The objective of Brief 2 is to create my own character with his/her/it's own vehicle that can be implemented into the existing mobile game called Mario Kart.

The character must be completely unique and must look like a racer ready for action, the car/kart must also look like it could pack a punch as well as give one.

There must also be a race track. The final videos must be 1 of the character, 1 of the car/kart and 1, 1 of the track and 1 of the race.

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee was released in 1997 on Playstation 1. It was the first game I ever played on my life and also the reason for learning 3D Animation. I was born the same year and my grandparents actually got the game, jip believe it or not, they got me into gaming. My grandfather always let me play with him and this is what we started with. Some great memories were made, ones that will be with me forever.

I love the whole Oddworld universe, the creatures, the lore, everything is so spectacular. This game made me who I am today. It broadened my young mind and made me
believe that anything is possible no matter what stands in your way, that is what the main character Abe taught me.

But sadly, when I mention Oddworld to the new generation, they have no idea what it is. Yes I know they are remaking the games for PS4 and PS5 but still nothing beats the old PS1 version, and Yes, I did play the new remakes.

That is why I decided that I was going to recreate one of the characters in that game and add it as an Easter Egg in Mario Kart. Old gamers would recognize him and get nostalgic,
and hopefully make the new generation curious. Show them what a legendary game they
are missing out on.

You might be wondering “How did you think of such an old game?“, well, I got the remake of Oddworld on PS4 and I had just finished it. After finishing it I saw the potential character
design. I pitched it to my Lecturer and he thought it was a great idea.

Something unique. Something worth doing.

I would like to give thanks to the following people and companies for giving me the inspiration for this Brief and also for making the best game ever. You guys changed my life for the better. Gave me the best memories anyone could ask for.

The main character is this fella right below, Abe. His main enemies are Glukkons (Big Bosses), Sligs (Security) and other creatures. I wanted to create my own Glukkon, of course it had to be a bad guy...it can't be just Bowser. But how can I make the 2 games come together? Well, check out the Hero's Journey

⦁    Ordinary World
He is known as a Pud (the lowest class of Glukkon), he worked as a farmer. He didn't want to be than just a Pud, he wanted to be a Glukstar (the highest class of Glukkon). He just didn't know where to begin and it wasn't really necessary for him to change, there was nothing threatening him or pushing him to be something else.

⦁    Call to adventure
One day on a walk through town he overheard that some Chumps (1 class higher than Pud) were planning to steal his ground, he runs a Meech Farm, or trying to as the Meech's are starting to go extinct. He realized he must raise his class level, higher than Chump then they wont be able to take anything and his lands will be safe. He heard that there was a new Glukkon Sport which is the highlight in the papers and a lot of Glukkons have raised their class levels. This sport is known as Glukkon Racers hosted by one of the greatest Glukkons in the Margog Cartel, Molluck.

⦁    Refusal of the call
He is afraid of participating. First of all he has no training what so ever, where do you even begin? Secondly he has no vehicle of his own and last of all...who will look after his land while he is off who knows where?

⦁    Meeting the mentor
Word quickly spread that a local Pud was planning to participate in the Glukkon Racers. His neighbor came to him to share a secret. He was the founder of the Gukkon Racers but he was cheated out of the position by a fellow colleague (Molluck). He had the training, the car and the race suit. He wanted to be known as the Glukkon who taught the greatest living Glukkstar in Oddworld, our poor Pud. This was the turning point in the journey

⦁    Crossing the threshold
The Pud and his mentor leaves the Farmlands and go to the city where the event was being hosted. This is the only place where they will be able to train and practice.

⦁    Tests, Allies and Enemies
The mentor taught the Pud everything there was to know about Glukkon Racers. From appropriate clothing to the most advanced driving maneuvers possible. The only allies they had were the Sligs who worked at the tracks, they helped with the maintenance (seeing as Glukkons are unable to do anything themselves, due to their body type.) The rest of the Glukkons were enemies. Nobody makes friends when it comes to Glukkon Racers. Nobody helps you and you help nobody. No trust, no loyalty, no teamwork...just competition.

⦁    Approach to the inmost cave
After all the training the qualifier matches were approaching and the Pud felt all the same fears he felt before meeting his mentor. He races to clear his head and hopefully get rid of the nerves. Everything is hanging in the balance at this point

⦁    Ordeal
He goes through multiple qualifier rounds, testing all his skills and pushing him and his car to the point of breaking. Each round testing something different, each round killing more nerves and damages more car parts. Little rest between matches causes everybody to be exhausted but sleep is for the weak, and if you are weak you are out, he passes through the qualifier round and were allowed to participate in the Glukkon Racers competition.

