Archive:Dear Alf 04/q8

Q: The Glukkon Queen Margaret is the absolute ruler.
The Slig Queen Skillya is a wealthy business partner of the Glukkons.
The Glukkons make up the rich business class.
The Vykkers make up the rich tech class.
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The Sligs make up the low paid soldier/police class.
The Mudokons make up the slave laborer class.
Slogs and Fleeches are pets.
Meetles are beasts of burden.
Scrabs, Paramites, and Meeches are livestock.
This is Oddworld's modern society as I've been able to piece together. Notice the blank space? That's where a working middle class would be. Who are they?

Alf: An interesting evaluation, and largely accurate. Most of the working class that you mention live in Oddworld's cities, which have yet to be seen… and those details will have to wait for a future game. You should also realize that the classes you mention aren't monolithic. That is to say, while the majority of Sligs are part of a low paid soldier class, there are also middle-class Sligs. Likewise, not all Mudokons are slaves. Additionally, there are internal markets in each of the classes you mention… just because many Mudokons are part of a slave class doesn't mean they aren't enthusiastic consumers of Paramite Pies. Even Mudokon slaves have some discretionary bonus income to spend (earned for meeting production quotas, or snitching out their fellow slaves).