Squeek was supposed to be the third hero of the original Oddworld Quintology, his game being Oddworld: Squeek's Oddysee to serve as the titular main protagonist, with Munch returning as the deuteragonist and Abe as the tritagonist. Neither his appearance nor much about his background is known.
Background[]
According to an interview[1] with Lorne Lanning, the Vykkers have been making robotic life-support devices so they could repossess people's parts up to their entire bodies, similarly to how one would get evicted from their home if they didn't pay their mortgages. They'd stick whats left of the person in a clunky robotic form and toss them out in the street. It is unknown when and how Abe and Munch would have appeared in the game, but it can be assumed that at some point they would meet up with Squeek to devise a team-up. Squeek was initially forced to navigate Oddworld society as a vagrant but through his journey he would uncover hidden power within himself.
The Brain Slurg Misunderstanding[]
It is a commonly accepted (but nonetheless wrong) factoid in the community, that either Squeek himself is a so-called "Brain Slurg" or that it's a creature that he uses to control others. Neither is true and they both stemmed from a single misunderstanding.
In the comment section of one of the Dear Alfs, Alf jokingly replied to a question[2] that to play Squeek's Oddysee, you'll need to use a Brain Slurg to jack into your own mind. This was a reference to Futurama.[3] However, a previous editor of the wiki took the answer seriously and created an article titled "Brain Slurg", which contained false information compiled from further facetious responses by Alf. To stop further misinformation, this page's content was removed and it now redirects here.
Refrences[]
- ↑ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/oddworld-lorne-lanning-interview
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120427185637/http://www.oddworld.com/2012/03/dear-alf-march-2012/ - "Squeek’s Oddysee will use a special controller called a Brain Slurg. You insert the Brain Slurg in your ear and it takes over control of your body. It’s immersive!"
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOof2wTf2a4