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…the meanest boss in the world: Molluck the Glukkon.
”— Abe on Molluck, Abe's OddyseeMolluck the Glukkon was a representative of the Magog Cartel. He was the Chief Executive Officer of RuptureFarms 1029 and SoulStorm Brewery 401. His labor force consisted of many Mudokon workers, notably the liberator Abe. Molluck is the main antagonist of the Oddworld series, making his appearance as the main antagonist of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty as well as the major antagonist 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.
When the Mudokon worker Abe instituted a mass breakout of the RuptureFarms labor force and proceeded to shut down the entire meat-processing plant, Molluck was held fully accountable. He was also blamed for the subsequent insurrection that swept across Eastern Mudos. Though he has since disappeared into hiding, Lady Margaret desperately wishes for him to be found so he may stand trial and explain himself to the Magog Cartel's investors.
Molluck is shown to have a Slig assistant or valet of somesort with him all throughout Abe's Oddyssey, New 'n' Tasty, and the "Molluck Returns" trailer for Oddworld: Soulstorm.
Biography[]
The Pursuit of Profit[]
An up and rising star of the Magog Cartel, Molluck was offered the position as CEO of RuptureFarms, an outlying franchise in the middle of nowhere. Dedicated to the pursuit of profit and wealth, he took the position and continued to amass not only his coffers, but his status within his Glukkon family. After experiencing moderate success, Molluck also became the CEO of the newly established SoulStorm Brewery, where production on SoulStorm Brew soon followed.
Molluck discussing recent company business
Something New 'n' Tasty[]
When the native Meeches were hunted to extinction, and both Scrab and Paramite numbers began turning up thin, Molluck began to compose a survival strategy for RuptureFarms that would not only rectify his dwindling profits, but also appease his investors. This saving grace would only be known as "New 'n' Tasty" until the final product was unveiled. Soon, the catchy name and alluring teaser poster proved enticing, especially to the Mudokon labor force. Molluck's impulsive drive to succeed was what inevitably convinced him to patent the concept of Mudokon Pops, which would be fashioned from the flesh of Mudokons.
Abe's Oddysee/New n Tasty[]
The Truth is Out[]
During the RuptureFarms Annual Board Meeting, Molluck unveils his Mudokon Pop concept to the Board of Executives, and is lauded for his ingenious decision, which will no doubt save the franchise from bankruptcy. Unbeknownst to the Board Room, however, lowly Floor Waxer and Employee of the Year, Abe the Mudokon, was eavesdropping on the meeting and bears witness to the macabre concept.
Molluck overlooking many mudokon pens.
Security cameras witness Abe fleeing the Board Room, and Molluck orders any renegade Mudokon attempting to flee to be shot on sight. All digital advertisement boards are turned over to Abe's profile picture, and security throughout the entire factory is increased, including the deployment of several floating mines.
The Gods See All[]
From the safety and security of the RuptureFarms Board Room, Molluck watches Abe traverse the factory floor while leading dozens of his fellow Mudokon employees to safety. As he watches, Molluck's fury swells and he begins to lose his cool composure.
Once the Mudokon fugitive manages to slip through the Stockyards and disappear out of range into the desolate Free-Fire Zone that surrounds the factory, Molluck orders even tighter security measures for fear Abe might return. The Free-Fire Zone is then transformed into a near-impenetrable barricade, and all security is placed on high alert. Despite these measures, however, Abe is able to return to RuptureFarms via the factory's underground maintenance shafts, allowing him to burrow straight beneath the Stockyards and back into the slaughterhouse.
Molluck closely watching Abe on the security cameras.
Molluck continues to watch as Abe not only manages to avoid capture, but somehow also leads all of RuptureFarms' Mudokon labor force to freedom. He also witnesses dozens of Slig security guards being brutally murdered and, at times, the renegade Mudokon appears to transform into a transient being that decimates anything that comes near. It becomes increasingly apparent that Molluck is going to be unable to put a halt to this insurrection by any ordinary means. After Abe finds the factory core, permanently shutting down all of the major power supply across RuptureFarms, Molluck decides on implementing his final solution.
