Written Language

During the unreleased introduction for the unreleased Zool 3D which became Ninjabreadman, (1) there was a shot of a mini-computer which gave the mission of the game both verbally and in writing.

If you use this as sort of a Rosetta Stone to cross what is said and what is spoken, the written language is mostly represented. The characters are a combination of Zodiac symbols and possible Wingding fonts. The result is a language that looks alien and ancient.

The vocal portion of the mission statement is as follows:

"Zool, Mental Block's forces have overtaken this and four other worlds.

'Mission: To destroy this new menace and return. No attempt can be made to rescue you while the vortex remain. You're on your own, Good luck. HQ'"

The written portion on the display once translated reads as follows:

"Zoel, Raol's farces have overmvr Znui and five other kh worlds.

'Mission: To destroy Ryol's armies and return. No attempt can be made to rescue you while the vratex'

Good luck  HQ."

Analysis of the differences show changes in direction of the development of Zool 3D as when animating the segment the current world and five other worlds were included, where when finally narrated it was the current world and four other worlds. Mental Block is mentioned in the narration, but in the writing the enemy is "Roal" or "Ryol".

Speculation for starters is that this language has a unique set of rules for the name of a person. The first condition we see, based on the characters we see on the screen, that while a typical word like "good" can have the same vowel side by side like "oo", a name like "Zool" does not have this. Instead, the "oo" sound is closest met by "oe" or "Zoel".

In the Zool (or Zoel) mythos, Mental Block is the usual physical adversary of the series in both books and video game boss fights, however, he is the henchman to Krool the main motivator of the move for entropy. As Mental Block and Krool are the two main villain characters of the story, it is very likely that "Roal" or "Ryol" is this writing system's way of spelling "Krool". Once again the "oo" is made closest approached by alternate double vowels, in this case "oa" or "yo".

If "Roal" or "Ryol"is also "Krool", then there is one more naming arrangement that needs to be considered in this written language and that is the first letter. The "M" looking character is used for the letter "e", but seems to have multiple uses as it is the "r" in "destroy". In short, this "M" looking character might be a conditional modifier that changes depending on the characters around it. This "M" character used before a consonant gives the "M" the function of a flexible vowel. And, knowing that the two villains of the Zool franchise are Krool and Mental Block, then it is probable that the "M" character, used before a vowel at the beginning of the name, produces a "Kr" sound. Which in this condition would make the villain written in the mission statement "Kroal" or "Kryol".

(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxWhMcbzSk