It is quickly becoming a universally acknowledged fact that at some point in our lives, all of us will become a playable skin in Epic Games' Fall Guys. After releasing the strange collaboration between Star Trek and Alien last month, the online knock-out game is set to expand its references even further into space (and time, for that matter).
In a gameplay trailer published today (thanks, Go Nintendo), Epic Games announced that Doctor Who would be the latest franchise to enter the world of Fall Guys, with a BBC collaboration bringing in new skins and emotes.
Fans have often debated which Doctor is the best (clearly it's David Tennant, but that's for another article), and now we can at least settle the question of which would be the best to compete in a strange, often glitching (if you're playing on Switch, at least), race across wheels, beams and slime-covered slopes - finally.
The collection includes skins of the Thirteenth, Fourth and Tenth/Fourteenth Doctors as well as a Dalek option to boot - no elevations allowed. Also available through the collaboration is a Sonic Screwdriver-wielding emote.
Each item will appear in the in-game item shop tomorrow (1st November, 2022) and will remain there until Saturday 5th. Unless you have achieved companion status with a Time Lord, it looks like you are going to want to get in quick to avoid missing out.
What do you make of this newest Fall Guys addition? Materialise in the comments below and let us know!
[source youtube.com, via gonintendo.com]
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I neeeeeeed it. But I don’t even play Fall Guys anymore 😭
Of course they decide to add a Whittaker costume right after she was booted from the role. That's certainly some unfortunate timing right there.
These are very cool costumes though. On a side note, it'd be a cool touch if, whenever you respawn with these costumes, it has a bright yellow glow similar to when the Doctor regenerates. That'd be pretty neat.
The 13th costume is really really cute
@Fizza She wasn’t booted from the role at all. She’s the second longest serving Doctor of all time in terms of years (mostly cause of Covid) and the time was right for her to step aside. She did 3 full seasons and specials during her time, the exact same as Tennant’s first run. It’s not like she was fired.
DANG IT they keep making awesome skins in this game. Tom Baker and Daleks and Spock...
But I promised I'm not going to spend any money on this game!
Reminds me I have to watch the Peter Capaldi and Jodi Whittaker Doctor episodes. I'm soo far behind!
@nessisonett I'm thinking more of public perception. Whenever most Doctors are replaced, the general feel is sadness and remorse. When Whittaker left however, all I really saw was a lot of 'good riddance' posting which, to be honest.....I'm kind of in the same boat. Her tenure wasn't terrible per se, but compared to my personal favourite eras like Tenant's, it certainly felt as though it was lacking something.
Probably could've worded my comment better in hindsight though, no doubt about that.
@Fizza More to do with Chibnall as showrunner though. Whittaker tried her very best while given terrible scripts. Anyone that’s blaming her is doing so in completely bad faith.
@nessisonett It's true, Chibnall stuffed DW down the toilet and flushed, but weak writing can be overcome by a strong performance (see: Peter Capaldi). Whittaker wasn't the worst Doctor, but she isn't in the conversation for the best.
@Fizza Russell T Davies returning & taking over is why I wanted to get last season over with. I think Whittaker could have been better with Russell T Davies or Steven Moffat.
@Maulbert I wouldn’t say that Capaldi managed to overcome the writing though, he just made some episodes slightly more tolerable. He’s a very good actor (also helps he went to the same primary school as my older siblings) but nobody could have made most of those scripts work. Heaven Sent proves that he would have been top-tier if he was given great scripts in the same way that Whittaker’s best scripts like The Haunting of Villa Diodadi and the last half hour of that finale last week prove that she had a lot more to give than we ever saw. Doctor Who has a history of great actors given rubbish scripts though, even going as far back as late Tom Baker and the entirety of Colin Baker’s run. Perhaps when Big Finish land Jodie then we’ll see her reappraised like Colin Baker was.
@nessisonett what a very specific way to defend it, very clear you've had this argument before, not that any of it is correct. Jodie Whittaker has done the 2nd least amount of Modern Who (only beating Eccelston). Even with COVID, she's had the least amount of episodes and appearances, less than any of the previous 3 Doctors. As you mentioned, the only reason she lasted 5 years is because they didn't film for 1 year in the middle. If you're going entirely by "first reveal to regeneration", then Paul McGann certainly wins by that regard (didn't even regenerate until 2013), if you're going by years as the Doctor then Tom Baker has her beat, if you're going by Modern Who, David will have her beat before his next episode. It's a stupid metric to base it on.
Also, it's exactly that she was fired. RTD had every opportunity to keep her in the role. but she no longer fits the vision of what Doctor Who is going to be and was replaced. In literally any other industry, that is called "fired".
Obvious choices for Doctors, iconic and recent. Their costumes look good in the cutesy Fall Guy form. Daleks make sense as a baddie costume too. Nothing to complain about. Once again, y'all need to chill.
GIVE IT TO ME GIVE IT TO ME GIVE IT TO ME GIVE IT TO ME!
You can’t do a doctor who collab without ten
Just waiting for the Evil Dan costume now!
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