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Apex Legends Seems To Draw Heavy Inspiration From Popular Anime
Update: We have updated the headline of this story to align better with the body text.
Original Story:
Do you love anime? How about One Punch Man – a show about a powerful but aloof superhero wannabe? Well if you do, you aren't alone. The team at Respawn may have hewed too close to a character from One Punch Man in their design of Apex Legend's Wraith. See if you can spot the similarities between Wraith and One Punch Man's Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, in the comparison shot above.
This isn't the first hint that Respawn contains some anime fans. Titanfall's story of a soldier befriending his robot companion may have taken inspiration from Gargantia of the Verdurous Planet, a show that follows... a soldier fighting alongside and befriending his robot companion.
Read our review of Apex Legends, or you can learn about how Respawn has pushed for more diverse characters here.
[Source: Reddit]
Clearly Respawn likes their anime – and this could just be a fun coincidence more than anything – but it's neat to see where developers draw their inspirations.
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Apex Legends
Platform:
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Release Date:
February 4, 2019 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC),
March 9, 2021 (Switch)
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