n00bsauce87
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I feel bad for OP. Especially the part where he was at a loss because a feminist defended the character. Why not? Not every feminist is sex negative. *shrugs*
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R. Mika's popularity in Street Fighter is baffling
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Tawney Bomb
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This is so damn good.
Glorious
It's definitely a surprise that her design has been fixed up enough to be worth talking about at all now, considering she was barely above Ingrid tier. (Or SF1 guys that time forgot...)
Not everyone agrees on everything and you can't just slap a formula on women's issues (or anyone's issues really). Most people are going to struggle with this and not understand why someone feels good about a character that doesn't fit into that person's pre-conceived notions, well-meaning or not.
And not every feminist that has a problem with Mika is sex negative.
Boombloxer
Member
I used to troll people with R.Mika in SFA3 and she was one of the characters I took to 32 in World Tour. Beat 4 Ryu's, Evil Ryu and Shin Akuma.
Don't know if I'll main her, but I'll definitely be playing as her.
And I didn't see this, but holy shit:
SpacedCadette
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I actually really like Mika. She's a total cheese ball. Sure her outfit is revealing, but I don't think it's too far out compared to what a lot of women wrestlers wear. Besides. I don't think it's a bad thing to show off the body of a woman with her build. She looks strong and she's having fun. I think she's great.
Her
The ass slap is also a bit much.
SpacedCadette
Member
Being a bit aggressive there.
I get that some people aren't thrilled with her costume. However, I don't really find her outfit to be a problem compared to a lot of other fighters in the game. Plenty of guys in their underwear.
Also the ass slap is such a whatever thing. It's not even sexual.
I'm sorry.
I think you can confidently look at it both ways, in that sense it is indeed whatever.
Yeah, it may be the glitch, but I think I've seen it also infight. (Also, the glitch isn't pertaining to gravity.)
It still is in here, if you squint your eyes:
Haha, I love this.The alt costumes look amazing. Chun Li, Ryu and Bison have never looked better imo.
Still holding out hope for something better for Mika, but not to the opposite extreme:
notworksafe
Member
FTFY
entremet
Member
lol.
has been wolf's neutral throw for like ten years
As a statistician who occasionally constructs polls for surveys i approve of these answers. They clearly cover all possible responses.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Remember if people don't play the game stuff in it doesn't exist
SpacedCadette
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The Lone Dragon
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GuessMyUserName
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Just because someone's designed to be sexual doesn't mean they're designed to be sexy. R. Mika is one of those characters to me. (and if you want another example, Sarah Pa-... err I mean Bayonetta)
I mean do you think people honestly look at her and think "that's hot"? She's more played off as an incredibly goofy character with her sexuality as a comical gag. Kinda like how people generally say male nudity is used more as a joke instead of actually being hot. I definitely don't view Mika as a sexy type character as I do just a cute (silly) type.
I mean do you think people honestly look at her and think "that's hot"? She's more played off as an incredibly goofy character with her sexuality as a comical gag. Kinda like how people generally say male nudity is used more as a joke instead of actually being hot. I definitely don't view Mika as a sexy type character as I do just a cute (silly) type.
DryEyeRelief
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Comparing her to Hakan as a joke character makes more sense than trying to pass off Zangief or Dhalsim as examples of male objectification.
Dark Ninja
Member
So is Nadeshiko R.Mika's partner or "partner"
Got a big goofy smile when I first saw it on stream, so good.
GuessMyUserName
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I'm not saying she's the same at all, only that she's not actually sexy.
Those guys are repulsive, yes.
Fine Ham Abounds
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- Sexy
- Sexist
- Cute
- Sexycute
- Cutesexy
- Sexysexist
- You will feel ashamed of your words and deeds
Jazzy Network
Member
Needs a mod when she does the Stunner for JR to scream Stone Cold Stone Cold!!
LinkToTheFuture
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People are seriously questioning why something they dont like is liked by many others ?
the char is just funny. and probably a bast to play
the char is just funny. and probably a bast to play
Mika is a fun character, and nothing on her design bothers me. She is thick and has a more natural body overall, and her style is goofy. Yes, it's sexy, but what's the problem?
