Aptly titled The Skeleton Dance, the short, which released in 1929, takes place in a ghostly graveyard and revolves around four skeletons who dance and make music with their bones-at least until the sun comes up. This series even embraced the supernatural as early as its first sketch. They also predate the Mickey Mouse shorts in their use of Technicolor. As the title suggests, these shorts often featured music and were not meant to be taken seriously. Considering that Disney is still releasing Mickey Mouse shorts to this day, it's no wonder why he's still the face of the company.Īnother popular series of short films that Disney released at the time was Silly Symphony. One such short, 1935's Mickey's Garden, may have also influenced the creators of Cuphead since it features plenty of trippy, Technicolor imagery such as regular-sized bugs that get drunk on insecticide. Seeing Mickey happily whistle "Steamboat Bill" was enough to put him on the map and was likely a huge inspiration for the creators of Cuphead.ĭisney made even more Mickey Mouse shorts in the 1930s, and the character's popularity continued to skyrocket. In his head is white liquid, and a bended white-and-red-striped straw.Although Walt Disney had plenty of animation credits to his name prior to 1928, it was the creation of one anthropomorphic mouse that would cement his legacy as one of the greatest minds in the entertainment industry.ĭirected by Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks and Wilfred Jackson, 1928's Steamboat Willy is not only the first official appearance of the company's future mascot Mickey Mouse, but also one of the first animated short to be produced with synchronized sound. His gloves appear both yellow (during the results screen at the end of defeating a boss) and white (when in a level). He has a small red nose, and appears to almost always have a smile. He wears brown shoes, red shorts, and a black shirt. He will know what to do!" And so the elder told them to prepare for a scrap and sent them off to do the Devil's bidding.Ĭuphead's body is pure white. "You have 'til midnight tomorrow to collect every soul! Otherwise, I'm collecting yours!" Cuphead and Mugman, terribly frightened, ran away as fast as they could. "Now get going!" roared the Devil as he most rudely kicked the boys. Collect their souls for me, and I might pardon you mugs.", he said. "Perhaps there is," he replied, pulling out a piece off parchment. "There must be another way to repay you," Mugman cried. But he cried too late Cuphead rolled snake eyes! The Devil, laughing, slammed the floor, and yelled, "You lose!" The brothers trembled in fear as he loomed over them. As Cuphead gestured to roll, Mugman cried, "Good gosh, Cuphead, no!", for Mugman knew it was a bad deal. Cuphead was blinded by the easy riches and quickly agreed, grabbing the dice to throw. However, if they lost, the Devil got to keep their souls! The Devil made this bet with loaded die in his hand. If the brothers could win one more roll, as per the bet, they would win all the Devil's loot and the Devil's casino itself would be Cuphead and Mugman's to own. "How about we raise the stakes?", he proposed with an evil grin. Once inside, it was not long before Cuphead and Mugman found themselves on a hot streak with King Dice exclaiming, "These fellas can't lose." The brothers heard someone say "Nice run boys," shocked as the newcomer who said it was the Devil himself, who owns the Casino. Even though Elder Kettle warned them multiple times to not wander off so far, they ignored their grandpa's warnings and entered the Devil's casino. Eventually, the two boys wandered too far from home. They both lived carefree lives under the watchful eye of their grandpa, the wise Elder Kettle. Once upon a time there were two brothers, Cuphead and Mugman, who lived in a magical place called the Inkwell Isle. Because of this, Cuphead is now required to traverse a variety of worlds to do the devil's bidding. Cuphead is the protagonist and stars as one of 2 playable characters of Cuphead.Ĭuphead, along with Mugman, is a character who made a bet with the devil - and lost.
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