Some franchises seem like a perfect fit for a crossover, while others probably shouldn’t touch each other with a ten-foot pole. The generally kid-friendly universe ofPokemonand the world of theFox animated sitcomFamily Guyprobably fall into the latter category.
However, there are no such limitations on fan art, especially when it means the artist can make a visual pun. This includes an unusual piece of art showing a cross between theFamily Guycharacter Glen Quagmire and thePokemon’sQuagsire.
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Quagsire is a Generation 2 Water/Ground Pokemonintroduced inPokemon GoldandPokemon Silverin 1999. It evolves from the tadpole-like Wooper and vaguely resembles a fat blue salamander. Its English name is, of course, a pun on the word quagmire, referring to a swampy area, though fans disagree on what, if anything, the “sire” portion of its name refers to. Regardless it’s not that surprising someone connected the Pokemon toFamily Guy’sQuagmire.
Reddit user The_God_of_Atheists drew the picture and shared it on the Pokemon subreddit. Described by the artist as a “crime against humanity,” the drawing resembles an otherwise typical Quagsire with the face ofFamily Guy’sQuagmire. Given Quagmire’s characterization in the show, the artwork raises a few uncomfortable questions about how such a creature might come into existence.
Fans on the subreddit were quite amused, with one person suggesting using it as the subreddit’s icon for April Fool’s Day. The top-rated comment referencedFamily Guy’srecurring “Who else but Quagmire” bit, with others expanding on the joke in the thread below. A few others took in turns to come up with moves for the Quagmire Quagsire, such a the “Giggity Giggity Giggity Pound.” One person stated they now plan to name their next Quagsire Glenn, with several otherPokemonfans commenting that they thought of the same joke before.
Interestingly,Pokemon GoldandPokemon Silverwere released in North America about ten months afterSeth MacFarlane’sFamily Guypremiered on Fox at the end of January 1991. This is very likely a coincidence, but it’s not inconceivable that someone on the American localization team decided to sneak a reference into the game. That scenario may be a bit of a reach, but it’s not one that Pokemon fans haven’t made before.
Whether one thinks the Quagmire Quagsire is hilarious or an abomination, most can at least agree that it’s a well-drawn image. Checking The_God_of_Atheists’ user page reveals a fewother pieces of fan art, including aBattlestar Galacticawebcomic. However, the big-chinnedPokemonQuagsire is definitely one of the fan artist’s more unusual works.
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