S8E7 - Ep 175: Character Variants, Alternate Costumes & Palette Swaps

About this episode

The episode explores various character variations across different media, including costumes and alternate dimensions.

Tonight we'll be spotlighting characters that have had a ton of different VARIATIONS over the years. Think costumes, alternate dimensions and even the dreaded heel turn! We plumbed the depths of video games and comic books to find just the right candidates to create quite the motley crew for you to enjoy. Ever see #Batman on the same list as #SimonBelmont ? Well, now you have! And the medium that shows off these different versions of our characters can be anything. Action figures, cartoons, games, comics and movies. For this episode, we are all over the place! RETRO RIDOCTOPUS is ----------------------------------- " Parasite Steve "...... AKA Steve Van Samson ( read ) " 8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian ( listen ) " Coopster Gold "...... AKA Justin Cooper ( subscribe ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show your RETROID PRIDE! Get your official GEAR right here! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee . Podcast intro and all heavy metal interstitials by…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Van Samson, Tim Krikorian, Justin Cooper

Topics covered

• character variants
• alternate costumes
• palette swaps
• video games
• comic books

Keywords

• Batman
• Simon Belmont
• action figures
• cartoons
• games
• comics
• movies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: #Batman, " 8-Bit Alchemy, Retro Ridoctopus

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