If this continues were going to end up going back to 2002 Jp finally started to localize/port more games to the west and shit like this keeps happening lol. Sure Piccolo looks intimidating, but that is in no way remotely racist. Iceman Jogeta One Piece February 12, 2019Īre you guys seriously flipping out over Deku calling Piccolo a villain? Okay. In response, some fans turned to openly mocking for their lacking sense of humor, including Iceman Jogeta, whose racist Deku tweet has over 4,000 retweets, 12,000 likes, and has been used as evidence that the outrage is serious: In the article, author Nick Valdez presented the joke as an actual controversy, including tweets made in jest as evidence that fans were concerned about the apparent racism. On February 12 th, ran an article titled “Jump Force’ Tease Has Fans Worried About Racist ‘My Hero Academia’ Scene.” While the intent behind the reactions and call outs was clearly humorous and even a bit satirical, it appears that was unable to distinguish between humor and genuine outrage. I think people are forgetting that in dragon ball everyone assumed that piccolo was a demon, but I’m just going to go along with the racist idea for comedic purposes You’d think a fellow green man would be a friend to him but nope, he’s gonna be racist…. – ̗̀Descriptor ̖́- GAm3CrAzY February 10, 2019ĭeku, a racist: *sees a strong black man* wow, a villain!!īakugo, a half black intellectual: *sees a strong black man* what’s good my namek Not racist, he just finished Dragon Ball and never went on to Dragon Ball Z
Iceman Jogeta One Piece February 10, 2019 WHAT THE FUCK DEKU IS FUCKING RACIST YALL ACTUALLY STAN THIS KID? /QnE1oB0FN2 These fans quickly began joking about the interaction, including acting hyperbolically outraged ironically, creating and sharing memes, or sharing ‘historical proof’ of Deku’s racism:
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In the scene Deku mistakes Piccolo’s appearance as an indicator that he is a villain, to which Piccolo corrects him:ĭeku: A Villain…! I have to protect everyone…!įans found this exchange humorous as, out of context, it could be interpreted as Deku being racist towards Piccolo due to his skin color and appearance, a behavior uncharacteristic of Deku and generally unseen in modern media. One of these interactions, between Dragon Ball Z’s Piccolo and My Hero Academia’s Izuku “Deku” Midoriya, quickly garnered the humorous attentions of fans: Characters will sometimes share unique pre-fight dialogue, usually highlighting how the world of Jump Force is viewed from the lens of a character’s native world, such as Goku challenging Yusuke Yurameshi to a fight, Jotaro Kujo daring Cell to keep up with the speed of Star Platinum, or Killua Zoldyck wondering if Asta’s confidence is a battle strategy. One element of fan service prominently featured in Jump Force are pre-fight character interactions.
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The game, which pits characters from popular Shonen Jump series such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure against each other as the fight to save the real world from an invading army, is full of fan service and is meant to honor the 50 th anniversary of the manga publishing giant. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)įans across the internet have been anxiously awaiting the release of the new crossover fighting game, Jump Force, as its February 15 th release date rapidly approaches.Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).
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