Oddworld Lore: Paramites Of Paramonia
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Oddworld Lore: Paramites Of Paramonia is a video by pupbenny about Paramites of Paramonia.
Oddworld was created by Lorne Lanning who founded Oddworld Inhabitants which has produced many games, Including Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath and Oddworld: Soulstorm. I find the Oddworld lore fascination and hope to bring the Oddworld universe to life by telling the story of it and it's characters, creatures and locations so that they can be explained and theorised about by delving into Oddworld theory and the lore of the universe of the Oddworld games!
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The Paramites have always been one of my favourite things from Oddworld. They're so iconic and I really think the way the Paramite gameplay works genuinely makes them one of the most fascinating and alive elements in the gameplay of the Oddworld games.
Do you think a plushie of them woud be cute?
But they are only in 1 world in munch
I remember hearing an interview with Lorne were he talks about the possibility of parasites having regional variations. I remember there being Abes Exoddus concept art showing a Paramite with dark brown skin and a lightly colored underside.
Scrabs have always been my favorite
do bird portals have lore?
I love what it said in the original game guidebook. "On their own Paramites seem harmless and even cute, but get them in groups and they're deadly. Sort of like children."
LOL I don't remember that, that's so funny. I love the humour of Oddworld.
"One can be fun.....two, you better run!"
dude made a damn game by himself and immediately went back on the lore master grind. you got my respect, Benny.
Made a game?
@@natebalboa9399 smile factory. Pupbenny made a survival horror based in a factory filled with the greeters. Id absolutely recommend playin it.
@@Pinkuboioh worm? I’ll need to check that out, sounds fun!
I think Sligs and Paramites may share a common ancestor: both have digit like structures covering their mouth, they have strong forelimbs for locomotion and a very similar body plan in general, they are social, vocal, and intelligent in their own way.
Maybe, it'll be interesting to find out. :)
Paramites are the only enemy in the series that won't attack the player immediately when spotted, and I don't think it's part of their predatory methods, as much as it is an interesting theory.
Think about it: Abe, a stranger, entered their home uninvited, so what they do is checking if he's a friend or a foe from a safe distance. If he's getting too close they feel threatened and so they attack. That's a very natural behavior, and it makes them one of my favorite oddworld species.
Oddly enough I prefer Scrabania Terrain more than paramonia, but prefer paramites to scrabs
Yeah that's very true!
@@shinji1264 paramonia looks creepy
@@TouhoufanFlandreScarlet I think that's it... I always just imagine myself chillin on one of those mountains in scrabana lying down watching the sky.
In a strange way I find the Paramites strangely cute. They kind of got a weird personality (aka follow you around and keeping distance) that just makes them kind of cute to me in a weird way...
Yeah I know what you mean, it gives them a lot of personality I think.
the kind of exaggerated swagger of a paramite
As a child the Paramites were the most fascinating Creatures and they were my favourites along with the Sligs.
Same! Those two were always my favourites things from Oddworld!
@@pupbenny Its a shame that they weren’t in Soulstorm.
I think the Paramites are one of the best creatures in Oddworld, they are intelligent, not like scrabs. You said an interesting thing about the food of the paramites, if you notice well, only in Paramonia there are those sacks of meat that dangle, this suggests that they are intelligent enough to know how to get food in small pieces and then put it in safety. The fact that when a paramita and lonely does not attack you immediately, in my opinion, is not due to the fact that he does not want to hurt you, but it is that he prefers to escape by being alone. You said that the paramites, unlike the scrabs, prefer old meat to fresh meat, perhaps this is why they eat very small pieces of meat, in fact they need less meat to satiate themselves being smaller than scrabs and consequently with one smaller stomach. I find it great that paramites, being smarter than scrabs, also have a more extended gamespeak in AE lol. Literally sligs need to lure them into a trap to catch them as we see in NnT, unlike scrabs that run away to the sound of progliectiles. I love the fact that even before putting their backs to the wall they warn you to step back so as not to kill yourself right away. They are the exact opposite of scrabs as they like to attack in groups rather than kill each other. I found it odd that the Paramites were in the Mudomo vals that are not in Paramonia, I just think the native Mudomos brought them from Paramonia to the necrum to protect their tribes. In a video Lorne said the paramites don't have a queen, so I guess they breed with eggs, just like real spiders. FUN FACT: you probably already know since I said it in your LiveStream of MO, but the Oddworld species are classified by name and race: paraMITE, bolaMITE, they are both spiders, mudoKONS, glukKONS, (remember that lived together before the schism). I stop writing because my fingers hurt. Beautiful video! I was waiting for you to make a video about a "NOBLE" creature like the Paramites :DD
Very interesting points, you've made some interesting connections I hadn't considered as always David! :) I've only now just realised about mites being arachnids and that term also being used for the Bolamites lol, that's a really good point! And thank you very much! :)
I think it’s the slig hunters putting up the meat bags as bait for the paramites
@@diaborodevil3161 Yeah, it could be
I always loved the wildlife of Oddworld...creepy, deadly and more than interesting....
