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ragdoll556 · 02/26/2011, 04:26 pm

In The Curse of Monkey Island there is a myth circulating around plunder island about a horrifying demon known as El Pollo diablo(the devil chicken).
It supposedly is responsible for releasing Blondebeard's chickens and is a cause of horror for most of the residents. But the game never seemed to explain exactly what El Pollo Diablo was (assuming I didn't overlook something). Guybrush used the myth to trick blondebeard at one point, but that was pretty much the only time it was used in the plot.

So my question is, was it real? If not, then what freed blondebeard's chickens?

coolsome · 02/26/2011, 04:28 pm

Its The Voodoo Lady she knew Guybrush would need to get on the ship so she staged the whole thing knowing he would be able to use it to get on with out him suspecting hes being used.

*Irishmile* · 02/26/2011, 04:36 pm

I think Blondebeard was just a little crazy...

*Silverwolfpet* · 02/26/2011, 06:37 pm

Nu-uh, that creature is REAL! You can see it here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpoki4wBwtA

Ash735 · 02/27/2011, 09:47 am

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Originally Posted by Irishmile

I think Blondebeard was just a little crazy...

Then why were the chicken coops EMPTY???? AND WHY WAS EVERYONE SCARED OF IT?????

The answers we shall never know.

Remolay · 02/27/2011, 10:59 am

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Originally Posted by Silverwolfpet

Nu-uh, that creature is REAL! You can see it here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpoki4wBwtA

¡Madre de Dios!

StarEye · 02/27/2011, 02:18 pm

It's Marty McFly, which by accident didn't only travel to the wrong time, but the wrong universe/game, and then being captured by Capten LeChimp and his crew. We know what happens next. Dipped in tar and feathers, he wandered the island for a while (somehow always evading Guybrush), and then passing by Captain Blondebeard's, we all know how McFlys react to being clucked at.

Davies · 02/27/2011, 02:37 pm

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Originally Posted by Silverwolfpet

Nu-uh, that creature is REAL! You can see it here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpoki4wBwtA

Urgghhh... did you actually just compare Family Guy to Monkey Island, in a roundabout kind of way?! That's like comparing a rotten bit of grizzle on the bottom of a tramps shoe to a sirloin steak!

ATMachine · 02/27/2011, 05:31 pm

There's a bit in the CMI Strategy Guide where Bill Tiller mentions that the game designers wanted to have El Pollo Diablo actually make an appearance in-game in the flesh.... err, in the feathers?

Davies · 02/27/2011, 06:03 pm

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Originally Posted by ATMachine

There's a bit in the CMI Strategy Guide where Bill Tiller mentions that the game designers wanted to have El Pollo Diablo actually make an appearance in-game in the flesh.... err, in the feathers?

Ah, that makes sense. I know that the ending to the game was cut due to budget but I had always felt that El Pollo Diablo was intended to get some kind of explanation. It just seems strange that such a big deal is made about him but it only ever pans out to solving a puzzle.

ATMachine · 02/28/2011, 12:05 pm

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Originally Posted by Davies

Ah, that makes sense. I know that the ending to the game was cut due to budget but I had always felt that El Pollo Diablo was intended to get some kind of explanation. It just seems strange that such a big deal is made about him but it only ever pans out to solving a puzzle.

Yeah. I'm not sure it ever got as far as the missing ending cutscene did, though. The idea the writers tossed around for El Pollo Diablo's appearance was definitely pretty wacky, and is very likely why he was cut.

To quote Tiller:

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Originally Posted by Bill Tiller, interviewed in the CMI Strategy Guide

...everything else got into the game. Except the huge El Pollo Diablo trap-filled labyrinth beneath Plunder Island, filled with the ghastly howling clucks of his little brethren demanding vengeance on the chicken-eating world, where Guybrush is captured and tortured until he swears off white meat for the rest of his life and then is trained in the sacred Way of the Chicken and becomes an elite warrior of the Pollo Knights of the Sith. And the big battle at the end where Guybrush and Elaine fight off the skeletons holding her captive and Guybrush goes after LeChuck on the roller coaster. Other than that, it's all there.

Olaus Petrus · 02/28/2011, 02:37 pm

For some odd reason I always selected dialogue option: "!Sí He dejado en libertad los prisioneros y ahora vengo por ti!" in Blondbeard's.

Personally I liked the joke, but I never thought that it would neer more explaining. Guybrush was just using crazy person's worst fears against him.

DAISHI · 03/01/2011, 12:25 am

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Originally Posted by Olaus Petrus

For some odd reason I always selected dialogue option: "!Sí He dejado en libertad los prisioneros y ahora vengo por ti!" in Blondbeard's.

