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who was your favourite boss?

devils

from hells bells (1932)

the devil

Bird from popeye

Wally Warbles

Swing You Sinners (1930)

FROG

The Ribbet Brothers

Where does the Baroness come from?

haunted house

Swing You Sinners (1930)

and the castle...

Where does the Castle come from?

The Gingerbread Woman

cookie carnival (1935)

Baroness Von Bon Bon

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The creators rejected concepts before deciding on the final Cuphead design.

Did you know?

Cuphead and mugman

bimbo

Mickey Mouse

Swing You Sinners (1930)

Ghost

Cagney Carnation

Captain brineybeard

Bluto from popeye

Cala is also based on characters from SNES game Gokujou Parodius and 1938 toon Moth to a Flame

Betty Boop

Betty Boop

Cala Maria

Compare Depression-era toons with the cutting-edge game

The most razzle-dazzle video game of 2017 takes most of its hand-drawn look from cartoons your great grandfather might have watched before a Saturday matinee. Cuphead creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer have spoken at length about the influences they drew from, including Paramount animations like Popeye and lesser known Fleisher Studio projects. Here's how they created new characters from long lost aesthetics.

running cuphead by scruffmuhgruff