I love these tricksy gits. They really offer a very fun game of cat and mouse sometimes.
My most fond memory is in the temple of Paramonia where there's a long stretch of corridor with a few pressure pad traps dropping boulders and some tight spaces that need you to crawl or roll under. I remember it so fondly because I wasn't taking the Paramite so seriously and was calling it "good boy", sort of playing with it and even commenting on it when stepping over the traps but the traps not hitting either of us. I found it really endearing to be honest. But then I let my guard completely down and the tricky bugger managed to set off a trap which got me in a surprising moment.
I paused and blinked before bursting out laughing at how the Paramite completely outplayed me, and from that moment onwards I learned to add a dose of respect to my admiration. Never underestimate a Paramite
I always thought sligs and paramites were closely related species, much like glukkons and octogies
yeah, like humans and chimps.
I always saw Sligs as a squid-like species rather than arachnid, but I see what you mean haha. Especially when you compare them without the mechanical pants.
Well they have bands on their tails for some time after being born possibly to stop them from fully developing into their true form that may make them useless on land
Yeah they do look really similar. As far as I know they're not related though. I guess it's just a coincidence. Would be interesting if there was a connection though.
The best way I can describe a parasite is a rotisserie chicken with a hand for a face, like look at that body.
Regardless I’m guessing the Scrabs are next, personally it would be interesting to see the Meeches get some spotlight as well.
Ha you guessed correctly!! Couldn't do one without the other!! Want to get around to the Meeches eventually, they're a really interesting creature and I want to do a, hopefully, really good in-depth video about them. :)
@@pupbenny I think the Meeches are interesting is that their extinction was one of the major factors in the mudokon pops creation, also in universe it makes sense why they’d go extinct first since they’re pack animals and don’t really have the cunning and safe hiding places of the paramites, and the sheer ferocity of the scrabs making them sitting ducks for rupture farms to capture
Yessss! I always liked paramites they're kind of cute I will not lie.
Have you noticed there's alot of hand relelated symbolism in the oddsworld games? The moon, the creatures and ofc abe himself. Wonder if it means anything in peticular or if its just a style choice.
Notice that the Gluckons and their robots don’t have hands too.
@@ilosada2933 they have hands but they use them for walking as their legs are useless
I think they’re going to reveal the meaning in part 4 if the series doesn’t get cancelled again
Yeah that's true! I wonder if that's intentional. Similarly, Star Wars seems to be similar in that respect. (And Lorne Lanning was inspired by Star Wars quite a bit.)
Always been a fan of Paramites over the Scrabs.
Same!
i appreciate that you didn't have any actual spiders in the B-roll, thanks.
Good ❤to have you back 🎉
Thank you very much Dylan! I hope to have more Stanger's Wrath videos out soon.
Couldn't agree more
Paramites are pretty cool in a way but that hiss they make is terrifying
Yeah, it would've been nice if they'd kept that sound in other games like Munch's Oddysee.
when i was little i thought alf was abes dad
Interesting, why would you have thought that?
@@unoriginalhazard i did not know the qweens of oddworld
That would be a really interesting plot twist!!
Surprised you didn't talk about the physical similarities they share with sligs (once removed from their metal pants). I personally think they're related.
As far as I know it's a coincidence, but it'd be really interesting if there was a connection between the two.
@@pupbenny As a biologist, I've honestly always found it very interesting how Fantasy planets manage to evolve so many sapient species.
