An Impostor from Among Us made their way into Animal Crossing: New Horizons via a hysterical crossover video. This isn’t the first time the two games have crossed over, as recent fan art portrayed Among Us crewmates as Animal Crossing characters, namely the latter’s Tom Nook and Isabelle being readily identifiable in an Among Us environment.
Speculation has brought about the conundrum of where Impostors in Among Us originate, bringing both levity and credibility to the idea the vicious murderers can pop up in other games. This same speculation also begs the question as to whether Among Us can be played with no Impostors present, assuming their absence indicates their invasion of some other title. Even Halo has been a featured crossover with the interactive murder mystery.
Perpetuating the idea that Among Us Impostors can pop up anywhere, Reddit user Maybe_its_Maybelline shared a video showing an Among Us Impostor falling out of a tree in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and chasing a helpless player. After catching up to the Animal Crossing character, the Impostor attacks in pure Among Us fashion by snapping the AC character’s neck and ripping their head off their body, complete with the fiery Among Us death animation. True to Animal Crossing’s form of dialogue, a bubble appears at the bottom of the screen saying, “Ow! Ow ow ow… The Impostor killed me!” Fans interested in the video can view it below.
Crossovers have become a major part of video game fan art this year, thanks in part to the highly popular and creative Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Creativity has flowed faster than ever before as society copes with the boredom of lockdown and a shared love for video game universes. It’s inspiring to see so many artistic expressions bring multiple games to life and connect different universes in hilarious ways. Hopefully, that trend will continue after the lockdowns have subsided.
With any luck, developers will take fans’ passions and creativity and look at them as a sign of appreciation, spurring them to reach out to other studios and work on an official crossover. Fan who spent time creating their own flavors for specific crossovers can then feel a sense of pride in knowing they might have had a hand in making that happen, as did everyone who voiced their appreciation for the fan-made content, such as the Among Us and Animal Crossing crossover displayed above. Hope, however, is not a strategy, and fans should actively let developers know what they want to increase the chances of it happening, because seeing an Impostor chase an Animal Crossing: New Horizons character around is nothing short of comedy gold.
Among Us is available on Android, iOS, and PC; Animal Crossing is available on Nintendo Switch.
Source: Maybe_its_Maybelline/Reddit