Why are Abe’s lips stitched together?
There have been several conflicting answers given to explain why Abe’s lips are sewn together. In Abe’s Oddysee and Exoddus, all Mudokon face symbols used by the Magog Cartel, including both versions of the Mudokon Pops advert, show cartoon Mudokons with their lips stitched together,33, 34, 35 while slaves are prohibited from talking to each other (and are shot if they do).36 This suggests that all Mudokons have their mouths sewn shut to stop them chatting with each other. Obviously, the stitching stretches once it is applied, or else Mudokons would not be able to GameSpeak.Alf has confirmed that Abe is not the only Mudokon to have his mouth stitched;37:8 that the Glukkons’ lack of quality control means that, over time, the lip stitches get loose enough for the Mudokons to talk;37:8 and the Mudokons have the option of cutting their stitches out,38:9 but Abe keeps his as a reminder of his past.18 He has clarified that Abe had his mouth sewn shut as a baby because he was noisy and cried
There have been several conflicting answers given to explain why Abe’s lips are sewn together. In Abe’s Oddysee and Exoddus, all Mudokon face symbols used by the Magog Cartel, including both versions of the Mudokon Pops advert, show cartoon Mudokons with their lips stitched together,33, 34, 35 while slaves are prohibited from talking to each other (and are shot if they do).36 This suggests that all Mudokons have their mouths sewn shut to stop them chatting with each other. Obviously, the stitching stretches once it is applied, or else Mudokons would not be able to GameSpeak. Alf has confirmed that Abe is not the only Mudokon to have his mouth stitched;37:8 that the Glukkons’ lack of quality control means that, over time, the lip stitches get loose enough for the Mudokons to talk;37:8 and the Mudokons have the option of cutting their stitches out,38:9 but Abe keeps his as a reminder of his past.18 He has clarified that Abe had his mouth sewn shut as a baby because he was noisy and cried
