Asura are norn

Asura are norn

in Asura

Posted by: Danikat.8537

Danikat.8537

No, really, bear with me here.

It’s something that hit me today while I was exploring Rata Sum. Several of the asura really reminded me of norns. Not the norns you all know and love (or tolerate anyway, big loud bookahs that they are) but the norns from a somewhat obscure 90’s video game series called Creatures.

Seriously, put some clothes on these guys and you’ve got yourself some Asura:
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/b/bc/Bondi.gif
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/b/bd/Pixie_c1.png
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/7/77/Bruin_Male_Norn.gif
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/d/df/CivetNornSampler.png

It’s mainly the big ears, big eyes and relatively minimal hair that makes me think they’re similar. And for the record I’m not suggesting Anet stole or copied the design, I just find it amusing that two such different games ended up with fairly similar character designs when it’s not exactly a typical design.

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Asura are norn

in Asura

Posted by: Dried Donkey.8504

Dried Donkey.8504

bear with me here.

i see what you did there!

Asura are norn

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Posted by: Zeefa.3915

Zeefa.3915

Life doesn’t stop being funny just because the dead can’t laugh.

Asura are norn

in Asura

Posted by: Pirlipat.2479

Pirlipat.2479

I like to see them rather as familiar to Rygel XVI from Farscape. He may look less similar but he definitely shares their arrogance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/farscape/gallery/three/rygel_s3.kittenml

Edit: Why in the name of the eternal alchemy does the languagefilter ‘kittens’ -s html-? oo

http://www.farscape-germany.de/BilderCharaktere/Rygel/Rygel2G.jpg

(edited by Pirlipat.2479)

Asura are norn

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Posted by: Vaggz.2037

Vaggz.2037

No, really, bear with me here.

It’s something that hit me today while I was exploring Rata Sum. Several of the asura really reminded me of norns. Not the norns you all know and love (or tolerate anyway, big loud bookahs that they are) but the norns from a somewhat obscure 90’s video game series called Creatures.

Seriously, put some clothes on these guys and you’ve got yourself some Asura:
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/b/bc/Bondi.gif
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/b/bd/Pixie_c1.png
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/7/77/Bruin_Male_Norn.gif
http://images.wikia.com/creatures/images/d/df/CivetNornSampler.png

It’s mainly the big ears, big eyes and relatively minimal hair that makes me think they’re similar. And for the record I’m not suggesting Anet stole or copied the design, I just find it amusing that two such different games ended up with fairly similar character designs when it’s not exactly a typical design.

……not even close… xD

Whatever…

Asura are norn

in Asura

Posted by: DDZero.3684

DDZero.3684

I actually thought they did look a little like norns too. :P

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Posted by: Oglaf.1074

Oglaf.1074

I’m about to bust your case wide open my friend. Irrefutable proof that Norns and Asura are indeed the same!

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Do you even lift, bro?

Asura are norn

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Posted by: Pirlipat.2479

Pirlipat.2479

True, if you look at the ears there are some similarities.

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Posted by: Zonzai.2341

Zonzai.2341

Nice find. It seems like someone on the GW2 team has played Creatures 3… O.o

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Posted by: Fuzzion.2504

Fuzzion.2504

The Asura also resemble the Guardians from the green lantern series. Both are highly intelligent,small and mobile little beings.

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Posted by: Daximus.8547

Daximus.8547

Not sure about looks, but they sound to me like Stewie Griffin.

Asura are norn

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Posted by: Vuh.1328

Vuh.1328

I like to see them rather as familiar to Rygel XVI from Farscape. He may look less similar but he definitely shares their arrogance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/farscape/gallery/three/rygel_s3.kittenml

Edit: Why in the name of the eternal alchemy does the languagefilter ‘kittens’ -s html-? oo

http://www.farscape-germany.de/BilderCharaktere/Rygel/Rygel2G.jpg

Rygel!! <3

He would have made an awesome asura!

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