Recently I saw the film Alita: Battle Angel, in which the Dr. Ido character uses a rocket-powered spike-maul weapon. Apparently it's faithful to the underlying manga Gunnm, which predates Spiral Knights. Warmaster Rocket Hammer looks a lot like this weapon.
WRH in Alita: Battle Angel
Sun, 12/22/2019 - 13:48
Sat, 04/17/2021 - 10:09
#2
doubtful
Thanks for responding. It's such a weird idea, and so similar in its details, that I would guess it's a rip-off/homage. But what do I know?
Thu, 05/13/2021 - 20:01
#3
Odds are
That it probably IS a reference... more than likely to either the Anime or the manga.
Other references i've seen :
Back to the Future
Dirty Harry movies
LOZ ( my opinion the gameplay sometimes reminds me of LOZ )
I agree. When I saw that in the movie, I thought of the Warmaster Rocket Hammer, also. I wonder if that was ultimately the inspiration for the rocket hammer, or if the idea was developed independently.