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Did you know that #woogame partners with real life professional wrestlers? As in, our #hive #web3 gaming world is connected to a massive IRL entertainment niche thanks to @wrestorgonline?
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Did you know that #woogame partners with real life professional wrestlers? As in, our #hive #web3 gaming world is connected to a massive IRL entertainment niche thanks to @wrestorgonline?
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Perry enjoys a cut of several of #WOOgame's income streams in exchange for using his name, brand, visage, etc.
A big part of professional wrestling are the characters. So: Who is Perry Saturn when he steps into the ring?
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I used TVTropes.org to help get a sense of this—it's an amazing character analysis resource. There's this enormous list of terms that helps to categorize and contextualize characters.
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🪐 Notable Perry Saturn "tropes"
Bald of Evil. When a villainous character has no hair. Apparently a rival faction duped Saturn and managed to shave his head, and he never looked back.
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🪐 Notable Perry Saturn "tropes"
The Dragon. A term for the Evil #2, the right hand, the Vader to the Emperor. In Perry Saturn's case, he was said second in command of The Raven Flock in WCW.
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🪐 Notable Perry Saturn "tropes"
Real Men Wear Pink describes when a stereotypically hypermasculine type displays some decidedly feminine behaviour. In Saturn's case: "He had to wear a dress for a time in WCW"
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🪐 Notable Perry Saturn "tropes"
Consulting Mister Puppet—when a character adopts some kind of puppet or inanimate object as a friend. Perry Saturn apparently became enamoured with a mop named Moppy?
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There's a lot more to learn about Saturn's character on his TVTropes.org page, but just this select peek starts to hint at how professional wrestling is elevated by nuanced character traits.
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As #woogame grows, it'll attract more & more high profile #woo partners. Perry is just the first of several that have officially signed up. Each brings the power of their brand & their fans to Hive.
WOO is way more than just a game.
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Learn more about Perry, #woo, & #woogame in this short post I wrote:
https://peakd.com/hive-191258/@jfuji/exploring-the-character-of-perry
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And go get involved with WOO!!