Oddworld Stranger's Wrath Grubbs Profile

Our ongoing look at the bizarre world of Oddworld's Stranger continues with this profile of the grubbs, a native people who you'll meet on your travels.

Grubbs

Natives/Indigenous
Class: Workers

Dependent on the river, these indigenous folk are kind in heart and generous in spirit. Their willingness to lend a helping, albeit squishy, hand is matched only by their love of fresh fish. So if you're a stranger looking for the latest dirt on a bounty or want to ask about their sacred holy relics, you'd better have something to bring to the table! It's like they say: Nothing loosens a grubb's lips like a fresh slimy fish!

Grubb Backstory

The grubbs were a race of peaceful river folk. Descendents of fish, they were dependent on the waters of the Mongo River.

They had built their homes along the high canyons of the river to avoid interfering with its flow. Some of these homes delved into canyon walls, forming caves and sacred grounds hidden from the view of outsiders.

At the height of their civilization, the grubbs inhabited the valley along the river, from the Mongo River to the outreaching tributaries.

The grubbs are an aboriginal culture that has deep spiritual ties. Their carvings and craft were all symbols for their bond with nature. A few of their relics have been said to contain spiritual powers. These relics were presented to the steef, to aid them in their duty as proctors of the river.

After the acquisition of the river by Sekto Industries, the Mongo Valley began to dry up. Without the river, the grubbs' food supply dwindled.

Sekto and his "peacekeeping forces" made their way through the land, claiming the valley as theirs. As his forces moved down the river, they slaughtered many grubbs. The grubb villages were destroyed and their food was no more.

The grubbs were left without a home. All that remains of their civilization are ruins that wither away little by little every day.

Much like grave robbers, outlaws and minions scour the valley looking for these ruins. They search for them in hopes to find anything of value--idols, statues, pots, and even sacred relics.

Character Bio/Dossier

Name: Frayda Evryting.
Species: Grubbs (native, indigenous).
Occupation: Gathering relics for whoever is kind enough to enslave them.
Hobbies: Gatherin', dancin' a jig or two, cuttin' loose, carvin' stuff, throwin' rocks, and stealin' food.
Pet Peeves: Shoes, water thieves, bathing, and big meanies.
Likes: Being crafty, fish, wolvark and chips, fried wolvark, wolvark gumbo, wolvark strips with a side of ranch, wolvark patty with special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. You know, the normal fare.
Dislikes: Anyone with a gun, and water thieves.
Texture: Kinda squishy.
Words to Live By: "Will gladly pay you Tuesday for a fish fillet today!"
Favorite Movie: A River Used to Run Through It.
Favorite Smash-Hit Musical: Riverdance.
Powers: Can smell a steef from a mile away. Can smell a steef's breath from 2.6 miles away.
Origin: Grubbs once lived off the land and river, in harmony with nature. But the harmony was thrown off key by bottlers, settlers, and meddlers. They were "relocated" to a new territory under the Official Grubb Removal and Snatch the Agua Act. This paved the way for more-advanced cultures to molt, lay eggs, and cluck.

Native Resistance Leader

Likes: Historical dramas, leading resistance, basket weaving.
Hair: Out there.
Makeup: Local flora and fauna.
Wardrobe: Fashion and function for the ultimate in female warrior couture.
Weapons: Reed machete, spear.
Admires: The mighty Steef.
Goals: To conquer Sekto and reclaim Mongo Valley for her fellow grubbs!
Backstory: This female leader of the native resistance is first met in a shelter at Last Legs. She probably appears in later levels as well. Though she is mostly just talked to or seen in in-game cinematics.