Imagine living in a world where your favorite videogame characters co-exist. Sounds like a pretty cool scenario, until one starts to think about the implications, the biggest being an inflation of competition in the job market. Well, let's flash forward to the year 2099. Phenomenally, hundreds of videogame characters have spilled into common society. The good news is that you can now expand your facebook friend's list by adding your favorite characters. The bad news? They are taking over! Kinda. Here are 8 characters that found appropriate jobs in our society.
Predictable? Yes. Everyone knows Mario's background story of being a plumber. But, for someone of his aptitude, it only makes sense for him to take up the most prestigious position for a plumber: the lead plumber for Roto Rooter. How sweet would it be to have a little mario animation plunging your toilet, and rescuing your sink? Many might just start shoving laundry down toilets and drains, just to get Mario to pop up at their door step. Heck, he might even wear the frog costume.
What do you get when you mix brains, a love for pizza, and a bow? You guessed it! Donatello is a great chef in general, but he is a master when it comes to mixing ingredients. Who cares if he can glance at a salt shaker, and pinpoint exactly how many grains are in it? or, the fact that he can break down mixture levels easier than a psychologist can diagnose a corpse? All that matters is how Donny uses his stick... Don't get too excited, I'm not talking sexually. When Donny mixes ingredients with his bow, he summons more attention than Hugh Hefner at a gay club.
Who would have known that Professor X could utilize his talents in such a manner. Rather than helping the world spotlight evil mutants, Professor X is preaching climate warnings to the public. In July, he will be taking his first vacation. Initially, there was some worry about his spot being filled; However, the directors were able to get in touch with Storm, who claims that she will skip forecasting and dictate the weather herself.
After retiring from the ring, King wasn't able to find a niche-job for quite some time. Luckily, a friend of his (Tony of Kellogg's) knew of a position that happened to work out just perfectly for King. Being a mascot for the Jacksonville Jaguars has it's perks! He's able to be himself on the job (literally), and still practice his violent ways by taking out frustration on rival mascots.
The economy has it us all hard, but maybe Blanca has felt it the most. This green-thing must have applied to 278 jobs, and found nothing. After giving in to alcoholism, Blanca's life started to spiral out of control. It wasn't until a drunken Blanca accidently taser'd the CEO of PG&E by sneezing on him that he was given a second chance. Out of pity, the CEO offered him a seasonal job. Now, as the PG&E emergency generator, Blanca is always on call and ready to help out when a disaster strikes. Although, word has it that they just hired Pikachu as a complementary generator, allowing them to cut half of Blanca's work load.
Look, it has never been proven that Santa is not real, and I'm one of those firm believers that there is a man flying around the world on Christmas eve delivering gifts to millions of strangers. But in a few years, Tim Allen will no longer be able to fulfill his holiday duties... after all, a man can only be Santa Claus for so many years. Thus, Superman was brought on board to train as the next Kris Kringle. The offer was initially given to Iron Man, but unfortunately he had to decline after calculating fuel costs.
Keep your eyes pealed, there are plenty of videogame characters who are looking for work. If you yourself are looking for a job, you may want to avoid placing yourself in an applicant pool with these characters. Think about it... what CEO would hire you over Lara Croft? If I were a boss, I sure as heck would rather see Chung Li working my hole-in-the-wall restaurant, rather than some 17 year old kid with acne. I'm just saying. [Edited By Moderator]
