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New Female Character revealed for Tekken 7
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You and me both.
Lupita is a extraordinarily beautiful woman, and a character like her would rock but so would someone like Aaliyah. Christie is a fine character, but she isn't like Aaliyah so what's the point here?
Christie is Brazilian, though.
abstract alien
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I actually hate it most of the time. It's always the same noises repeated and it never matches what's happening on screen with the character's actions. Not saying it has to be that way, but often is. Shit kills me in some of those anime looking fighters lol
Christie is nothing like Aaliyah though..
Hmm... I like the character design (No, she does not look like Megan Fox, thank goodness), but I am going to go out on a limb by saying that I think Namco made a poor choice in respect to fighting style. I feel that her style may be a little too similar to other fighters so the possibility is high that they won't be enough distinction that makes her fighting together with her character unique. I'll wait and see...
Of course, what everyone else forgot to mention is that Leo does have another swimsuit
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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Don't know if there will be room for both Eddie/Tiger and Christie in tekken 7.
Makes sense to cut Christie.
Sounds better than Dudley.
NipplesAndToes23
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I dig her design. Her breast look a little weird in the 3-d model. I can't wait to see some footage. Also, isn't Lee also a Savate character?
Even better
That doesn't stop you from being black.
MrFrankFontaine
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The Raid 2. So fukking goood
Nor does it stop her from not being black. Particularly in Brasil, lol. Where she most decidedly is not.
MrFrankFontaine
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Whats ... whats your point here.
Are you trying to say she isn't black because of some made up blackness levels?
RelentlessRolento
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As always in Tekken, it will look way better in motion than still pics
I hope that along with updated graphics, that ALL the animations are revamped. I don't care if they have to reduce the roster to do it. I'd rather have quality than quantity. They can add "expansions" later Like Bloodline Rebellion and what not.
I know some people cry about DLC, but I've been playing fighting games for so long and have had to pay full price for minor updates of fighting games since they early 90's that I don't give a crap.
I know some people cry about DLC, but I've been playing fighting games for so long and have had to pay full price for minor updates of fighting games since they early 90's that I don't give a crap.
Bardiche
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Señor Coyote;130869737 said:
Nina Williams wore heels in Tekken 3.
TRUTH
Infact, truer words have never been spoken (in this thread at least).
Thank God, Japan, and the 1990s for giving us gaming's most badass girl, the true Queen of Iron Fist!
...I <3 U Nina ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑۶
No, that would go to Michelle. Michelle is the first female character to punch when tackling characters, she has suplexes, and she's cute...
*still bitter that Michelle is the only original Tekken female character missing in the main games while Nina is in every game T_T*.
Catalina looks like a fusion of C.Viper and T4 Christie. I think her design is a step up from the Tekken 6 characters but she's nowhere near the awesomeness of the new characters of T5: Asuka, Raven, and Feng Wei.
Paracelsus
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You would think they'd reintroduce some master at the traditional art of karate, since Jin lasted about one entry.
Jin (the non Mishima version) was in 4 games... T4, T5, T6, TTT2.
Fine Ham Abounds
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It's the fucking Catalina wine mixer
Sayah said "Chrisie is Brasilian".
You said "That doesn't stop you from being black".
I said "Christie is both Brasilian and not black".
Seems pretty clear to me.
Or are you trying to say that she is black because of some blackness levels you made up?
Why is she not black?
No. It's true that in South America, some people actually take offense to being called black, despite their African ancestry.
She's not black in a lot of the world, much less Brasil.
I'd say Morena.
Why is she black to you?
What does that mean.
Before you continue, please remember black people come in more shades and hair styles than you would imagine.
Now go.
Or you could explain.
Because what it sounds like you are saying is " she doesn't look like eddie/raven so she isn't black " which is indeed bullshit.
Really?
You are looking a trifle narrow-minded in your views of race.
Not everything is 'Murikan black and white.
She looks to be what would in Brasil be something other than black. In Brasil she would not be considered black.
More than likely, she has a bit of black in her. Most probably a healthy dose of Native as well; perhaps Tupi. And definitely a sizable amount of some Portuguese and/or Italian and/or Spanish.
Race is not black and white, the world over.
They are both brazilian but that's about it.
uncredited male
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A sassy Latina woman. Holy shit, why hasn't anyone thought of this before?
ProfessorMoran
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XOXO ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE.
Yeah that's what I figured too. I am not sure why we have to put labels on fictional characters like that.
I never said everything was black and white, my argument was that black is a lot more grey than what a lot of people believe. The basis of my argument is that black and white isn't black and white. Suggesting that she could indeed be black.
Next, while I am very much impressed at your uh.. guestimation of what her ethnic origins are, being of mixed ethnicity doesn't disqualify you from being black. I know this first hand.
Lastly , you seem to be working under the assumption, definitely saying that she is indeed black. My whole thing was suggesting that she could be. Do I think she is, yes, I think she is black with straiter hair because those are real people that exist. But not what I was saying , all I was saying was " she could be black, he being from brazil doesn't make her not black ". To which then you respond, to me desiccating and entire entire countries perception of an imaginary characters ethnicity to justify what ever ethnicity you thought she was. And then made up a genealogy to further aforementioned self justification.
All I said was " eh she could be black, being from brazil don't make you not black"
and then you go " she's not black in brazil" that's a broad assumption filled statement.
Representation is cool. I'd love a character that was from a ethnicity that doesn't have a lot of representation in gaming and for the developer to explicitly say that the character is that instead of "ambiguously brown".
NipplesAndToes23
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Never thought that there was any dispute that Christie is black. Brazil pretty much is like the Dominican Republic in regards to how they consider one black. Some of those with clear African lineage would deny it while others with even less defining features still would consider themselves black. There is no dispute with who's considered white though.
I would also figure how Tekken has mostly kept the character the same race as the people who had invented the martial art that's associated with the character. I don't think I've seen a single video game where the developer drew a distinctively looking black woman. Elena, Vanessa, Lisa, Tanya, and Jade I've all seen been disputed, but Elena less so probably only because she's actually from Africa.
It almost never seems to be questioned when the male is black. Only Dudley is the only who has been, so it sounds like to me if you have natural hair your blackness is never in question. If your hair is straightened people are quick to take away the African association.
I would also figure how Tekken has mostly kept the character the same race as the people who had invented the martial art that's associated with the character. I don't think I've seen a single video game where the developer drew a distinctively looking black woman. Elena, Vanessa, Lisa, Tanya, and Jade I've all seen been disputed, but Elena less so probably only because she's actually from Africa.
It almost never seems to be questioned when the male is black. Only Dudley is the only who has been, so it sounds like to me if you have natural hair your blackness is never in question. If your hair is straightened people are quick to take away the African association.
eyeball_kid
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Personally I think they should just redo Michelle's moves from scratch and give her a more fitting style than being a Wang knock-off from way back. Something a bit more rough-and-tumble perhaps. Also, give her a new look. I've always found her look a bit condescending, too cutesy and stereotyped, with the token feather and leather vest. If they're going to make her the "native american girl" then at least be more authentic about it. I've always wondered why they had to make her half-Chinese also. Simply as a cover story for the fact that Namco gave her Wang's moves and called it a day?
I also can't think of any black men in games that also didn't have dark skin, no ambiguously brown stuff.