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	'''Sam''' is a [[Mudokons\|Mudokon]] queen, one of only a few females of the species capable of producing young, and the mother of [[Abe]]. It was originally planned for her to appear in ''[[Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]'', but she had to be cut from the story during the game’s troubled production.		'''Sam''' is a [[Mudokons\|Mudokon]] queen, one of only a few females of the species capable of producing young, and the mother of [[Abe]]. It was originally planned for her to appear in ''[[Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]'', but she had to be cut from the story during the game’s troubled production.
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	<ref name="LorneChat">Lanning, Lorne (14 November 2000) ‘[http://oddworld.au.com/site/features/chat%E2%80%90lorne.php\|Oddworld Inhabitants Developer Chat]’ online chat on GameSpy Arcade, q. 14. PlanetXbox.</ref>		<ref name="LorneChat">Lanning, Lorne (14 November 2000) ‘[http://oddworld.au.com/site/features/chat%E2%80%90lorne.php\|Oddworld Inhabitants Developer Chat]’ online chat on GameSpy Arcade, q. 14. PlanetXbox.</ref>
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'''Sam''' is a [[Mudokons|Mudokon]] queen, one of only a few females of the species capable of producing young, and the mother of [[Abe]]. It was originally planned for her to appear in ''[[Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]'', but she had to be cut from the story during the game’s troubled production.
== Appearance ==
As an adult female Mudokon, Sam is a biological queen who is alone responsible for producing the entire worker population of her colony. Her body is specialized in reproduction: while her head and thorax are just slightly taller than an adult worker Mudokon, her abdomen is many times this in height, length, and width.<ref name="SamPic"/> Her front end is much like a Mudokon worker’s, except with more age, a shorter head, and two huge breasts that spread out across the floor.<ref name="VideoModel"/><ref name="BookModel"/> Her hair is not tied up in a ponytail but in one huge roll.<ref name="BookModel"/>

== Captivity ==
There were once a few Mudokon queens, but once the Magog Cartel started opening factories in Mudos, the [[Glukkons]] began destroying the native culture and the other queens started dying. Scared of the genocide around her, Sam made a deal with the Glukkons, ensuring she and her children would always be given a place to stay, food and clothing, and that her children would be given jobs.<ref name="Nate"/> When she saw that this deal was really a sell-out to the industrialized lifestyle and led to the enslavement of the entire Mudokon race, she was driven to terrible drug addiction<ref name="Nate"/><ref name="AlfDrugs"/> and bouts of suicidal depression.<ref name="UniShrink"/>

She is now kept on a straw bed in a huge padded lair in some [[Vykkers]] facility (Vykkers Labs 13 in the intended story of ''Munch’s Oddysee''), chained between two security towers, each of which is fitted with gun turrets and spotlights. A ring of lights is suspended above her rear from the walls by metal cables, allowing adequate lighting for her egg laying.<ref name="SamPic"/> The Mudokon eggs are handled by [[Interns]], whose large hands are perfect for carrying them, but who do not care for the unborn creatures inside.<ref name="BookInterns"/> Sam is also under the guard of one<ref name="UniShrink"/> or many<ref name="SamPic"/> [[Shrinks]], whose job it is to keep her emotionally stable enough for her productivity not to drop below acceptable levels.<ref name="UniShrink"/>

Sam’s Mudokon eggs are now sold as '''Sam’s Labor Eggs''' under the '''Slave Aid''' label.<ref name="SLElogo"/> Paul O’Connor has mentioned that Sam is part of a secret experiment,<ref name="Experiment"/> but this may be a piece of misinformation.<ref name="Misinformation"/>

Sam is responsible for sewing baby Abe’s lips together to prevent him from crying and disturbing livestock. She did this knowing that unless she shut him up first, he would be hurt until he shut up one one way or another.<ref name="Nate"/><ref name="AlfCry"/><ref name="Oddguy"/><ref name="G4"/>

According to the story intended for ''Munch’s Oddysee'', [[Munch]] befriends Sam during his initial escape from Vykkers Labs.<ref name="MunchMeetsSam"/> She sees the SkullJack on his head and comments ‘They did that to ya didn’t they? Doesn’t surprise me. You’d be amazed at what they can do.’ Munch then watches as she yells furiously at Interns who are taking her eggs away, then as she downs several vials and jars of drugs.<ref name="Storyboards"/>