Love your content. Just recently started playing New n Tasty (for some reason my PC doesn't like the older games)
Always been curious what paramite pie tasted like.
Thank you! :) I hope you enjoy New n Tasty! I've always imagined paramite pies as being pretty meaty, but I've heard some say they're meant to be sweet so I'm not sure.
Keep it coming. You pulled my down this rabbit hole a month ago and now I need you to take me to the bottom.
Haha thank you, I'll do my best! :)
There are social spiders out there that live in massive woven colonies.
Ahh, I bet they took inspiration from them. :)
It’s great to see new pupbenny videos hitting my feed.
Paramites are probably my favourite Oddworld Inhabitants. They're both equally creepy and cute. Perfect mixture of spiders and cats. I actually would want one as a pet lol.
Love your channel mate , would love to work on a ODDWORLD game /project with you in future
Your videos are always Amazin', thank you so much for 'em!
This is the best Oddworld channel on UA-cam. Thank you for sharing your great videos with us. I love all your content. :) Greetings from Portugal
Thank you so much, I really appreciate you saying that! :) I hope you will enjoy the new videos I have coming out! :)
I imagine that the Paramites truly did leave those sligs hanging in the entrance as a warning. A not insignificant amount of sligs have probably walked in to the entrance, saw the three dead sligs hanging from the ceiling and were like "heh heh, nope." and turned around and never came back.
Awesome to watch your work - keep on 👍 greetings from Germany
Thank you very much! :) I will do my best! :)
Never seen anyone talk about the Slig Mama, Would be Cool to give it a next Video, ya? ^^
It really amazes me that the Oddworld actually gave the Sligs their official tank, as i remember them only from a fanart but it still doesnt fit right.
But in the Oddworld soulstorm, its a pure magnificence of Industrial Engineering, A Walk Ordnance that can fire multiple missile in one barrel. Most certainly used for "Crowd Control" for Defense or Demolishing areas that are impossible to get pass like obstacles or dens of Oddworld Faunas that would only lead to massacre of Sligs. With it being a Walker than a Tank tells me that it was pretty much meant for Stationary defense rather than armored assault to stabilized its recoils and also travel in rough terrains with it huge legs, compare to Tanks that were short in height and move with tracks
Its pretty amazing too with the final level, they really gave me the Wolfenstein boss fight vibes and had me like "Holy Crap, theres 2 of them! How are we suppose to deal with that?!". Shows that the Glukkons and Sligs atleast giving all they have got before they finally call it a quit and turn on to their bitter mouthy Superiors.
Unfortunately she kept getting cut out of game’s but she should appear in the next 3 games and possibly to show she means business we first meet her as one of her children majorly screwed up and is sent to be fed to her as slig births are so painful the slig queen hates all her children
@@sagrawolf Ooh no i mean, the Slig mama tank
Hmm, that's an interesting topic! Maybe I will, I hadn't thought much about it. I mentioned them somewhat in my 'Oddworld Lore: Fangus Klot' but I can't remember how in-depth I went with them.
Dudd am really injoying these vidéos of yours ❤ great info
Yay! Benny is back with those bangin Oddworld Lore vids! Let's go!
Let’s gooooo! Love you Benny. 🎉
(Creature and weapon vids are my favorite)
Thank you very much! :) I'm glad you like them! :)
I beg your pardon, the paramite's most defining feature is the crispy, gooey taste of Paramite Pies! Get yours while supplies last, bozo!
True! XD
Bozo? Wadda gooba
This video was brilliant as always!
I'm going to try out Smile Factory tonight.
Looking forward to the next instalment!
Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy the game! :) It's a learning experience for me either way, I know it needs improvement. Thank you! :)
I Remember in New 'n' Tasty when Paramites try to back away. But if you made them reach at the dead end they actually kill you then. By the way great video about them
Yeah very true! Thank you Reddest! :)
Oooo my favorite animal of oddworld
Same. ;)
paramite gang
#paramitegang
Greenspiderbigshoulders XD
Luckily for the paramites, with the burning of rupture farms and the freedom of many of them at the hands of Toby, not to mention mullock going into hiding ,I suspect paramonia scrabs might recover soon...if they haven't already wiped out any slig dumb enough to stick around after the event of oddesy
what spiders are doing while leaving prey wrapped up is waiting for their venom to liquify the innards so they can drink it up
Ahh I see! Thank you! :)
By the way in the Paramonia Nests when the Paramites chase Abe, there’s a Dinosaur like roar that can be hard. So I wonder if the Paramites have a Queen somewhere in those forbidden chambers.
