In the story trailer for Funko’s first console video game “Funko Fusion”, the brand’s titular Freddy Funko is introduced to the title’s supervillain: his evil copycat, Eddie Funko.
The “deeply twisted and extremely powerful shape-shifting counterpart” to Freddy is voiced by “Invincible” star Clancy Brown, who also starred as Freddy in “Shaun of the Dead,” “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” “The Umbrella Academy” and more. Promises characters from NBCUniversal. Franchises scattered throughout the game: “Your world will fall. Your people will suffer. And I will have infinite power!”
According to Funko’s description for the AAA game developed by 10:10 Games, “With dreams of absolute domination, Eddie has the dark ability to possess the inhabitants of ‘Funko Fusion’s’ pop culture-inspired world, creating an army of malevolent characters inspired by the franchises. Including ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘The Thing,’ ‘Chucky’ and many more. As players strive to fight back, they will create their own team of playable heroes, each with unique tools to use in both combat and puzzles.”
The game will launch on September 13 via Steam on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (the game is now available for pre-order on those platforms) and on November 15 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
Watch the story trailer for “Funko Fusion” via Variety’s video above.
The “Funko Fusion” trailer was shown to the audience during a video game panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, where 10:10 Games, Funko and Universal Products and Experiences promoted the game.
“Funko Fusion’s” Comic-Con panelists included John Burton, CEO and founder of 10:10 Games, and Arthur Parsons, co-founder and head of publishing, Jason Bischoff, Funko’s VP of Licensing and Business Development, creative director of MonkeyPaw Productions and producing partner of Jordan Peele. Ian Cooper, and voice actor Kellan Gough, who is reprising his role as Freddy Fazbear from “Five Nights at Freddy’s” in the Funko Fusion.
“I’ve been lucky enough to play different versions of the bear for 8 years, but my take on the original Freddy Fazbear has never come to light until now,” Goff said. Diversity. I’m positively excited and grateful to finally have the opportunity to voice Freddy Fazbear, thanks to Funko Fusion.”
He added: “I love ‘Funko Fusion!’ There are many reasons to be excited to voice Freddy Fazbear in! Funko Pops! Almost a decade (Happy 10th Anniversary, FNaF!), and past projects from the 10:10 Games team have long been favorites of mine. I am happy to see this real-life fusion come to fruition as ‘Funko Fusion’ and be a part of it.”
Check out the “Funko Fusion” key art and brown below.
Courtesy of Funko/10:10 Games