Beat-em-up/Action game Zako (20 Viewers)

[juffjuff]

I really wish I could provide screenshots but I'm currently away from my computer, and will probably be for a decent amount of time.

I've been playing Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode, and there are a lot of zakos you can fight in this game. Much of the game takes place in Metro City, so most of the female enemies you can encounter are affiliated with the Mad Gear gang. They wear a variety of street clothes, but all tend to wear cardboard boxes on their heads so you can't see their faces. However, there are also a lot of NPCs that you can choose to fight in World Tour that heavily resemble past enemies from Final Fight, including Poison and Roxy. Additionally, Eliza (renamed to Elissa here) even makes an appearance in World Tour during the main questline as a lieutenant for Mad Gear, under Trasher Damnd.

Outside of Mad Gear goons, you can encounter enemy businesswomen, wrestlers, etc. The mode is weird but I had a lot of fun with it. Very Yakuza inspired. Could also make yourself look like Poison or Elissa considering that most clothing you see on NPCs and enemies can also be worn by your character if you unlock/buy them.

 

[slayer]

Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode sounds very interesting! Having some screenshots would be great. :)

 

[nagato]

Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode sounds very interesting! Having some screenshots would be great. :)

Here's a sample clip of fighting Eliza look alike. Most of the generic thugs are wearing cardboard box.

 

[Adrene]

I just beat The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom last night and boy, do I have a lot of thoughts, a fraction of which I will be covering in this post.

Zelda isn't exactly a series I go into expecting zako content, but I was pleasantly surprised with this installment (and then somewhat disappointed as you do not encounter any zako during gameplay.) This post will contain (minor) spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom.

Spoiler: Minor Tears of the Kingdom story spoilers.

When we are introduced to Ganondorf as he is in the pre-story of the game, he can be seen commanding an army of malevolent Gerudo warriors.

We get a close look at this one, who summons a swarm of Molduga to attack Hyrule castle

In the next scene, we see Ganondorf with his guards putting on a show of fealty to the rulers of Hyrule

For the rest of the game, I was really hoping that I'd actually get to encounter and even fight some Gerudo warriors whose loyalty remains with Ganondorf, but unfortunately, these cutscenes are the only time we get to see them.

For those of you who are less familiar with Zelda, the Gerudo are a race of women who live in the desert. Their society typically consists only of women, since only one man is born to them every 100 years, Ganondorf and his many incarnations being those men. They have dark skin and red hair, some of them having dark green skin as opposed to dark brown.

They're not usually evil, they're just another race in the land of Hyrule after all. However, it is consistent that Ganondorf, their king whenever he is around, is an evil man who seeks to destroy Hyrule or claim it for himself. But, whenever Ganondorf is around, we never see much of him commanding or governing the Gerudo people. I'm pretty sure Tears of the Kingdom is the first time we actually see him commanding an army of Gerudo as opposed to an army of monsters (though, he does do a good lot of commanding monsters at several other points in the game.)

While The Legend of Zelda isn't a series I expect much zako content from, the enemies almost always being beastly monsters with little to no human resemblance, there are a small handful of times where the Gerudo have fulfilled the role of zako. In Ocarina of Time there's a quest where you can fight and even (non-lethally) take some down. In this video (not mine), the player sneaks around Gerudo Fortress and takes down some guards and thieves.
At 3:29 there's a fight with a thief, and at 4:15 a guard is taken down. There are more moments like these throughout the video.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is another time Gerudo have been zakos. In one mission, Link and the party find themselves up against an entire army of Gerudo due to a misunderstanding.

The lethality of this battle is unclear (the use of the word "KO" in place of the kill counter is used when up against monsters too, who are clearly being killed), but this entry to the series isn't really canon, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. In the attached zip folder are some videos I took of taking them down, where I got these screenshots from.

I never see much Zelda discussion on this forum. Probably because, I know I've already said it, Zelda just isn't a series known for its zako content, but I really love the Gerudo, zako or not. As a black girl, their society seems heavenly. Except for, y'know, when they're ruled by a tyrannical demon king. Also I don't do very well in hot temperatures. And I guess not being able to live with my partner since he's a guy would suck. Yeah, on second thought... maybe I'll pass on life in Gerudo Town. Still seems like a nice vacation spot, though.

