What is the relevance of the birds in the Quintology games?
Mudokons evolved from birds,23:25 an ancestry that left them with the lightweight bones and feather‐like hair they still have, and may go some way to explaining the apparent spiritual bond between Mudokons and a certain kind of Oddworld bird. Birds are seen when Abe dies, when he receives the power to transform into Shrykull,24 and occasionally when he teleports by spiritual means;25, 26 they also form rescue portals. Some fans speculate that birds are the physical manifestation of Mudokons’ souls, while Alf suggests that it is merely a representation of the spirit world made viewable only to the audience.
