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This stream highlight cuts this out but the orginal Japanese dialogue is uh lets just say much more direct and proud about this then you would think. catgirl-disgust

Writing like this is making me genuinely worried about the LeonxSherry lathing from creeps. kobeni-sweat

Edit: apparently Pat and woolie also talked about this

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[–] corvidenjoyer@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is great. I don't see the problem at all.

Every character doesn't need to be likeable or a good person. Alex marrying his cousin that he grew up with feels right. He has the aesthetic of an Alabama hick.

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Seeing this shit in my inbox from the mod of c/anime is wild. This is a sign to log off today for sure. Bruh.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What? What's the problem exactly? M Bison literally performs genocides and he's a staple of the franchise so characters who are bad people aren't exactly an issue are they?

Why does Alex need to have no character flaws? I don't get it. The dude looks like fucking Axel Rose who I associate closely with the "probably dates his cousin" look.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

What? What's the problem exactly? M Bison literally performs genocides and he's a staple of the franchise so characters who are bad people aren't exactly an issue are they?

Bison is a villain! Characters fight to stop him! Multiple plots of entire games are centered in large part on thwarting his evil plans! The same goes for several other villains, except that I think the only one that meets Bison's scale both in terms of being in multiple games and being that evil is Gill.

Why does Alex need to have no character flaws? I don't get it.

A character flaw isn't just something you personally think reflects poorly on the character, it's a dynamic of the narrative that the story treats it as being a problem. Does the story treat this as a problem? Bison is more character flaw than person, and Akuma gets hyped up but still gets out-enlightened by Ryu, and many other villains just get trashed on until they are either forgotten or become less evil (like Sagat).