The Fall of a Tyrant[]
Molluck declares an emergency Board Room meeting so his fellow Executives will be safe, as the Board Room was one of the few areas that would be protected from the poisonous gas. An aggregation of Floating Mines were placed inside the Board Room to protect the Executives, while several Slig guards are also stationed on the main platform.
Molluck, however, witnesses the Mudokon renegade enter the maintenance area above the Board Room and flees for his own office. A two-minute countdown is initiated, and initially unbeknownst to Molluck, Abe is able to enter the Board Room, where he transforms into Shrykull, detonating all of the Floating Mines, obliterating the Slig security, and turning the entire Glukkon Board of Executives into minced meat or blood splatters on the wall. He's also able to deactivate the poisonous gas, saving himself in the process.
Despite this, Abe is captured by three lingering Slig security guards who barely avoided death by their own tardiness, and the renegade Mudokon is placed in a holding cell for an indeterminate time.
On a late evening some time after Abe's capture, Molluck arrives in the holding cell with a single Slig escort by his side to personally oversee Abe's execution by maceration. He wastes no time and, after lighting up one final cigar, immediately demands for the Mudokon's execution.
Mere moments before Abe would have plunged to his violent death, a single stroke of lightning bursts into the factory, tearing through the many levels and pinpointing Molluck's Slig escort. Bewildered and utterly mortified, Molluck only has a few short seconds before he too is electrocuted by a second bolt. As he screams, his clothes are burnt away, unceremoniously revealing his feeble body to the Mudokon.
Molluck then collapses and falls unconscious, as his prisoner is rescued by Big Face. Once the two Mudokons are gone, the lightning storm continues to ravage the factory, causing several uncontrolled fires that tear through the silent slaughterhouse.
When representatives from the Magog Cartel arrive at RuptureFarms a short while later, they find the meat-processing plant utterly destroyed. However, Molluck's body wasn't located and he is declared to have died in the fire.
This, however, may not be true, as there is evidence to suggest he may still be alive and in hiding. Lady Margaret, Supreme Leader of the Magog Cartel, therefore issues a nation-wide search for the missing Glukkon, so that he may stand trial for his inability to quench a Mudokon uprising and be subsequently shot, or worse, sent to answer to the Cartel's investors, who live deep within Nolybab.
Abe's Exoddus[]
Missing in Action[]
While Molluck doesn't make an appearance in Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, he is mentioned by his fellow executives of the SoulStorm Brew project, who fear that if Molluck emerges suddenly to find that Necrum Mines was also destroyed by the fugitive Mudokon, Abe, then his subsequent rage would envelope them all.
Alas, Molluck doesn't resurface before SoulStorm Brewery is destroyed, rendering Molluck's share in the SoulStorm Brew project indefinitely halted.
Soulstorm[]
On the Lam[]
With the destruction of Rupture Farms, plus the disappearance of 301 Mudokon Laborers, both the Magog Cartel and associated news outlets are quick to come to the conclusion that Molluck burned down his own factory, along with all the laborers still inside the plant, in order to collect the insurance money. However, no one could believe Molluck's claim that the Mudokons staged an entire rebellion by themselves due to the centuries of Glukkon supremacy.
Molluck may have survived the lightning strike, but he's left with a horrendous scar on his face and a blinded left eye. He was barely able to leave Rupture Farms with his life, with Molluck's last known statement being: "It wasn't me I tell you, it was that Abe guy. I'll prove it." He consolidated himself a sizable slig force, and was able to identify the hideout where Abe and the other were hiding by the giant fire that the Necrum Mines security was able to start. He managed to set an ambush for Abe, as he was forced to take a detour instead of going straight to the Old Trellis. Abe was able to successfully evade both the ambush in the Gorge Ruins and the base of Sorrow Valley, forcing Molluck to trail behind Abe as he stowed onto the train leaving from a Phat Station.
Molluck is forced to watch as Abe runs amuck through various Magog facilites, and the inevitable bounty on his head increases.
