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Viewers with an eye for detail have spotted a reference toSavage Starlightin the trailer forIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Naughty Dog’s next project has left fans searching for as many clues as they can find, and luckily, the studio behind these hit games has a track record for leaving plenty of secrets for players to discover. People want to know : The Heretic Prophetand what else it’s connected to, and intriguingly, it boasts at least one similarity toThe Last of Us.
Now thatIntergalactichas been revealed by Naughty Dog, fans are wondering how much information can be unpacked from the game’s trailer. Many Naughty Dog fans have zeroed in on the amount of references that are present in the brief snippet that’s been shown ofIntergalactic. For instance, anime fans have spotted theparallels betweenIntergalacticand the iconic filmAkira, which director Neil Druckmann has confirmed was a direct inspiration for this game. Now, fans are noticing how the upcoming game even references other Naughty Dog IPs.
Reddit user visionDevAccount2024 shared a post highlighting a reference toSavage StarlightinIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s announcement trailer. Right before the scene’s climax when Jordan takes off to a new location in her spaceship, she selects the Pet Shop Boys song It’s a Sin. Before Jordan picks out the track, a CD with the label “Savage Starlight” can be seen in the center of the tray, a direct reference to the fictionalSavage Starlightcomic series fromThe Last of Usfranchise. This small detail could mean plenty of different things.
Intergalactic References Savage Starlight Comic From The Last of Us
TheSavage Starlightseries has left a legacy as a fun detail fromThe Last of Usgames. Although Ellie is a fan of these comics, the heavy, dramatic moments that take place throughout the games make them seemingly insignificant in the long run. Despite how little the comics impact the story,Savage Starlightcan be found in other titles. The image on the CD Jordan owns inIntergalacticis the same image used in the movie poster in Cassie’s bedroom duringUncharted 4: A Thief’s End. This could make the importance of this disc a bit more of a mystery. What is known is that, in some capacity,Savage Starlightexists in all of these games.
Some fans are curious aboutSavage Starlight’s relevance inIntergalactic. The fact that the comic property shows up in the new game could simply be aclassic Naughty Dog Easter egg, or it could exist as proof that the universes these games take place in are linked.Fans have previously pointed outa newspaper inUncharted 3: Drake’s Deceptionthat references the Cordyceps outbreak inThe Last of Us, but outside of that, the game’s stories never interact. There’s still a chance thatSavage Starlightcould bear significance inIntergalactic, especially as the comic shares a sci-fi setting with the upcoming game, but fans will have to be patient since there’s still plenty more to find out about Naughty Dog’s new IP.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
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Intergalactic: The Heretic Propher follows Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter who ends up stranded on Sempiria – a distant planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago. In fact, anyone who’s flown to it hoping to unravel its mysterious past was never heard from again. Jordan will have to use all her skills and wits if she hopes to be the first person in over 600 years to leave its orbit.
