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Origins Of The Sabrewulf Name
Did you know that the name Sabrewulf dates all the way back to 1984? Ten years before Killer Instinct released in the arcades? In 1984, Ultimate: Play the Game (later to become known as Rare!) released a game called Sabrewulf for the Spectrum ZX. In the Sabrewulf game, players take on the role of Sabreman, a traveller who mistakenly falls into a deep chasm on his adventure and must battle all sorts of wild creatures to make his escape. During his quest for survival, the guardian Sabrewulf will appear from time-to-time, forcing Sabreman to escape as his trusty sword has no effect against the wild beast.
Unlike his Killer Instinct counterpart, there isn’t any indication that Sabrewulf is a human suffering from Lycanthropy. He appears to be a wolf simply guarding his territory. He can, however, induce the disease to his victims, as evidenced in the third entry of the Sabreman series, Knightlore, which has Sabreman searching for a Lycanthropy cure caused by Sabrewulf in the first game. The original Sabrewulf title later received a remake and re-release on the Game Boy Advance in 2003.
While Killer Instinct’s Sabrewulf may be an original fighter with his own distinctive and unique moves, the origins of his name goes far deeper. So the next time you sit down to play any of the KI games or are, perhaps, simply reading up on the character, then know the basis of his name comes from a game developed nearly thirty years ago. Interesting, yes?
Por otro lado, parece que en el vídeo de Orchid, se desvelará un nuevo personaje. Todo apunta a Spinal.
Next Thursday, the grandest online Killer Instinct event to-date will be taking place. Beginning at 12PM, IGN will exclusively deliver new trailers for Orchid, Orchid gameplay, information on accessories and more, all in a special two-hour live event (see this post for details!)! Then immediately after at 2PM will be the usual Killer Instinct livestream from PlayXBLA.
Now with the IGN coverage, they advise that the viewers watch through until the very end, specifically with the Orchid Combo Trailer. This implies that the next character for the game will likely be revealed at the end, which would follow Double Helix’s traditional pattern of announcing new characters. Considering that next Thursday is Halloween, Spinal would be the perfect candidate to be shown on that day, given the holiday’s association with death, horror, and, of course, skeletons. And let’s not forget the recent crossbones emblem shown in the Killer Instinct Pin Ultimate Edition announcement, which strongly hints of Spinal’s imminent reveal.