 

[Zamaron1]

I just beat The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom last night and boy, do I have a lot of thoughts, a fraction of which I will be covering in this post.

Zelda isn't exactly a series I go into expecting zako content, but I was pleasantly surprised with this installment (and then somewhat disappointed as you do not encounter any zako during gameplay.) This post will contain (minor) spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom.

Spoiler: Minor Tears of the Kingdom story spoilers.

When we are introduced to Ganondorf as he is in the pre-story of the game, he can be seen commanding an army of malevolent Gerudo warriors.
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We get a close look at this one, who summons a swarm of Molduga to attack Hyrule castle
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In the next scene, we see Ganondorf with his guards putting on a show of fealty to the rulers of Hyrule
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For the rest of the game, I was really hoping that I'd actually get to encounter and even fight some Gerudo warriors whose loyalty remains with Ganondorf, but unfortunately, these cutscenes are the only time we get to see them.

For those of you who are less familiar with Zelda, the Gerudo are a race of women who live in the desert. Their society typically consists only of women, since only one man is born to them every 100 years, Ganondorf and his many incarnations being those men. They have dark skin and red hair, some of them having dark green skin as opposed to dark brown.
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They're not usually evil, they're just another race in the land of Hyrule after all. However, it is consistent that Ganondorf, their king whenever he is around, is an evil man who seeks to destroy Hyrule or claim it for himself. But, whenever Ganondorf is around, we never see much of him commanding or governing the Gerudo people. I'm pretty sure Tears of the Kingdom is the first time we actually see him commanding an army of Gerudo as opposed to an army of monsters (though, he does do a good lot of commanding monsters at several other points in the game.)

While The Legend of Zelda isn't a series I expect much zako content from, the enemies almost always being beastly monsters with little to no human resemblance, there are a small handful of times where the Gerudo have fulfilled the role of zako. In Ocarina of Time there's a quest where you can fight and even (non-lethally) take some down. In this video (not mine), the player sneaks around Gerudo Fortress and takes down some guards and thieves.
At 3:29 there's a fight with a thief, and at 4:15 a guard is taken down. There are more moments like these throughout the video.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is another time Gerudo have been zakos. In one mission, Link and the party find themselves up against an entire army of Gerudo due to a misunderstanding.
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The lethality of this battle is unclear (the use of the word "KO" in place of the kill counter is used when up against monsters too, who are clearly being killed), but this entry to the series isn't really canon, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. In the attached zip folder are some videos I took of taking them down, where I got these screenshots from.

I never see much Zelda discussion on this forum. Probably because, I know I've already said it, Zelda just isn't a series known for its zako content, but I really love the Gerudo, zako or not. As a black girl, their society seems heavenly. Except for, y'know, when they're ruled by a tyrannical demon king. Also I don't do very well in hot temperatures. And I guess not being able to live with my partner since he's a guy would suck. Yeah, on second thought... maybe I'll pass on life in Gerudo Town. Still seems like a nice vacation spot, though.

O LOVE the Gerudos, other then their big pointy noses and sometimes too muscular, they're pretty hot and sexy. If I were developing Legend of Zelda, I'd make them a common enemy in the games, serving as common bandits who breed with men like crazy, essentially they give birth and children grow quickly to keep up their millions strong numbers. they capture men to reproduce and loyally serve Ganondorf, though in later games liek Breath Of the WIld, I'd make it be that there was a split in their people at soem time. Those who stayed in Gerudo Town and though isolationist do have generally friendly relations with other races under the rule of Urbosa, but the majority stayed loyal to Ganondorf and might have ranom bases or camps or raiding parties scattered around Hyrule.

 

[Dan Druff]

This is the latest trailer for Double Dragon Gaiden. There is a new enemy at 0:15 which is a slightly thicker version of the other female casino workers we've seen already; there is also a slightly thicker lady with her face wrapped up at 1:10 who throws dynamite. The most interesting part is probably 0:58 where you can unlock Linda who looks bigger and much different than her usual appearance. Because these are boss characters, that means we will have to fight Linda before eventually unlocking her. I'm so happy that there will be a big female enemy to fight in Double Dragon even if it is Linda, but I don't know if there will be one with a grab attack because Double Dragon never had a female enemy who could do that.

