ViewtifulJC
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Who are your favorite black Nintendo characters?
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The funny thing about the pyramids is that they looked more like Aztec pyramids than the classic Egyptian pyramid. The temple in OOT also reminds me of the temples in Iraq and Jordan. Ganons tribe also (used to) have the crescent and star symbol.
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Yes it is. Egypt is included in the very, very loose term "middle east"
All the countries on the northern African coast (Maghreb) are often included actually.
AtomskEater
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"You can't complain because somewhere else in the world there is someone who has it worse than you!"
Hot Coldman
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My character from Pokemon X
sciencerob
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Damn this thread has reached Off-Topic levels of racism. I am surprised and disgusted.
I see Jynx... Donkey Kong's family... Black Yoshi.. The mammy pokemon gym leader. Wow.
Serious question: Why is the black Yoshi offensive? I don't get any negative connotations associated with it myself.
I'm just going of straight population figures in the main markets.
According to wikipedia the black population in the US is ~12%, and ranging from 1-3% in most western european countries, and much less than 1% in japan. The female population is roughly 50% in all markets.
As for how big percentage of women play console games, I don't know, but there may be a cause and effect for not including more playable female characters as well.
I'm not saying they shouldn't improve on racial diversity, but for now gender equality
and LGBT representation
I love black Yoshi, please don't make it a racial thing. It's not a dinosaur, it's a reptile.
PS: Italian is not a minority but with the GAF spectacles he's the most racist you can get with an Italian.
He dreams of spaghetti and ravioli, he's fat, he has a moustache, he's white, he's a plumber, he talks in an odd way. The only thing he's not is a mafioso.
NINTENDO STOP TREATING US LIKE THAT
PS: Italian is not a minority but with the GAF spectacles he's the most racist you can get with an Italian.
He dreams of spaghetti and ravioli, he's fat, he has a moustache, he's white, he's a plumber, he talks in an odd way. The only thing he's not is a mafioso.
NINTENDO STOP TREATING US LIKE THAT
super mafio bros
AcademicSaucer
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That makes sense
but isnt the LGBT population like 3-4% ?
PD: An why do people keep saying "minorities", have we all teleported to the united states because we post on gaf?
Oh, it does look closer to those. I completely forgot about the statue outside, so it reminded me of the ruins in Petra.
One of Nintendo's best characters ever:
Well, mostly black.
She is NOT black. She is ethnically Twili who are pale and ghostly in complexion.
Well yes, I might be slightly biased... but we don't really get any representation at all
Bucket Mouse
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You're probably aware of this, but Samus' appearance was based on Kim Basinger. According to Wikipedia, Basinger's heritage is English, German, French, Swedish, Scots-Irish, and possible Cherokee Native American. So...that complicates things.
Anyway, I'm fairly sure that none of these countries exist on the planet K-2L.
My wife's middle name is Aran, and her heritage is similar to that described above. So I think she might be really good at fighting Space Pirates!
Terrible_Majesty
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this thread is so racist
hes in a nintendo game.
Mach Rider = Black.
hes in a nintendo game.
Mach Rider = Black.
AcademicSaucer
Member
on the bright side, no representation is better than cartoony stereotypical representation
or maybe not, i dont know
Maybe it's because sexuality isn't something that is a focus in many games?
I just wonder what the creative process sounded like for creating this pokemon.
"Hey we need a pokemon with some brotherly soul that is obviously racist"
".....I got it guys"
Just because sexuality or even romance isn't always in focus, doesn't mean heteronormative templates aren't attached to so many of the narratives games use. Even the women-as-reward thing for straight male protagonists is as common as ever. Just making leads or major characters non-heterosexual; or shifting around the genders in the standard narratives would be better than the current status quo.
Of course more diversity would be nice, but I'm saying that that's a possibility for why there are not more of them, especially in Nintendo games. Just like this topic evidently shows, it's not like black characters or characters of any minority, really, are better represented in Nintendo games.
All those memorable Nintendo characters
Was this suppose to make fun of black face or Ganguro? Considering the blond hair I would say Ganguro but not sure.
Favorite character is Jade. I also like James Heller, Rochelle, Sheva, and Coach
Edit: sorry saw this was for Nintendo characters after I posted.
The most ironic thing about this is that everyone who calls this racist are actually the ignorant ones and don't bother to do a few seconds of research to realise Jynx is more likely to be based on Japanese folklore, fashion and maybe even the Vikings.
I don't know man....I just don't know.
Orniletter
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I know exactly what your intention was when you created this thread.
And I´m glad it didn´t pan out like you wanted it to.
Edit:
Edit: Did you want to make people think when you´ve posted the thread about a father lying to his 9 year old son back when the whoole Tomodachi life incident happened too ?
And there was this other comment about things from the SNES, and an early DS game somehow prooving that Nintendo isn´t progressive enough when it comes to the equality of men and women...or something.
You seem to have some personal problems with them .
And I´m glad it didn´t pan out like you wanted it to.
Edit:
Edit: Did you want to make people think when you´ve posted the thread about a father lying to his 9 year old son back when the whoole Tomodachi life incident happened too ?
