Hasbro Gives ‘Clue’ & Its Characters A Makeover, To The Internet’s Thirst
Image via Walmart
The latest whodunnit cracks open the case of how people could get so attractive overnight. Hasbro has renewed Clue for modern players, and it appears this comes with giving its characters new backstories and hotter makeovers.
As with the classic murder mystery game, the all-new Clue is set in the opulent Tudor Mansion and puts players on a quest to identify the killer of Mr Boddy.
“When six guests arrive at Boden [“Boddy”] Black’s mansion, none are certain what to expect,” reads the boardgame’s description. “But when their host turns up dead after revealing a sinister blackmail scheme, the pressure is on.”
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There are changes to the plot and, discounting how the new look embodies Glass Onion vibes, the part that most fascinates fans is how all seven characters are doing something for them.
First up, the elderly Ms White has been reimagined as a younger, androgynous Chef White. ComicBook.com’s Christian Hoffer, whose tweet about the redesigned board game has gone viral, imagines that kids will “[point] to the new Chef White as their sexual awakening.”
I did not receive a review copy of Clue, so I cannot confirm whether "Stepping on Me" is now a potential weapon. Gonna presume so until stated otherwise.
— Christian Hoffer (@CHofferCBus) January 4, 2023
Chef White is doing *things* to me like omg yes please stab me https://t.co/BJU1c1DQ4Q
— Eggs-n-Bennie (@EggsNBennie) January 6, 2023
Miss Scarlett stands in the foreground with a resting come-hither face, while Colonel Mustard is now a dashing silver fox.
"My wife and I saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe" pic.twitter.com/TyA4aUa7T1
— chrosTV (@chrostian123) January 5, 2023
“I guess there’s a new hot grandpa in town,” comments the Mr. Monopoly Twitter account.
“I, for one, am all for Hot Clue,” writes one user. “Clue games will now come with free gallons of water,” says another.
One person jokes: “One is guilty, none are innocent, all are hot.”
any single one of them could murder me and i’d say thank u https://t.co/Ma8w0y0Rxu
— the english simmer (@EnglishSimmer) January 5, 2023
Can I get her in the kitchen with the rope, please. https://t.co/F8OK9dybIX pic.twitter.com/xEoQpQRy8K
— Aoife Sharpteeth (@ManySharpTeeth) January 5, 2023
Elsewhere, the character tokens now take on the silhouettes of their associated characters, while the weapons feel more high-quality thanks to their gold-plated zinc material. Gameplay is about to get hot and heavy, for sure.
Clue definitely isn’t the first fictional tale whose characters are making people thirsty. The phenomenon for cartoon character attraction even has a name: schediaphilia. In a 2015 Forbes article, clinical psychologist Dr Robin Rosenberg explained that the magnetism of fictional characters is justified—not only are they part of a fantasy, but if the character develops enough of a personality or story, they can also turn into “a crush.”
Robert Brown of the Robert’s Anime Corner Store noted that making characters attractive can “absolutely inspire higher sales.”
All told, Hasbro is digging the attention, and it asks grownup fans to trail the Clue Instagram account to get to know the characters a little more intimately.
why are they all so hot lmao https://t.co/KMDUUQPGXJ
— AKA Mack 🦖 (@cubano_sucio) January 5, 2023
Every single clue character can Get It https://t.co/GZze3e7TpH
— C.A. Pinkham (@EyePatchGuy) January 4, 2023
Miss Scarlett, if you would, please shatter my vertebrae due to blunt force trauma, preferably using your shoes https://t.co/9sVFI7b71Q
— Tom Bombadillionaire (@hunkenjoyer) January 5, 2023
[via ComicBook.com and Bleeding Cool, images via Walmart]
