Meet Yooka-Laylee's New Support Character

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A snake in human’s clothing.

By Mike Mahardy

Playtonic Games introduced the newest character in the upcoming 3D-platformer Yooka-Laylee today –– he’s a snake wearing a pair of trousers, and his name is Trowzer.

Trowzer will serve as a support character to Yooka and Laylee, the titular protagonists, by teaching them new abilities as they progress through the game. Playtonic describes him as “smug serpent salesman” with a “downbeat appearance and 1980s mobile phone.”

Image Credit: Playtonic Games

Fans of Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie might be reminded of Bottles and Jamjars, the mole brothers who served similar support roles in the N64 platforming titles –– Playtonic itself is composed of developers who worked on both, as well as Donkey Kong Country on SNES.

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The U.K.-based Playtonic hopes to release Yooka-Laylee on Oct. 16 for PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One and Wii U. Stay tuned to IGN as more news rolls in.

Mike Mahardy is a freelance journalist based in New York. You can follow him on Twitter at @mmahardy, where he’s likely ranting about the Yankees. 

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