One fun aspect of all the Tony Hawk games was finding and unlocking secret skaters. Though each entry in the series has its own unique guest characters, one has persisted through most of the franchise: Officer Dick. The character is an NPC that dates back to the very first game, so named because he'd chase you down and knock you off your board. Eventually, you could unlock and play as the antagonistic enforcer. Fast forward to 2020, and it seems like the character is making a comeback in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 on PlayStation 4.
Dataminers have been picking apart the Warehouse demo, which arrived at the end of last week for those with digital pre-orders. After having a look at the demo's files on PC, it was discovered that Officer Dick will indeed be included in the remake, but with a brand new look. It seems Jack Black will be the new face of the tenacious policeman.
Presumably, the musician/actor has provided some voice lines in addition to his likeness. News of secret skaters does make us wonder who else might make a guest appearance -- Crash Bandicoot, maybe? Stranger things have happened.
Anyway, how do you feel about Officer Dick's grand return, and his new appearance?
[source twitter.com, via eurogamer.net]
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Of course, I did think it was strange Jack Black got such a big interview, this explains it! Really cool, I miss games with actual unlockables instead of DLC.
Jack black?? Will his "special trick" be "tenacious d and the trick of destiny"???
Nevermind, I'll see myself out....
Ok. Fair warning but mini rant incoming.
Not that this is a huge deal to me personally but I've found it strange how in recent years developers complain that games cost too much to make and expect us to accept price hikes when they're not making it any easier on themselves by hiring big name Hollywood actors for their likeness in games?
What's wrong with just designing a character like the old days? Why do you have to pay big name Hollywood actors when most people won't care about their likeness being in the game?
Wonder if spidey will be a playstation exclusive character!
@GADG3Tx87 Jack Black’s known these people for years. While not being a hugely skilled skater himself, he’s in deep with that community and might as well be an honorary member of that generation of skaters. This isn’t some random occurrence. Also, games 15 years ago had way more Hollywood voice actors than now.
Maybe Playstation will exclusively get Spider-Man in two big releases this September 😂😂
Darth Maul. Please
@NYJetsfan123 Nope, it will just be a tribute to the greatest trick in the world...
@NYJetsfan123 stay, it was a good one 👌
Want this even more now, long live the D!!!!!
Why can’t articles just be titled something like “secret character found in new THPS” instead of spoiling what would have been a cool Easter egg...
@Rob_230 That would be fantastic can wait too hear the outrage.
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