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Do you like bulge? Well? Do you?
Which is weird cause his actual concept art (thats in the FF2/4 manual) was so much better. They had to specifically make that one for the strategy guide for some reason
 

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Which is weird cause his actual concept art (thats in the FF2/4 manual) was so much better. They had to specifically make that one for the strategy guide for some reason
I mean, it's from Nintendo Power, they had a bit of a penchant for off-model character art. Probably didn't help they commissioned Katsuya Terada for it. He's not the kind of artist to follow someone else's designs.
 

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Honestly, it's not that bulgy. The Gorons in Breath of the Wild have a bigger bulge than that:
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You know, this thread has got me thinking, which videogame character has the biggest bulge? I think we'll have to disqualify hentai games and the ilk.

The escapist must answer this question!!!
 

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You know, this thread has got me thinking, which videogame character has the biggest bulge? I think we'll have to disqualify hentai games and the ilk.

The escapist must answer this question!!!
I nominate King of all Cosmos. I guess not the biggest proportionally, but maybe in absolute bulge size, since he is at least planet sized.
 

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I nominate King of all Cosmos. I guess not the biggest proportionally, but maybe in absolute bulge size, since he is at least planet sized.
I have to say, I was thinking proportionally, but absolute size could also be a category.
 

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Some other contenders


SFV Zangief. Bonus points for a fair number of his attacks involving opponents getting a front seat view of that bulge


Voldo. Bonus points for knowing how to draw attention to his bulge by accessorizing.
 
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SFV Zangief. Bonus points for a fair number of his attacks involving opponents getting a front seat view of that bulge
I'd say Birdie is way worse in terms of character designs, along with F.A.N.G.

I really dislike the "re-designs" of Crash of the Titans and Mind Over Mutant. Crash 4's design updates are so much better.

 

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SFV Zangief. Bonus points for a fair number of his attacks involving opponents getting a front seat view of that bulge


Voldo. Bonus points for knowing how to draw attention to his bulge by accessorizing.
I kind of respect - in a weird way - that Voldo is in the exact sort of porno fetish outfit his female peers would be in. That’s a rare kind of energy.
 

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I am not going to lie, but a lot of the Homunculi are generic and interchangeable in Bayonetta 3. There are some decent designs while others are mishmash mess of gooey green with sometimes purple/purple highlights. The boss designs are better by comparison, but nothing to write home about when put next to boss and enemy designs of the Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2.