Who other than me hates Munch?? -

***Wil*** · #31 04-16-2006, 12:21 PM

Munch isn't a human, so being an eighth of the way through his life wouldn't necessarily give him the mental capacity of a ten-year-old human. At two years old, he's a Gabbit teenager having completed metamorphosis from a Gabbiwog.

The reasons for his naïvity and innocence are probably just as much to do with his being exposed to races and cultures that are utterly alien to him, and not understanding what was going on. The only hint of this that made it to the game, though, was his abduction scene.

Marco the Glukkon · #32 04-18-2006, 04:46 AM

Let me tell ya man...

Munch is one of the coolest, and innnovative characters, and is Abe's other half. He embodies a sense of lonliness in the gaming world and proves that an average joe can make a difference. Have you ever wondered what would happen to an animal that was the last of his kind? Show the little guy some respect. And hey, Abe likes him too: Their buds!

By the way, his voice is awesome

Bullet Magnet · #33 04-18-2006, 05:56 AM

If MO was everything it was meant to be... Lorne envisioned him to become as iconic as E.T. A tad too ambitious if you ask me.

He was supposed to have had adrenal steroid experimentation, so as Abe you could smack him around, and he would transform into a Gabbit-Hulk. The whole game was supposed to be one world, where you could travel all over, instead of the strict level divisions. Your Quarma would not just be based on rescuing scrubs and lab-animals, but keeping the environment in good condition. If you cause a toxic spill, the trees would die and the wildlife and natives would leave, useful if there was a large population of scrabs in the vicinity, but they would rampage and stampede on their way out, destroying villages that you have helped to establish.

Munch would have led fuzzles and other creatures to hidden places where he would heal them and raise them into a formidable force. Abe would gather Mudokon forces and they would prepare for revolution. You wouldn't just persuade your friends to help you at the end by having good quarma, you would have gathered them yourself in prep for attack.

Food resources and all other parameters would be tracked by the game, dictating the population of different species and their reaction to you. You would ride airships, arrange storm-circle assaults on industrialist facilities and possess sligs to warn the natives of impending attack.

The game would have been completely genre-busting and amazing, as you cut your own path in the storyline, all the while actually completing the story, as you wait for Munch's broken leg to heal so he can become more independant.

Abe and Munch's relationship would quickly deteriorate during the game, as Munch's attempts to make Abe believe his abduction story fail, and Abe's attempts to rescue Sam and the eggs are befouled by Munch's dejected uncooperation.

If MO had been half the game it was supposed to be, then the whole electronic entertainment world would know the name "Oddworld". Unfortunately, even the power of the Xbox could not contain Lorne's vision, and the code was crippled.

And don't say that Munch is badly designed. He is one of the most original characters ever concieved.

outlaw king · #34 04-18-2006, 08:23 PM

Yeah , munch is cool! and adorabable .

Sugar
spice
and everything nice.

These were the ingredients to create the perfect little ....uh..gabbit .
But professor utonium accidently added another ingredient

CHEMICAL X!!! ( dun dun duun )

* big explosion *

Hence ..... munch was born!
Using his new found super pow...... sorry , ill shuttup now.

But munch is a good character , he's original , and likeable , and im sure all the other gabbit chicks dig him.

The Marching Mudokon · #35 04-18-2006, 10:47 PM

What Gabbit chicks? They're all extinct, remember

outlaw king · #36 04-18-2006, 11:28 PM

Oh , uh , yeah . They were .... uh ......ghost gabbit chicks . they .....

okay , so I made a mistake , my bad

Dipstikk · #37 04-19-2006, 09:56 AM

Wouldn't that mean that, to repopulate the species, the gabbits from the can would have to do something nasty and incestual?

used:) · #38 04-19-2006, 11:26 AM

Yeah, but because they're in the same can doesn't mean they were in the same family. Munch needs to fertilize them, but they have their own set of unique DNA from their mothers. If Gabbits lay many eggs at one time, then most incestual problems would be eliminated in a few generations.

skillya_glowi · #39 04-19-2006, 11:56 AM

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Yeah, but because they're in the same can doesn't mean they were in the same family. Munch needs to fertilize them, but they have their own set of unique DNA from their mothers. If Gabbits lay many eggs at one time, then most incestual problems would be eliminated in a few generations.

Not to mention that Munch is a wildlife species and most of the Gabbits probably won't be aware that they'll be doing something incestual...And, like Used said, they probably aren't all from the same family anyway. Besides, it's required to repopulate the species.

Bullet Magnet · #40 04-23-2006, 03:34 AM

I think they were already fertilised, and collected after spawing in Ma'Spa. The refridgeration prevented them from developing, as the cold slowed the metabolism of the embryos.

Of course, he needs to find a can opener before he could hatch them at all.

Many endangered species face the problem of inbreeding. Animals like pandas, whatever we do, they are all going do die out from congenital diseases. Its awful, but like every single human-caused environmental problem, we acted far too late. there is also the issue of the genes in Pandas that are now activating, and exist in every living species: The extinction gene. That's right, there is a genetic countdown in every secies, including Homo sapiens sapiens that wipes out each species after a spree on earth, that can only be reset by evolution.

***Wil*** · #41 04-24-2006, 10:17 AM

That's not particularly accurate. There's no Extinction Gene. I tried Googling the term, but apparently it only appears on the X-Men. I think you mean telomeres, which are genetic codes, but they aren't genes. I'd love to talk biology, but I don't see the relevence.

