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Naruto becomes less and less interesting as a character the more his origins undermine the series early themes. As Naruto is revealed to be more and more of a fated Chosen One, he becomes less cool.

Does Baki have an anime adaptation, and is it any good?

The funny thing is, you were not actually the target of these accusations. As you said, you "hadn't done these things". Therefore, his comments weren't directed at you. And yet you felt the need to leap to the defense of those design choices, because you felt felt attacked, even though you weren't. But in doing so, you defended some potentially racist practices, which means now you ARE who those accusations are directed at. And deservedly so. Because now it IS "what you've done" and what you've "failed to acknowledge". Cause, news flash: Defending racism makes you racist. BigMex: "This is a little problematic." Non-Racist: "That's interesting." Racist: "Whoa! Are you calling me out?! I gotta break this down and explain to you why it's not racist and everyone should think it's great!" And you did the latter. Then, a week later... BigMex: "Hey guys. I respect our difference of opinion." You: "Oooh! I gotta write another essay reiterating how much I hate this and how not racist I am!!"

I think, over the years, it eventually evolved into Marisa. I think the idea of a knight fighter inspired the concept for Elizabeth, a wealthy antique dealer that fought in antique armor. And eventually the concept was retooled into Marisa, who's obsessed with history and antiquities, but is more focused on jewely than armor.

*flex*

If I had an actual time machine: Boxer would have been called Bison. Because he's a big strong thug. Claw would be called Vega, cause it's a Spanish name. Dictator would be called Balrog, because he's a demon of shadow and flame. Akuma no Gouki (JA) Gouki the Demon (NA) I want them to retcon it so Geki was Zeku in his young disguise. He just wanted to enter the tournament anonymously. And people think he's dead because he abandoned the persona.

I have no problem with Ryu not having a last name. He's an orphan after all. And while Gouken raised him, I doubt he filled out any adoption paperwork that would have given him a last name. Pretty sure Mike Bison canonically IS his name in Japan. And yeah, 100% support retconning SF1 Mike out of existence. I refuse to entertain the notion that Mike, the African-American boxer who was banned for excessive violence, and Mike Bison, the African-American boxer who was banned for excessive violence, are two separate characters.

I'm curious. Did you think MKX and MK11's stories were good?

The main character of SF6 is:

That doesn't seem much different than when... This...also doesn't seem unreasonable. I don't really see how Carlos and Azam are any better than Retsu. They also each only have, like, one unique move. Carlos has his sword combo, and Azam has his throw. Granted, those are more impressive looking than Retsu's unique kick, but that kick IS his special move in SF1.

I like how many SF6 characters are getting last names. I wish they'd go back and give older characters last names where it makes sense. Sounds pretty similar to JP's theme at first, but starts to pop off at 1:20.

And you're EventHubs comment section personified.

That's assuming it's being done maliciously. I don't think anyone is suggesting Capcom is TRYING to offend China. But racism can occur through ignorance and thoughtlessness as well.

Japan isn't China.

Yes, the five paragraphs you just wrote about how not racist you are are DEFINITELY proving how not racist you are. It doesn't seem defensive at all. But by all means, keep copy/pasting me arguments from the racist arguments website you have open in the next tab.

You think only Black people will punch you for saying it? No, it's completely accurate. When a minority person tells you that something is racist, there are two ways you can react to it. 1. Go "Oh. Good to know." 2. Write an entire essay explaining why the minority is wrong and the racist thing is actually fine because of how rational and moral your arguments are. Guess which one is the one racists do. BigMex: "AKI's design incorporates some dated stereotypes and doesn't seem as progressive as the rest of SF6." You: "Brain-rot dumpster tier!". If anyone "REEEEEEEEE"ed here, it's you.

Correct. That is a thing I am doing, at you. On account of you actin' like it. Protip: The only people who spend paragraphs trying to argue why something isn't actually racist...are racists. Cool! Masks off! Yes, I'm sure not wanting to get punched in the face is a very moral stance for you. I don't understand why you keep making this argument. The fact that Chun-Li isn't racist doesn't make every other SF character automatically not racist. You can have one character be racist, and another not. Chun-Li being okay, doesn't make T. Hawk or El Fuerte okay.

JFC dude, FANG is WAY more of an exaggerated stereotype than they are. And if you can't tell the difference, you might be a redneck. So you're basically one of those "If it's okay for them to use the N-word, then it should be okay for ME to use the N-word!" people.

How many Chinese villains does SF need? Considering SF only has, like, 3 female villains to begin with, it's not greeeat that 2 of them are Asian. FANG is ALMOST as racist as the Chinese assassin in Yakuza 0. AKI isn't as bad as FANG, but she's not without issue.

Because that's not how demographics work. People who are fans of characters like Juri, already HAVE Juri. They're already invested. You don't bring in anyone new by making another Juri. New characters will do better if they check boxes that haven't already been checked. Just look at Marisa.

That's probably true. But that doesn't make it less lame.

Yeah, that's Snake-style kung fu. Capcom said that's what she uses.

If anyone else here has been a fan of Noe V./BigMex's blogs on fighting game design for years like me, I just want to bring attention to the fact that, for the past month or so, he's been doing a series about SF6 that's up to 16 parts now. https://streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/

SF6 needs to stop giving people hair shaped like hats and just...give them hats.

So AKI is basically Capcom's attempt to redeem TWO of it's worst character designs. 😛 I think if I was trying to design 2 different female villains for a fighting game, I wouldn't make a Harley AND a Punchline.