Conker Could Be Xbox’s ‘Deadpool’
At first glance, a chubby cheeked ginger squirrel exploring a technicolor cartoon world isn’t an obvious comparison to Marvel’s ‘Merc with a Mouth’. But look beneath the surface and the similarities between Conker and Deadpool are far reaching, and appear to have gone hilariously unnoticed.
Both characters skew toward adult audiences, with fourth wall breaking looks to camera and lines delivered directly to the audience. Both Bad Fur Day and the recent Ryan Reynolds flick chronicle largely selfish journeys filled with booze, foul language, and gore aplenty. But it’s their shared humour, as dark as it is hilarious, that pushes the boundaries of good taste in every good way that matters.
