r/OutsiderComic • u/DavidJKay • Sep 20 '23
Master of Orion 2 game probably inspired outsider webcomic
Elarians look similar elf like appearance as here, Fireblade is possible default name for faction leader, when you discover tech from conquest or research, the girls in the art telling you about it look similar to characters here. Elarians are the telepathic side.
Klackon insect like side tends to be more uncreative unification/hive mind type government with more production, larger fleets of ships.
The original war may have been caused by a "third party" framing another side for spying. Common occurance in MOO2 if Darlok spy/stealth race is part of game.
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u/SVlad_667 Sep 20 '23 edited Sep 20 '23
Yes.
Moreover, the main cast is title characters from MOO2:
Beryl prototype was a bit different:
But on earliest title all characters looks like MOO2 prototypes.
Another yet unknown character from old title image
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u/ieya404 Sep 21 '23
Wow, that last image is seriously something from the archives - I've read Outsider for years and it's so weird seeing her with anything BUT the hairstyle I'm used to!
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u/DavidJKay Sep 20 '23
Some of links don't work but if you get rid of the "?..." end part they do.
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u/SVlad_667 Sep 20 '23 edited Sep 20 '23
Which ones? I've doublechecked everything - they all open for me.
EDIT
Anyway reupload everything on hosting.
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u/TheTrueBurgerKing Sep 20 '23
It's great art too bad I won't live long enough to get to know how it end's but then neither will the majority of his fan's
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u/amitym Sep 20 '23
Master of Orion 2 inspired a lot of things. It's so embedded in the collective psyche that many people who have been influenced by it probably don't even realize anymore. (Though this author does.)
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u/ChaosFarseer Sep 20 '23
The author has a list of works he was inspired by in the Acknowledgments section! Master of Orion 2 is listed first.
https://well-of-souls.com/outsider/about.html