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The <dfn><b>Uggae Estate</b></dfn> is the [[Glukkon]] business family headed by [[Lady Margaret]]. Although it has never been mentioned or referred to in an [[Oddworld videogames|Oddworld videogame]], it is named in three unused [[M.O.M. News]] broadcasts originally created for <cite class="videogame MunchsOddysee">[[Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee]]</cite>. In an earlier, planned storyline for <cite class="videogame MunchsOddysee">Munch's Oddysee</cite>, [[Molluck]] would have been placed on trial in the [[Uggae Estate Courthouse]] in [[Nolybab]], where [[Fong Foo]] would have been reporting live.

Not all Glukkons are members of the Uggae Estate, only those who are birthed by Lady Margaret. Although Lady Margaret appears to be the ruler of the Estate, she actually manages it on behalf of her [[Lady's Margaret's grandmother|grandmother]], who remains in cryonic suspended animation. Her grandmother maintains ownership of the Uggae Estate and dictates quotas and budgets through legal means established before she chose to freeze herself. Her grandmother will only be awakened if the Uggae Estate's profits drop below an established threshold.<ref name="Nate interviews Lorne Lanning"/>

== History ==
The first mention of the Uggae Estate was on the <cite class="DVD MoviesOfOddworld">[[Movies of Oddworld]]</cite> DVD, where three short cutscenes showed a [[Newscaster Slig]] reporting on the recovery and trial of Molluck, and on the [[Mudokon]] uprisings on the [[Outer Rim]]. In the first cutscene, the Newscaster states that Molluck will face trial against ‘<q>the Uggae Estate Queen Glukk herself: Lady Margaret!</q>’ In the second, he describes Abe as damaging ‘<q>factories of the Uggae Estate and the [[Magog Cartel]].</q>’ In the third, the Newscaster simply introduces coverage of Molluck's trial taking place at the Uggae Estate Courthouse.

<cite class="DVD MoviesOfOddworld">Movies of Oddworld</cite> was first released in the United States as a bonus for pre-orders of <cite class="videogame StrangersWrath">[[Oddworld Stranger's Wrath]]</cite>, with copies first being delivered in mid-<time datetime="2005-01">January 2005</time>.<ref name="oddguy receives Movies of Oddworld"/> In <time>2008</time> and <time>2009</time>, [[The Oddworld Cinema]] uploaded all three clips to YouTube, allowing anyone without the DVD to watch them.<ref name="Oddworld Cinema YouTube 1"/><ref name="Oddworld Cinema YouTube 2"/><ref name="Oddworld Cinema YouTube 3"/>

Because the only mention of the name was in audio without official subtitles or transcriptions, fans were left to wonder not only the nature of the Uggae Estate, but also the spelling. Guesses for the spelling included ‘<q cite="https://owforums.net/showthread.php?p=247409#post247409">Uguayis Dei</q>’,<ref name="owfPost Alcar spelling Uguayis Dei"/> ‘<q cite="https://owforums.net/showthread.php?p=247439#post247439">Uguaya State</q>’,<ref name="owfPost Nate spelling Uguaya State"/> ‘<q cite="https://owforums.net/showthread.php?p=202016#post202016">Uguay Estate</q>’,<ref name="owfPost Wil spelling Uguay Estate"/> ‘<q cite="https://owforums.net/showthread.php?p=202028#post202028">Uguea State</q>’,<ref name="owfPost Dipstikk spelling Uguea State"/> ‘<q cite="https://web.archive.org/web/20120311234658/http://www.oddworld.com/2012/03/dear-alf-march-2012/">Uwaya state</q>’,<ref name="Dear Alf March 2012 q 6"/> and ‘<q cite="https://discord.com/channels/293291256736382976/293291256736382976/844363771228323900">Ugwaya State/Ugway Estate</q>’.<ref name="owiDiscord Tarp Ugwaya State"/> The spelling was only confirmed by [[Alf]] in the <time datetime="2012-03-08 11:33:13Z">March 2012</time> edition of [[Dear Alf]].<ref name="Dear Alf March 2012 q 6"/>

In this Dear Alf, Alf says that the Uggae Estate is protected by lawyers and is ruled by a monster that can kill with its gaze. The former presumably refers to [[Chronicler]]s, while the latter presumably refers to [[Lady Margaret]].<ref name="Dear Alf March 2012 q 6"/>

 Oh man, you won't catch me saying <em>anything</em> about the Uggae Estate. Not with the lawyers those freaks have got. I hear it's ruled by a horrible monster that can literally scare you to death with its gaze. Nope. I'm not going there.

