22nd January 2012

Black Dragon appearance in upcoming Resident Evil film?

posted in Film, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades |

I know the design for the Black Dragon helicopter is based on the concept for the V-22 Osprey, which was a dual-propellor aircraft being conceived for the American military that never really evolved to the point that the government anticipated.  But I was under the impression that while it was inspired by the Osprey, it wasn’t necessarily a direct representation of it.

Well, I was cruising Super Hero Hype looking at the new Avengers action figures, which are totally going to help contribute to my bankruptcy in 2012, and I saw this image for the upcoming Resident Evil: Retribution:

Now is it just me, or are those pretty much clones of the Black Dragon helicopters?  Those slanted vents on the wings (which don’t seem to be present on the Osprey) and the sleek, aerodynamic designs…not to mention the bombs coming from the under-wing containers, just like the Cobra aircraft.

Probably a coincidence, but a pretty damn cool one, I think.  I always love seeing these cross-platform connections.  Check out more about Resident Evil: Retribution over on Super Hero Hype.

Related posts:

  1. GeneralsJoes Exclusive – A first look at the upcoming Cobra Black Dragon!
  2. Sideshow Collectibles Surprises with the Black Dragon Ninja!
  3. Sale on Dragon 1:6 scale, 20% off of everything! at SmallJoes.com
  4. Some positive spin on the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA film
  5. Stephen Sommers is OUT as director of upcoming G.I. Joe film sequel
This entry was posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 10:35 am and is filed under Film, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
  • 788 Vs. Your Name Here

    S T R E T C H

  • Gigamach

    I work very close to a base in San Diego, and Osprey’s fly over all the time these days. I think their use is ramping up, as the engineering has caught up with the design. They are impressive vehicles for sure.

  • The Spectre

    These craft actually appeared in the last RE film, which came out a year or 2 before Renegades began production so it may be more of a case where these craft inspired the Black Dragon…

  • Guest

    The Osprey is the safest aircraft in our armed forces and is flying missions every day. Pretty sure it’s where it’s supposed to be, though the road was long.



  • 40 Days until Retaliation!

  		•

  • Reviews (By Year)

  • 2000 2001 2002
    2003 2004 2005
    2006 2007 2008
    2009 2010 2011

  • Sponsored Links


  		•

  • Categories

  • Archives