What is the Big Whoop?

[Master_Skywalker]

This game seems pretty light on answers about MI2, and only seemed to create more questions.

[mit]

Big Whoop is the mysterious legendary treasure that Guybrush seeking in Monkey Island 2. But then, without giving too much spoilers, Guybrush accidentally cause to resurrection of LeChuck as a zombie. Later, Voodoo Lady says that Big Whoop is a secret of another world and will allow Guybrush to escape LeChuck forever. So we seek for it more seriously this time.

But in the end we found ourself in a pirate carnaval. And we see that "Big Whoop" is an amusement park. And Guybrush and LeChuck are just a two little brothers who plays a game.

You should play it if you like point-and-clicks. It's a very good adventure :)

[Master_Skywalker]

Originally posted by mit:

Big Whoop is the mysterious legendary treasure that Guybrush seeking in Monkey Island 2. But then, without giving too much spoilers, Guybrush accidentally cause to resurrection of LeChuck as a zombie. Later, Voodoo Lady says that Big Whoop is a secret of another world and will allow Guybrush to escape LeChuck forever. So we seek for it more seriously this time.

But in the end we found ourself in a pirate carnaval. And we see that "Big Whoop" is an amusement park. And Guybrush and LeChuck are just a two little brothers who plays a game.

You should play it if you like point-and-clicks. It's a very good adventure :)

Yes, you're right, that is Big Whoop.

I wish they elaborated a bit more about it in this game, as I think the game does not have enough references to Monkey Island 2. Anyway it was a nice conclusion to the story, even though I hope there are more games in the future.

[dprog1995]

Big whoop was explained in MI 3 I think. And this game didn't retcon that.

[Huntbeach]

From an old chat with Ron Gilbert:

”<telarium> Ron, I thought CMI tied things up nicely by explaining how Rum Rogers, Yound Lindy, Rapp Scallion, and the rest died. For example, saying how they all tied into Big Whoop. Was their explanation anything close to yours?

<Ron-G> No, because Big Whoop wasn't really anything important when we started writing the game. The name alone says that. It just turned into something after the fact.”
(https://scummbar.com/resources/articles/index.php?newssniffer=readarticle&article=1004)

[Hazy_Maze_Cave]

Nothing matters, it's all made up. That's your grand statement from mr self important writers.