Luke Robert’s collection, Kill City Cup, takes a web page from the short-lived tv collection Lucha Underground, bringing the fast-paced world of impartial wrestling to a darkish, dystopian future. It’s 2035, and the evil Kill Corp has emerged triumphant after the Great War. Run by the dastardly Mr. Kill (Brian Kahrs), Mr. Kill is now the CEO of the world positioned in Kill City, the place he controls all of the accessible vitality on the planet.
Tired of all of the whining and complaining from the drained plenty, Mr. Kill created a gladiatorial match referred to as the Kill City Cup, the place the winner is allowed to ask Mr. Kill for one request…a want, because it have been.
At first look, you’d assume this can be a mere wrestling program with a hoop arrange in the course of a worn-down sound stage…I imply area. But you’d be improper (not likely). The proceedings start with the Ringmaster (Rye Mulls) introducing the primary three opponents: Maxwell Chicago (Henry Alvarez), Hecates Hangman (Jimmy Jacobs), and Neo-Shaman (Matt Sydal). The three instantly interact in a triple-threat deathmatch. As the opponents of every bracket win, they transfer up the ladder, however Mr. Kill has a secret weapon within the indestructible cyborg often called The Machine (Brian Cage).
First, yeah, Kill City Cup is a wrestling present. Personally, I grew up with WWF (now WWE) since I used to be a younger teen and residing in Southern California. I had little publicity to the indie wrestling scene, which operates very similar to indie filmmaking.
“…the Kill City Cup, the place the winner is allowed to ask Mr. Kill for one request…”
Right away, Kill City Cup pales compared to the extremely produced and really slick WWE merchandise. What creator Luke Robert does is take the low-budget manufacturing and provides it an end-of-the-world twist to its design and characters. Along with writers Paul Glantz, Rye Mulls, and Chris Scoville, Kill City Cup efficiently pays homage to B-movie sci-fi by including tacky taste right here and there.
Mr. Kill sits in his non-public seat, overlooking all of the motion together with his Nero-like Vince McMahon persona, whereas talking to the “individuals” between matches. Also, promos are minimize, and aspect offers are made to pump up the viewers earlier than the match. There is a narrative right here as one of many opponents is gunning straight for Mr. Kill. Unlike your typical sci-fi manufacturing, we’re coping with wrestlers right here. In the opening bout, Hecates Hangman fights with a spike in hand and opens up considered one of his opponents. Yeah, that’s actual blood, and his sufferer is then strung up like a gutted pig ultimately.
The wrestling is fairly commonplace indie wrestling. Gone is the polish of WWE, however there’s the gritty dedication related to the indies. Matt Sydal and Brian Cage are the wrestlers I’m conversant in. Then there’s indie darlings Natalia Markova, Brian Kahrs, Gia Love, and April Hunter.
Let me make one criticism, which might be invaluable for future episodes…rent a comedy author. The present is loaded with one-liners stated after a devastating transfer right here and there. The drawback is these one-liners are fairly commonplace and never all that intelligent. Someone must not solely punch up the one-liners but additionally write for the commentators throughout the match. I’m certain all of the play-by-play is finished in submit and, with slightly care, can elevate the motion on display.
Kill City Cup is ideal for wrestling followers (particularly indie wrestling followers) and those that love cheeseball B-movies. Hell, it’s excellent for anybody who doesn’t take their cinema too significantly. For Luke Robert, it’s a great begin with the potential to enhance.
For extra info, go to the Kill City Cup official web site.
