It's probably been mentioned but Suda legit said he was based on Johnny Knoxville right?
Travis Touchdown from No More Heroes Vs. Tyler Durden from Fight Club
Video game characters that were, ahem, "inspired by" characters from other media
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I guess I'd buy that. Dark Knight Returns would have been out around that time too. It also has a dystopian vibe.
Niko's design and likeness from GTAIV is straight-up lifted from the bad guy from the movie Behind Enemy Lines:
This was far more blatant.
Isn't russians wearing jogging suits a stereotype in itself?
This was far more blatant.
Its a general Slav stereotype that is not exclusive to Russians.
This actor was actually contacted by Rockstar Games who wanted to cast him in GTA IV, but he turned the role down.Niko's design and likeness from GTAIV is straight-up lifted from the bad guy from the movie Behind Enemy Lines:
Wolfgang Krauser from Fatal Fury/KOF was based on Charles Istaz AKA Karl Krauser, a Belgian/German wrestler who moved to Japan and became a pivotal figure in the Japanese pro wrestling scene.
We aren’t weird for thinking it was Ellen Page, so it’s okay. I thought so too. She bore a striking resemblance to her. When I found out she wasn’t, I audibly said something like, “ah yeah that’s bullshit lol.”
This one is the most blatant one here, I feel. Characters like Snake eventually transitioned character-wise from their inspiration, but York is just straight up a slightly hammier Coop. IIRC, in early versions of the game, York even looked just like Coop,but they changed it (as well as the Sheriff's look).Not exactly the same looking but like...