== Psychology ==
Sam made a deal with the Glukkons to provide her children with food and jobs, as an act of love to ensure that the marginalization and cultural genocide that was taking place all across newly industrialized Mudos would not befall her own children.<ref name="Nate"/> Having seen that this led to their being treated as slave labour and a natural resource, she has developed severe drug addictions<ref name="Nate"/><ref name="AlfDrugs"/> and wild, rapid mood swings<ref name="UniShrink"/> that take her between fury at the industrial races,<ref name="Storyboards"/> nurturing love of her children,<ref name="SamPic"/><ref name="BookSam"/> and suicidal depression.<ref name="UniShrink"/> She can be almost grandmotherly<ref name="BookSam"/>, but she can also be a pill-popping bitch.<ref name="Presentation"/> The Shrink that looks after her knows that, ultimately, she is on her way out.<ref name="UniShrink"/>

== Production history ==
=== Inspiration ===
The concept of eusocial sapient races on Oddworld was inspired by [[Lorne Lanning]]’s interest in the eusocial species of Earth: bees, ants, termites and naked mole rats—one of his personal favourites.<ref name="OWW"/> Lanning wanted to use this as the reproductive model of developed cultures to explore ideas of inheritance,<ref name="Nate5"/> sexuality,<ref name="Sexuality"/> idolization,<ref name="Experiment"/> and parenting.

Sam in particular was inspired by Lanning’s own mother, who he always saw as a tragic figure ‘caught in the consumer mechanics of our modern world,’ albeit in a greatly exaggerated way. According to him, she married a man she did not love because she was worried about raising two children alone, and was addicted to painkillers from a young age due to back problems. Lanning felt the idea of having to make a horrific decision that would affect a family’s history was a powerful one he could use to make Sam a sympathetic character,<ref name="Nate"/> but with an Oddworld ‘tell’—an unexpected aspect to her that conflicts with her dominant personality.<ref name="Presentation"/>

Lanning also compares the deal Sam made with the Glukkons to deals made between Native Americans and the expanding United States.<ref name="Nate"/>

=== ''Munch’s Oddysee'' ===
Sam was originally supposed to appear in ''[[Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]'',<ref name="Experiment"/><ref name="OWW"/><ref name="PaulStillSam"/><ref name="AlfStillSam"/> with Abe’s goal being to rescue her from Vykkers Labs.<ref name="MunchMeetsSam"/><ref name="Status"/> Sam was designed,<ref name="SamPic"/> sculpted by Farzad<ref name="FarzadModel"/> to be laser scanned and turened into a digital model,<ref name="VideoModelLorne"/> and included in FMV storyboards.<ref name="Storyboards"/> Her inclusion in the game was reported to the press as late as July 2001,<ref name="MunchMeetsSam"/> but in September Microsoft announced via GameSpot that Sam was removed from the game’s story.<ref name="NoSam"/> Her removal, along with that of other gameplay and storyline elements, was due to ''Munch''’s troubled developmental process<ref name="SamPress"/> and, ultimately, having to deliver the game as a launch title for Microsoft’s Xbox.<ref name="Polygon"/> The only reference to Sam in the final game is a sign for Sam’s Labor Eggs.<ref name="BookSam"/><ref name="SLEMO"/><ref name="SLElogo"/>

Sam’s appearance was put back in the pipeline,<ref name="AlfNotYet1"/><ref name="AlfNotYet2"/> possibly rescheduled to appear in ''Munch’s Exoddus'', whose script was drafted,<ref name="LorneChat"/> but put to one side for ''[[Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath|Stranger’s Wrath]]''. When [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] shut down its internal game development studio, Lanning hoped reveal Sam in films.<ref name="Nate"/>

== References ==
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<ref name="SamPic">Varahramyan, Farzad, c. Raymond Swanland (30 May 1997). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/togg/index.php?image=CAMO0058.jpg2|Sam’s Lair]’. IGN (15 February 2000). Also in Cathy Johnson & Daniel Wade (15 September 2004). ‘Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee’, p. 231. ''The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years 1994–2004''. Mylor: Ballistic Publishing.</ref>

