PART 3

Shuma-Gorath & Mars People

 
                               
 
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

 
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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

 
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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

 
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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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