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Post by blayze16 on Feb 7, 2010 11:07:12 GMT -5
Fair is fair, they haven't been posted here anyways (that or everyone just plain knew about them).
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Post by Buster Cannon on Feb 24, 2010 20:37:38 GMT -5
A couple tidbits:
- Karumuna Bash is eerily similar to Hot Dog from Megaman 2. This actually makes him similar to Friender from Casshern (Tatsunoko) by extension, as Hot Dog was based off of him.
- Garudoriten is more than likely modeled after Tatsunoko's own Gold Lightan (the names even sound alike!), as the two of them have similar design and attacks. Heck, you can practically re-enact the fight in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom!
- The song that plays in Manda Ruins sounds a lot like Dynamo Man's stage in Megaman & Bass.
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Post by Raijin on Feb 24, 2010 21:58:38 GMT -5
A couple tidbits:
- Karumuna Bash is eerily similar to Hot Dog from Megaman 2. This actually makes him similar to Friender from Casshern (Tatsunoko) by extension, as Hot Dog was based off of him.
- Garudoriten is more than likely modeled after Tatsunoko's own Gold Lightan (the names even sound alike!), as the two of them have similar design and attacks. Heck, you can practically re-enact the fight in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom!
Yeah, Capcom has done a lot of Tatsunoko references over the years. Casshan especially seems to have had a big impact on the Classic and X series. Quickman's helmet, Friender (the Hot Dog's japanese name didn't even beat around the bush), Rush, Sigma, Velguarder, the X series whole concept of post-apocalyptic war between man and machine - likely all an homage to the one series. I had a note about Gald Liten = Gold Lightan back when I researched those names. Though at the time I didn't know anything about Gold Lightan and couldn't find english info about it since kept searching for "Gold Raitan". Seeing him pop up in TvC was a pleasant surprise. At first I was wondering if one of GL's alternate colors in the game would be a Gald Liten homage. Speaking of Tatsunoko references in Legends, the moth Reaverbot Bal Kacche is an homage to Gatchaman villain Berg Katse, who is also purple, pointy, and can undergo a metamorphosis (into a woman). And he/she also gets a cameo in TvC walking around in the Galactor Base stage.
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Post by Buster Cannon on Feb 24, 2010 22:20:08 GMT -5
To take it even further, Casshern gets a Quickman-colored costume in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom! Didn't know about the Bal Kacche thing, though, more than likely due to the fact that I had no idea who that guy was in the Galactor Base stage. I like the naming similarity thing they've got going on, and it makes me wonder if Legends has any other Tatsunoko references in their Reaverbot names (or otherwise).
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Post by Raijin on Feb 24, 2010 22:57:54 GMT -5
Well in a fairly loose sense the Bonnes embody the "Terrible Trio" archetype hamered into Japanese pop culture by Tatsunoko's Time Bokan series, most notably the Doronbo gang who ALSO get to appear in TvC. The TVTropes article has a pretty good rundown of that.
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Post by UNIT 0918 on Mar 8, 2010 4:57:34 GMT -5
I had no idea some MegaMan enemies were based off of Tatsunoko! And yes, the Bonnes as well as Team Rocket also are probably based off of the Doronjo gang. And now the question is: which group is your favorite?
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