Ichmari@... wrote:

> From: Ichmari@...
>
> just what is that thing on the mudokons' heads? i always thought it was a
> braid,
> kinda a hare krishna-ish thing. but all the reviews i read refer to abe as
> "our
> feather-headed hero". so what is that? is it a feather or a braid?

Pony tail.

>
>
> and who else noticed that the mudokons went from having 4 fingers in
> abe's oddysee to 3 fingers in abe's exoddus? i know that this is a really
> fan-boyish [dorky, nitpicky; for those not into comics] thing to be bothered
> by,
> but sadly enough, i'm just that kind of dork. comments, anybody?
> shawnesey

Sharp eyes!

The change was made because four-fingered characters are taboo in Japan. We were
advised that a four-fingered hero would be a tough sell in the Japanese market,
and the three-fingered Mudokon was born.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

--P