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Tekken 7 - Lucky Chloe revealed
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Meccanical
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After arobotic soldier, two robotic soldiers, a robotic ninja, a robotic robot, a panda, a bear, a kangaroo,a dinosaur, two dinosaurs, a breakdancing handicapped doctor, a vampire, an angel, a devil,a demon,two demons, several demons, a bunch of walking wood chunks...
...that's where Tekken fans draw the line? A catgirl?
No, a fake cat girl.
Osu 16 Bit
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After arobotic soldier, two robotic soldiers, a robotic ninja, a robotic robot, a panda, a bear, a kangaroo,a dinosaur, two dinosaurs, a breakdancing handicapped doctor, a vampire, an angel, a devil,a demon,two demons, several demons, a bunch of walking wood chunks...
...that's where Tekken fans draw the line? A catgirl?
Most of those characters are cool/funny.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Jack was the Terminator, Kazuya was Ryu crossed with Sagat, Jin is Ryu, most of the characters were pulled from movies or were pro wrestlers (King, Paul) etc.
None of them were especially fresh. In fact they were more appealing because they evoked those movies etc.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
the clipping of the ponytails is awful
I think she looks fine. Wish her face was a bit more expressive, though.Made these because of course I would.
I think she is the next logical step, after Lili.
The first step was illogical, so why not?
Face it Tiger..
Banned
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
He's not Itagaki, and we never really needed to hear about his hair or sunglasses either.
I've seen doujinshi that prove this claim to be false.
eyeball_kid
Member
I'll give you that Jin was the genesis of the serious emo guy in Tekken. I try to forget about him, but you're right. The salt was strong when he appeared in Tekken 3, especially since they got rid of Jun and gave him a few of her moves. We may differ on this, but I never found Kaz to be a "pretty emo boy" like Jin or Lars is. He was just a badass full of hatred and a desire for revenge, and played his role in the Mishima soap opera.
I'm not "making up shit" to prove a point, I just feel that Tekken doesn't have the same level of creativity it used to and has introduced characters who appeal to certain niche audiences. They could make any kind of character they wanted to, but settled on a moe cat girl. How about a tough Indian girl from the streets of Mumbai who decides to enter the Tournament to get her family out of the slums? Or a girl from Mogadishu who started a local dojo to teach women to defend themselves? Just off the top of my head. But instead we got a cat girl whose fighting style is borrowed from three other characters. That's Harada's choice (or maybe it's a Namco directive), but doesn't mean I have to like Chloe.
How about she keeps the penises of all of her defeated opponents lodged in her over-sized kitty paws, so every time she hits a foe, she is effectively dick-slapping them?
Canon?
I'm totally jumping in at the end of this convo, and I'm not even a Tekken fan, but looking at the new character, she has modest proportions, an easy-on-the-eyes color scheme (black, white and pink), a distinctive silhouette due to the "cat sleeves," and she's not really revealing or anything. That all seems rather... approachable, I would think. Is it the personality that's turning people off? Because yeah, she's clearly crazy, but this is a game where you can play as a bear, a kangaroo, etc., so...
There is nothing wrong with this character at all and I think it would be interesting if she ended up being make or in some way artificial with a guy behind the controls.
That isn't true at all lol.
That isn't true at all lol.
You know what I like about it? That I can clearly see her lipgloss. For some reason it stands out (in a positive way) for me.
UnluckyKate
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Made these because of course I would.
oh, she isn't japanese ? I was crepped out by her werid face (uncanny valley hello) but she's a western girl dressing and doing these japanese idol mimic and sounds ?
This sums it up, perfectly.
Mr_Antimatter
Member
I think it's more that she looks like an kitbash of Marie Rose and a Vocaloid.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Oh definitely, but she's definitely inoffensive as things go.
It's crazy how people act, as if Marie Rose is the first blondish (gothic) loli ever created and Harada was forced into copying her.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Usually Tekken borrows heavily from pop culture. That wouldn't be unprecedented at all.
Mocking the mockable inclusion of a thoroughly mockable character design is pathetic to you?
