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Tyris, (seen here about to gleefully murder a small, thieving imp) Is from a very old arcade game called Golden Axe that has been recently having a moment with the announcement of a new animated series based on the property. Which surprised me, somehow.

I say somehow because yeah, at this point every video game that exists has announced that a series or a movie is "in the works." But so few of them ever actually see the light of day. And when one does it's always one you really didn't expect. Golden Axe hasn't had a new entry since 2008, hardly what I'd call a hot property as of this writing. But as I type this it occurs to me that I just answered why only the long-dormant oddballs seem to make it to production. I can guess that they cost a fraction of what it would take to license popular, current IP. So they're the ones that actually make it out the door.

And I'm not complaining. Though the response to the trailer seems to be mixed. Accusations of Marvel humor and the like were common from what I saw. But I'm optimistic, myself. I saw some deep cut references in that trailer that says for better or worse, this thing is being made by Golden Axe fans. So at least it's not one of those adaptations directed by a madman that had an intern explain the source material to him for five minutes and that was the extent of their knowledge of the property.

As for the humor, I'll reserve my judgement. I remember thinking Star Trek Lower Decks was also full of "Whedon" humor when I first saw it. But I was forced to sit through the first few episodes and the show found its footing and I fell in love with it from there.

Lastly, I'm curious what they'll do with Tyris as a character. Characterization for her does exist in the games. She had a starring role in the 2008 entry I mentioned that was so bad it killed the franchise so I'm afraid I skipped that one. As far as I've personally seen, she's only ever been presented as a legally distinct Red Sonya clone.

That's all for now. Hope you guys like this one and that you had a good Monday!

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TexasTies

Thinks he's reaching for the potions, but he really reaching for the tiddy.

Insatiabear

I object violently to the "VERY old" characterization. Golden Axe was from my teenage years so CLEARLY it cannot be considered "VERY" old. Right? Right???? (oh god I really am old) You draw a damned hot Tyris. This was unexpected but very welcome!

Woody

I don't remember the games ever having "plot". That's why I am confused. What's there's to adapt? Video games are visual storytelling with an interactive component, sure. Some games survived losing that interactive component, some did not. That's largely four key factors: good writing, good direction, keeping away studio executives without an understanding or love for the underlying games, and restraining orders against Uwe Boll. I cannot emphasize that last factor enough.

NKL

Judging by the trailer, I’ll be skipping this one… a huge letdown, unlike this pinup :) Dora or one of the giantesses (from the sequel) would be cool, if you ever decide to do another GA pic.

Reinbach

Thank you! And I suppose I could have said very "retro." XD

Reinbach

Still doomed either way! XD

Reinbach

Ah good old Uwe, such a character. XD And yeah I don't remember much story either. Though again, I did skip the ONE entry that had a story. But even so, the story doesn't seem to be adapting anything specific to Golden Axe. It looks more like a send up of video game and fantasy tropes from the trailer.

Reinbach

How about the centuar woman from the arcade only sequel? She was pretty hot- hey where's everybody going? XD

NKL

Yup, that’s Dora! Also, her legs become human when she mounts the giant arthropods or the dragon skeleton.

Woody

To each their own. Could be a clever parody using a storyless video game to send up adaptations of video games, or just fall flat. Hopefully there is a bald German that gets horribly killed for being a total d*ck.