Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix

Overview

Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix is an adult animated Netflix series produced by Ubisoft Film and Television inspired by the video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon that references and pokes fun at numerous Ubisoft video game franchises throughout, including Assassin's Creed, Beyond Good and Evil and Rayman, who appears throughout the series as a cocaine-addicted media personality. The first season of Captain Laserhawk, which is created by Castlevania showrunner Adi Shankar, was released on October 19th, 2023 and quickly became the subject of reactions, fan art, memes and other fan content online, receiving praise online.

History

Captain Laserhaw was announced in October 2019 under a slightly different name, Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Vibe.^[1] On June 12th, 2023, the first teaser trailer for the series was released on the Netflix YouTube^[2] channel, garnering over 110,000 views in four months (shown below).

On September 27th, the Netflix YouTube^[3][4] channel released a full trailer for the series, garnering over 241,000 views in a month (shown below, left), followed by another trailer on October 19th, the day the series was released, garnering over 32,000 views in a day (shown below, right).

The show features versions of characters from various Ubisoft properties, including the characters Sarah and Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell, anthropomorphic frog assassin Bullfrog, a reference to Assassin's Creed, Jade and Pey'j from Beyond Good and Evil, Pagan Min from Far Cry 4, Rayman and Marcus Holloway from Watch Dogs 2.

Online Presence

Reception

The series gained largely positive reception online and from media outlets. IGN^[5] gave the series a score of 9/10 in their review, writing, "As brutal as it is heartfelt, Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix never feels robbed of clever ways to mesh an eclectic group of Ubisoft favorites into a single madcap story." The Verge^[6] gave the series a positive review.

Rayman / Sushi Cow Girl Reactions and Fan Art

Following the season one release, many viewers hooked onto the show's depiction of Rayman as an unhinged, cocaine-addicted, alcoholic media personality who goes by Ramon as a highlight of the series. In the series, he is depicted as the biggest celebrity in Eden and a late night talk show host whose ego has become inflated by fame and riches. Rayman's popularity resulted in fan art, memes and reactions on social media. In particular, a scene where Rayman eats sushi off of a naked anthropomorphic cow became notably popular.

On October 19th, 2023, X^[7] user @PolyDepression posted a screenshot of Rayman eating sushi off the cow, writing, "Rayman not getting his own game in a decade and becoming a villain in Ubisoft's new show is 💯," garnering over 83,600 likes in a day. That day, X^[8] user @CrispyFrise reposted it, writing, "Rayman eating sushi off a cow's ass in an official piece of media was not what i was expecting in 2023," garnering over 53,000 likes in a day (shown below). Tumblr^[11] user demilypyro shared several screenshots from the show, writing, "Apparently there’s a show on Netflix where Rayman eats sushi off a cow girl’s ass and starts killing people????" garnering over 5,000 notes in a day.

That day, X^[9] user @CloudisSleeping posted a redraw of the you look lonely meme with Rayman, garnering over 3,900 likes in a day (shown below, left). On October 20th, X^[10] user @Dr_Spade posted a It's Joever parody of Rayman, writing, "I saw the Rayman clips and this was all I could think of," garnering over 4,300 likes in under a day (shown below, right).

Various Examples

General Fan Content / Memes

The show inspired numerous works of fan art, memes and other fan content across social media referencing its various characters and episodes. On October 19th, TikToker^[12] @theinfamousspice posted a clip from the show with the additional caption "my rizz with girls," garnering over 73,000 views in under 24 hours (shown below).

On the same day, X^[13] user @aimsarte posted a piece of fan art featuring the characters Rayman, Bullfrog and Dolph, garnering over 760 likes in a day (shown below).

Search Interest

External References