A Chinese artist makes allegations of plagiarism against the publisher Activision. One of his artworks is claimed to have been copied for the new Dog Soldier skin in CoD: Vanguard and Warzone.
This is the skin in question: Since June 22, Season 4 of CoD Vanguard and Warzone has been running, bringing a new map and numerous new cosmetic items to the game. One of these items was set to become the “Dog Soldier” skin, which would be available as part of the “Floof Fury” bundle.
The operator skin gives your character a fluffy dog head, and as a bonus, there are legendary blueprints, spray, charm, and some stickers.
You can see a video of the CoD skin here:
“I am really disappointed”
This is the problem: On July 29, a user came forward on Twitter, making plagiarism accusations against CoD Vanguard. The Chinese artist Sail Lin stated in the post that the new dog skin was copied from one of his designs.
The image under the name “Samoye Medical” (via Artstation) was part of the concept art collection “Monster Army”, where soldiers had heads of various animals (tigers, bears, crocodiles, etc.).
Sail Lin’s artwork has been on Artstation for 2 years, a site where professional artists showcase and sell their work or look for job offers.
In a post on Twitter, the artist showed the similarities between his artwork and the “Dog Soldier” skin in CoD:
- The backpack and its “side accessory”
- An elbow pad on the left arm
- A pouch on the right thigh
- Scarf and its patterns
It is also noticeable the patch on the left arm of both skins. While Sail Lin’s Samoye image shows the medic’s insignia there, the patch on the CoD skin is simply black. It seems as if the insignia has simply been removed.
This is what has happened since then: The tweet from the Chinese artist went viral on Twitter and has now gathered almost 27,000 upvotes. Sail Lin himself expressed his disappointment in the tweet and mentioned that he has already contacted Activision regarding the skin.
The CoD news site ModernWarzone also reports that Activision has removed all images of the dog skin that were used for the Season 4 promotion. Under the tweet from the news site, fans speculate whether this means the complete removal of the skin from CoD.
What do you think about the comparison between Sail Lin’s image and the CoD skin? Do you think it is a blatant copy or just a coincidence? Let us know in the comments.
