs An obvious slug rip-off, but also owning many features of squids, such as the tentacles, and fairly obviously, the name 'Slig'. Scrabs Judging directly from the name, the Scrab is a hybrid of (obviously) a crab, and, perhaps to your surprise, a swans. The neck, mainly, I mean, but certain other details are common between the two. Now, the Scrab's distinctive personality is based on that of a rhino, but also can be found in the Earth stalion, mountain goat, and many other creatures. Paramites Mites in appearance, but their web-weaving ability is obviously spider-originated. They hunt in packs but shy away when in solitude, just like the hyenas on which they are based. Fleeches Obviously, this little beasty's title gives it a 'leech' flavour, but its nature is more like that of a shark - one of those actually-viscious sharks, though. And where does the green-colouring and long tongue come from? I'll tell you - it's a frog. Vykkers This was a fairly tricky one, but I sussed it in the end. Remember how Munch is described as being 'abducted' by the Vykkers? Well, that's because the Vykkers are based heavily on stories of alien abductions, where people claim they have been kidnapped by beings in a spaceship and been experimented on. There are many variations, but the aliens are most commonly described as being small but tall, with a relatively large head and two enourmous eyes. This alien is called a 'gray' (not 'grey' in British English, though). I haven't been able to determine where these nutty doctors gain the remaining of their atributies from, although my best guess would be from a praying mantis (hey, I really dunno). Slogs Dogs. Too easy, but there's a funny thing going on with that frill, which I just can't place. Interns When I first saw an Intern, I immediately thought 'whale', and I still stick by it. However, since the community has been able to see these rockers more clearly, I have changed my mind about their heads resembling pitcher plants. The likenes is there, but I'm just not so keen about the idea any more. Gabbits Wow! Where do I begin? Well, Munch is heavily based around a catfish and a rabbit. His one-leggedness comes from a sea-horse, and his sonar abilities and swimming style comes from a dolphin. His mouth is a cross between that of a crocodile and that of a coelocanth (the thought-extincted fish). Plus, Gabits are fished from the ocean in a way similar to tuna, and Gabbiar tins also are shaped exactly like the tins tuna comes in. What a freaky hybrid. Elum A cross between a stinking mule and a stereotypcial bear i.e. honey-liking, bee-hating - who does that remain you of? Whinney the Pooh? You betchya. Fuzzles Oh, please. A lab rat/sea urchin cross over. I got that in a few minutes (okay, I'm boasting, but it's true). Raisin A giant jellyfish - no, come back, I'm serious. He also seems very reminisant (sp?) of a woolly-mammoth. He is, after all, the only of his kind, and Earth isn't exactly swarming with mammoth-poo and mammoth carcasses, is it now? Meetles Studying the Mudokon Nation, I found this: Meeps are like sheep, Elums are like horses, Meetle grubs are like pigs, and Meetles are like cattle. No really, just take a glimse at the Tree Huggers pic, and you'll get my drift. The Meetle Grub I actually believe is a sort of pig/catapiller cross-breed, with a tiny bit rabbit coming from that ear. A adult Meetle is definitely cattle-based, but the overall shape seems more ladybird (or ladybug for you Americans). Sydney mentions on Oddworldian a latin name he identifies it as being, but I'm just one boy in a world of insect encyclopaedias (i.e. I haven't looked it up). Mugs are slightly different. The picture from Abe Babe's promotional leaflet seems just a Meetle-turned-evil, but those sticky-up wings remind me of something. It just won't click. But the production artwork is definitely based on a scorpion. Look at those 'pincers', look at that tail. Wey-hey, look at that cool leather jacket! Meeps Sheep. And something else, I haven't begun to think. Maybe a...oh, idunno. Rats Rats. The legs are quite spider-like, though. Jeez, this is getting harder. Slurgs Oops, nearly forgot these. Slugs. Meeches These are very T-rex in appearance - the up-right body and powerful legs, but tiny, tiny arms. They are described by Lorne