⦁    Reward (seizing the reward)
He won the Glukkon Racers match walking away with 1st place, surprising his self and the rest of the Glukkon population across Oddworld. He was the lowest class Glukkon to try out and now he is stepping away the victor. This gave him the motivation to win the rest of the races. There are 12 races in total. Winning all 12 rounds will give you the Glukstar status...no one has ever won all 12. The final race is against the CEO of Glukkon Racers (Molluck himself) and no one has had the ordeal of racing against him. Expect our Pud who steamrollered through all 12 races gaining the title "The Glukstar for Glukkon Racers"

⦁    The road back
Having claimed the Glukstar title, his lands are save and the Chumps have no say whatsoever he tries to go back to his land, planning on opening a training industry for racing on his land because the Meech's had gone extinct while he was training. But he receives a letter, challenging him to a race with a species and a place no Glukkon has never even heard of.

...Who is Mario and what in the Rupture Farm's is Mario Kart?

⦁    Resurrection
If our Glukstar is able to win this race in an unknown, unheard of place against strange unknown opponents, he will be able to become the part of the Magog Cartel, surpassing Molluck. The cartel consists of all the industrial corporation that is managed/ or operated by the Glukkons. A new place to invade, to take control of, to harvest...that is the Glukkon way, isn't it?

So...the Race...is on!

⦁    Return with the Elixer
You know what is at stake, so get racing and finish this journey

As the character is an existing character, there are concepts are that I could use. It is basically I take the old character and redesign his outfit. In the game Glukkons always cover their bodies with suits and fancy attire to hide their bodies and look more menacing. For my character I wanted to give him "freedom" by making him wear skin tight clothes, with some fancy add-on's. I needed to make him seem powerful and savage, adding a little industrialist in the mix to spice things up.

I am obsessed with old cars, these new ones look boring but all the cars from 1920 -1980 just oozes style, luxury and elegance...so it was no brainer to choose something from that era.

The SS Jaguar 100 is a British 2-seat sports car built between 1936 and 1939 by SS Cars Ltd of Coven - try, England. The ‘100’ was for the theoretical 100 mph maximum speed of the vehicle. My version of the car will be much faster seeing as we have new motors that would be able able to pull this hunk of steel.

Widely considered one of the most aesthetically pleasing sporting cars of the 1930s the SS100 is also very rare, with only 198 2½-litre and 116 3½-litre models made. While most stayed on the home market, 49 were exported. It was on an SS100 that the famous Jaguar ‘leaper’, the marque’s signature feline bonnet ornament, was first displayed. For my ornament I made it the logo of the character, most people would recognize it.

I took the main body of the car and made a few changes.

The rear wheels were enlarged because the race tracks in Mario Kart are on dirt roads most of the time, and off road vehicles looks awesome with huge rear tires. I added a 3 pipe air intake on the hood, with a complimenting exhaust system which are on both sides of the car. Roll bars were added on the sides of the car for protection for the other drivers crashing into you. The grill was also enlarged and lowered so that the car would be able to flip the cars in front of him

For the steering system I had to add a computer system which is voice operated using the Voice Recognition System used in the game by the Glukkons. The gas and brake pedal are at the usual spot but have been designed to be used by hands, as the Glukkons hands are used as feet, he can use his hands to press down the pedals. The car will not be the usual manual transmission but be fully automatic. The spare wheel is chained to the boot / truck of the car, I mean Glukkons are known to be slavers. The car had to look like something from the Industrial world. That is why it has all the bars, pipes and chains.

I used the original blueprint of the car and just worked my ideas into it, adding all the extra accessories and changes to the body itself.

For the track I wanted a figure 8, with large stadiums on 2 sides. The track will be floating in the center. My idea was that the race must take place in the Glukkon's world. Seeing ass the Glukkons are industrialists and slavers, I was thinking of making the track on the inside of prison grounds (Guard towers, spotlights the works). Everywhere on the buildings there will be posters of the products that Rupture Farms produces. Rupture Farms is a meat processing factory, in the first installment of the game you had to escape the Farm and destroy it.

Molluck the Glukkon was a representative of the Magog Cartel. He was the Chief Executive Officer of RuptureFarms 1029 and SoulStorm Brewery 401. Molluck is the main antagonist of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty as well as the anitheroic deuteragonist of Soulstorm, since his fate is also affected by the quarma in that game.

He is shown to be a cruel, yet pragmatic manager, devising cost-effective solutions to combat against plummeting sales, such as the unveiling of Mudokon Pops, RuptureFarms' most recent tasty treat and hosting of the Glukkon Racing Events.

I am just going to add a few of the files I made for the texturing phase because there are over 200 items

Here are some of the playblasts I made during the Animation Phase

Render of the Final Race

The rest of the Final videos are at the top

I hope you guys enjoyed the process of creating my Glukkon and his 1936 Jaguar SS 100, racing on one of the Glukkon Racers Tracks.

Once again I would like to thank Oddworld Inhabitants Inc. for creating a masterpiece of a game, and for inspiring me for creating this Brief in honor of Oddworld.

You can also have a look at my Vimeo page where all my Animation Videos can be found