very early concept sketches showed a mudokon (presumably Abe) with a spear
these are among many that have Abe in this depiction, as I'm sure many of you know.
Abe has progressed with his fighting ability. He has gone from being more stealthy to using others to fight for him. It certainly has become more of a team battle than just Abe fighting himself. And this is due to the story.....Abe is no the "messaiah" and has a following (almost like a religion....but who needs religion, right?)
He still can use weapons, or tools if you prefer, though he can easily command others to go the action for him. 'Twill be interesting to see how his fighting ability progresses farther down the road. I imagine large scale multiple tasks being down by the mudokons or other people. Nothing can match the ambiguous method Abe had when he first escaped from Rupture Farms. It was unorthodox, but it worked and was ideal for the 2D platform.