Personally I liked the joke, but I never thought that it would neer more explaining. Guybrush was just using crazy person's worst fears against him.

Twas the funniest response for anyone with a smidgen of Spanish under their belt.

Davies · 03/01/2011, 07:06 am

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Originally Posted by DAISHI

Twas the funniest response for anyone with a smidgen of Spanish under their belt.

Or with access to Google Translate

DAISHI · 03/01/2011, 08:03 am

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Originally Posted by Davies

Or with access to Google Translate

Hah. Very true. Though, I am inclined to think it was a bit funnier for anyone acquainted with Mexican telenovelas (soap operas). The line itself is funny, but he delivers it with the same sort of faux dramatics that an actor on one of those soaps does.

Olaus Petrus · 03/01/2011, 09:48 am

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Originally Posted by Davies

Or with access to Google Translate

One of the dialogue options is exactly the same line in English and it's quite easy to figure out what the Spanish comment means, even without translator or skill in Spanish language.

Davies · 03/01/2011, 10:40 am

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Originally Posted by Olaus Petrus

One of the dialogue options is exactly the same line in English and it's quite easy to figure out what the Spanish comment means, even without translator or skill in Spanish language.

Sí, eso es cierto. Muy bien visto.

DAISHI · 03/01/2011, 09:51 pm

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Originally Posted by Olaus Petrus

One of the dialogue options is exactly the same line in English and it's quite easy to figure out what the Spanish comment means, even without translator or skill in Spanish language.

Except for those of us who don't read all the dialogue options and click immediately on the one that gets our eye :P

Olaus Petrus · 03/02/2011, 03:51 am

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Originally Posted by DAISHI

Except for those of us who don't read all the dialogue options and click immediately on the one that gets our eye :P

You don't?

Personally I'm one of those crazy persons who might restore previous save, just because they missed one topic in the dialogue tree.

Joop · 03/02/2011, 04:00 am

I'm just one of the crazy people who've played the game so much to have used all the lines.

02/26/2011, 04:26 pm	#1
ragdoll556 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 57	The Mystery of El Pollo Diablo In The Curse of Monkey Island there is a myth circulating around plunder island about a horrifying demon known as El Pollo diablo(the devil chicken). It supposedly is responsible for releasing Blondebeard's chickens and is a cause of horror for most of the residents. But the game never seemed to explain exactly what El Pollo Diablo was (assuming I didn't overlook something). Guybrush used the myth to trick blondebeard at one point, but that was pretty much the only time it was used in the plot. So my question is, was it real? If not, then what freed blondebeard's chickens?

02/26/2011, 04:28 pm	#2
coolsome Sam D Coolsome Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: England Posts: 5,971	Its The Voodoo Lady she knew Guybrush would need to get on the ship so she staged the whole thing knowing he would be able to use it to get on with out him suspecting hes being used. __________________

02/26/2011, 04:36 pm	#3
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	I think Blondebeard was just a little crazy... __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

02/26/2011, 06:37 pm	#4
Silverwolfpet Wolfy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 3,042	Nu-uh, that creature is REAL! You can see it here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpoki4wBwtA __________________ I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own. Something awesome this way comes... ^.^ www.silverwolfpet.com

03/02/2011, 04:00 am	#20
Joop Vocal Chord Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Panningen, The Netherlands Posts: 724	I'm just one of the crazy people who've played the game so much to have used all the lines. __________________ Bound only by the paper thin wrapper of mortality, a soul here lies, struggling to be free, and so it will thanks to a bowl of bad gazpacho and a man named Calavera!

02/27/2011, 02:18 pm	#7
StarEye Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 895	It's Marty McFly, which by accident didn't only travel to the wrong time, but the wrong universe/game, and then being captured by Capten LeChimp and his crew. We know what happens next. Dipped in tar and feathers, he wandered the island for a while (somehow always evading Guybrush), and then passing by Captain Blondebeard's, we all know how McFlys react to being clucked at.

02/27/2011, 05:31 pm	#9
ATMachine Forbidden Power! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 408	There's a bit in the CMI Strategy Guide where Bill Tiller mentions that the game designers wanted to have El Pollo Diablo actually make an appearance in-game in the flesh.... err, in the feathers?

02/28/2011, 02:37 pm	#12
Olaus Petrus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 494	For some odd reason I always selected dialogue option: "!Sí He dejado en libertad los prisioneros y ahora vengo por ti!" in Blondbeard's. Personally I liked the joke, but I never thought that it would neer more explaining. Guybrush was just using crazy person's worst fears against him.

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