And there was this other comment about things from the SNES, and an early DS game somehow prooving that Nintendo isn´t progressive enough when it comes to the equality of men and women...or something.
You seem to have some personal problems with them .
MannyToons
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Someone gets banned for posting the Donkey Kong crew, but others who posted characters like Candy Kong, Jynx, and Wham Bam Rock don't?
K.
K.
Oh man, I didn't know who to choose for this thread, but you made it.
Yeah Otharon was fucking awesome!
viewtiful_dru
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protip: don't look up the title screen for the snes version
Have not watched in in a while but this gives an idea of what jinx actually is inspired by.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8X3l_Tt8VE
Not a whole lot I can think of unfortunately but Otharon from Xenoblade was good and er.... I can't really think of too many other black characters from Nintendo tbh. 
Dictator93
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Was this supposed to be a backhanded joke thread? As in, Nintendo has no black characters?
It's not racist, it's just stupid
It screams "look how clever and funny i'm being"
The OP and its derivatives were pretty disingenuous
Valjean Lafitte
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K-2L is an Earth colony after all, so people from all over the planet would have migrated there. But point taken nonetheless...I knew I wasn't doing myself any favors by bringing up such tenuous connections such as Rodney and Virginia (Irish-sounding, but not actually Irish AFAIK).
As an aside, did Samus ever really look like Kim Basinger? Some of the earliest detailed art of her outside of the suit are in the NP comics by Benimaru Itoh, and even there I don't think she looks like her. Maybe its just because I don't find Basinger that attractive that I'm surprised they based Samus' looks off of her.
She has similar heritage to Kim Basinger and her middle name is Aran? That's just weird!
Admit it, you married her because of her middle name!
I like ol' Black Baron.
He's got a great Boss theme to fight with too.
Tho' this whole topic and this character is a bit patronizing and I'm not helping.
He's got a great Boss theme to fight with too.
Tho' this whole topic and this character is a bit patronizing and I'm not helping.
I want to know this too because it sure backfired into a topic that shows positive characters that Nintendo has made (with a few trolls).
It was. Either as a vehicle to post black Yoshi and Mr. Game & Watch or as an attempt to highlight Nintendo's "lack of diversity".
NeonZ
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Well, there's that small thing called Pokemon. Most human characters up to Diamond & Pearl were intended to be Japanese. They even darkened Ash/Satoshi's skin when the anime moved to the regions outside of Japan, based on New York and France.
Also, that picture might have a point about Death Note's character design, but I'm not sure about Naruto. The Naruto picture there seems to be fanart, and the facial proportions just don't match the real one.
Bucket Mouse
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You won.
Well that's what I've always loved about Samus. I don't imagine her attractiveness or lack thereof to be at the forefront of her characterisation, which is why I hate the visual direction they've taken with Zero Suit Samus. At the same time, I envisage her as a European-looking warrior in the vein of Ripley, which is why I feel Basinger's unique looks are a perfect fit- slightly "masculine" while at the same time very pretty. I can see it in the Itoh art, personally. These shots show the resemblance all the way up to Prime 1, before Fusion took her in a more anime direction:
She has similar heritage to Kim Basinger and her middle name is Aran? That's just weird!
Admit it, you married her because of her middle name!
I definitely took it as a good sign, but luckily there are a plethora of other reasons I love her!
I really did. (BTW, I think we've discussed this before but I totally agree that the over-sexualization and generic Westernization of Samus seems like a silly and unnecessary place to take the character.)
Nicki Minaj is also my favorite black Nintendo character.
SolVanderlyn
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Karsticles
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I wish Rodin was playable in Bayonetta instead of Zero. Hopefully they make the dream come true in Bayonetta 2.I don't know if he counts as Nintendo yet, but Rodin is the fuckin' best.
Also, does Midna's human form count?
KillerIsJed
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If I really have to explain it to you, you are missing the point. But here goes.
Nintendo has real problems having black characters in their games. As many people have pointed out the majority of the ones they do have play off racist stereotypes "mammy", big lips, etc. I posted Yoshi and Game and Watch because they were honestly the only physically black characters I could think of, in a way to illustrate the lack of playable black characters in Nintendo games, not to insight trolls to make racist jokes or to post characters who are just the color black.
And if anyone honestly thinks I'm "concern trolling" feel free to discuss it with me. I'm not a troll, and my topics are typically locked because of other posters causing problems. Do I bring up controversial topics about representation in games? You betcha. Am I an openly bisexual poly practicing guy with a beard who licks controllers? You betcha. Do I own 3DS, Wii U and every Nintendo console released (other than virtual boy)? You betcha. I love Nintendo, I love video games, which is why I have to point out problematic trends and things in them, because it can only make them better.
It is refreshing to admit that something you like is in no way shape or form perfect while being able to still enjoy it, something it seems a lot of people online have a problem doing, they would rather cover their eyes and stick their fingers in their ears and pretend they don't hear any of the criticisms or believe the truths in them.
Bolded seems contradictory.