The second and final time that the Uggae Estate is brought up by Alf, he simply describes the relationship between the Estate and the Magog Cartel as ‘<q cite="https://web.archive.org/web/20121219005743/http://www.oddworld.com:80/2012/12/dear-alf-odd-vent-2012-volume-1">Hierarchical!</q>’<ref name="Dear Alf Odd-vent 2012 q 35"/> The exact relationship between the two organizations remains a topic of speculation among fans.<ref name="owfDiscord Hominix Uggae speculation"/>

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="Oddworld Cinema YouTube 1">
{{ref:YouTube
  | author = Oddworld Inhabitants
  | date = 25 April 2009
  | datetime = 2009-04-25T08:54:50Z
  | videoID = V7FNCbFFJ-c
  | title = Unreleased Slig News 1
  | channel = TheOddworldCinema
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Oddworld Cinema YouTube 2">
{{ref:YouTube
  | author = Oddworld Inhabitants
  | date = 2 July 2008
  | datetime = 2008-07-02T14:29:52Z
  | videoID = TmfD5zdqzww
  | title = Unreleased Slig News 02
  | channel = TheOddworldCinema
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Oddworld Cinema YouTube 3">
{{ref:YouTube
  | author = Oddworld Inhabitants
  | date = 25 April 2009
  | datetime = 2009-04-25T08:57:36Z
  | videoID = QPMwa043_08
  | title = Unreleased Slig News 3
  | channel = TheOddworldCinema
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Dear Alf March 2012 q 6">
{{ref:refHeader
  | author = Alf
  | date = 8 March 2012
  | datetime = 2012-03-08 11:33:13Z
}}
  ‘[https://web.archive.org/web/20120311234658/http://www.oddworld.com/2012/03/dear-alf-march-2012/ Dear Alf March 2012]’.
  q. 6.
  Dear Alf.
  Community.
  Oddworld Inhabitants website.
  Emeryville, California: Oddworld Inhabitants.
  Archived by
{{ref:WaybackMachine
  | date = 11 March 2012
  | datetime = 2012-03-11T23:46:58Z
  | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20120311234658/http://www.oddworld.com/2012/03/dear-alf-march-2012/
  | organization = Alexa Crawls
  | collection = Alexa Crawls
  | bold = false
}}
  Also archived by
{{ref:refHeader
  | author = Magog on the March
  | date = 26 August 2018
  | datetime = 2018-08-26T22:39:27Z
  | bold = false
}}
  ‘[https://magogonthemarch.wordpress.com/dear-alf-march-2012/ Dear Alf March 2012]’.
  Dear Alf 2011 – 2014.
  Dear Alf.
  Oddworld Appendices.
  Magog on the March.
  Also archived by
{{Ref:Please Get Your Facts Together
  | title = dear-alf-march-2012
  | bold = false
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Dear Alf Odd-vent 2012 q 35">
{{ref:refHeader
  | author = Alf
  | date = 12 December 2012
  | datetime = 2012-12-12 11:07:34Z
}}
  ‘[https://web.archive.org/web/20121219005743/http://www.oddworld.com:80/2012/12/dear-alf-odd-vent-2012-volume-1 Dear Alf Odd-vent 2012 (Volume 1)]’.
  q. 35.
  Dear Alf.
  Community.
  Oddworld Inhabitants website.
  Emeryville, California: Oddworld Inhabitants.
  Archived by
{{ref:WaybackMachine
  | date = 19 December 2012
  | datetime = 2012-12-19T00:57:43Z
  | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20121219005743/http://www.oddworld.com:80/2012/12/dear-alf-odd-vent-2012-volume-1
  | organization = Alexa Crawls
  | collection = Alexa Crawls
  | bold = false
}}
  Also archived by
{{ref:refHeader
  | author = Magog on the March
  | date = 26 August 2018
  | datetime = 2018-08-26T21:40:00Z
  | bold = false
}}
  ‘[https://magogonthemarch.wordpress.com/dear-alf-odd-vent-2012/ Dear Alf Odd-vent 2012]’.
  Dear Alf 2011 – 2014.
  Dear Alf.
  Oddworld Appendices.
  Magog on the March.
  Also archived by
{{Ref:Please Get Your Facts Together
  | title = dear-alf-odd-vent-2012
  | bold = false
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Nate interviews Lorne Lanning">
{{ref:refHeader
  | author = Lorne Lanning
  | date =  15 August 2008 
  | datetime = 2008-08-15T09:33Z
}}
  ‘[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006231900/http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/specials/Nate_interviews_Lorne_Lanning Nathan Interviews Lorne Lanning]’.
  ‘Part 5: Glukkon history’.
  Specials.
  OddBlog.
  Oddworld Library.
  Archived by
{{ref:WaybackMachine
  | date = 6 October 2008
  | datetime = 2008-10-06T23:19:00Z
  | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20081006231900/http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/specials/Nate_interviews_Lorne_Lanning
  | organization = Alexa Crawls
  | collection = 52_crawl
  | bold = false
}}
  Also archived by
{{ref:refHeader
  | author = Magog on the March
  | date = 28 September 2017
  | datetime = 2017-09-28T03:32:01Z
  | bold = false
}}
  ‘[https://magogonthemarch.wordpress.com/2008-2/nathan-interviews-lorne-lanning/ Nathan Interviews Lorne Lanning]’.
  Interviews.
  Archive.
  Magog on the March.
</ref>

