Hero's Duty is the name of a fictional first-person shooter game in featured in the 2012 animated film, Wreck-It Ralph. The game follows the efforts of a science-fiction military group on their mission to eliminate an army of deadly, robotic insects known as Cy-Bugs.
Background
The "NPCs" (non-player characters) of the game work alongside the player to help them get to the top of the tower, where they are to defeat a large group of Cy-Bug larvae to which they, in return, earn a gold medal with the word "Hero" carved in. The player character is a robot known as the first person shooter with one of the soldiers' arms which sports a TV monitor showing the gamer's face (in that case, the Moppet Girl's) for a head. Sergeant Tamora Calhoun serves as the player's guide during gameplay.
Hero's Duty is unique within the arcade's world; while the game characters that reside in the consoles are aware that their roles are fictional and treat them as jobs during gaming hours, the Cy-Bugs have a programming glitch that makes them believe that they're truly evil. As such, the troopers in Hero's Duty must constantly battle the bugs and prevent them from escaping the game. Should they ever do so, the entire arcade would be at risk of destruction.
Official description
- "This non-stop, adrenaline-fueled thrill ride is the most advanced first-person-shooter game ever created. Players are plunged into a deep-space wear-zone on a nameless planet, teaming up with their commanding officer Sergeant Calhoun."
The game takes place on a planet with no name. It is a barren, ravaged landscape with a surface seemingly made of a metallic material.
Places of Interest
- Train: The train that serves as transportation from Game Central Station into the Hero's Duty world.
- Hero's Duty Tower: The tower that holds the coveted Medal of Heroes. The top floor is where the medal is located, and if the player successfully bypasses the dozen of Cy-Bug eggs laid about (if touched, it will hatch a baby Cy-Bug that will grow rapidly and attack) they will meet a hologram of General Hologram before being awarded the medal as a prize for completing the game. After gameplay is over, the tower produces a bright beacon that eliminates the Cy-Bugs within seconds, keeping their population in check.
- Chapel: Where Tamora and Brad's unfinished wedding was held in the former's programed backstory. It was later used to marry Tamora and Fix-It Felix, Jr..
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Trivia
- Vanellope finds the name of the game quite amusing, as indicated by her quote "I guess you've really gotta watch your step in a game called Hero's Doody!" Ironically, this is correct, as the Cy-Bug eggs litter the ground and will hatch if stepped on.
- The game's name is an obvious play on the Call of Duty franchise, though the general overview of the game sounds nothing like it, more taking inspiration from the Gears of War and Halo franchises. In fact, Vanellope's "Doody" joke is just as applicable to Call of Duty as it is to Hero's Duty.
- Although there is a playable version of this game on both the official website and as iOS apps, there has yet to be an actual replica of this game's cabinet in real life.
- The escape pod from the Cy-Bugs' tower resembles an Arwing from the Star Fox series.
- Hero's Duty was released on October 2012 by Litwak.
- Coming soon when switching from Time Crisis 4 into Hero's Duty Arcade.
- The First Person Shooter's name is a reference to the game's genre.
- Hero's Duty is a clear reference from the first person shooting game Aliens: Extermination by Sega as both games featured insectoid monsters as enemies.