Not everyone is willing to roll over and play dead to conform with Tekken Team's creativity.
Hardly an objective judgement
My point was that Kaz was brooding not an emo boy, as for making shit up, arbitratily decrying T5 as the start of the rot, in this case "emo designs" and brooding, etc. is indeed making shit up. I think Tekken has always made any kind of character they wanted and theyve always appealed to niche audiences, its just that this one doesnt appeal. As for your comments about what the character could have been, how do you know she isnt? We have a few seconds, all we basically know is what she looks like and a few of her moves, what if she has an amazing backstory about overcoming adversity and supporting, say, an orphanage (a Tekken staple) by becoming a fighting idol? You're talking about judging a character on their backstory while condeming a character purely on their looks, someting of a double standard?
I totally agree that neither you nor anyone else has to like Chloe, I dont like her either, but declaring her some great departure seems disingenuous at best, outright self-delusion at worst.
eyeball_kid
Member
Fair points, though I think Tekken already has a fair share of Japanese characters and could use more diversity from countries that have no representation. Anyway, I wasn't judging Chloe on whatever her backstory is, but the level of pandering her design makes obvious, and the complete lack of creativity. Hopefully she's an unlockable and not part of the permanent roster, which is likely due to her aping other characters' moves.
If my points about Tekken's direction aren't crystal clear, it's because discussing something like the "tone" of a fighting game series and how it has changed over time is sort of a subjective thing that's measured in qualitative and not quantitative terms. So, apologies if my points aren't coming across. I'm trying to figure it out as well.
It was cooler when Masahiro Chono did it.
MrCookiepants
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Why does this thread have more pages than the Tekken 7 reveal thread?
Maybe this was a genius marketing ploy all along.
Maybe this was a genius marketing ploy all along.
TomcatTheLion
Member
Yup, that's exactly what she is according to Harada.
By the way for those who follow seiyuu she is voiced by Kanemoto Hisako (probably best known for Ika Musume).
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Jotamide
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Oh man, I totally missed this thread. I'm totally maining her and dispensing salt online to my hearts content. Thank you Harada!
I dunno. Saying: "well we've had lizards, robots and kangaroos before so this is okay" isn't such a hot argument either.
Wait... who are "you people" and what "faux outrage"? Did you quote the wrong post?
Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!
I don't know how to screencap tweets but this one is hilarious:
"Alright, I'll consider. But We are considering "Muscular-Skinhead Chloe" too. How about? RT@N3V3RFOLLOW Sister wants to play as Lucky Chloe."
It would be amazing if they made an alt skin for the character like that.
"Alright, I'll consider. But We are considering "Muscular-Skinhead Chloe" too. How about? RT@N3V3RFOLLOW Sister wants to play as Lucky Chloe."
It would be amazing if they made an alt skin for the character like that.
MoonsaultSlayer
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I just think she looks bad in a game that already has a stale artstyle.
Speaking of just her character, I don't mind her. If she was T7's mimic character because of her cosplayer-esque look/personality, that would make her even better.
Stone Ocean
Member
Am I the only one annoyed by the awful hair clipping?
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Cool. I asked Harada for just that via Twitter.
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
As an alt? Haha, that'd be hilarious and Kojima-esque. "Don't like Raiden? Well now he's a badass and you like him! Did you notice the highheels and long nails? LOL!"
toastyToast
Member
Does a character really need a person with cat ears and cat paws to have a distinctive silhouette? It's so fucking lazy
I'd rather have a bipedal lion
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The funny part is that I originally didn't care much for this character but now after all this shitstorm I think I'm warming up to her.
I think their could be problems if that happens. Getting rid of two of your most popular colored Brazilian fighters for a white girl? Thats an article waiting to happen.Their story was basically done anyway. No big loss.
Stone Ocean
Member
If that happens, we're getting Katarina. Sure having someone from Brazil that fights with a brazillian style would be cool, but fuck the capos.
Battlechili
Banned
I was really unhappy when I heard she wasn't going to be in the US version. Ah well.