Name of Responsibility: Warzone and Trendy Warfare II have lastly added a Nicki Minaj operator pores and skin a month after it was introduced, and the Barbz are taking up the battle royale and posting reactions to the bombastic character’s addition to the sport.
Launched as a part of Activision’s fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop promo, the Nicki Minaj beauty bundle comes with two bubblegum-pink weapons (an assault rifle and a shotgun) that shoot pink paint splatters, an animated participant icon that includes an ice cream cone that morphs into Nicki’s face, a participant banner, gun badge, pink truck pores and skin, and, in fact, the queen of rap herself. The Nicki Minaj operator is very sensible—not solely does she have an extremely lengthy, pink wig that trails effectively previous her ample backside, however she’s carrying a head-to-toe metallic pink catsuit and 6 inch heels. Naturally, Warzone gamers who’re additionally followers of Nicki Minaj are gagging over her addition to the sport, and lots of of them jumped in to purchase and equip it (her bundle prices about $20).
Nicki Minaj in Name of Responsibility reactions
Social media was virtually instantly inundated with clips of Nicki Minaj in Warzone, like one in every of Fortnite streamer and rapper KeepUpRadio refreshing the in-game store and freaking out when the Nicki bundle appeared. “Sound the alarm for Nicki Minaj in Name of Responsibility! Let’s go!” she yells earlier than taking part in a clip from “Crimson Ruby Da Sleeze,” a more moderen Nicki hit.
“Nicki Minaj is my favourite artist. Yearly she’s my most streamed on Spotify Wrapped,” she instructed Kotaku over Instagram DM. “I used to be bummed she wasn’t in Fortnite however simply the truth that she was coming to any online game I believe is a big accomplishment…the illustration relating to taking part in as individuals you possibly can relate to makes the expertise extra enjoyable.”
KeepUpRadio isn’t the one particular person freaking out over Nicki in Name of Responsibility—the web is filled with response clips and movies of Minaj sprinting by way of a literal warzone in six-inch pumps, her lengthy, pink hair flowing oddly behind her (I don’t suppose Activision devs are all that conversant in a 40-inch wig).
One Nicki clip exhibits a streamer rapping one in every of her verses whereas using an ATV earlier than being unceremoniously blown up. “The str8ghts ruining cod for us Barbs,” the captions reads. In one other, a lady warns everybody that they’re gonna be sick of her whereas waving what appears just like the Nova Pink PS5 DualSense controller at her TV, Name of Responsibility Nicki standing idly on the display screen. “We bought one other Nicki on our group,” a participant says excitedly in a special clip, the pink-clad rapper serving as a kind of calling card for Black girls, her followers, and the homosexual group at giant.
Naturally, the Nicki pores and skin and its implications has been triggering some indignant little boys in Name of Responsibility, however the Barbz run deep. One TikTok exhibits a participant frustratingly asking “y’all are actually simply gonna sit right here?” after two Nicki gamers took out an enemy late in a match. Because the Nickis attempt to reply to him, he complains: “Y’all wasted cash on that? I imply c’mon now” referencing the Nicki pores and skin. The squad wins the sport, and somebody says “fuck you gays” loudly into their mic. “Bitch, you’re mad as fuck we received,” a participant responded, and the Barbz escape into laughter. “Look how we ate that,” one says because the evac helicopter takes the victors away. “Barbz r taking up and the straights r mad,” the caption reads.
I too have been ready for Nicki to drop in Warzone (the truth is I’ve been bothering Activision PR about it for weeks), so I made certain to get a couple of rounds in final night time with Chun-Li herself. Inside moments of dropping into Ashika Island in the course of the pre-match warmup, I chased down a man in a generic operator pores and skin, killing him with a sprig of pink-splattered bullets. “Rattling, Nicki!” he yelled over Warzone’s proximity chat. Minutes later, I mowed down somebody whereas blasting Lil’ Kim’s “Lighters Up” over the in-game truck’s radio. “Nicki Minaj!” a child’s voice screeched as his character’s physique rolled beneath my tires.
Her voice strains are unsurprisingly nice, too. That’s as a result of Nicki Minaj truly recorded them, so when your in-game character shouts “Brrrr” or implores a teammate to “purchase me again, boo,” it’s truly the fashionable queen of rap herself saying it. Name of Responsibility not often feels prefer it’s for the ladies and the gays, but it surely actually does proper now.
