Resemblance.

[Sekto Springs]

Yesterday, I was babysitting some little boy and he made me watch the movie Small Soldiers with him. After watching the film I saw an unbelievable uncanny resemblance between the main good guy - Archer and Stranger. Resemblances include the facial lion-like features, the hulking arms, the voice, and the fact that he has a bow. If you find this hard to swallow, rent it and watch it yourself. I don't know what to make of this, maybe just a little observation, or does it go deeper? Okay I've posted and now I will go
fuck off. Discuss, you pathetic little fanboys.

[oddguy]

Oy...I've seen small soldiers. It was obviously destined to fail in zee box office. Okay, you have a PG idea(walking talking action figures) in a PG-13 setting. Disaster! The only reason I saw it was because my sister was friends with a guy in the movie. He was the guy who played Kirsten Dunst's boyfriend...the motorcycle guy.

Anyway, I would never like to admit that Oddworld Inhabitants has an awesome character that resembles an action figure from a C- movie.

No comment for me!

-oddguy

[Wil]

I've never seen it, so I couldn't comment at all. However, it doesn't take something to be big or popular for someone to be a fan of it. Perhaps Archer was a bit of inspiration for Stranger's design.

Alternatively, like Slogs and shriekers, it's just a coincidence.

[Cyber-Slig]

I think I was an infant when I saw small soldiers.I think archer is stranger but with a goofy grin on and a nice cowboy suit.

[oddguy]

Archer is the guy on the right. Just kidding...he's that dude on the left.

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/01227...th_key=0122718

Also...has anyone played Metroid Prime? There is a creature in their that has a somewhat slog-ish design. Ya know...the dog-like/t-rex ice-creature with only two legs.

-oddguy

[Incognito]

I remember watching that movie. Never occured to me that Stanger resembled Archer, but now that I think about it they do look very similar. Could be coincidence?

[Mac the Janitor]

That is almost uncanny, SS. I have no idea why I never put the two together. Good find though.

Incognito, I <3 your Gargoyles avatar. I used to worship that show.

[T-nex]

Nah... i don't know if they found inspiration or not. But oddworld is fully original. I think it's only a coincidence.

But if you absolutely wanna know, then you could try ask ALF...

[Adder]

The strangest thing I saw was the Futurama episode with Martians (the people of Mars).
It might have just been and native american rip-off, but the three fingered hand and feather-hair leads one to believe that it's very Odd...

[Cyber-Slig]

I saw that.I immediatley thought of Mud archers.

[Capri]

You know I'd never thought of it until now. They do look somewhat alike, but Stranger's head kinda of remids me of a camel and not a lion. The muscle structure is very similar and so is the bow.

[Xavier]

true there is a resemblance.
but I doubt OWI did copy Small Soldiers...

they are just the same "kind"...

[Dipstikk]

The strangest thing I saw was the Futurama episode with Martians (the people of Mars).
It might have just been and native american rip-off, but the three fingered hand and feather-hair leads one to believe that it's very Odd...

Yeah, then name "Native Martians" was mentioned, so I think it's safe to assume that they were based off of Native Americans. Also, the mention of making casinos with the giant diamond isn't a big hint, either.

On the Small Soldiers bit, I was obsessed with the Gorgonites (the monster toys in the film) in sixth grade, but I'm over it now. It wasn't THAT great of a movie. I think that Stranger may resemble Archer, but that's all. And I don't think anyone cares enough about Small Soldiers anymore to lawsuit-ify OWI.