Strangely, I felt the outlaw design was one of the weaker points of Stranger's Wrath. I mean, yes, they're all distinct and easy to distinguish, even in a hectic gunfight or melee, but a lot of the meticulous and careful design for, say, Slobs and Scrabs, was lost on them, I find. It's a little difficult to explain, but one quote from the Oddworld Artbook say something to the effect that "every creature should look like it came from a mother" and I didn't really see that with outlaws; they seemed more generic and stock than say, a Steef or even a Grubb.
Personally, I think my favorite design for Oddworld is the Scrab, which I feel are extraordinarily iconic, even if they're not the main characters. Everything about them just works: the dainty little walk they have, which somehow still looks impressive and imposing, the ramping bull-like charge, their extremely territorial nature... and that amazing sound they got for their howls and shrieks.
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Congratulations, Oddey, on winning FC's fanfiction competition two years running! You are clearly the man to beat!
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