Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has one of the wildest twists of the year – and it’s being compared to playing as Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
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Spoilers for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off follow. You have been warned!

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

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At the end of episode 1, Scott (Michael Cera) goes up against the firꦫst of Ramona Flowers’ (Marไy Elizabeth Winstead) Seven Evil Exes. 

, referring to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Hideo Kojima pulling the collective rug from under gamers’ fee♚t by replacing protagonist Solid Snake with the blonde-haired Raiden for the vast majority of Metal Gear Solid 2. 

Sp💝eaking to , comic creator Bryan Lee O&ꦜrsquo;Malley revealed it was a chance to explore those around Scott in greater detail.

"I have a long relationship with Scott Pilgrim fans as the creator of the universe, so it&rs𓄧quo;s funnꩲy to me that 20 years in, even the biggest fans will often say, 'Scott Pilgrim is the worst character.'" O’Malley said. "This narrative shift gave us so many different meta opportunities to explore everything in more depth and detail."

"The idea of Ramona having to interact with the past that🔜 she’s run away from, and figuring out more about herself and the decisions she’s made through that process, was something that felt dramatically interesting," executive producer BenDavid Grabinski added. "Because when she’s on the sideline and Scott’s fighting her ex, and then the ex is defeated, how much can she grow from that?"

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