New "Tekken 7" Character Reveal Receives Fan Backlash

[Firaga 5,947]

I should make more Tekken threads in the future.

 

Anyways: over the weekend, there was a reveal for the upcoming Tekken 7 in the form of a new character: Lucky Chloe.

 

Before I go into detail, take a look at Lucky Chloe for yourself:

 

 

So yeah. She's your typical genki girl, J-pop star teen idol whatsamajigger with big headphones and in a kitty costume with paws and stuff.

 

Long story short: people, mostly Western fans, raged. And Katsuhiro Harada actually responded to some of it too. Check out this article for the full story: http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/9/7359735/tekken-7-lucky-chloe-reaction-harada

 

Now, I'll be honest here: this is probably the most embarrassing display of fan backlash I've ever seen. I literally cannot fathom why idiots like these have to get salty over this type of thing. I've been a fan of Tekken since I played Tekken 3 way back when (which was also the first game I ever played too), and I have enough experience with the series to say that this type of thing, honestly, isn't that big a deal at all. 

 

If you're not in the know, Tekken is a series that has incorporated a lot of weird, ridiculous, and sometimes even funny characters into its rosters, such as dancing bears, boxing kangaroos and raptors, cyborgs, robots, angels, demons, and even vampires. So seeing this genki girl archetype joining the fray is pretty damn tame in comparison. Even so, the fact is that not counting on ridiculous new characters to join a Tekken is like asking a new Street Fighter game to not have more than two or three versions of it.

 

Also, I admire the way that Katsuhiro Harada handled the situation, because frankly, the man deserves as much admiration as he can get overall. He does a damn good job at what he does and he doesn't take shit from ignorant people. He's also a cool enough guy to joke around every once in a while and he doesn't try to bullshit other people either; he tells it like it is.

 

Bottom line: If you don't like Lucky Chloe, than don't play as her. Play with all the other damn characters in the game because there's obviously going to be more, maybe even a couple more new ones too. I'm not gonna lie either, I'll give her a try too. I generally like to try to play as all the characters in a fighting game, not really competitively but just for fun.

 

Anyways, that's my two cents on the matter, what do you think?

Edited December 11, 2014 by Firaga Sensei

[Demyx. 10,064]

Yeah...This was pretty dumb of people. Specially people who liek the Tekken games..They always have crazy shit going on. 

[Blaze27 40]

I think she looks cute, not a fan of Tekken but she does look cool!

[RikuFangirl2008 1,368]

I would pick her. 

[Blaze27 40]

I would pick her. 

yeah me 2 ^_^ now sorry to get off topic here but is Tekken 7 coming out for PS3 or just for PS4/XBOX1?

[RikuFangirl2008 1,368]

yeah me 2 ^_^ now sorry to get off topic here but is Tekken 7 coming out for PS3 or just for PS4/XBOX1?

 

Uhh... I think the PS4. I forgot. You might have to google it. 

 

But for those idiots that have some negative to say about that character, I don't see anything wrong with her. She looks like she has some kind of cute, bubbly personality. And she looks fun to pick to fight against other characters. From the time I play a Tekken game it's been dancing bears, boxing kangaroos and raptors, cyborgs, robots, angels, demons, a character made out of wood, vampire? (I don't remember seeing a character like that. I probably have, just don't remember what the character looks like).

[Shulk 8,623]

(Note: Never played Tekken outside of an arcade machine once, so feel free to say my thoughts don't matter)

 

The design's odd for a fighting game, but I don't see it being worth whining over...

[Ultima Spark 753]

Dumbass SJWs bitch about everything that doesn't meet their impossibly "high" (and quite frankly hypocritical) "standards". (and don't visit Polygon, they're one of the prime supporters of this shit. May I suggest Techraptor instead?)

 

(and f*** Neogaf too, for that matter)

Edited December 10, 2014 by Ultima Spark

[Firaga 5,947]

Dumbass SJWs bitch about everything that doesn't meet their impossibly "high" (and quite frankly hypocritical) "standards". (and don't visit Polygon, they're one of the prime supporters of this shit. May I suggest Techraptor instead?)(and f*** Neogaf too, for that matter)

 

I don't really follow Polygon at all, their site was just where I got the first whiff of the news.

[Neptune Vasilias 340]

I think we should first address the firetrucking savage fighting style that she was using

Edited December 11, 2014 by Neptune Vasilias

[Aqua7KH 5,395]

She looks fine. I don't understand why people are getting so butthurt over it. If ya don't like her, don't play as her. There's going to be people who like her so she shouldn't be removed

[RikuFangirl2008 1,368]

She looks fine. I don't understand why people are getting so butthurt over it. If ya don't like her, don't play as her. There's going to be people who like her so she shouldn't be removed

 

I don't understand it either. It doesn't make any sense. 

[Firaga 5,947]

I think we should first address the firetrucking savage fighting style that she was using

 

Her style is actually reminiscent of some kind of variation on Capoeira, a style used by fellow Tekken characters Eddy Gordo and Christie Monteiro.

Edited December 11, 2014 by Firaga Sensei