Kind of expect her to get BJJ, so it'll be interesting to see how their going to differentiate her from the other grapplers.
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Famitsu "leaks" Laura for Street Fighter V
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Kind of expect her to get BJJ, so it'll be interesting to see how their going to differentiate her from the other grapplers.
jediyoshi
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But is it more or less dream shattering for you the idea that people are freaking out that her skin isn't a different colour?
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
I don't see the big deal. She's a Brazilian of mainly Portuguese descent.
She doesn't even look white, though.
Light brown skin, but not white.
Feel free to point to these posts of people freaking out that she could have been dark-skinned, though. Maybe I missed them.
Also, you should probably chill. I'm absolutely all for more dark-skin characters, more diversity, etc. The notion of her possibly being darker skinned does nothing to "trigger" shit, so I do sincerely hope that wasn't directed anywhere near me in any form.
My only issue with it is freaking out when she's not that, as if its somehow wrong. It's really not enjoyable watching people be unnecessarily negative or not count someone because they're skin shade is lighter or darker than "what should count as [insert ethnicity]".
It's more disturbing when its a fictional character.
Edit: Cleaned up. I should prol'ly break from the thread.
PandaPedinte
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I have no idea what's going on this thread anymore. Anyway, I'm waiting for her reveal trailer to see more of her moves.
Lunchbillion
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Since when is she straight-up white? She looks mixed race or something to me. She's a little pale but she's definitely brown. I'm similar in real life.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
She is definitely mixed. Those wanting diversity should be happy about that. But have you seen her hands? Those need a trim as they are quite large.
Yeah, the massive hands is a very Street Fighter thing, but I wish they'd tone it down a bit.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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I don't know; I get the feeling anyone saying she looks Caucasian hasn't seen any (or many) Latinos IRL. There are Latinos with European features, African features, and Asian features, but they identify as Latino, mainly on cultural background. Which honestly, is much smarter than how, say, Americans choose to identify themselves most of the time. I mean shit, look at this thread to see how stupid that method's turned out to be xD.
Anyhow even I can't believe that debate is still going on x3; did it go on this long for Mika?
Now Hot Ryu I can understand; that's Chris Evans, not Ryu.
Anyhow even I can't believe that debate is still going on x3; did it go on this long for Mika?
Now Hot Ryu I can understand; that's Chris Evans, not Ryu.
She's just Brazilian, period. She's mixed like the majority of the country. To what level, who knows and honestly who cares? She looks more Brazilian than Mika or Karin (or Ryu) look Japanese, that's for sure.
She almost certainly has ties to Sean, and I think Sean has a good chance of being eventual DLC. So I think Brazil will have a couple of shades represented when it's all said and done. Not that it's that big of a deal imo, I mean prior to this Brazil had, ... you know!
I agree, the stage isn't getting enough love right now. I'm glad to see UE can produce vibrant settings. Like all of the backgrounds, though, it seems to be devoid of life (yes, I see the 3 or 4 people in the background). I'm hoping they spice them all up by release time.
Big hands + big feets, if I'm remembering correctly, are there to help to better read the character movements...
Kirk knows what he needs to do.
Yeah, small hands and feet was why Rufus and C. Viper looked so out of place in SF4 IMHO. They looked like carnies...
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Remember from where?
That's exactly it, they're exaggerated to make the moves pop.
Oh Ono...
I'm not joking when I say that Christy Mack could have actually been a direct influence on Laura's design. Artists use real people to base their characters on, and I'm sure Japanese have search engines
and watch American porn
I'm annoyed because:
1. people keep implying I never looked at myself in the mirror or seen anyone from the country I live my entire life and that's why I believe in the things I believe.
2. Also that people keep saying that my problem is with what a true brazillian should look like or how a brazillian should be represented, when I very specifically never said anything that comes close to this.
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She looks like a white brazillian girl to me. Again, she looks like my sister, kind of. And I'm white and so is my sister. This is my perception and I don't know if any argument can change how my eyes and brain react to this. Given this perception, I said: "she could be darker" because we live in a country that has this kind of post-race ideal (how far we are from this ideal is open to debate), it felt like a missed opportunity to make a character from a "melting pot" country like Brazil to look like the rest of the cast.
Of course, if you think she already represents diversity, than that's ok, too, it's your perception and there's nothing I can (or want) to do to change that.
Maybe it's because, to me, "latino" is something really only work from a north american perspective. Otherwise the entire country would just be "latino" and be done with it. So I don't know how saying she looks "latina" means anything, when we have white latinos, black latinos, mixed latinos, and so on.
I don't know what to make of people saying "she doesn't look white, she looks latina" like there is this big, obvious distinction. (and again, maybe there is, but since everyone I know is latino, my perception is off).