A Fugitive's Vengance (Good Ending)[]
Abe arrives at Soulstorm Brewery, just as Molluck finally catches up with him. He realizes Morguer and Aslik have also made it to Soulstorm Brewery, and orders his chauffeur to eavesdrop.
The Slig overhears the two Glukkons blaming the Brewmaster, before he manages to convince them it was Molluck's fault. They all agree he must be dealt with. His Slig chauffeur conspires with the Slig escorts Morgeur and Aslik brought with them, who are frustrated for not getting paid their bonuses, and gets their assistance in assassinating all three of the Glukkons, provided they receive their bonuses from Molluck, who begrudgingly agrees.
Molluck disappears using the death of the three Glukkon CEOs as a distraction, with some rumours spreading that he and his new band of Sligs had fled to the Yaymans.
Nothing But Convictions and Firing Squads (Bad Ending)[]
Mullock, much to his dismay, arrives just in time to witness the train ram at full speed into Soulstorm Brewery, causing a violent chain reaction that consumed the entire factory in a huge fireball. Realizing that the Magog Cartel will pin the destruction of the Brewery on him. Mullock orders the Slig chauffeur to set course for the Yaymans, as there's nothing left for him here except for a guilty verdict and an execution. The Slig chauffeur made a comment on how Molluck will never get the luxury air yacht he wanted. Outraged, the Glukkon throws the chauffeur overboard, killing him.
Personality and Traits[]
Deemed handsome by Glukkon standards, Molluck, like all other Glukkons, walked with his long arms rather than his stunted, hidden legs. Purple-skinned and red-eyed, Molluck was constantly seen smoking his cigars, which gave him disagreeable smoky breath. He was a pragmatist at heart, interested in nothing but the outcome, evidenced by his willingness to sacrifice his own workforce to supplement falling meat stock.
Despite his generally cool demeanor, he had an explosive temper, as witnessed during Abe's escape and destructive return to RuptureFarms. Before Molluck's defeat, he authorized in a rage that all remaining workers be gassed to death along with their messiah, while he and his contemporaries took shelter in the boardroom. When his plan was foiled and Abe was captured, Molluck chose to watch the messiah's execution, demonstrating a sadistic thirst for vengeance. One thing is certain: Molluck harboured a temperament worth fearing.
Wearing a simply-cut purple suit with a red shirt, gold collar and executive pin, and a pair of black-and-white spectator shoes, Molluck was geared for success as much as he could obtain it, working hard and enjoying his job greatly. With his enjoyment, Molluck also was fond of the niceties of success, from his costly attire to his penchant for cigars, of which his favorite brand was Surprisingly Swisher Sweet cigars.
For his reappearance in Oddworld: Soulstorm, he is wearing a simply-cut dark grey, striped suit with a black shirt, and a Stockgluk Guild medal around his neck. His skin is now a light marble grey colour, like all other reimagined Glukkons. The storm circle lightning that struck Molluck gave him multiple large scars across his face, the largest going across his eye, blinding him and causing it to go white.
Appearances[]
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (First appearance)
- Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (Mentioned only)
- Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
- Oddworld: Soulstorm
Notes[]
- Like many characters in the Oddworld mythos, Molluck was voiced by game creator Lorne Lanning.
- The name Molluck bares close similarity to both the Canaanite god of child sacrifice, Moloch, and the scientific genus of the same name. The genus contains only one species, Moloch horridus, a bizarre, desert-dwelling reptile also known as the Thorny Dragon or Thorny Devil.
- Molluck was allegedly 48 years old at the time of his disappearance.
- Originally in Abe's Exoddus, a unused cutscene reveals that he survived RuptureFarms and is put on trial for not stopping the uprising orchestrated by Lady Margaret, the Glukkon Queen.
- In Soulstorm, Molluck's working eye glows bright red, the only Glukkon who has the design feature after the general species redesign.
- The button on Molluck's suit seems to indicate that his suit is tailored by Emporio Magani, which is a play on the real-life brand of Giorgio Armani.
Abe's Oddysee/ New N Tasty[]
Oddworld: Soulstorm Gallery[]
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