 

[JoanCujoh]

Beside the zako, it also look like a neat game, like Street of Rage 4

 

[Dan Druff]

This is the latest trailer for Double Dragon Gaiden, and I'm a little disappointed because no one with the Double Dragon license will ever include a large female enemy or a female grappler. The only new enemies are a bunch of big dudes. We've seen the casino workers in the previous video, but now we know that they are part of the Okada group who is the only female boss that appears at 9:54. The developers took some liberties with her because she now has a sword instead of a gun and her massive rack.

 

[sindragoon]

 

[wj1905]

I just beat The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom last night and boy, do I have a lot of thoughts, a fraction of which I will be covering in this post.

Zelda isn't exactly a series I go into expecting zako content, but I was pleasantly surprised with this installment (and then somewhat disappointed as you do not encounter any zako during gameplay.) This post will contain (minor) spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom.

Spoiler: Minor Tears of the Kingdom story spoilers.

When we are introduced to Ganondorf as he is in the pre-story of the game, he can be seen commanding an army of malevolent Gerudo warriors.
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We get a close look at this one, who summons a swarm of Molduga to attack Hyrule castle
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In the next scene, we see Ganondorf with his guards putting on a show of fealty to the rulers of Hyrule
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For the rest of the game, I was really hoping that I'd actually get to encounter and even fight some Gerudo warriors whose loyalty remains with Ganondorf, but unfortunately, these cutscenes are the only time we get to see them.

For those of you who are less familiar with Zelda, the Gerudo are a race of women who live in the desert. Their society typically consists only of women, since only one man is born to them every 100 years, Ganondorf and his many incarnations being those men. They have dark skin and red hair, some of them having dark green skin as opposed to dark brown.
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They're not usually evil, they're just another race in the land of Hyrule after all. However, it is consistent that Ganondorf, their king whenever he is around, is an evil man who seeks to destroy Hyrule or claim it for himself. But, whenever Ganondorf is around, we never see much of him commanding or governing the Gerudo people. I'm pretty sure Tears of the Kingdom is the first time we actually see him commanding an army of Gerudo as opposed to an army of monsters (though, he does do a good lot of commanding monsters at several other points in the game.)

While The Legend of Zelda isn't a series I expect much zako content from, the enemies almost always being beastly monsters with little to no human resemblance, there are a small handful of times where the Gerudo have fulfilled the role of zako. In Ocarina of Time there's a quest where you can fight and even (non-lethally) take some down. In this video (not mine), the player sneaks around Gerudo Fortress and takes down some guards and thieves.
At 3:29 there's a fight with a thief, and at 4:15 a guard is taken down. There are more moments like these throughout the video.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is another time Gerudo have been zakos. In one mission, Link and the party find themselves up against an entire army of Gerudo due to a misunderstanding.
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The lethality of this battle is unclear (the use of the word "KO" in place of the kill counter is used when up against monsters too, who are clearly being killed), but this entry to the series isn't really canon, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. In the attached zip folder are some videos I took of taking them down, where I got these screenshots from.

I never see much Zelda discussion on this forum. Probably because, I know I've already said it, Zelda just isn't a series known for its zako content, but I really love the Gerudo, zako or not. As a black girl, their society seems heavenly. Except for, y'know, when they're ruled by a tyrannical demon king. Also I don't do very well in hot temperatures. And I guess not being able to live with my partner since he's a guy would suck. Yeah, on second thought... maybe I'll pass on life in Gerudo Town. Still seems like a nice vacation spot, though.

When did Ganon change from a boar-headed monster to this bearded dude? I never really played the game, only saw the cartoon, just find it weird he looks like this (and put the hilarious-sounding Dorf (is that a play on A-dolf?) at the end of his name) in the post-NES era.
But yes I heard that his species is mostly composed of sexy ladies. They look like those brown-skinned dark elves from that other game that got posted here a lot.

