Labubu. If you’re cultured (read: brain-rotted), you’ll have immediately followed up that word with, and I quote, “Labu Labu Labubu”. The little monsters have been plastered all over the internet in recent months, treated by fans as if they were made of 24-karat gold, and there’s a chance someone you already know has one dangling off their backpack.
But I say: there’s not enough. We need Labubus to take over video games as well. It’s time for some collabs, and I don’t just mean a single game, but everywhere. Here’s my pitch to you, the entire world, for the potential Labubu collectibles we could have in video games. If there’s truly any good left in this world, it’ll come to be a reality.
Honorable Mentions:
- Forza Hobuzon 6 – Subaru? No, Sububuru (Say it out loud, it’s fun)
- Backpac-Man – Get it? Like, backpack? Labubus go on backpacks? But like Pac-Man?
- Starbu Valley – Like the Egg Festival, except the elders don’t get the hype
- Spider-Bubu – Miles can lead the new game, but 28-year-old Peter can find Labubus
- No Man’s Bubu – Take to the stars to find Labubus at the furthest reaches of the galaxy
- The Elder Labubus – Relics of legend, these effigies may hold magical properties
Cyberbubu 2077
I Know A Choom With A Labubu
The majority of imagery in Cyberpunk 2077 teeters on the edge of cursed as it is, so if I were to find one of these little things in a backroom somewhere in Night City, I can’t say I’d be that surprised. Specifically, the Big Into Energy line of Labubus, with the bright gradients and neon colours.
‘What would we do with Labubus in Night City?’ Well, I’m glad you asked. You could put them on the dashboard of your car, line your apartment shelves with them, or even add the ability to hang them off your gun. Or, if you really want to have fun, we should get to add a Labubu hat to Johnny Silverhand, making every time he shows up a blast. He’d love it, I’m sure.
Animal Crossing Amiibubu Cards
A Labubu Stays At Your Campsite, WYD
Remember the Sanrio Amiibo cards for Animal Crossing? Okay, so do that, but with Labubu cards. It’s the perfect way to dust off your copy of New Horizons, while giving you new themed items to decorate with.
This could just be little Labubus to line up on shelves alongside a Labubu rug or something, or it could be a Labubu villager to come and join your island. Would this be as cursed as Zipper or Dr. Shrunk? Maybe more, but still, that just means it belongs.
Fallout: Bu Vegas
A Courier For Precious Cargo
If there’s one thing that’s going to survive the apocalypse, it’ll be a Labubu. Somehow, somewhere, one will still be lingering on this mortal plane, immortal itself. Maybe even mutated, or maybe in the possession of a plushie-hoarding Super Mutant. Whatever form it takes, if there’s one out there, we’ll be the ones to track it down.
Death Stranding 2: On The Bubu
A Courier For Even More Precious Cargo
Norman Reedus holding a Labubu wouldn’t even be close to the weirdest thing we could see in Death Stranding. So, this one needs no explanation. Maybe. I probably wouldn’t understand the explanation anyway.
Sonic The Buhog? IDK
As Cursed As You’re Imagining, Yes
Told you it was cursed. Consider yourself lucky; you can scroll away. I sat here and created this image. My eyes will, quite frankly, never be the same. I’m not even going to say anything more about this one. We’re done.
Fortnite Bubu Royale
The Perfect Game For Collecting Things We Don’t Need
The game that has pretty much damn near everything ever. If I woke up one day to find Labubus in the Fortnite store, I’d be sooner purchasing some V-bucks than I would be questioning it.
This could simply be backpack bling in the game, or even a life-size Labubu skin. I’ve seen Palpatine performing a Sabrina Carpenter dance, so trust me when I say: I won’t be fazed by a Labubu bringing more pop culture to life in life-altering ways. How it alters my life is yet to be seen.
Fun Fact: The word “Labubu” has been used 23 times in this article. Somewhere, an SEO algorithm just ascended to a higher plane of existence.
