Greeters are violent mechanical appliances first introduced in Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and most recently depicted in Oddworld: Soulstorm.
Background[]
Design[]
Greeters are four-foot-tall robotic appliances with large cylindrical hulls awkwardly balanced on a singular, squeaking wheel. Greeter Units notably have a steam whistle attached to the top and a singular exhaust pipe connected to the rear. A cartoonish grin is superimposed over the hull in a vain attempt to make the Greeter appear more friendly to would-be Khanzumers.
Invention and Function[]
Originally designed by the Vykkers to act as self-promoting vending machines, the Greeters sensors would malfunction, violently electrocuting whatever their sensors detected. Rather than scrapping the automatons Industrialists opted to retrofit the Greeters, using them as makeshift security units instead.
Gameplay[]
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus[]
In Exoddus Greeters are first seen in the main lobby of FeeCo Depot (Actually first seen in the second secret area of Necrum), and are capable of deploying motion scanners that move independently of their own movement. Their scanners only work if what they scan is moving. If they detect anything they will increase their speed to get within the electrocution range of their target. If they catch up with the ''customer'', then a swift, lethal electrocution will follow. If they do not find their target or crash into a wall, they will resume their typical movement cycle. They can be destroyed either by Slig gunfire, grenades, or the explosion of a brew-charged fart. Greeters can also be destroyed by electric fences. Notably, the voice of a Greeter is simply the sped-up voice of a Slig.
Oddworld: Soulstorm[]
In Soulstorm, Greeters are first seen in Phat Station. Their scanners can now detect anything, moving or motionless, and are now locked within a fixed range in front of the Greeter. The sensor, however, can be blocked by steam or smoke. They are invulnerable to anything that Abe can throw at them, and even come equipped with fire extinguishers for putting out environmental fires. Notably, their voices are similar to that of an over-excited salesman.
Furthermore, In the Vykker's Lab DLC, blueprints can be seen for Greeters on the test complete results screen. These blueprints confirm the established fact that Greeters where initially designed to act as Self Promoting Vending Machines and where later retrofitted to act as Security units.
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