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Post by J is Justice on Jun 8, 2013 22:25:46 GMT -5
I want some wise, old, cranky women martial artists in fighting games. Do they exist? The oldest I can think of is Jun in Tekken who's about 40, but looks like she's 20 something. Anna, Nina, Ivy should be old by now, but they made up some bullshit to keep them young.
They don't have to wear what they currently wear (nobody needs to see that), just let them age!
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Post by Welfare Willis on Jun 8, 2013 22:28:02 GMT -5
I would welcome a golden girls fighting game.
UPDATED: with lyrics!
Thank you for being a fiend Traveled down here to be beaten to death again Your heart is smashed, you're a corpse and a pounded one. And if you threw a party Invented all those who hated you-u-u-u-u You would see the biggest asskicking would be from me and the card attached would say thank you for being a fiend.
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Jun 8, 2013 22:29:36 GMT -5
Well there's always Otane from Power Instinct.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 8, 2013 22:31:09 GMT -5
I would welcome it, it'd be new at least. We do get a lot of old men characters.
The closest I can think of is if any Yu Yu Hakusho games let you use Yusuke's master, who is an old woman, or maybe Cologne in a Ranma 1/2 game.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jun 8, 2013 22:35:20 GMT -5
It would be interesting. My fear, though, is if they use one, they'll either be a Yoda-like character, with lots of flipping and stuff, or they will be like Genkai from Yu Yu Hakusho, and can turn into a younger version of themselves(maybe make that their super move?).
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Post by Red Impact on Jun 8, 2013 22:35:33 GMT -5
Power Instinct has an old woman, IIRC. Ivy in the Soul Calibur series is a little older than most female fighters, she looks to be in her 30's, but is 50 by the time Soul Calibur V came.
As for why they're not more, well, I guess it'd sort of be like beating your grandma. I doubt there's as much call for it, whereas the old wise master in martial arts is a pretty common character trope to play off of.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 22:44:12 GMT -5
Because the women are there for the corporate-mandated eye-candy? Old women are harder to make attractive in the mainstream sense, it seems like nobody really bothers to put in old ladies in fighting games unless you're making a Power Instinct game, which at this point would have four old ladies as playable characters, I think. As for why they're not more, well, I guess it'd sort of be like beating your grandma. I doubt there's as much call for it, whereas the old wise master in martial arts is a pretty common character trope to play off of. Eh... It's not any more like beating your grandma than beating an old guy would be like beating your grandfather, if they're even in the game they've got to be good at what they do, right? As far as I've seen the tropes, the old master could be of either sex.
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Post by The Ichi on Jun 8, 2013 22:46:44 GMT -5
Mortal Kombat series has Sheeva and Sindel
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 8, 2013 22:52:10 GMT -5
Mortal Kombat series has Sheeva and Sindel Sindel has greyish/whitish hair, but she's not exactly an old crone. They've designed her to look quite voluptuous.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jun 8, 2013 22:54:16 GMT -5
. Anna, Nina, Ivy should be old by now, but they made up some bullshit to keep them young. They don't have to wear what they currently wear (nobody needs to see that), just let them age! Anna and Nina were cyrogenically frozen at the end of Tekken 2. So, that's why they look so young, as biologically, they still are. Ivy, like Maxi, has a a shard of Soul Edge in her, which apparently halts aging.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 8, 2013 22:57:58 GMT -5
Mortal Kombat series has Sheeva and Sindel Sindel has greyish/whitish hair, but she's not exactly an old crone. They've designed her to look quite voluptuous. True, but she's not just old, she died. I don't recall them saying she had been murdered or anything.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 22:59:38 GMT -5
Really. Even when they should be showing signs of aging, some plot device miraculously keeps them looking young.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 23:07:31 GMT -5
What a terrible shame.
I don't think most fighting fans want to play as old women.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jun 8, 2013 23:13:22 GMT -5
I would welcome a golden girls fighting game. UPDATED: with lyrics! Thank you for being a fiend Traveled down here to be beaten to death again Your heart is smashed, you're a corpse and a pounded one. And if you threw a party Invented all those who hated you-u-u-u-u You would see the biggest asskicking would be from me and the card attached would say thank you for being a fiend. That would be the greatest thing ever. Stan should the be last boss, but if you make through the game without losing a fight you get to take on Dr. Harry Weston. (w/Dryfuss)
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jun 8, 2013 23:17:04 GMT -5
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jun 8, 2013 23:20:30 GMT -5
Because video games are developed by horny nerds.
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Post by mizerable on Jun 8, 2013 23:21:37 GMT -5
Most females who are put in games are put in there as a means for the crudest gamers to jerk off to. The same with a lot of comic books.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 8, 2013 23:43:09 GMT -5
What a terrible shame. I don't think most fighting fans want to play as old women. I would if it was like the older lady in Kung Fu Hustle.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2013 0:01:49 GMT -5
What a terrible shame. I don't think most fighting fans want to play as old women. I would if it was like the older lady in Kung Fu Hustle. Sure, that would actually be kinda cool haha
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Post by Cyno on Jun 9, 2013 2:21:09 GMT -5
Isn't Justice pretty damn old in the Guilty Gear series? Granted it's hard to tell with her, being a mecha and all.
And Rachel in Blazblue is outright ancient, though she looks like a kid. Damn vampire lolis.
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