At least he's getting in; let's thank our lucky stars for that. It's more than what the fans of about 30 characters can say.
Irvin traveled with Isaac from an alternate timeline, in his parallel universe Regina was born a man.
The problem with Beowulf's story mode is... What would he do?Think of it this way, by the time Beowulf is released there will have been loads of improvements to SkullGirls.
Just look at Squigly's story mode, her's is definitely the best one theatrically out of all the other characters.
Can you imagine how awesome Beowulf's story mode is going to be next summer? The same goes for his mechanics, I bet by then Lab Zero will have loads of new skills and tools to use with him.
This fits so much better, though.
What I don't like is when people reduce Beowulf to "Just a Guy looking for a good fight." Does everyone honestly think that Alex Ahad would stoop so low as to use the most overused fighting game character archetype for Beowulf? Especially when so much thought has already gone into his character? Beowulf is not just that archetype.I'm not sure why people are having such a tough time wrapping their heads around the, "guy looking for the ultimate fight," archetype. It's like, the most used character motivation in fighting games EVER. Every that I can think of has one, and Beowulf is ours.
If it ends up being more complex than that, I will be genuinely surprised.
I don't agree with this at all. Just because Beowulf's story doesn't intertwine with the rest of the characters doesn't mean that his story is less complex. In fact his unique situation opens up doors to make his story even more complex than most.
I don't know what you're saying, are you agreeing with me? Also Alex Ahad stated that Grendel would not be killed, as for his Mother he is not so sure.
This. It's an overused character archetype... which is all the more reason that beowulf shouldn't adhere to it.What I don't like is when people reduce Beowulf to "Just a Guy looking for a good fight." Does everyone honestly think that Alex Ahad would stoop so low as to use the most overused fighting game character archetype for Beowulf? Especially when so much thought has already gone into his character? Beowulf is not just that archetype. It may be his character base but that's not all there is to him. You have to look deeper than that.
Sorry, I can see how that could be confusing. I was disagreeing.
What if Beowulf knows that his life is following an epic poem, and is extremely scared of dragons because of it?
And Cerebella dies in Peacock's story, and Squigly in her own, and everyone dies in Double's. I agree, they're not squeamish about killing their characters in the non-canon story mode.Well Ms. Fortune dies in Cerebella's story (and most obvious, Marie) which proves that Alex doesn't see age when it comes to killing characters, so no guarantee that Beowulf's gonna live, nor that he's gonna die.
Although to be honest I want Beowulf to die for drama, but another side of me doesn't want him to die. Such a dilemma!
denizen said:What I don't like is when people reduce Beowulf to "Just a Guy looking for a good fight." Does everyone honestly think that Alex Ahad would stoop so low as to use the most overused fighting game character archetype for Beowulf? Especially when so much thought has already gone into his character? Beowulf is not just that archetype.
It may be his character base but that's not all there is to him. You have to look deeper than that.
You guys are being pessimists. I've found plenty of this character type to be enjoyable, from Mugen to Mitsurugi. Every character in this game (and in all fighting games) is just a single character archetype with some dressing to make them unique.This. It's an overused character archetype... which is all the more reason that beowulf shouldn't adhere to it.
I'm just scared that some guy voted for him because he thought he would be a typical tough guy like Zangief or something and will get disappointed if they take his character seriously in his story mode.
I don't think he will; they seem to want to preserve most (if not all) characters for the sake of them being playable in sequels.
It's not the fact that they're using an archetype, it's the fact that the archetype isn't the sort of character that gets taken seriously.You guys are being pessimists. I've found plenty of this character type to be enjoyable, from Mugen to Mitsurugi. Every character in this game (and in all fighting games) is just a single character archetype with some dressing to make them unique.
And so on, and so forth. They used all these cliches and still managed to make likable, interesting characters, so why wouldn't they be able to do the same with, "looking for the ultimate challenge," guy? It's not in the base; it's in the details.
- Young person with a heart of gold being taken advantage of? Check.
- Wiseacre who uses humor to hide their pain over their loss? Check.
- Murderous kill-bot that can still somehow differentiate from right and wrong? Check?
- Cool, calculating military type? Check.
- Young person with amnesia being lied to about their past? Check.
I was thinking this. I don't think they'll kill him off at least in this game. I get the vibe that it's taking elements from the Legend without being bound to it literally. I think there will be deviations. Grendel living, saving him in that typical "I'm the only one that gets to kill you runt!" way. They have an epic battle that lasts days and then "Beowulf" and Grendel die.....but not literally, just their identities or titles, and either one or both go their separate ways and live their life in peace.
Shakespeare was pretty clever, and he told his entire audience that Romeo and Juliet were gonna die right off the bat. Sophocles was also a pretty clever guy, and his most famous plays are about a guy who gets told at the very beginning what's going to happen to him by an oracle. Unpredictability isn't necessary for a good story.
On an unrelated note, THIS. This is what I keep seeing and it makes me so angry.
That used to be my theory but two things stomped it.
If you step into the parallel universe where people play Skullguys, in Cereballer's ending the Skullliver declares him the most rotten being in existence and once Cereballer makes his wish, he turns to Skullguy instantly.On an unrelated note, THIS. This is what I keep seeing and it makes me so angry.
"She has a pure heart/She's just misunderstood/She's being taken advantage of!" (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
SHE HURTS PEOPLE FOR A LIVING.
SHE'S WILLING TO KILL ON ORDER.
SHE'S AWARE OF THE MAFIA'S PLANS.
Sure she shows regret but feeling 'sorry' for what you do doesn't make it OK.
Just as long as he piledrives Angelina Jolie, I'm okay with whatever they do.