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One of the best ways developers found to make this trope smarter and loved by the audience, is use it as references, usually to other aspects of a franchise, when videogames have sequels, characters can have their original clothes from previous games back, superheroes in videogames can have multiple uniforms from their history in comics, TV shows and movies, characters who were completely redesigned over the years or with reboots can get reverted to their original designs, characters who appeared or debuted in the early days of 3D graphics like the PlayStation 1 or the Nintendo 64 can get turned into their low-poly models from those times, and even pallete swaps that are just alternate colors can work as references, this trope can also be used to reference other unrelated works. In the case of bosses it can be used to hint at relationships between creatures that might not otherwise be apparent to the player.
Also, can be used for worldbuilding: using palette-swapped monsters can hint at connections between otherwise disparate locations. This is especially important when a given area is intended to be fast-paced or lead up to a climax, and the designers don't want the player stopping constantly to study "new" enemies. Palette swapping may be a shortcut, but it does allow designers to create enemies that keep pace with the player's progress while still hinting that the enemies will follow a familiar pattern. Individual characters may also have a choice of several different colors or costumes (or both).Ĭaution: Tropes Are Tools. Such characters are also known as "clones".
Some fans of fighting games use the term to refer to characters that use the same animations and move sets, even if the characters look very different.
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