Olno Oogaden

Olno Oogaden was one of the earliest animals mutated using the Cortex Vortex, originally a gift from the Wumpians to Neo Cortex, the primate was thrown off of Cortex Isle after being deemed an intellectual failure. Olno was soon followed by another early failure, the warthog Ois Dunden, the second of the Wumpian's placating gifts. The mutational effects caused Olno to grow to a physical height of two feet, and an elongated cranium improved the primate's intellectual capacity to a level between chimpanzee and Neanderthals.

After being banished from Cortex Isle, Olon snuck onto the undertow of a Cortex Co. shipping vessel on its way to Wumpa Island. Hiding in the undertow for two days during the ship's journey, it survived by raiding locker stores at night. It was also during this time that the primate stole some clothes from one of the workers, which it would go on to keep for a long length of time in its future journeys. After reaching the island, Olno snuck through the vents of the mining refinery plant, and stole some weaponry from an armory at Wumpa Volcano. Some workers discovered that Olno was loose, and attempted to capture him but were injured in the primate's escape. Effectively, Olno was put on the blacklist of Cortex Co's rogue mutations.

Olno later travelled to the far reaches of Wumpa Island, where it became the leader of a troop of Magabeys on the Island. Olno used its intellect and strength to assert itself as a warrior chieftain over the more primitive primates.

Its reign did not last long however, and Olno was later killed by a Wumpian hunting party, which led to a dispersion of its Wumpa Island troop. The Wumpians were possibly influenced by a bounty on the mutant's head, which would have offered protection for the small Wumpian Island tribe. The natives buried the primate with various goods, providing evidence that the Wumpians had some sort of reverence towards the primate. The body was wrapped in a skin cloak, of which only fragments survive. There was a bronze dagger, a bark vessel that was sealed in some way, flint tools, hair from the hide and a wicker basket containing food residue. There were a few healed fractures, consistent with the life of a warrior.

Olno's skeletal remains were rediscovered by the Royal Society, but because they were heavily burned by fire, this ruined any chance by present-day archaeologists to do a DNA study. However, collagen was able to be used from the skeleton for both dating and dietary isotope purposes. The primate also boasted a nearly-full set of teeth in remarkable condition.

Mutation
Olno Oogaden was a Wumpian magabey given to Neo Cortex as a placating gift upon his arrival to the island. The primate was shown to have an IQ of around 70 after being released by the trials, but was deemed too primitive to be acceptable for Cortex's army.