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As someone who has a giant soft spot in her heart for Duke, what story is there to tell?
Duke Nukem is a simple man. He's here to fuck up alien bastards(for taking the babes, crashing his ride, generally existing), save attractive women, and maybe remember to pick up that pack of gum on his way home.
He's not really even a "character", he's a walking embodiment of 80s and 90s machismo with big guns and less plot than the typical comic book of the time. He's a machine built for one-liners. He's a never-ending thoughtless action flick you love because it takes so little actual thought to enjoy.
This same person also made Captain lazerhawk: a blood dragon remix, which was absolutely one of the most unhinged things I have ever seen. An unholy mashup of random Ubisoft characters and references from over the decades, thrown into this dystopic sci-fi plot without any regard for sanity.
I really need to just sit down and watch that. I keep seeing either "It's insane, but absolutely great" or "It's absolute dogshit", and that's the kinda shit I normally dig.
If they can turn something out with Duke that feels like Duke, I'm down, I'll support it. He just feels like the most out of left field character to bring back, especially as something outside of a game.