Nali Cow

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The Nali Cow is a bipedal animal native to Na Pali. It is named after its herders, the Nali, who use it as livestock and keep it near their settlements. It appears in Unreal and Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition.

Overview[]

The Cow is a harmless benevolent animal often found in the Nali's farms. They can be heard mooing and seen lumbering along on their two legs. When startled or attacked, their mooing becomes louder.

They are comparable to cows found on Earth, mostly because of their mooing. It is likely that the Nali utilize them as working animals. Though the cows may be reared for meat and leather, the peaceful nature of the Nali makes this unlikely. The lack of a visible udder indicates the cows are not used for their milk.

In Unreal, Nali Cows are peaceful animals that appear as adults and smaller calves. They will never attack the player regardless of whether they are being attacked. Instead, they resort to running.

Appearances[]

Unreal[]

Unreal Tournament[]

Nali Cows were introduced to the Liandri Grand Tournament as Nali WarCows by a militant branch of the Nali around 2293 (UT Bonus Pack 1). They were cybernetically augmented by both Pavlovian techniques and heavy cerebral modification and have been equipped with a harness to carry weapons. They don't make an appearance in either the regular or GOTY ladder, and can only be selected as playable characters for Practice Session botmatches or multiplayer.

AtomicCow's Unreal Tournament character card

Character data:
Name: AtomicCow
Race: Nali Cow
Classification: Nali Cow

Bot data:
Accuracy:

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Combat Style:

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Alertness:

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Tend. to camp:

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Strafing ability:

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Loves to jump? No
Preferred weapon: None.

"When the militant Nali were driven from their homeworld they brought the only domesticated beast they knew of- their local livestock. By using Pavlovian techniques and heavy cerebral modification they are training their cattle to fight instead of graze."

WarCow's Unreal Tournament character card

Character data:
Name: WarCow
Race: Nali Cow
Classification: Nali Cow

Bot data:
Accuracy:

0.00
Combat Style:

0.00
Alertness:

0.00
Tend. to camp:

0.00
Strafing ability:

0.00
Loves to jump? No
Preferred weapon: None.

"When the militant Nali were driven from their homeworld they brought the only domesticated beast they knew of- their local livestock. By using Pavlovian techniques and heavy cerebral modification they are training their cattle to fight instead of graze."

Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali[]

Trivia[]

According to Mike Leatham from Digital Extremes, first sketches for the Cow would were different than the final product.^[1]

"I don’t remember who proposed that there should be, like, background animals, but I remember making a sketch for a Nali cow, and being disappointed that the version in-game was only given the polygon budget for two legs and a tiny tail, instead of the vaguely stegosaurian proportions I wanted."

– Mike Leatham

According to lead animator James Green, the Nali WarCow was born from a joke, he added the pack on top of the Nali Cow just for the fun of it, and the rest of the development team liked it.

"I also added the big pack to the Warcow, just for fun at first...everyone thought it was a blast, so we kept it."

– James Green^[2]

External links and references[]

↑ "A retrospective of Unreal, from the people who made it" @ Rock, Paper, Shotgun
↑ alien8 (April 17, 2000). "Epic's Lead Animator - James Green". PlanetUnreal. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2019.