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| - Abe is a fictional character and protagonist in the Oddworld fictional universe created by Oddworld Inhabitants. Abe was introduced in 1997's Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee as a slave attempting to save his friends from RuptureFarms. His story was continued in Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, through which his character has changed and developed. Abe is a mature Mudokon who was hatched in the nursery of meat-processing plant RuptureFarms, and went on to work in the plant as a slave until his eventual escape. Distinctive from other Mudokons seen on Oddworld, Abe's skin is a blue-purple pigment instead of the usual green, and his lips feature the vestiges of being sewn up since birth. He is an unusual video game character because he does not fight or use a weapon. Instead, the character can sneak in shadowed places and chant, which enables him to possess some of his enemies' minds and control their actions. The character is agile, humorous, and versatile. He can also use "GameSpeak", a way of communicating with other characters in the game. Along with Spyro the Dragon, Abe was one of the unofficial mascots of the PlayStation One and was an example of the PlayStation's more mature style of platforming game. Computer and Video Games described Abe as "a new platform hero" and a "brilliant character". Abe featured in a music video for "Get Freaky", a song by the popular German dance band Music Instructor, and in a music video for the song "Use Your Imagination" in 2002.
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