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and the last frame shows him coming for the reader.

Much less a murder-mystery one!' He then crushes the rubble of the wall by repeatedly leaning outside the frame to argue with the Editor of the Comic book! In the final scenes, the remains of the Fourth Wall are atomised when as part of the grand conspiracy, Upton eliminates all witnesses including the editor, artist, letterer and writer of the comic book. He then demolishes it by telling the reader not to judge the other characters too harshly: 'It's not like they know they're in a comic book. Boddy's butler, breaks it on the first page of the first issue with the first spoken line, addressed to the reader. Breaking the Fourth Wall: the comic miniseries - and how! Upton, Mr.In the comic miniseries, she's a US Senator who is also the CEO of the country's largest and most successful maid service. White, who works as Boddy's maid in most versions. Amnesiac Protagonist Catalyst: Given one of you is the culprit, this naturally applies.Depending on the edition, Clue Jr has Mortimer Mustard, Georgie Green, Peter Plum, Wendy White, Polly Peacock and Samantha Scarlet.White and Colonel Mustard-probably because the player characters were all reimagined as children, making it difficult to fit in a maid and a military officer. The 2016 mass-market reprint, perhaps to make up for a lack of diversity in previous versions, replaced Mrs.Licensed versions that have the player characters as a separate group from the suspects must necessarily jettison the game mechanic allowing players to pull each other around the board by making suggestions.Peacock goes from 'Polly Peacock' to 'Liz Peacock', and Miss Scarlett goes from 'Samantha Scarlett' to 'Vivienne Scarlett'.

Green goes from 'Georgie Green' to 'Johnny Green', Mrs.

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book series released a few years earlier. are slightly different from those used in the Clue Jr.

Adaptation Name Change: The character names used in some versions of Clue Jr.

White is changed from one of Boddy's maids to Boddy's scorned wife, while Colonel Mustard hates Boddy due to being Left for Dead in a South American expedition gone wrong.

Adaptational Backstory Change: A newer version of Clue gives each of the suspects a personal motive against Mr.

Absent-Minded Professor: Professor Plum, in most versions.

'Colonel Mustard, in the forums, with the trope': Most recently, a comic book adaptation was announced for June 2017 from Hasbro partner IDW Publishing (though like fellow game-based comic Dungeons & Dragons, it's not part of the Hasbro Comic Universe).Ĭompare Ten Little Murder Victims, And Then There Were None. There is even an unofficial inversion of the game, Kill Dr. The film itself (starring Tim Curry) is considered a cult classic. Boddy's murder), video game adaptations, a VHS game, a game show, and a Teen Drama miniseries on The Hub. Reginald Boddy and his color-coded guests participating in some activity or another, which would form the basis of a puzzle for the reader to solve, and the final story always involves Mr. It was popular enough to have its own film, book series (each chapter therein involves Mr. The popularity of the game has caused it to be remade into a plethora of different locations and decades over the years. Another way to look at it is they actually get away with the murder and escape. It doesn't make much sense if you think about it, though they could have had amnesia. Note that a player can accuse their own character if they believe themselves to be the murderer. If the accusation is wrong, the player must sit out for the rest of the game. To win the game, a player must make an accusation that matches all three cards contained in the envelope. Peacock in the kitchen with the candlestick!' A different player can reveal a card that matches the suggestion to disprove it. To play, the suspects must enter a room in the mansion and make a suggestion such as, 'It was Mrs. One card of each category is placed in an envelope. Players take the role of any of the six suspects and receive cards containing illustrations of the suspects, the rooms or the weapons. Boddy in North America) has been murdered in his own mansion and the six people that were present are now considered suspects. I think Professor Plum Described Clue Here, in the office, with the laptop!Ĭreated in 1949 in Britain, Cluedo ( Clue in North America) is the iconic mystery board game. Peacock, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlet, and Professor Plum. Five of the six suspects on the 1997 release of the American game.

Clue game characters names list