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I suppose you're talking about personal helplessness as opposed to helplessness as a macrocosm. Even then though, Fangus was supposed to be this rough tough shepherd if I remember correctly, who was pitted into an arena as a slave or something? I can't remember exactly, just that he wasn't exactly meek.
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Exactly, but even the strongest, most able people can be left powerless. Stranger had a moment like this in SW when he's captured by Raider, but that all gets resolved in a cutscene. If Fangus (just as an example) escaped his slave encampment, his physical toughness wouldn't really help against trained snipers in watch towers. He'd have to rely on stealth and timing. I think it would make for a pretty exciting "mission" and it would also be a great way to teach the player that they can use other tactics that just running in guns blazing.
When playing Stranger's Wrath, you never truly feel like you're in too much danger, which just kind of surprised me for an Oddworld game.