Highlights
- Call of Duty’s new “Extra Crispy” fried chicken-inspired gun is sparking controversy.
- Some players argue that the franchise is becoming too silly, perhaps influenced by Fortnite’s pop culture aesthetic.
- Others argue that the franchise is no stranger to outlandish game modes and crossovers, from Zombies to a past Gundam collaboration.
A new fried chicken-inspired gun added to Call of Duty has ignited a war between players, with some feeling as though the series is becoming too silly in an effort to copy the success of Fortnite. For the most part, the Call of Duty franchise has featured fairly realistic weapons and settings, though later entries have introduced zombies and more futuristic technology. However, in the past few years, Call of Duty has featured crossovers with more fantastical properties like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Boys, with the latter tie-in even giving players superpowers through Temp-V Field Upgrades.
A recent Call of Duty datamine hinted that these kinds of crossovers would continue in titles like Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, with evidence of a tie-in with the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine film in the form of special finishing move animations that look like attacks that Wade Wilson would perform. However, even Deadpool himself would pause when faced with the newest weapon coming to Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile: a rifle that transforms enemies into pieces of fried chicken.
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The appropriately named “Extra Crispy” gun was first revealed by Call of Duty dataminer realityuk, who posted a leaked trailer of a soldier in a chicken costume shooting at enemies and reducing them to freshly cooked poultry. The chicken-related hijinks don’t stop there, as a leaked weapon inspection animation shows a player frying a chicken by sticking it on the barrel of the gun. So far, the Extra Crispy weapon is exclusive to Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile as an optional cosmetic, but that hasn’t stopped some old-school Call of Duty fans from getting their feathers ruffled over this zany new item – something that the official Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Twitter account is very aware of.
Ever since the Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Extra Crispy weapon was first leaked, gamers have taken to social media to debate if the Call of Duty franchise is getting too strange and fixated on pop culture. Twitter users like Kelski bemoan the popularity of Fortnite–a game in which a gun that morphs its victims into fast food wouldn’t be too out of place–for influencing multiplayer titles like Call of Duty into copying its aesthetic. Others simply want Activision to “stop adding nonsense” to what was once a reasonably grounded shooter.
Others have pointed out that Call of Duty has featured similarly outlandish elements in the past, like its popular Zombies mode and crossovers with sci-fi properties like Gundam and Warhammer 40,000. Some social media users have even started joking about eating their fallen squadmates during an intense firefight. After all, Call of Duty’s new fried chicken weapon is most likely meant to be tongue-in-cheek, though not everyone is laughing.
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
Activision’s Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is an Android and iOS battle royale game. Along with the traditional battle royale that supports up to 120 players, Warzone Mobile also has Resurgence mode. The FPS game can be played solo or in squads.
- Released
- March 21, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Activision Mobile
- Genre(s)
- Battle Royale , First-Person Shooter
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