<ref name="VideoModel">Model of Sam. Film broadcast on ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/cinema/MO01.htm|Gamepower@Oddworld: Office Tour]’ (12 December 2001), 1·51. Gamepower. Jim.</ref>

<ref name="BookModel">Model of Sam. Photograph published in Cathy Johnson & Daniel Wade (15 September 2004). ‘Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee’, p. 231. ''The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years 1994–2004''. Mylor: Ballistic Publishing.</ref>

<ref name="Nate">Lanning, Lorne (14 April 2008). ‘[[http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/specials/Nate_interviews_Lorne_Lanning#The_relationship_between_Abe_and_Sam|Part 4: The relationship between Abe and Sam]]’ (08 August 2008) of ‘Nate interviews Lorne Lanning’. OddBlog. The Oddworld Library.</ref>

<ref name="AlfDrugs">Alf (4 September 2002). [[http://oddworld.com/firsttenyears/alf/ow_dearalf21.shtml|Dear Alf 21]], question 13. Alf’s Rehab & Tea. Official Oddworld website.</ref>

<ref name="UniShrink">Oddworld Inhabitants (31 July 2000). [http://oddworld.com/firsttenyears/universe/industrial/characters/ow_shrink_stats.html|Shrink stats] (commented out text), Industrial characters. Oddworld Universe. Official Oddworld website.</ref>

<ref name="BookInterns">Johnson, Cathy & Daniel Wade (15 Septemebr 2004). ‘Interns’, ‘Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee’, p. 181. ''The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years 1994–2004''. Mylor: Ballistic Publishing.</ref>

<ref name="SLElogo">Oddworld Inhabitants. [http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/togg/index.php?image=CAMO0113.jpg4|‘Sam’s Labor Eggs’ sign] graphic. In Tri Pham, Jeff Barton & Michael Littlefield (21 November 2001). ‘The Loading Dock’, ‘Return to Vykkers Labs’, p. 82. ''Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''. Roseville (CA): Prima Games.</ref>

<ref name="Experiment">O’Connor, Paul (22 December 1999). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/scriptures/diaries/Munch_videogames.com/Family_Secrets|Family Secrets]’. Entry 3 in ''Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee Designer Diary''. Videogames.com.</ref>

<ref name="Misinformation">O’Connor, Paul (5 May 1998). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/scriptures/diaries/Abe’s_Exoddus/Slog_Days|Slog Days]’. Entry 1 in ''Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus Designer Diary''. Videogames.com.</ref>

<ref name="AlfCry">Alf (2 December 2002). [http://oddworld.com/firsttenyears/alf/ow_dearalf24.shtml|Dear Alf], q. 7. Alf’s Rehab & Tea. Official Oddworld website.</ref>

<ref name="Oddguy">oddguy (6 July 2003). [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?p=119255#post119255|Post 14] in ‘Did Sam know?’. Oddworld Discussion. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="G4">Lanning, Lorne (21 January 2005). ‘[http://www.tv.com/g4tv.com/when-titans-clash/episode/462296/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;0|When Titans Clash]’. G4tv.com. Episode 1, season 4. [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?p=232592#post232592|Partial transcript] by oddguy (29 December 2005). Post 163 in ‘Oddworld puzzler board! :D’. Oddworld Discussion. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="MunchMeetsSam">Lanning, Lorne (6 June 2001). ‘[[http://web.archive.org/web/20020126074420/www.elecplay.com/feature.html?id=5971&page=3|Munch’s Oddysee]]’ interview by Tood Mowatt, q. 5. The Electric Playground.</ref>

<ref name="Storyboards">Storyboards for ''Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee''. Photographs published in ‘Chatting with Oddworld’ interview (January 2002). ''XBM'' issue 2, p. 42. Bristol, UK: Paragon Publishing.</ref>

<ref name="BookSam">Johnson, Cathy & Daniel Wade (15 September 2004). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/scriptures/interviews/2002/01/Chatting_with_Oddworld|Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]’, p. 231. ''The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years 1994–2004''. Mylor: Ballistic Publishing.</ref>

