Why is Abe’s ponytail longer in some concept art?
Abe’s design had a waist‐length ponytail in Steven Old’s conceptual drawings from his early iterations to the three‐quarter view that initially ‘nailed the energy and emotional quality of Abe’ and became the Abe we know today,43, 44 and survived to the sculpture of him crafted by the Shiflett Brothers, Brandon and Jarrod.45 For whatever reason, possibly because hair was near‐impossible to animate in the 32 bit era,46 Abe’s ponytail was shrunk for Abe’s Oddysee, and has remained the same length since.However, in the run up to Munch’s Oddysee, concept and promotional images of a long‐ponytailed Abe47, 48 began arousing the interest of fans. When asked about it, Lorne described how ponytail length increased with a Mudokon’s spiritual development.23:12 While obviously a reference to the abandoned idea of status in Munch’s Oddysee, OWI may have considered giving Abe back his long ponytail, now that CG animation technology had improved, to represent the growth of his psychic powers.
Abe’s design had a waist‐length ponytail in Steven Old’s conceptual drawings from his early iterations to the three‐quarter view that initially ‘nailed the energy and emotional quality of Abe’ and became the Abe we know today,43, 44 and survived to the sculpture of him crafted by the Shiflett Brothers, Brandon and Jarrod.45 For whatever reason, possibly because hair was near‐impossible to animate in the 32 bit era,46 Abe’s ponytail was shrunk for Abe’s Oddysee, and has remained the same length since. However, in the run up to Munch’s Oddysee, concept and promotional images of a long‐ponytailed Abe47, 48 began arousing the interest of fans. When asked about it, Lorne described how ponytail length increased with a Mudokon’s spiritual development.23:12 While obviously a reference to the abandoned idea of status in Munch’s Oddysee, OWI may have considered giving Abe back his long ponytail, now that CG animation technology had improved, to represent the growth of his psychic powers. Alterna
