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Duke Nukem Rights Acquired by Devil May Cry and Castlevania Showrunner
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I have wanted to see him interact with Sal in some capacity for the longest time. I feel like there could be at least some "a better you" gags on Duke.
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The original Duke was much closer to what you described, funnily enough. Go back and play Duke Nukem 1 and 2, before the 3D era when they made the misogyny of the character much more overt.It's not a coincidence. I know DN2 began with a talk-show cutscene promoting his book, Why I'm So Great. It's a narrative self-awareness where the character is not in on the joke. DNF referenced that, but really whiffed on the tone. The oft-forgotten origin of the character is as a beeftank dipshit who nevertheless does save the Earth. DN3D's immutable extension of that was crass humor and lurid sensibilities - but that doesn't require manosphere bigots would celebrate the end result. Duke, the character, can be just as intolerant of any human fuckboy who disrespects "our chicks."
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.
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Aww just the screen rights, I thought this was about someone else acquiring the Duke franchise
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.I dunno, it was pretty over the top back then already. Just lean into it, put him across some ultra feminist and let them both grow from it. Similar to Austin Powers. I think Civvie said something along those lines in his DN Forever video.
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I dunno, it was pretty over the top back then already. Just lean into it, put him across some ultra feminist and let them both grow from it. Similar to Austin Powers. I think Civvie said something along those lines in his DN Forever video.
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.i love the new headcanon duke that the internet has developed after the games. he's still a rabid womanizer, but he's wizened with age and become a _supportive_ womanizer. "nobody messes with our chicks and lives" applies to _all_ women. trans women are women because hey, more chicks is always good.
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.
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I dunno, it was pretty over the top back then already. Just lean into it, put him across some ultra feminist and let them both grow from it. Similar to Austin Powers. I think Civvie said something along those lines in his DN Forever video.> Similar to Austin Powers. I think Civvie said something along those lines in his DN Forever video. you made me watch a film length amount of yt videos, I didn't catch the Austin powers thing. I did hear something that sounded like it was out of JazzPunk though https://youtu.be/HZht1yRZ4Yg?t=1342
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"NO! GOD NO! PLEASE GOD NO!"
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.
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"Let God sort 'em out!" - 2025 Duke Nukem upon entering the orgy.
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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 that 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.
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.
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Same could be said for doom guy really. They just need to cut back on toxic masculinity and add more brutal killing.>Same could be said for Doom Guy really The guy whose only known bits of lore are that he punched out his commanding officer after being ordered to murder innocent civilians, so he was sent to the shitty Mars posting as punishment where he then had to fight all of literal Hell to escape back to Earth, where demons had taken over and, worst of all, killed his pet rabbit, so he went on a new mission to destroy every last demon in Hell out of revenge? That Doom Guy?
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i love the new headcanon duke that the internet has developed after the games. he's still a rabid womanizer, but he's wizened with age and become a _supportive_ womanizer. "nobody messes with our chicks and lives" applies to _all_ women. trans women are women because hey, more chicks is always good.That could work. They could also pull some Serious Sam updates. There's some subtly in SS4's writing that's quite nice. Like having a completely normal conversation with a lesbian couple or prefering a power up item to a kiss, slightly taken the womaan aback. Apparently the Duke Nukem Forever DLC that no one played had a femme fatale barking orders at him that kept Duke true, but shifted the power dynamic around.
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Duke Nukem doesn't really fit in the modern world, except as the poster boy of toxic masculinity.Dong change Duke at all, just make the antagonist a gooner incel
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Y'know what? Fuck yes. I would devour that in a fucking *night*. That is the kind of glorious trash I go possom over. The Duke and every Nazis nightmare taking on fascist aliens, dropping one-liners and big guns. Fuck even trying to have a plot. That would work so amazingly well as a monster of the week. Have B.J call out Duke on his shit as someone who can actually go toe to toe with that overinflated ego.
