All great and valid points. Now, my response. Not meant to disagree, of course, but maybe point out what may have been overlooked.
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Earth, we may not have that flashy hover technology like Oddworld does, but I've never seen any mushroom clouds popping up on Oddworld as well. If the two world were to wage war, I believe earth would win, simply for it's military might that Oddworld lacks. I would also think the natives would withdrawl and watch form the sides, judging by the industrialists, they would seem more eager for that sort of thing. But also judging by their character, they would screw up the war with all of their continuous bickering and useless conflict amongst themselves.
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We don't know if Oddworld has or has not developed nuclear weaponry. We also don't know the true might off Oddworld's military might, since we don't know much of Oddworld itself. The natives wouldn't withdraw if they were being threatened. I'm sure if they got it together, they'd be able to organize something. The industrialists consider sligs disposable, and so wouldn't they be even more dangerous? However, I can't deny that there would be bickering and conflict among the leaders on Oddworld.
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It's really rather hard to determine. On the one side, we do seem to have the more powerful technology, but don't forget the psychic abilities of the Mudokons. Mind-control could turn any potentially battle to their favor.
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Assuming that the mudokons felt the need to fight us, yes. They are peaceful, though ... so unless we attack them, they might not try and harm us. And, since they are essentially humanoid in form, I think that the human race would be unlikely to find them a threat. I've always believed that the human race is so vain that it would accept any race that is the same shape as itself, regardless of how violent.
Example: A human shaped race that is very violent. Assume we have a good start, and they get crazy. But to try and maintain diplomatic bonds, we would forgive them once or twice, and ultimately try and end on non violent terms.
Example 2: A completely not-human-looking race that is truly peaceful and willing to cooperate. We'd be less likely to accept them based on their physical build. And, at the slightest sign of hostility, imagined or otherwise, we'd unleash hell upon them.
Disagree?
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Yes, but consider the fact that our ambasadors would allie with the mudokons, because we wouldn't force them into labor like the Industry gluks do.
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Close to the point I made above. BUT! If we know the mudokons could perform such labor, we would be definately tempted to have them do it. We'd surely provide better conditions than the glukkons, but I believe that we'd essentailly use them for similar menial tasks.
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I think the peak technology (in some part of Oddworld that we haven't yet seen) is so far beyond what we have or can imagine that (as Arthur C. Clarke says) it would look like magic to us. So, in other words, we would have our arses handed to us on a platter.
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Indeed. But then, some of the technology we've already seen is way beyond our own. Teleporters, for instance, both voice controlled and switch activated. Floating fortreses. Mechanized pants that operate on brainwaves (or something). Flying harnesses with endless supplies of grenades. That crossbow/bounty bagger thing Stranger totes. Effective force fields. Laser guns. Chant-activated lock mechanisms. Lock mechanisms that react to the presence of employees. Electric barriers. Floating air mines. Butt-Flo.
Yeah, I'd say that if the Powers That Be on Oddworld wanted to, they could annihilate us. They're skilled with technology, and could undoubtedly come up with something that would rock us to pieces in warfare.
Oddworld VS Earth
could throw orange explosive cans from SW to destroy all mobile units like tanks and warthogs
