Oddworld Lore: Paramites Of Paramonia

Huh, didn't know the sligs had relatives in the games as well, neat

Keep it coming. You pulled my down this rabbit hole a month ago and now I need you to take me to the bottom.

Surprised you didn't talk about the physical similarities they share with sligs (once removed from their metal pants). I personally think they're related.

dude made a damn game by himself and immediately went back on the lore master grind. you got my respect, Benny.

As a child the Paramites were the most fascinating Creatures and they were my favourites along with the Sligs.

I think the Paramites are one of the best creatures in Oddworld, they are intelligent, not like scrabs. You said an interesting thing about the food of the paramites, if you notice well, only in Paramonia there are those sacks of meat that dangle, this suggests that they are intelligent enough to know how to get food in small pieces and then put it in safety. The fact that when a paramita and lonely does not attack you immediately, in my opinion, is not due to the fact that he does not want to hurt you, but it is that he prefers to escape by being alone. You said that the paramites, unlike the scrabs, prefer old meat to fresh meat, perhaps this is why they eat very small pieces of meat, in fact they need less meat to satiate themselves being smaller than scrabs and consequently with one smaller stomach. I find it great that paramites, being smarter than scrabs, also have a more extended gamespeak in AE lol. Literally sligs need to lure them into a trap to catch them as we see in NnT, unlike scrabs that run away to the sound of progliectiles. I love the fact that even before putting their backs to the wall they warn you to step back so as not to kill yourself right away. They are the exact opposite of scrabs as they like to attack in groups rather than kill each other. I found it odd that the Paramites were in the Mudomo vals that are not in Paramonia, I just think the native Mudomos brought them from Paramonia to the necrum to protect their tribes. In a video Lorne said the paramites don't have a queen, so I guess they breed with eggs, just like real spiders. FUN FACT: you probably already know since I said it in your LiveStream of MO, but the Oddworld species are classified by name and race: paraMITE, bolaMITE, they are both spiders, mudoKONS, glukKONS, (remember that lived together before the schism). I stop writing because my fingers hurt. Beautiful video! I was waiting for you to make a video about a "NOBLE" creature like the Paramites :DD

Yessss! I always liked paramites they're kind of cute I will not lie.

Luckily for the paramites, with the burning of rupture farms and the freedom of many of them at the hands of Toby, not to mention mullock going into hiding ,I suspect paramonia scrabs might recover soon...if they haven't already wiped out any slig dumb enough to stick around after the event of oddesy

Paramites are really interesting... hey i have a question dunno if this will be buried in comments but, i've always wondered what if abe got a Third game back in the old days like lets say 1999, what do you think it would be about? maybeee he would be zapped with a new tattoo and meet big face again?? xD

what spiders are doing while leaving prey wrapped up is waiting for their venom to liquify the innards so they can drink it up

I have the theory that paramites from páramonia was female and Munch's Oddysee male

Srsly, only I see inspiration with an Alien Facehugger in its design? :D

I always loved the wildlife of Oddworld...creepy, deadly and more than interesting....

I beg your pardon, the paramite's most defining feature is the crispy, gooey taste of Paramite Pies! Get yours while supplies last, bozo!

I Remember in New 'n' Tasty when Paramites try to back away. But if you made them reach at the dead end they actually kill you then. By the way great video about them

Let’s gooooo! Love you Benny. 🎉

(Creature and weapon vids are my favorite)

Paramites are pretty cool in a way but that hiss they make is terrifying

In a strange way I find the Paramites strangely cute. They kind of got a weird personality (aka follow you around and keeping distance) that just makes them kind of cute to me in a weird way...

Love your content. Just recently started playing New n Tasty (for some reason my PC doesn't like the older games)

Always been curious what paramite pie tasted like.

paramite arm remind me of chicken wing arms

I love what it said in the original game guidebook. "On their own Paramites seem harmless and even cute, but get them in groups and they're deadly. Sort of like children."

Dry aged meats are a real thing, & apparently it tastes delicious, so maybe they have enzymes that allow for their prey to age without any disease causing pathogens on it?

There are social spiders out there that live in massive woven colonies.

scrabania/paramonia OR mudanchee/mudomo?

I love these tricksy gits. They really offer a very fun game of cat and mouse sometimes.
My most fond memory is in the temple of Paramonia where there's a long stretch of corridor with a few pressure pad traps dropping boulders and some tight spaces that need you to crawl or roll under. I remember it so fondly because I wasn't taking the Paramite so seriously and was calling it "good boy", sort of playing with it and even commenting on it when stepping over the traps but the traps not hitting either of us. I found it really endearing to be honest. But then I let my guard completely down and the tricky bugger managed to set off a trap which got me in a surprising moment.
I paused and blinked before bursting out laughing at how the Paramite completely outplayed me, and from that moment onwards I learned to add a dose of respect to my admiration. Never underestimate a Paramite

I think Sligs and Paramites may share a common ancestor: both have digit like structures covering their mouth, they have strong forelimbs for locomotion and a very similar body plan in general, they are social, vocal, and intelligent in their own way.

i appreciate that you didn't have any actual spiders in the B-roll, thanks.

By the way in the Paramonia Nests when the Paramites chase Abe, there’s a Dinosaur like roar that can be hard. So I wonder if the Paramites have a Queen somewhere in those forbidden chambers.

Yay! Benny is back with those bangin Oddworld Lore vids! Let's go!

The paramites remind me of the face huggers from the movie aliens 1979 they had figured like hands instead of a face when they jump on you to find a host to help them transform into their adult xthormorph alian form those things were damn creepy omg 😱

Paramites are probably my favourite Oddworld Inhabitants. They're both equally creepy and cute. Perfect mixture of spiders and cats. I actually would want one as a pet lol.

Your videos are always Amazin', thank you so much for 'em!

Love your channel mate , would love to work on a ODDWORLD game /project with you in future

Given your vast knowledge of Oddworld, have you ever had any contact or talks with caddicarus? He’s quite an oddworld nut as well?

But the real question is... what do Paramite Pies taste like?

Is it weird that I find these creatures adorable?
Sure they’re weird and possibly dangerous, but I still kinda want to pet them. Think about it! You could perhaps use small pieces of meat to “ train “ them like the sligs would do with a slog?
I would love a pet Paramite ❤😂

Dudd am really injoying these vidéos of yours ❤ great info

they khle3 me

I love that the thaught so deep about this

Thay look like sligs

I imagine that the Paramites truly did leave those sligs hanging in the entrance as a warning. A not insignificant amount of sligs have probably walked in to the entrance, saw the three dead sligs hanging from the ceiling and were like "heh heh, nope." and turned around and never came back.

Throw hands? They’re the hands

these things look like mutated Sligs to me.

Maybe the paramites latched on to large creatures.

Ah yes, bullsquids

The Chad Scarab vs The Virgin Paracel

The Paramites have always been one of my favourite things from Oddworld. They're so iconic and I really think the way the Paramite gameplay works genuinely makes them one of the most fascinating and alive elements in the gameplay of the Oddworld games.