Sligs and Paramites: Is There a Connection?

[SeaRex]

I was looking at some pics a few minutes ago and I realized something. Sligs and paramites are very similar! Think about it! Could they have once been closely related? If you took off a slig's mask and pants, you could have a paramite relative with an aposable thunb and no hind legs. Could the Glukkons have tampered with with paramites to make the perfect soldier? Hey! It could happen! I guess we will all know a bit more about this when more info on the slig queen is available.

What do you think?

[Danny]

I don't think so. The only real similarity is the feeding tentacles, and even those are quite different. I think that is probably as a result of parallel evolution, since Paramites appear to be arthropods of some sort, whereas Sligs are vertebrates [as we have seen pistures of their skeletons]. Besides, we are fairly certain that Sligs are fairly closely related to Glukkons.

As for the Genetic Engineering thing, I think I can confidently say that that isn't true, since we already know that Sligs [whatever their natural habitat] were Sligs before they were enslaved by the Glukkons. Besides, they're hardly the "perfect soldiers"...

[Lampion]

I think that paramites are more related to scrabs than to sligs, based on their body features. Except for the green color, I can't see any other feature that would make paramites and sligs close related.

In a broader sense, of course all the Oddworld organisms are related to each other, in the same way we humans are related to other animals, the plants, and microorganisms.

[Danny]

But Paramites are yellow-brown, so how would the colour green connect them?

[Lampion]

Hey, Rettick, I didn't see your post when I replied to this topic . I agree with you totaly. I think Paramites are more related to scrabs because they have that arthropod look, like you said.

Yellow-brown? Paramites always looked greenish to me. What I meant was: apart from the fact that paramites and sligs have simmilar skin colors (which is NOT an evidence of genetic proximity, ever) I cannot see any feature that connects them in a closer genetic relation.

[Danny]

Ah, sorry about that, I suppose that must have sounded a bit confrontational. Yeah, I know how you mean, thanks.

[Oddsville]

Paramites and Sligs are very simalar, but I dont think that their will be any kind of relations like that in the game.

[SeaRex]

Man, now I look really stupid. Rettick, do me a favor and delete this topic before Im humiliated any further. What was I thinking? Jeeze.

[ December 02, 2001: Message edited by: SeaRex ]

[Danny]

Outside my Jurisdiction, i'm afraid... I can only use my SuperMod powers in the RPG Forums...

[SeaRex]

Oh... well Im afraid to ask Sydney.
*Cowers in corner*
I've gotten to where every time I see Munch I think "Cant spam! Sydney's watching!!!"

J/K, Sydney. ... Plz dont hurt me...

[Jotch]

Stop talking about taking sligs pants off, its making me errr.... nevermind

[Xavier]

I think the mouth is the only connexion, but the body is not very similar!

[SeaRex]

OK!!! I WAS WRONG!!! STOP POSTING!!!

[Rex Tirano]

Lol! They could be related bu...Nah! I don't really think so! To the back of the room or a lashing you'll be getting! *Gets out whip*
Soon Soon my preety soon somebody shal scream in agony! But we must wait for now. Our time will come..Ys it will come my precious..Soon...Soon..

[SeaRex]

dude. WTF???

[Rex Tirano]

P.s
If you dont ow I am completly mad...Balmy! don't get out of Offtopic very much! Shame real Shame!

[Lantra]

i think that the similarities between sligs and paramites are only there becuase of the style of the oddworld artists.

[General Drippik]

Well I think they look alike..