What's in a Shambler's hide?

[Sajt]

In my opinion it looks like pale skin, but I think Lovecraft's dimensional shamblers were hairy weren't they?

edit: But then again the dimensional shamblers were black, not white.

[Monster]

Definetely fur. I have always thought that Shamblers looked fuzzy and nice to hug since I started playing Quake when I was 5, LOL.

[Canadian*Sniper]

feathers - pcock!

[Baker]

Fur!

[CheapAlert]

Wool!

[foq]

Furry.

[Solecord]

I always pictured the Shambler like those snow creatures from Star Wars - when Luke cuts it open to use it as protection from the weather...

[Bank]

Most definitely fur. The slick "just gelled down" kind.

[Monster]

Lol yeah I always thought of them looking like those creatures from Star Wars.

[SantaClaws]

I actually emailed id about this a while ago.

From: Adrian Carmack <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Shambler: Fur or no fur?

Not fur.

Adrian

At 05:08 PM 7/1/2004, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>People in the Quake community are always arguing (a lot more lately
>than usual, hence this email) on the topic of whether or not the
>Shambler from Quake has fur or not. Could you clarify this in order to
>end the arguments?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Nathan Ostgard

Unfortunately no distinction on the feathers part... I've never heard that idea before.

[Canadian*Sniper]

It's totally feathers.

[CheapAlert]

no its not fethers or fur or wool

you see, the shambler is basically quakes bukkake bait.

'nuff said.

[Canadian*Sniper]

pcock! buk buk buk BAAAWWK

[Sajt]

Unfortunately no distinction on the feathers part... I've never heard that idea before.

I believe someone drew a picture of a feathered Shambler once. Don't remember exactly, but somewhere I have heard the ridiculous notion of feathers.

And dang Adrian Carmack for his 'no time to answer' answer!

[Baker]

I think mouldy skin would be creepier than fur. I think the sounds Shamblers make are very mammal like. If they had hissed or made some other type of sound, it would have been perceived differently.