<ref name="owfPost Alcar spelling Uguayis Dei">
{{ref:owfThread Uguayis Dei
  | author = Alcar
  | date = 15 April 2006
  | datetime = 2006-04-15T08:25Z
  | postID = 247409
  | postNumber = 1
}}
</ref>

<ref name="owfPost Nate spelling Uguaya State">
{{ref:owfThread Uguayis Dei
  | author = Nate
  | date = 15 April 2006
  | datetime = 2006-04-15T14:02Z
  | postID = 247439
  | postNumber = 4
}}
</ref>

<ref name="owfPost Wil spelling Uguay Estate">
{{ref:owfThread A few questions
  | author = Wil Bunce-Edwards [Wil]
  | date = 17 April 2005
  | datetime = 2005-04-17T20:06:41Z
  | postID = 202016
  | postNumber = 8
}}
</ref>

<ref name="owfPost Dipstikk spelling Uguea State">
{{ref:owfThread A few questions
  | author = Dipstikk
  | date = 17 April 2005
  | datetime = 2005-04-17T21:29:34Z
  | postID = 202028
  | postNumber = 10
}}
</ref>

<ref name="owfDiscord Hominix Uggae speculation">
{{ref:owfDiscord
  | author = Hominix [gobo3d]
  | date = 12 February 2024
  | datetime = 2024-02-12T10:33:35.194Z
  | channel = oddworld_discussions
  | messageID = 1206548651862925333
}}
</ref>

<ref name="owiDiscord Tarp Ugwaya State">
{{ref:owiDiscord
  | author = Tarp
  | date = 19 May 2021
  | datetime = 2021-05-19T00:00:10.581Z
  | channel = general-oddworld
  | messageID = 844363771228323900
}}
</ref>

<ref name="oddguy receives Movies of Oddworld">
{{ref:owfPost
  | author = oddguy
  | date = 15 January 2005
  | datetime = 2005-01-15T03:26:15Z
  | postID = 181139
  | postNumber = 5
  | threadAuthor = erwinraaben55
  | threadDate = 13 January 2005
  | threadDatetime = 2005-01-13T17:29:39Z
  | threadName = Get bonus DVD today!
  | board = Oddworld Discussion
  | threadID = 11138
}}
</ref>
</references>
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