Game designers often draw inspiration for characters from real-life celebrities. And, it seems PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is no different. PUBG fans have noticed one of the battle royale’s pre-made characters looks a lot like The Wire actor Idris Elba – and it seems he agrees.
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Since PUBG’s release, fans have been comparing the pre-made character models to famous faces. Though some comparisons are a bit far-fetched, others are pretty striking. In particular, how one character looks exactly like Thor actor Idris Elba.
Here’s what the pre-made character looks like:
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The resemblance is uncanny – even the man himself thinks so.
So @PUBG gone act like they ain’t put my dawg @idriselba as my created player on the game. Y’all ain’t slick pic.twitter.com/LAiTkxHyhZ
— Justice Hayes (@810hayo) April 3, 2018
Right?? https://t.co/071IBkdRZi
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) April 4, 2018
Having caught on to PUBG Corp using his likeness, Elba decided to throw some shade their way by sharing a tweet from the developers explaining where their “inspiration” for the new Savage map came from, claiming it was “one of these guys.”
One of these guys @810hayo …https://t.co/hPz1WdwMsI
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) April 4, 2018
Though Elba is probably joking, you don’t want to be on the wrong side of Stringer Bell.