 

[Weoooo]

When did Ganon change from a boar-headed monster to this bearded dude? I never really played the game, only saw the cartoon, just find it weird he looks like this (and put the hilarious-sounding Dorf (is that a play on A-dolf?) at the end of his name) in the post-NES era.
But yes I heard that his species is mostly composed of sexy ladies. They look like those brown-skinned dark elves from that other game that got posted here a lot.

The third game, actually. Ganondorf is his human form. This whole Ganondorf/Gerudo thing has been going on for a while. The cartoon is... well, not really indicative of what the games were or where they went. It's actually one of the most hilariously complicated timelines in games now!

 

[LuckyP]

Loving the Zako's sexy and awesome. But new here and glad to find the form but been trying to find good pictures of the female Zako's from the beat em up Fighting Force.

 

[wj1905]

Not really a beat-em-up more of a RTS game, but here is a review of Gender Wars, I like the female soldier designs.

 

[JoanCujoh]

Not really a beat-em-up more of a RTS game, but here is a review of Gender Wars, I like the female soldier designs.

Wow it is really 90's (in all the bad way XD), the female armor look like Female Space Marine

 

[dinomoneyman]

Not really a beat-em-up more of a RTS game, but here is a review of Gender Wars, I like the female soldier designs.

So I uhm tried to make the outfit

 

[Zamaron1]

View attachment 149018So I uhm tried to make the outfit

This game need a sequel or 3D remaster.

 

[Zamaron1]

So just got Hyrule Warrior Age of Calamity, and 3rd mission I can go to Gerudo Town and end up fighting the hot sexy all female Gerudos, downside is they barely scream, or at least not an interesting enough one. But the updside is I can have a hilarious situation where Link, Zelda, and Impa can end up killing at least 500 Gerudos, I can confirm they are not endless, anyway imagine the story as they kill at least 500 Gerudos, then when they go to confront Urbosa it's an imposter as the real one shows up soon, the Yiga CLan then attacks and hilariouly you could say they get a good hold on Gerudo Town thanks to Link killing a little more then 500 of their warriors. Gott say danm they are sexy, not a big fan of muscle girls but these babes do it decently well. Wish we fought them more. especially as they've often made Ganondorf their King and acted as desert bandits or pirates.

 

[DarkLight98]

So just got Hyrule Warrior Age of Calamity, and 3rd mission I can go to Gerudo Town and end up fighting the hot sexy all female Gerudos, downside is they barely scream, or at least not an interesting enough one. But the updside is I can have a hilarious situation where Link, Zelda, and Impa can end up killing at least 500 Gerudos, I can confirm they are not endless, anyway imagine the story as they kill at least 500 Gerudos, then when they go to confront Urbosa it's an imposter as the real one shows up soon, the Yiga CLan then attacks and hilariouly you could say they get a good hold on Gerudo Town thanks to Link killing a little more then 500 of their warriors. Gott say danm they are sexy, not a big fan of muscle girls but these babes do it decently well. Wish we fought them more. especially as they've often made Ganondorf their King and acted as desert bandits or pirates. View attachment 149019

If I remember, Urbosa's training has you fight a large crowd of them at once, at least 100, probably 200 or 300.
Outside of that they're barely enemies in the game. Real shame too, I'd love a Zelda game with more humanoid enemies.

 

[Kristopher Prime]

If I remember, Urbosa's training has you fight a large crowd of them at once, at least 100, probably 200 or 300.
Outside of that they're barely enemies in the game. Real shame too, I'd love a Zelda game with more humanoid enemies.

same. the very nature of the gerudos lends them well to logically being an enemy type. they are all female, save for a king born every 100 years or so. and sadly for them, that always happens to be the "hitler of hyrule", ganondorf. you would think they would actually dedicate themselves to their king. and it isn't helped by the fact their society already leans towards evil. in order to keep up their population, i bet they would need to acquire men from Hyrule proper. otherwise Ganon's the luckiest man alive! plus, they tend to be desert bandits and pirates hostileto or wary of outsiders. even just ENTERING their homes sounds like reason for them to be a local (if not gamewide) enemy. but sadly, we never actually slaughter them. at least not in a "kid-friendly" way, just knockouts. even then, the combat strategy is usally just avoid them or get caught (Ocarina and Majora)

 

[j12q]

this game is phenomenal! especially with editor/cindmatic mode