Summary
A new fried chicken-inspired gun added toCall of Dutyhas ignited a war between players, with some feeling as though the series is becoming too silly in an effort to copy the success ofFortnite. For the most part, theCall of Dutyfranchise has featured fairly realistic weapons and settings, though later entries have introduced zombies and more futuristic technology. However, in the past few years,Call of Dutyhas featured crossovers with more fantastical properties likeTexas Chainsaw MassacreandThe Boys, with the latter tie-in even giving players superpowers through Temp-V Field Upgrades.
A recentCall of Dutydatamine hinted that these kinds of crossovers would continue in titles likeCall of Duty: WarzoneandCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, with evidence of atie-in with the upcomingDeadpool & Wolverinefilmin the form of special finishing move animations that look like attacks that Wade Wilson would perform. However, even Deadpool himself would pause when faced with the newest weapon coming toCall of Duty: Warzone Mobile: a rifle that transforms enemies into pieces of fried chicken.
The appropriately named “Extra Crispy” gun was first revealed byCall of Dutydataminerrealityuk, who posted a leaked trailer of a soldier in a chicken costume shooting at enemies and reducing them to freshly cooked poultry. The chicken-related hijinks don’t stop there, as a leaked weapon inspection animation shows a player frying a chicken by sticking it on the barrel of the gun. So far, the Extra Crispy weapon isexclusive toCall of Duty: Warzone Mobileas an optional cosmetic, but that hasn’t stopped some old-schoolCall of Dutyfans from getting their feathers ruffled over this zany new item - something that the officialCall of Duty: Warzone MobileTwitter account is very aware of.
Call of Duty’s “Extra Crispy” Gun Sparks A Finger-Licking Controversy
Ever since theCall of Duty: Warzone MobileExtra Crispy weapon was first leaked, gamers have taken to social media to debate if theCall of Dutyfranchise is getting too strange and fixated on pop culture. Twitter users like Kelski bemoanthe popularity ofFortnite–a game in which a gun that morphs its victims into fast food wouldn’t be too out of place–for influencing multiplayer titles likeCall of Dutyinto copying its aesthetic. Others simply want Activision to “stop adding nonsense” to what was once a reasonably grounded shooter.
Others have pointed out thatCall of Dutyhas featured similarly outlandish elements in the past, like its popular Zombies mode and crossovers withsci-fi properties likeGundamandWarhammer 40,000. Some social media users have even started joking about eating their fallen squadmates during an intense firefight. After all,Call of Duty’s new fried chicken weapon is most likely meant to be tongue-in-cheek, though not everyone is laughing.
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