Mufasa or Mustafa? Why 'The Lion King' fans are confused to see Fire Emblem Awakening character trend
In the wake of George Floyd's tragic death, the internet is bursting with tweets on #BlackLivesMatter as thousands of people raise their voices against systemic racism. Many celebrities and major brands also pledged to make hefty donations to support the cause. Amid all the ruckus, people were confused when Mustafa became one of the top trends on Twitter.
Apparently, it was a trend that started from a video game. Mustafa is an enemy boss character from Fire Emblem Awakening, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD. "If anyone is wondering why Mustafa is trending on Twitter it’s because of this handsome lad from Fire Emblem Awakening," one video game player tweeted and another wrote, "He's one of the popular NPC Bosses in Awakening." Funnily enough, the trend caught many eyeballs and several Twitter users mistook it for Mufasa from 'The Lion King'.
"Mustafa, I mistook it for Mufasa. A king took down in his prime," one Twitter user wrote and another said, "Mustafa is trending and I misread it as Mufasa. Long live the king." No, it wasn't just a couple of people. There were many more who thought the same. "Me wondering why Mufasa from the lion king is trending then realizing I just can't read and it's actually Mustafa," one posted and another wrote, "I originally mistook #Mustafa for #Mufasa. Thought for a moment the king had risen to join the march."
One mocked the entire fiasco and said, "Imagine everyone that doesn't know what the f**k Fire Emblem is seeing Mustafa trending, and thinking it's something about The Lion King, then finding out that it's some nearly naked bald guy wearing skulls." Another one wrote, "It says Mustafa is trending but I thought it said Mufasa and I got upset." Many were glad something else was trending other than the George Floyd protests. "Saw Mustafa trending. Glad something else is trending other than protests, riots and looting," one said. For a long time, there was a discussion on how the character could "easily be re-worked into a recruitable character". The excitement of fans was visible in the tweets. One fan posted, "THEY REALLY PUT MUSTAFA IN DA GAME." Another video game buff said, "Mustafa is such a memorable character for me. I felt soooo bad for him, and I am pretty sure Olivia would agree. He's a good man and undeserving victim of Chrom's anguish."