himself as hunting like hyenas, much like the Paramites. The shape of its hunched back reminds me of that funny squid-like underwater creature, but I forget its name. It's a cephalapod, I think, and it's nearly extinct, or something? Oh, I'll look it up. Chroniclers A squid/sea-horse mix. Ever notice they had only one leg before now? Skeeters Now, please explain to me why OWI chose the name 'Skeeter' for a mosquito-based creature. Did Lorne not see the film 'Skeeter' in which giant mosquito monster do something I don't know of because I've never seen the film, and he just came up with the name, leading to one big freaky coincidence? Or has he seen the film and decided he wasn't feeling particularly inventive? Or is it the production department that ultimately designs the creatures' names? It doesn't make any different, anyway, but I just think Oddworld names are beginning to lose their buzz. Anyway, Skeeter's are based on mosquitoes. Sea Rexes An underwater T-rex crossed with a big eel and one of those whales/sharks that just sift through the ocean eating everything (mostly and preferably plankton). Stangs Shark/jellyfish. OWI really like sharks, don't they? Fleeches, Sea Rexes and Stangs. Tsk! Kintos A sort of toad mixed with a mountain goat. I'm sure there's a creature that despises things above its head on Earth, but I haven't in the last two years been able to think of it. Scoots Just bottom-of-the-food-chain fish/squids. Queens Queen Sam appears to be based on a giant Slug mixed with a normal Mudokon. Lady Margaret, on the other hand, looks like a massive cross between a cetipede and a prawn. Don't tell her tht, though, or she'll have my guts for garter, guttering and grocery-goods. Well, I'm positively worn out now. My mind's blank and my fingers are numb. Please, please try to remember them, because in my busy lifestyle, I doubt I'll have time to grieve for them. Generously, Max Muggledarner |
Wow, thanks for all of that Max, you deserve a break. I was suprised when I found that there was two new creatures you described that I had never heard of the Skeeter and the Stangs...Hmmm...
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thanx for the info!!!
I all redy see skeeters, but stangs, kinots and scoots ? can someone shot a image ? |
I've never heard of Stangs or Scoots...
And yes, I had noticed that Chroniclers had only one leg... :P |
Okay, well, seeing as there's a bit of mystery for some dudes and dudettes around here eminating from a couple of these critters, I'll take the time to (not reluctantly) tell you a bit.
Stangs were mentioned in the Oddworld Production Team Presentation. I forget what its real name is, but I saved it on my computer, and I'll edit this message for you later when I've found it. They were simply described as being an underwater creature designed as an 'enemy' for the water-borne Munch. Kintos are mountainous creatures that do not like anything to be above their heads - and so the Glukkons enslaved them, put them under ceilings and made them carry heavy stuff on their heads. There's a production picture in one of Paul O'Conner's designer diaries at Gamespot.com/Videogames.com. Scoots are squid-like fish that are also called 'Worry Fish' (heh - my alternative nickname, used in OddChat) because of the constant look of worry on their faces - they are worried because they're most likely about to get eaten by a Gabbit or Sea Rex or Stang. It was actually Xavier who drew my attention to the Skeeter in the topic 'What are Skeeters and StingRings' or something similar, and again in that other thing with the things (oh dear, if only I could remember. I'm fourteen, and I'm falling apart mentally and physically). Additionally, Max Muggledarner |
My God man! your only fourteen!? I always thought you where like eighteen or twenty! Just by the way you talk you sound much older. I mean, look at me, Im fifteen and I suck at spelling, grammer, smarts, etc.
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of yeah Kinto Slaves, you mean I found the pic
http://www.oddworldian.net/images/prod_kinto.jpg [ December 15, 2001: Message edited by: Xavier ] |
Ack! Creepy! :eek:
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Kinto's and Glukkons walking on their hands, I don't think four limbs went out of style yet! J/k :p |