LOCAL DOG MAN-OBSESSED FANGIRL ATTEMPTS A TRAILER ANALYSIS
hey! so the trailer for the sequel to Mission Impawsible came out this morning! and people aren't talking about it (yet), so why not do this?
(by the way, I have done something like this before when the movie trailer came out, so this isn't my first time being stupid on here. also, if you wanna go in blind, you should probably avoid this post. we good now?)
before we get to the trailer itself, let's start with two pictures. here's the teaser image from when the game was first announced.
so here we have Dog Man, of course. but I can't tell what the setting is behind him. maybe it's Robo-Time Industries? also in the picture is a jail cat being defeated(?).
here's a shadowy area. this looks to be outside; there are buildings in the background and a sign for Robo-Time Industries. these made me think that Dr. Scum would be the main villain for the game before the trailer confirmed it. also here is a bone, some sorta battery (possibly to charge a transformation or a special move), and someone else. they have a hat on, so they might be a cop.
here's Li'l Petey as Firecracker Kid and 80-HD as Ninja Shark, so the Supa Buddies' more recent hero personas will be used in this game.
also, Commander Cupcake is here, playable as confirmed by the trailer.
and finally, we have this device. judging by the markings on the side, this could be a redesigned/improved version of Petey's shrink ray from Lord of the Fleas. no idea what this could be used for.
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cover image
now moving on to what was revealed this morning. the title has been revealed as Dog Man: Bark in Action. characters featured in this image: Dog Man, Li'l Petey, 80-HD, Chief, Molly (she's kinda hard to see), Commander Cupcake, Sarah, Zuzu, Roscoe (in the background), and Dr. Scum.
to start off, there are spirals, screens, and smoke EVERYWHERE. and if you look closely in the back, there's a horde of people, who seem to have been hypnotized/brainwashed. seems like Dr. Scum is planning to brainwash the entire city. also...
what are the Space Cuties doing here?
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finally, the trailer itself
so it seems like the game has a similar UI to Mission Impawsible. also, the Beasty Buildings are part of a level.
there's a tadpole here, so I guess they're gonna be collectibles again?
okay, so Cat Jail is a confirmed level. so there's desks and barbells(?) and yarn balls everywhere. there's a key ring on one of the desks. plus a poster of Grampa glasses-less for some reason.
apparently, characters can attack in this game.
another jail cat, plus a huge block and another battery. (did those blocks appear in Mission Impawsible? can't remember)
now here's something interesting. looks like there's an ability to call friends for help in this game. and judging by the flavor text in the game's description, some of them are also playable. here we have Commander Cupcake, Chief, Nurse Lady, Daryl, and Petey, with four other characters needing to be unlocked possibly.
here's Commander Cupcake running through SOLID WALLS (how does this not hurt him?). there is a security camera in the background, so this area could be another area of Cat Jail.
seems like yarn balls are a collectible. we can also see Zuzu at the top. not sure what sort of role she has in all this yet.
here are different enemy characters and obstacles in the game. on the right is the foot from Big Jim Begins. in the middle is a hypnotized citizen. but I have no idea what the thing on the left is. it looks like a robotic tadpole in a water tank inside a robot? with the same psychokinetic powers? did Dr. Scum either make a replica of Molly or one of her siblings or possibly kidnap one of them?
here's a robotic squirrel as a boss. no idea what this location is, possibly Robo-Time Industries or someplace similar.
here is Dog Man's attack. looks like the bone nun chucks used by Bark Knight.
the Fair Fairy is also a boss. no idea what this location is either, possibly the courthouse or city hall?
here is Barky McTreeface as a boss. in the background, we can see that this is the Mayor's rose garden. there are tadpoles all around the fountain in the middle. there's a sign with an X next to a paw print on the lower right, and a blimp with labelled "Scum" on the upper right.
here is the Ratterfly as a boss, piloted by Petey, both hypnotized. looks like this could be Petey's lab (but I don't think he'd be the one to have a machine labelled "HYPNO 2000", so this could be Robo-Time Industries again.)
looks like a hypnotized Sprinkles is a boss in Cat Jail. there's also a huge litter box and a watchtower in the background.
another location. there's cupcakes in the background, so this could be Commander Cupcake's hideout. there's also a new addition to the UI in the top right, a phone with three bars next to it. perhaps this is what the batteries are for? maybe you need batteries in order to call other characters for help.
are these weenies?
there's a sign labelled "Cupcake Cave", which confirms this is Commander Cupcake's. there's also a collectible badge.
here are the aforementioned feet as obstacles.
here is Firecracker Kid in the city. seems like he kept his retractable claws from his Cat Kid persona...
here is Sarah. seems like she'll appear at the end of the level just like in Mission Impawsible.
and finally, here's Yolay, stunning a buncha weenies. looks like she's one of the friends you can call.
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other stuff
so that's it for the trailer, which leaves us with just the description. I would screenshot it, but I'm... kinda out of image space for this post. so I'll just give you some quotes.
"Play as 10 different characters from the comics, each with unique powers."
so there'll be ten characters available to play as. so far we've seen Dog Man, Li'l Petey, 80-HD, and Commander Cupcake. Yolay appeared as a callable friend in the trailer, but she doesn't seem to be playable. so it's just a matter of time to see who the other playable characters are. (I'm expecting Molly, but she oddly doesn't appear in the trailer...)
"Dr. Scum has set up Hypno Screens around the city, mind-controlling the innocent townsfolk."
so it's confirmed that Dr. Scum is hypnotizing the city.
"Switch between Dog Man and his Supa Buddies: Dog Man, Li’l Petey, 80HD. ... Phone in Friends to help you, like Commander Cupcake or Chief, for a total of 10 playable characters!"
it seems like Dog Man, Li'l Petey, and 80-HD play like how they do in Mission Impawsible. the seven other characters will need to be called.
"Double the action by having a second player join with unique special abilities. Couch cooperative play the whole family can enjoy!"
seems like there'll be local co-op in this game. I'm guessing player one plays as the Supa Buddies, while player two plays as one of the callable characters.
"Collect yarn to craft cool new outfits like the Scarlet Shredder, Cat Kid and much more!"
so this is what the collectible yarn is used for. Scarlet Shedder (misspelled) is confirmed for this game.
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so I think that's everything! the end of the trailer said that the game comes out this fall. hope you enjoyed this (very bad) attempt at an analysis.
