Re: DRE: CTS community mail

  • From: Stephen Scheidel <gieroadsteve@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:50:12 +0200

I watched that movie a few times back in the day.

On 6 February 2015 at 15:44, Manase Zote <bmlzote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yup it bro :)
> I remember chatting with this girl from angola about capoeira saying that
> they used to watch Only the strong
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107750/
>
> a lot on their national tv.
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Donaldson, Alasdair <
> alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  I thought it was from Angola. Not sure though.
>>
>>
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>> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> *On Behalf Of *Manase Zote
>> *Sent:* 06 February 2015 3:38 PM
>> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: DRE: CTS community mail
>>
>>
>>
>> *LOL*
>>
>> It's okay bra we are just debating/chatting that's all :D
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Stephen Scheidel <gieroadsteve@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Oh
>>
>> I was just copy pasting from wiki.
>>
>> I don't have any fighting history knowledge.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6 February 2015 at 15:34, Manase Zote <bmlzote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>  Nope they don't Paul does Judo and it's not American.
>>
>> Capoeira is African by the way Steve.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Di Lhong <geosaurus8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>  Do they really need to rep their fighting style from the country
>> they're from? because look at Changs, Lee, Leo, etc.
>>
>>
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>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Stephen Scheidel <gieroadsteve@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  What kind of unique traditional African fighting styles are there ?
>>
>> I remember seeing some type of wrestling dudes do in one of the central
>> countries.
>>
>> I think a big black grappler dude would be cool ~ he could be a proper
>> rival to Marduk
>>
>>
>>
>> Okay I've answered my question with some googling.
>>
>> A Dambe fighter would be sick ~
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2759363/Fight-Club-Nigerian-style-The-brutal-West-African-martial-arts-tradition-country-s-culture-centuries.html
>>
>>
>>
>> "Africa
>> Styles of stickfighting
>>
>> Istunka (Somalia)
>> Nguni Stick Fighting (South Africa)
>> Nuba fighting (Sudan)
>> Surma stickfighting (Ethiopia)
>> Tahtib (Ancient Egypt)
>>
>> Folk wrestling
>>
>> Laamb Wrestling (Senegal)
>> Evala wrestling (Togo)
>>
>> Bare knuckle boxing
>>
>> Dambe (Nigeria)
>> Musangwe (South Africa)
>> Moraingy (Madagascar)
>>
>> Others
>>
>> Engolo (Angola)"
>>
>>
>>
>> If Yoshi can have a sword then a stick fighter should be fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> The only thing I can see being a problem (besides Japanese racism)
>>
>> Is that a lot of the African styles are very very brutal and may be hard
>> to incorporate into a game
>>
>> that kids play.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6 February 2015 at 14:45, Donaldson, Alasdair <
>> alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hmmm. Trying to remember if that's cannon. It was part of his storyline
>> in the official Namco story thing back in T2. It may have been retconned
>> though.
>>
>> Sent from my Windows Phone
>> ________________________________
>> From: Di Lhong<mailto:geosaurus8@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: ‎2015-‎02-‎06 14:37
>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: DRE: CTS community mail
>>
>> Bruce is half thai? i didn't know that.
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Donaldson, Alasdair <
>> alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>> wrote:
>> Japan is a pretty insular country. Oh, and a pretty racist country too. I
>> don’t think Harada makes the game to cater for the international community
>> either. Historically they’ve been pretty bad about having characters of
>> African origin. Bruce was there early on, but he was half-Thai. The capos
>> are Brazilian, so not African (well, up to debate on naturalisation vs. how
>> far back you want to go). Tiger was there, but as a palette swap. I’ve been
>> to Egypt. The country views itself as part of the Middle East, not part of
>> Africa. I don’t count Zafina as African.
>> I was amazed at the inclusion of Raven. While he does seem like a bit of
>> a Blade rip off, Namco actually included an African American character who
>> wasn’t a complete caricature.
>>
>> From: cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
>> On Behalf Of Manase Zote
>> Sent: 06 February 2015 12:51 PM
>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: DRE: CTS community mail
>>
>>
>> Guys is the tekken team racist?
>>
>> I see no characters of African origin in T7 atm...
>> What's your take guys?
>> On 6 Feb 2015 12:28, "Ilitirit Sama" <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:
>> ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> Did someone say Melty Blood?
>>
>> [
>> http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091209080622/typemoon/images/d/d4/Mech-hisui_mbaa.png
>> ]
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>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Donaldson, Alasdair <
>> alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>> wrote:
>> Rei  is a clone created with no soul and no personality. She may be flesh
>> and blood, but there is no difference between her and a robot.
>> All of them have personalities in the end, but they don’t start with them.
>> Also, by the end of Eva, Rei’s hopes and dreams all that junk still don’t
>> amount to more than what’s been given to her (i.e. Gendo’s plan or Shinji’s
>> decision). Chi is purely a product of Hideki. Alisa is just doing what Lars
>> wants, until she gets the Jin wipe.
>> None of them exist as independent characters. Sometimes characters in the
>> stories will assume human motivations or such things, but usually they’re
>> just lying to themselves.
>>
>> Alisa is a different story in her endings – I mean she seems to be
>> attending school and actually not just sitting in Lars’ broom closet
>> waiting for him to get home.
>>
>> From: cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
>> On Behalf Of Wynand-Ben
>> Sent: 06 February 2015 11:40 AM
>>
>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: RE: DRE: CTS community mail
>>
>> Eh...
>>
>> I dont really see the connections that binds those 3.
>>
>> Rei & Chi the "emotionless" aspect.
>> Chi & Alisa are both "young" naive robots.
>> I think Rei and Alisa have got personalities tho but not really Chi.
>>
>> Only one of the chars who really fits the trope I think you are
>> describing would be Chi imo
>> ________________________________
>> From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: RE: DRE: CTS community mail
>> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 09:12:44 +0000
>> Ugh. I have a dislike for the trope. She’s the same as Rei in Eva, or Chi
>> in Chobits. Female characters with no personality. I understand why they’re
>> popular – they can in no way ever be threatening or take any decisions
>> which will negatively impact the people in their lives. They can have no
>> personality flaws because all they will ever have learned comes from the
>> (usually pathetic) main character on whom they are dependent. It’s a pretty
>> insulting phenomenon.
>> Effectively they’re blow-up dolls who can also clean the house and do
>> laundry. Character design? What a joke.
>>
>>
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