Hotline Miami Fandom

   

                       Hotline Miami Fandom

by: Jack Blohm

December 1st 2021



     Hotline Miami is a fast pace top down arena shooter released in 2012. this indie game was made by 2 people working under Dennaton Games. The games take place in the 80's with a pixel vaporwave art style supported by a synth heavy soundtrack. having a very successful launch and  receiving multiple rewards from IGN a sequel was soon to follow. in 2015 it came when  Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was released following in the footsteps of the first. with more levels , more characters, and more weapons.

Figure 1 cover art for both of the games

 

    the plot of the first game follows a character dubbed "Jacket" by the fans and later the developers. he starts to receives phone calls from a unknown numbers telling him to go to an address and kill members of the Russian mafia wearing an animal mask. During his killing spree the mental health of Jacket starts to decline. Leading to hallucinations and self criticizing dreams between missions. the sequel takes place right after the first and it follows a group of friends who are inspired by the killings from jacket the they try to copy his legend and go on killing sprees of there own, seeking there own justice.




                               Fan Art

Figure 2 fan art of jacket 
with a verity of masks
    Fan art is a common thing to see in fandoms, it's when someone makes art to show their appreciation for something that they like. the fans art of Hotline Miami try and copy the style that the game is iconic for. With bright neon colors with a coating of blood. showing the violent and mentally unstable aspects for the characters in game. in some of the fan art there is a heavy emphasis on the different masks worn by the characters. in game the masks give u different power ups , fans usually pick their favorite and can add it on to the "B" varsity jacket to easily make their own Hotline Miami art



                                              Cosplay


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Figure 3 cosplay of Biker and Jacket


Figure 4 cosplay of Jacket

Cosplaying is dressing up as a character from a media. these are commonly seen at conventions or on Halloween. the cosplays for Hotline Miami are of the characters. The most frequently seen character is Jacket with an animal mask,  commonly being his iconic chicken mask that you start with in the first game. the other characters that are less represented but still make an appearance like the biker or the group of friends in the sequel. for a after 2012 it would be hard not to see someone dressed up as one of the characters at a convention like PAXs .

Figure5 fan art found on reddit

 

                         Reddit

    Reddit is a social website where people can share information on a public form and can be voted on by a community. the community of Hotline Miami post there content on r/hotlinemiami is the place where the fans can post about the game, secrets in the games, clips of gameplay, memes, discussions, fan art, and cosplays. the community is still healthy, posting content  6 years after the last game was released.




Figure 6 meme found on reddit




cite

“Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Nov. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Miami_2:_Wrong_Number.

“Hotline Miami.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Nov. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Miami#Awards.

“R/Hotlinemiami.” Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/HotlineMiami/.





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