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who was your favorite boss?
devils
from hells bells (1932)
the devil
Bird from popeye
Wally Warbles
Swing You Sinners (1930)
FROG
The Ribbet Brothers
Where does the Baroness come from?
haunted house
and the castle...
Where does the Castle come from?
The Gingerbread Woman
cookie carnival (1935)
Baroness Von Bon Bon
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The creators rejected concepts before deciding on the final Cuphead design.
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Cuphead and mugman
bimbo
Mickey Mouse
Ghost
Cagney Carnation
Captain brineybeard
Bluto from popeye
Cala is also based on characters from SNES game Gokujou Parodius and 1938 toon Moth to a Flame
Betty Boop
Cala Maria
Compare Depression-era toons with the cutting-edge game
The most razzle-dazzle video game of 2017 takes most of its hand-drawn look from cartoons your great grandfather might have watched before a Saturday matinee. Cuphead creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer have spoken at length about the influences they drew from, including Paramount animations like Popeye and lesser known Fleisher Studio projects. Here's how they created new characters from long lost aesthetics.
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