And I'm genuinely happy there is a brazillian girl on the roster. As silly as it sounds, it is the kind of thing that does makes me feel more part of the world and all that jazz; I'm saying she could have darker skin because, well, she could, and it would be nice; it's not a complaint, it's not a demand, it's not a call to arms, it's a simple, very straightforward statement: Since she comes from a country with so many dark skinned people, she could also have a darker skin, because more diversity in gaming is, in my opinion, a good thing.
You can disagree with that all you like, but disagree with what I am actually saying.
1. people keep implying I never looked at myself in the mirror or seen anyone from the country I live my entire life and that's why I believe in the things I believe.
2. Also that people keep saying that my problem is with what a true brazillian should look like or how a brazillian should be represented, when I very specifically never said anything that comes close to this.
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She looks like a white brazillian girl to me. Again, she looks like my sister, kind of. And I'm white and so is my sister. This is my perception and I don't know if any argument can change how my eyes and brain react to this. Given this perception, I said: "she could be darker" because we live in a country that has this kind of post-race ideal (how far we are from this ideal is open to debate), it felt like a missed opportunity to make a character from a "melting pot" country like Brazil to look like the rest of the cast.
Of course, if you think she already represents diversity, than that's ok, too, it's your perception and there's nothing I can (or want) to do to change that.
Maybe it's because, to me, "latino" is something really only work from a north american perspective. Otherwise the entire country would just be "latino" and be done with it. So I don't know how saying she looks "latina" means anything, when we have white latinos, black latinos, mixed latinos, and so on.
I don't know what to make of people saying "she doesn't look white, she looks latina" like there is this big, obvious distinction. (and again, maybe there is, but since everyone I know is latino, my perception is off).
And I'm genuinely happy there is a brazillian girl on the roster. As silly as it sounds, it is the kind of thing that does makes me feel more part of the world and all that jazz; I'm saying she could have darker skin because, well, she could, and it would be nice; it's not a complaint, it's not a demand, it's not a call to arms, it's a simple, very straightforward statement: Since she comes from a country with so many dark skinned people, she could also have a darker skin, because more diversity in gaming is, in my opinion, a good thing.
You can disagree with that all you like, but disagree with what I am actually saying.
Not even the same hairstyle.
Demi Lovato and Avril Lavigne could have actually been direct influences on Laura's design too.
lol
Oh Ono...
Lmao....
ReturnOfTheRAT
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This thread OVERDELIVERS.
KidA Seven
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She doesn't look white to me. She looks like she has light brown skin to the point where if she stayed out in the sun some more she would be a little darker like a lot of light brown skinned latinas/latinos. That's different from "white" as in Cammy. That's why some people have said why even want another skin color when there isn't many light brown females to begin with or even males that are light brown in SF.
To put it simply, she doesn't look like Gisele Bundchen does she?
BlitzEngineer
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I mean...it's not like Christy Mack invented the hairstyle. It's been around...
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
Lets hope she turns out as badass as these guys. Never been a fan of Brazilian Jiujutsu.
She doesn't. And that's a good point. And a good post.
Thanks for disagreeing with me in a post that doesn't look insane.
Supaidaman
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Lets hope she turns out as badass as these guys. Never been a fan of Brazilian Jiujutsu.
I really hate how SNK changed Marco Rodriguez name to... Khushnood Butt. What were they even thinking with that one?
Sounds about as troll as Namco's Lee Smelly Dick
thelastword
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You mean "who" she is....?
In anycase, I think Laura is likely to be the best looking female in SF5 so far, especially with some alt costumes. Love the hairstyle and her looks. I mostly want to see some gameplay though.
entremet
Member
Not even the same hairstyle.
Demi Lovato and Avril Lavigne could have actually been direct influences on Laura's design too.
lol
where are the braids, though.
i'm not confused at these theories.
You haven't been on these forums long, have you? People run to show their asses like they'll get paid for doing so.
Tizoc
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Khushnood Butt is a far better name than the generic Marco Rodriguez.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Ton of people in this thread can't tell the difference between rows and a shaved head.
Which adds a little context whenever the subject of fashion comes up in these threads, I guess.
Which adds a little context whenever the subject of fashion comes up in these threads, I guess.
It was meant to be a sarcastic response to the weird Christy Mack comparison since they're not the same hairstyles. One's cornrowed (Laura), the others aren't (Christy, Demi, Lavigne).
Hence lol at the end.
agreed. Butt is a common South Asian name for anyone wondering. I mean, he wasn't originally designed to be brown, but I'm down with the annexation. badass fucking character.
Off-Kilter
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The green skin edit looks dope I must say.
Would be cool if that was an official variant
Would be cool if that was an official variant
Abilidebob
Member
Looks nice and like a lot of girls I've met around where I live.
Surprisingly no
Not that I would know ofc
Don't say Mileypls