The
only over-sized, bright green, and squid-like creatures that I know of are Shuma-Gorath
& Mars People... and they're both from fighting
games. Although they are strikingly similar at a glance, they have very different
storylines, personalities, and fighting styles.
Gigas
& Juggernaut
This
comparison requires some imagination... Obviously, Gigas doesn't look
much like Marvel's legendary Juggernaut at first glance. However, that
screenshot / comic comparison above might change your mind slightly.
They obviously have the same body type and nearly identical proportions.
In TEKKEN 7 gameplay, Gigas's attacks and overall fighting style
is very comparable to attacks that Juggernaut might do (which makes me
wish for an awesome Juggernaut mod in the PC version). Gigas even has
Juggernaut's classic body splash from Juggernaut's moveset in the Capcom
Versus Series. Overall, I think the Bandai Namco designers had
Juggernaut "in mind" to some extend when designing Gigas.
AMINGO
& DEKU
Amingo:
Cactus with a hat... Deku: Green bean with a hat.... which begs the
question. How in the hell did these guys end up fighting game characters
anyway? There isn't much backstory for either character, so there isn't
much to speculate on here.
Dee
Jay, Bob Wilson & Eddy Gordo
Dee Jay
from SSF2 started the "Jamaican islander" trend in the
fighting game universe in 1993, inspiring the likes of Bob Wilson in Fatal
Fury 3 (1995). Bob even has strikingly similar mannerisms and win poses, but
their fighting style is different.... even though they both use
Capoiera. Eddy
Gordo on the
other hand uses a more authentic style of Capoiera... and besides sharing
a similar look, he's really in a category all his own.
Yuri
Sakazaki & Yuki
The similarities are pretty
obvious on this one. I wouldn't put it past SNK to have
"loosely" based Yuki's outfit off of Yuri, since she was a
popular KOF character at the time. However, both of their outfits are
somewhat plain, so it also might just be a coincidence.
Strider
Hiryu & Bakuryu
The
later version of Bakuryu from Bloody Roar
is clearly a Strider Hiryu rip-off in every sense of the word...
Bakuryu wishes he could be as cool as Strider, but no... just No. Let's review: Strider = Win. Bakuryu = Fail.
Sauron
& Rimgal
What
we have here, are two dinosaurs... from two different games (Primal
Rage & Star Gladiator)... and both of them happen to have
a very similar yellow and violet color schemes. Well, Rimgal's markings
are more blue-violet, but for f*ck sake, it's close enough. While
I think this is probably a coincidence, considering Capcom's history....
I can't rule out the possibility of a Star Gladiator designer
being a bit inspired by Primal Rage, released 2 years earlier.
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