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A | A <b>Pokeypine</b> is a [[List of Oddworld species|creature]] that was designed for <cite class="videogame">[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath]]</cite> as a type of [[Live Ammo]]. | ||
According to [[Wil Bunce-Edwards]], the Pokeypine was dropped early in development and was usually refered to as ‘porcupine’ in filenames. | According to [[Wil Bunce-Edwards]], the Pokeypine was dropped early in development and was usually refered to as ‘porcupine’ in filenames. There is only a single reference to it as a ‘Pokeypine’, suggesting it wouldn't necessarily have been its final name.<ref name="wilAvatar"/> | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
A concept sketch, render of a 3D model, and a cartoon icon of a Pokeypine appear in one of the unlockable images in | A concept sketch, a render of a 3D model, and a cartoon icon of a Pokeypine appear in one of the unlockable images in <cite class="videogame">[[Stranger's Wrath HD]]</cite> for [[PlayStation]] 4 and PlayStation Vita.<ref name="Stranger HD extra PS3"/><ref name="Stranger HD extra Vita"/> They show the Pokeypine as a brown, ball-shaped creature with no limbs, two large eyes in front, a small, triangular nose, and between 12 and 24 long, sharp spines. The spines are dark brown in the 3D model and red-orange in the cartoon icon. Its eyes have a green iris in the 3D model and red-orange in the cartoon icon. | ||
The cartoon icon was used as Wil's avatar on the [[Oddworld Forums]] for a while.<ref name="wilAvatar"/> In <time datetime="2024-01-20T18:56:48.807Z">2024</time>, Wil posted on the [[Oddworld Forums Discord]] a page of concept art for the porcupine by [[Silveo Aebischer]] dated <time datetime="2003-02-25">25 February 2003</time>.<ref name="Pokeypine for Discord"/> | |||
{{gallery | |||
|width=622 | |||
|height=350 | |||
|align=center | |||
|captionstyle="text-align: center;" | |||
|File:SWHD-extra-ammo-shrunk.jpg | |||
|Unlockable extra from <cite>Stranger's Wrath HD</cite> | |||
|File:Pokeypine_for_owf_discord.png | |||
|Sketches by [[Silvio Aebischer]] | |||
}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="wilAvatar"> | <ref name="wilAvatar"> | ||
<b>Bunce-Edwards, Wil [Wil] | |||
(<time datetime="2012-05-14T12:55Z" | |||
>14 May 2012</time | |||
>)</b | |||
>. | |||
[http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?p=540795#post540795 Post #755] in | |||
‘Oddworld Questions & Answers VIII’. | |||
Oddworld Discussion. | |||
Oddworld Forums. | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Stranger HD extra PS3"> | |||
<b>Just Add Water | |||
(<time datetime="2011-12-21" | |||
>21 December 2011</time | |||
>)</b | |||
>. | |||
‘Extras’. | |||
New Yolk City. | |||
<cite>Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD</cite>. | |||
PlayStation 4. | |||
Emeryville, California: | |||
Oddworld Inhabitants. | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Stranger HD extra Vita"> | |||
<b>Just Add Water | |||
(<time datetime="2012-12-19" | |||
>19 December 2012</time | |||
>)</b | |||
>. | |||
‘Extras’. | |||
New Yolk City. | |||
<cite>Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD</cite>. | |||
PlayStation Vita. | |||
Emeryville, California: | |||
Oddworld Inhabitants. | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Pokeypine for Discord"> | |||
<b>Bunce-Edwards, Wil [Wil] | |||
(<time datetime="2024-01-20T18:56:48.807Z" | |||
>20 January 2024</time | |||
>)</b | |||
>. | |||
[https://discord.com/channels/164770326943760386/309087612419833866/1198340372145913984 Reply] to | |||
<b>Bunce-Edwards, Wil [Wil] | |||
(<time datetime="2024-01-20T14:35:37.164Z" | |||
>20 January 2024</time | |||
>)</b | |||
>. | |||
[https://discord.com/channels/164770326943760386/309087612419833866/1198274640510984213 Message]. | |||
#oddworld_discussions. | |||
Forums. | |||
Oddworld Forums. | |||
Discord. | |||
</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
[[Category:Unused species]] | [[Category:Unused species]] | ||
[[Category:Live Ammo]] | [[Category:Live Ammo]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:42, 21 January 2024
A Pokeypine is a creature that was designed for Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath as a type of Live Ammo.
According to Wil Bunce-Edwards, the Pokeypine was dropped early in development and was usually refered to as ‘porcupine’ in filenames. There is only a single reference to it as a ‘Pokeypine’, suggesting it wouldn't necessarily have been its final name.[1]
Appearances
A concept sketch, a render of a 3D model, and a cartoon icon of a Pokeypine appear in one of the unlockable images in Stranger's Wrath HD for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.[2][3] They show the Pokeypine as a brown, ball-shaped creature with no limbs, two large eyes in front, a small, triangular nose, and between 12 and 24 long, sharp spines. The spines are dark brown in the 3D model and red-orange in the cartoon icon. Its eyes have a green iris in the 3D model and red-orange in the cartoon icon.
The cartoon icon was used as Wil's avatar on the Oddworld Forums for a while.[1] In , Wil posted on the Oddworld Forums Discord a page of concept art for the porcupine by Silveo Aebischer dated .[4]
Unlockable extra from Stranger's Wrath HD
Sketches by Silvio Aebischer
References
- ↑ a b Bunce-Edwards, Wil [Wil] (). Post #755 in ‘Oddworld Questions & Answers VIII’. Oddworld Discussion. Oddworld Forums.
- ↑ Just Add Water (). ‘Extras’. New Yolk City. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD. PlayStation 4. Emeryville, California: Oddworld Inhabitants.
- ↑ Just Add Water (). ‘Extras’. New Yolk City. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD. PlayStation Vita. Emeryville, California: Oddworld Inhabitants.
- ↑ Bunce-Edwards, Wil [Wil] (). Reply to Bunce-Edwards, Wil [Wil] (). Message. #oddworld_discussions. Forums. Oddworld Forums. Discord.