Since the Gabbits all spawn together, it makes sense that the eggs would already be fertilised. If Gabbits are like fish, then the females lay eggs which the males then fertilise while they're in the water. Theoretically, it would make sense that the Vykkers could snatch them before they are fertilised, but then in the wild that would disturb the other spawning Gabbits, so the Vykkers would have to wait until everything was finished.

Alternatively, the Vykkers capture the females before they've laid their eggs, so like chickens' eggs they wouldn't be fertilised.

Dark Elite_H2 · #42 04-24-2006, 04:06 PM

Why would I want to hate Munch?
He was a cool character, although he didn't play as much a role in his game.
He was a new Oddworld creature we got to meet, and that's pretty much settled.
Plus, he's kind'a the new installment in the quintology, so why do we have to hate 'im when he's the hero?

Glukinator · #43 04-25-2006, 02:39 PM

Well, I just thought he made the game boring

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Dark Elite_H2 · #44 04-25-2006, 02:41 PM

Nah, actually, he made the game a bit oddly twisted, with his ability to Zap enemies, order Fuzzles of death around, and mindlessly burp at Abe, who swings around and says a catchy phrase.
Plus, he could sing the macarana with the squeak of his wheelchair.

Glukinator · #45 04-25-2006, 02:48 PM

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Nah, actually, he made the game a bit oddly twisted, with his ability to Zap enemies.

He has to drink Zap to Zap enemies and in real life their probably wouldn't be Zap dispensers laying around.

Dark Elite_H2 · #46 04-25-2006, 02:49 PM

True...
Although, I wonder how the Zap! vendor came to show up magically in the game...the Vykkers wouldn't know that the Gabbit could zap enemies with a high-powered bolt of lightning...
Still, he could do the macarana with his wheelchair.

Glukinator · #47 04-25-2006, 03:02 PM

How do you know that?

Dark Elite_H2 · #48 04-25-2006, 03:04 PM

Just listen to the tune a bit, and you'll hear it's a bit of the chime from the Macarana.
It's a bit monotone, but I can hear it.

...or is it about the vendos that suddenly popped up?

Abeguy · #49 04-25-2006, 03:07 PM

Munch rocks, Mr. Glukinator, and you suck the balls of suckiness. and so do all of you that say Munch Sucks.

He rocks. Quite original dude.

Glukinator · #50 04-25-2006, 03:18 PM

I'm not saying he sucks.... just that he is kinda, umm, mentally slow. Please don't hurt me. I still like him..... maby?

***Xavier*** · #51 04-26-2006, 12:44 AM

he's not mentally slow... just physically slow on earth...

Dipstikk · #52 04-26-2006, 01:52 AM

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Munch rocks, Mr. Glukinator, and you suck the balls of suckiness. and so do all of you that say Munch Sucks.

He rocks. Quite original dude.

OH WELL GEE MISTAH ABEGUY I DO APOLOGISE FOR HAVING AN OPINION THAT DIFFERS FROM YOUR OWN, LOL. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, I KNOW HOW PESKY THOSE OPINIONS CAN BE.

ROFL

(..."Suck the balls of suckiness?" Holy mint-flavored Jesus, that's terrible)

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I'm not saying he sucks.... just that he is kinda, umm, mentally slow. Please don't hurt me. I still like him..... maby?

Dude, you don't HAVE to like him. That's your choice.

Dark Elite_H2 · #53 04-26-2006, 02:24 AM

Exactly.
almost half the polls don't hate 'im at all.
You have yer own opinion, and we have ours.
Don't feel ashamed of that.

Seargentbig · #54 04-26-2006, 03:29 AM

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Many endangered species face the problem of inbreeding. Animals like pandas, whatever we do, they are all going do die out from congenital diseases. Its awful, but like every single human-caused environmental problem, we acted far too late. there is also the issue of the genes in Pandas that are now activating, and exist in every living species: The extinction gene. That's right, there is a genetic countdown in every secies, including Homo sapiens sapiens that wipes out each species after a spree on earth, that can only be reset by evolution.

Here... I've never heard of any genetic countdown. For one thing, how would such a thing be able to count over generations? Inbreeding is a problem, but that doesn't meen pandas are sure to die of it... Back to the countdown gene, how do you know it exists?
I think Munch is a great character. I'd explain why, but I think everything I could say has already been said.

Abeguy · #55 04-26-2006, 07:22 PM

well, I was stating my opinion about people who's opinion was negetive relative to Munch

Dipstikk · #56 04-26-2006, 10:14 PM

Seriously, post something of some importance one of these days.

FRY the SLIG · #57 04-27-2006, 10:44 AM

I H8T THE LITTLE BASTICH !!!! I DAMN H8T IT

Glukinator · #58 04-27-2006, 11:52 AM

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I H8T THE LITTLE BASTICH !!!! I DAMN H8T IT

Why in every thead do you type all capital letters? It's kinda anoying.

Dark Elite_H2 · #59 04-27-2006, 11:59 AM

Don't worry about 'im.
He's just another lil' kid who prolly doesn't know the rules.
Let 'im be, and the mods'll eat 'im up when he gets in to the "What do you look like?" thread.
As fer this, no one hates Munch.
Yer opinion is safe with us Glukinator

Glukinator · #60 04-27-2006, 12:20 PM

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Don't worry about 'im.

.......What?