Patreon Pin Up 8/24/26: Tyris Flare (Patreon)
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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!