Oddworld resemblance

[Boo!]

So i was looking at some oddworld concept art and i came across this



now, i know that most oddworld wildlife is related to earth's wildlife like

slog => dog
slig => squid or slug (i presume anyway)
and so on...

but from this diagram is it fair to say the original concept of a gabbit was related to a frog?

and what other resemblances are there in oddworld wildlife?

[moxco]

Yes, Munch is described in the art book (and probably other sources) as amphibious. Also his babies are tadpole-like.

EDIT: Also, in the art book, the name slig is a cross of slug and pig.

[STM]

Didn't we have a thread for this? Any way you can find resemblances everywhere because how does an artist draw inspiration otherwise? For example Paramonia is based on Sherwood Forest and that was actually one of the names the concept art was labelled under if I remember correctly from the art book. Actually it might have been Petrified Forest I forget...

[Jango]

now, i know that most oddworld wildlife is related to earth's wildlife like

slog => dog
slig => squid or slug (i presume anyway)
and so on...

but from this diagram is it fair to say the original concept of a gabbit was related to a frog?

and what other resemblances are there in oddworld wildlife?

I agree with both of yours. There are loads more I can think of!

Mudokon => Human,
Fleech => Leech,
Slurg => Slug,
Elum => Camel,
Zulag => Gulag,
Paramite => Pestimite?,
Bat => Bat...

[Wil]

I think you're right, a Paramite is just an Oddworld version of a pestimite.

[STM]

Quite, and an elum is nothing to do with a mulelumulelum.

[Dixanadu]

I assumed Paramites were based off spiders. You know, the webs and all.

ELUM IS MULE BACKWARDS.

[Crashpunk]

Scrab = Crab
Almighty Rasen = Furby

[STM]

ELUM IS MULE BACKWARDS.

Yeh no fucking shit, the post before yours didn't make that clear?

[Dynamithix]

No it didn't. What's mulelumulelum?

[Mr. Bungle]

It's mulelumulelum spelt backwards, duh!

[enchilado]

I hate this crap. Paramites are barely like fucking spiders at all. Scrabs and Elum might be named after fucking crabs and mules, but they're not that much fucking like that.

I REALLY FUCKING HATE THIS CRAP MADE-UP CREATURES ARE OF COURSE GOING TO HAVE RESEMBLANCES TO REAL ONES

THEY'RE NOT JUST "ODDWORLD VERSIONS" OF EARTH CREATURES

JESUS FUCK

EDIT: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLAKKERZ

[MeechMunchie]

Paramites are so blatantly termites.

[Boo!]

I remember the first time i played abe's oddysee and i thought paramites looked like a hand with the whole dangly things going on

[Sekto Springs]

I remember the first time i played abe's oddysee and i thought paramites looked like a hand

You should be a detective. No really.

[STM]

L.A Noire needed here.

[enchilado]

AND NOW YOU CAN BE

EDIT: GODDAMN FUCK YOUR SLIMY ARSE SCRABTRAPMAN

[Havoc]

Glukkons -> Squid = fact.

[Boo!]

You should be a detective. No really.

It's ok if you didn't see it first
it's some pretty complex shit.

[Crashpunk]

I remember the first time i played abe's oddysee and i thought paramites looked like a hand with the whole dangly things going on

I've always thought parts of Oddworld creatures look or are based on Human Hands, I won't go into it because i'm pretty sure that discussion has already been made.

[abe is now!]

And Shrykull?

[MeechMunchie]

Glukkons -> Squid = fact.

Of course.

[GlukkonGluk]

I don't think Mudokons are the humans. Glukkons are. Peacefulness and a love of the environment are not something humans are good at. Viciousness, war, and destroying the environment for a profit? Much more human...

[STM]

I fink tht te gluukons are probebly squids but odd world vershuns becoz that they have bodies and stuff like taht. But also I fink that probably slurgs are slugs becoz of teh neam is only diffrent by 1 leter!

[Andrelvis]

Mudokons, Glukkons and other sentient species are all humans, they only show different aspects of human nature.

[STM]

No silly, mudakens are lizerds, glukkons are sqwids and I dunno what senitent meens.

[Nate]

Shut up, Scrabtrapman.

[Dixanadu]

I hate Scraptrapman.

[Nate]

Not helping, Dix.


Next off-topic post will receive an infraction.

[Connell]

Obviously the designers of the Oddworld series take insipration from real species. Most game developers, heck even in the music and film industries people have to be inspired by certain elements to get the ball rolling.

And Nate, take a look at yourself. This is an Oddworld forum. Like anyone gives an actual toss about an infraction in real life. You probably love having power on here, but it doesn't make a difference in the real world.