Oddworld finally released some info about the Queens! Skillya is 100% awful
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So I started drawing Queen Skillya only to find out the next day it was all about Queen Sam! My timing is terrible. Still, here you go. Probably my favourite Queen we’ve seen so far.
this is just my life for the next 3 weeks
We went through a few variations until we found the Sam that people recognize today- here’s a look at an alternate design for her. She was much heavier and her hair was different.
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Some designs for Sam’s hair. We toyed with the idea of making it look like a Halo. It suits her kindly face well.
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An idea for Sam’s roost. It’s a large, dish-like platform on legs that she rests in. If she needs to be moved the dish can be moved with her using a crane. It’s not easy moving a Mudokon Queen!
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Instead of being a proud Mudokon Queen, Sam has been deceived. You can read more about her here http://oddworld.com/queens/ We’ll also be sharing more images and facts all week!
WHO SHE IS
Large and immobile, she could only watch as their way of life changed and their entire existence was threatened.
Vulnerable and helpless, she decided that the best thing to do for her unborn children would be to sign a deal with the devil and hand her eggs over to those destroying their way of life.
Sam was never told the conditions the Mudokons would be living and working in, and she’s kept separate from them in her own special chambers, far away from the filthy factories where her children suffer.
WHAT’S A MOTHER TO DO?
When it became clear that the Mudokons’ traditional way of life was nearing an end, Sam was approached with an offer- sell her eggs to the ‘workforce’ and her children would be safe.
Sam’s life is a sad, luxurious one. Entertained with constant video footage, she spends her days laying eggs and eating the finest foods. Dazed, lonely and ignorant to the problems she cared about in the outside world.
The longer she spends away from her culture the more of it she forgets- and the substances at her disposal ensure that her days are passed in a muddled haze. Forgetting whatever duties she may have had as a Queen, now she constantly lays eggs to sell.
She is a sweet, kind and gentle woman who cares for her children and their wellbeing, but is far removed from the Queen she used to be. Sam was misled, but the lie doesn’t seem a very convincing one and the question remains- is she a desperate mother backed into a corner, or should she have done more for the children she brought into such a problematic world?