<ref name="Presentation">O’Connor, Paul, Chris Ulm & Farzad Varahramyan (23 March 2001). ‘Oddfellows: Character Design the Oddworld Way’ slide show presentation. Game Developers Conference 2001.</ref>

<ref name="OWW">Lanning, Lorne (30 October 2000). ‘[http://oddworld.au.com/site/features/interview-0lorne1.php|Interview with Lorne Lanning]’ by Sydney & Abe Babe, q. 1. Oddworldian & Oddworld-Web.</ref>

<ref name="Nate5">Lanning, Lorne (14 April 2008). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/oddblog/specials/Nate_interviews_Lorne_Lanning#Glukkon_history|Part 5: Glukkon history]’ (15 August 2008) of ‘Nate interviews Lorne Lanning’. OddBlog. The Oddworld Library.</ref>

<ref name="Sexuality">Lanning, Lorne (23 October 1999). ‘[http://web.archive.org/web/19990901014745/http://www.oddworld.com/abes.exoddus/noshock/features/interview3.htm|Interview with Lorne Lanning]’ by GT Marketing Slig, q. 11. Official Oddworld website.</ref>

<ref name="PaulStillSam">O’Connor, Paul (16 March 2000). ‘[http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Oddworld/message/96|Re: [Oddworld] question about FMV]’. The Oddworld Group. eGroups.com.</ref>

<ref name="AlfStillSam">Alf (30 April 2001). [http://oddworld.com/firsttenyears/alf/ow_dearalf08.shtml|Dear Alf 08], q. 13. Alf’s Rehab & Tea. Official Oddworld website.</ref>

<ref name="Status">Lanning, Lorne (12 June 2000). ‘[http://web.archive.org/web/20000823113035/http://www.gamersrepublic.com/Allformat/playstation/frontlines/061200/odd.asp|Status and power: Oddworld isn’t so odd anymore]’ interview by Edd Fear. Gamers’ Republic Online.</ref>

<ref name="FarzadModel">Photographs of Farzad modelling Sam (15 February 2000). ‘[http://web.archive.org/web/20000817165310/ps2.ign.com/news/15237.html|What Is It Like to Design With Oddworld?]’ interview with Farzad Varahramyan by Douglas C. Perry. IGNPS2.</ref>

<ref name="VideoModelLorne">Lanning, Lorne (12 December 2001). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/cinema/MO01.htm|Gamepower@Oddworld: Office Tour]’, 1·51. Gamepower. Jim.</ref>

<ref name="NoSam">Satterfield, Shane (5 September 2001). ‘[http://gamespot.com/xbox/action/oddworldmunchsoddysee/news.html?sid=2810255|Plot changes for Munch’s Oddysee]’. GameSpot.</ref>

<ref name="SamPress">Brown, Rob (3 May 2002). ‘[http://www.xboxcorp.com/interview1.shtml|Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee interview]’ by Ben & Aurora, q. 6. Xbox Corp.</ref>

<ref name="Polygon">Lanning, Lorne, & Maurice Konkle (1 March 2004). ‘Uncommon Threads’ by Brendan Sinclair. ''Polygon'' 9: 37–8. Knoxville (TN): Deviation.</ref>

<ref name="SLEMO">Oddworld Inhabitants (14 November 2001). Wall of cargo hold at end of ‘The Loading Dock’. ''Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee''. Microsoft Game Studios.</ref>

<ref name="AlfNotYet1">Alf (1 May 2002). [http://oddworld.com/firsttenyears/alf/ow_dearalf18.shtml|Dear Alf 18], q. 21. Alf’s Rehab & Tea. Official Oddworld website.</ref>

<ref name="AlfNotYet2">Alf (19 February 2003). [http://oddworld.com/firsttenyears/alf/ow_dearalf2_03.shtml|Dear Alf], q. 5. Alf’s Rehab & Tea. Official Oddworld website.</ref>

<ref name="LorneChat">Lanning, Lorne (14 November 2000) ‘[http://oddworld.au.com/site/features/chat%E2%80%90lorne.php|Oddworld Inhabitants Developer Chat]’ online chat on GameSpy Arcade, q. 14. PlanetXbox.</ref>
</references>

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