I can understand complaints when the a female character acts in a weak, submissive way, but really not in cases like this.
I can understand complaints when the a female character acts in a weak, submissive way, but really not in cases like this.
Same. She reminds me of Shermie, kind of. Somebody who just seems to be having fun doing what she loves to do. They're both very different personalities, but they have that in common and express it in different ways. Shermie does a dance and sings a song, Mika runs in circles and takes a lap. Their personalities are both awesome and why I love these types of characters. Coincidentally they have a playstyle I greatly enjoy, so it's win-win.
Etrian Oddity
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no girl in real life has ever slapped her own ass in an attempt to be sassy
I see it more as a preview about what's coming to her opponent, like brandishing a gun before unloading a hail of bullets.
The only other video game character I can think of who weaponized their ass is Wario.
Karsticles
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Peach.
Etrian Oddity
Member
Yup, who was also a super fun over-the-top character, hehe.
no girl in real life has ever slapped her own ass in an attempt to be sassy
Actually that's the thing. It's not a sassy thing, the big dumb butt smack is actually a wrestling joke! It's R.Mika giving her Partner a signal for their tag team move!
Literally EVERYTHING Mika does is over the top.
Butt slaps are pretty common taunts in anime and Japanese games.
Very much agreed, was thinking about Shermie and her adorable animations when watching some Mika matches this morning.
Just feels like there has been so much love poured into Mika, the kind of love that I felt was missing completely from SF4.
Very much agreed, was thinking about Shermie and her adorable animations when watching some Mika matches this morning.
Just feels like there has been so much love poured into Mika, the kind of love that I felt was missing completely from SF4.
To be fair, you can't defend it with a squished face, either.
GinoFelino
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ITT: people talk out of their ass to 'justify' liking an overly sexualized ditzy blonde cliche.
Comparisons to Bayonetta, who spends half the game completely owning her sexuality and the other half kicking ass? And Mika is 'empowering'? Does she empower other slutty wrestlers or something? Mika's 'having fun' magically makes her design something other than blatant pandering to male teenage audiences? Really? You guys are better than this.
Also, thankfully, some are upfront about just liking sexualized ditzy blonde cliche characters, liking 'female eyecandy' or liking this design in particular, and that's fine. To each their own.
But let's not pretend the character's something more than that by misappropriating terms like 'empowering' or by pretending her design makes sense because she's a wrestler or some bullshit.
ps. To the guy that posted a WWE clip to prove (?) ass-attacks are normal or something: that's assuming WWE was never sexist (/racist/both at the same time in your video).
Comparisons to Bayonetta, who spends half the game completely owning her sexuality and the other half kicking ass? And Mika is 'empowering'? Does she empower other slutty wrestlers or something? Mika's 'having fun' magically makes her design something other than blatant pandering to male teenage audiences? Really? You guys are better than this.
Also, thankfully, some are upfront about just liking sexualized ditzy blonde cliche characters, liking 'female eyecandy' or liking this design in particular, and that's fine. To each their own.
But let's not pretend the character's something more than that by misappropriating terms like 'empowering' or by pretending her design makes sense because she's a wrestler or some bullshit.
ps. To the guy that posted a WWE clip to prove (?) ass-attacks are normal or something: that's assuming WWE was never sexist (/racist/both at the same time in your video).
It's a signal to her tag team partner for their super move. (it's a wrestling joke)
In her SF5 outfit they've altered her design so the lines of her outfit follow her muscle structure, it emphasizes her muscles.
The Butt smash is actually a decent attack because you're applying the force of your entire body to it's center of gravity, the base of the spine. It's arguably a strong, if crude, attack.
The original design was trashy garbage, but the design has been altered and she's been buffed up to look strong. Claiming that there is only a single interpretation of something is arrogant on your part. There's more than binary readings here. These are your views, not absolute truths.
Also, even though I've said all this about R.Mika, I feel like Cammy's design is actually trashy. There's no context for it with Cammy, and feels like the design superceeds the character, rather than informing it.