I think I've spotted them blue crystal things hanging from a rope in the Paramonian background. So... if it is them extracted sprites, then it's probably not Abe hanging from a rope YAY! ^^ Maybe some kind of cultural decoration. Possibly, the sprite could just have been to add some animation to the screen to liven it up a bit.. to make it look like it's blowing in the wind. The screens I've posted are the highest parts of Paramonia, so it's likely the sprites are just to demo the windyness at that altitude. in my interpretation anyway..
I think that security thing and the '3-legged stooll' might be part of the same object. They were designed to detect Abe and chase him (they float in the air). The 3 'legs' are actually gun barrels that shoot downwards and once they catch up with Abe, Abe get's shot. I like this idea