Srsly, only I see inspiration with an Alien Facehugger in its design? :D
Yeah lol I suspect they were likely heavily inspired by the Facehuggers when designing the Paramites. XD
Given your vast knowledge of Oddworld, have you ever had any contact or talks with caddicarus? He’s quite an oddworld nut as well?
paramite arm remind me of chicken wing arms
Yeah lol! They're really similar.
When I see the Oddworld paramites
In there defense mode, They always gonna remind me of the Alien movies 👽 They look like these creapy “facehuggers” 🕷️
Also there nests where they keep there victims like on 4:14 are very much like these movies .. Very strong resemblance there too
I love that the thaught so deep about this
Dry aged meats are a real thing, & apparently it tastes delicious, so maybe they have enzymes that allow for their prey to age without any disease causing pathogens on it?
Good point! That's an interesting theory.
i always wondered about the spine gates! do you know anything about them. are those gates made off the elephant-like creature's bones?
ps: 5:30 i think i also never recognised the red eyes in the upper right, maybe they are sleeches hiding in the shadows staring at you. and i also think that bolamites live side by side with paramites, could be that the webbs are from the bolamites.
Hmm, I'm not sure about the spine gates either. I wonder if there is actually some information about them. OH actually that's a really good point you bring up about the red-eyes, maybe they are a retroactive(probably not the right term) appearance from the Sleeches! That would be SO COOL.
Maybe the paramites latched on to large creatures.
Throw hands? They’re the hands
The paramites remind me of the face huggers from the movie aliens 1979 they had figured like hands instead of a face when they jump on you to find a host to help them transform into their adult xthormorph alian form those things were damn creepy omg 😱
Huh, didn't know the sligs had relatives in the games as well, neat
The Chad Scarab vs The Virgin Paracel
Is it weird that I find these creatures adorable?
Sure they’re weird and possibly dangerous, but I still kinda want to pet them. Think about it! You could perhaps use small pieces of meat to “ train “ them like the sligs would do with a slog?
I would love a pet Paramite ❤😂
Man I just wanna say I only played oddworld because of your vids that randomly got recommended to me. Tried out odysseys and while it had a great atmosphere the gameplay is actually kinnda meh lol. I did like the creatures though.
Ha thank you very much, that's really nice to hear! :) Yeah, odyssey isn't my favourite to play tbh. the gameplay kind of drags sometimes, but it looks really good for the time and the music is really good too I think. :)
I have the theory that paramites from páramonia was female and Munch's Oddysee male
Could you do a video as rig the slig and react to the oddworld subreddit?
Ha that would be interesting. Maybe.
But the real question is... what do Paramite Pies taste like?
Are theese related to sligs?
As far as we know, not at all.
no
Is sliggers a term used to describe the sligs that cannot afford pants nor wings?
No but it seems like they should be from the fact they have poor legs and slogs basically naturally have no legs and parasites have no eyesight and sligs have poor eye sight and the face has a very strong resemblance maybe they have a common ancestor or same family like the octillians
As far as we know they’re not related
Paramites are really interesting... hey i have a question dunno if this will be buried in comments but, i've always wondered what if abe got a Third game back in the old days like lets say 1999, what do you think it would be about? maybeee he would be zapped with a new tattoo and meet big face again?? xD
Ha I have no clue, it would be pretty interesting though. I guess like an even bigger Exoddus maybe. Perhaps with more creatures? I'm not sure but it's interesting to think about. xD
Ok their meat and skin are used, I don’t doubt their webs are also exploited in some form or another
Yeah I could imagine that too. Probably used to make silk.
scrabania/paramonia OR mudanchee/mudomo?
I personally prefer mudanchee/mudomo and, specifically, the Mudomo Vaults are one of favourite locations in the games for some reason. What about you? I actually want to do a poll about this soon lol.
these things look like mutated Sligs to me.
Ah yes, *bullsquids*
they khle3 me
me too s hbiba