Are character changes in localizations justified?
>>739601013It is never justified for some ethics cunt to impose his misguided sense of morality on everyone else by censoring things.
>>739601013No. Localizers should all be castrated.
>>739601013neversame with dialogue
>>739601013Why is his skin grey?
>>739601013censored version looks better
>>739601013they whitewashed him, holy shit
>>739601013I mean for that one it's unavoidable because they made his portrait look like blackface. Could've chosen any other color for the lips but they didn't.>>739602107He's marble purple-grey but it doesn't come off well in-game.
>>739601013Around dark elves, watch yourselves.
>>739601013>NOOOO someone might get offended>NOOOO someone might not understand this joke>NOOOO someone might want a western equivalent even if they understand it's a japanese thingnone of these are good reasonsbullshit is full of double standards and hypocrisy, faggots preach understanding of other cultures while trying to erase anything coming Japan cause it doesn't agree with them and claim it's wrong and that they're the righteous warriors that correct it
This one is fine because they removed a black person
>>739601013>>739602332lol I thought he was wearing a mask which would make sense for a thief
It is funny to me that everyone reacts so over the top to black skin and red lips together, but not only do they give Mr. Popo a pass, they hated his censored design so much that it was undone.
>>739602780These kinds of people do not give mr. popo a pass
Blacks are so sensitive. Dudes in real life look way more like a stereotype than him
>>739603759Blacks are not sensitive at all actually, they simply have been taught to be sensitive since birth.If you teach a dog to attack when you say a certain word, then the dog will attack whenever it hears that word, because that's what it has been taught.
>>739604005>they arent sensitive they are just sensitive
I was so confused by his cameo in the second game because he looked like a fucking zombie
>>739602780>but not only do they give Mr. Popo a passThey do not.Really I think most will let it go if its an old property but it doesn't make sense to do it now.
>>739604005>Why do you get mad when I say what I want, nigger?
persona 1 is my favorite localization madness
>>739604221Is this the only option?
>>739602107Niggas be ashy as fuck
>>739601013lmao why is he fucking GREY
>>739601013left one is weird too because his original design didnt have discolored lips like that.
>>739601013At least the sprite on the right looks good, whoever edited it did a good job
>>739608723that's true, the neck and hair has better shading too
>>739602332Would it not have been easier to just change the lips then, rather than the rest of the skin plus the hair?
>>739601013Why are niggers so embarrassed of their thick lips when it's their most distinctive feature outside of their skin color?
>>739601013There's probably some context where changing the character is to to benefit of getting across the creator's intent, but it'd be hyper-specifc.
>>739603759>Dudes in real life look way more like a stereotype than himblacks don't have bright clown lips in real life anon
>>739611735Some do.
>>739601013Based americans removing niggers from their games
>>739611585(2/1)And you'd 100% need the creator to be on board. Not just the usually they okay it without thinking, you'd need to be actively brainstorming with the creator. It's a very aggressive change.
>>739611735Neither does OP's example.
>>739611835no human in general has clown lips anon, and even if some had you shouldn't base average characters on extreme cases
>>739602780Mr. Popo isn't human and his black skin is literally black rather than a natural skintone. And black people love him.
>>739612885>Master Ninja thief>Average Character
>>739601013If I didn't want to experience the distinction cultural qualities of foreign media then I wouldn't fucking buy it. Behead localizers.
>>739601013right unironicly looks better, they win this round.
>>739602780the censored Mr. Popo was from a zombie version of 4kids aired on one literal who channel that nobody watched, and then Abridged gaslit everyone into believing it was from the standard version of Kai released by Toei/Funimation
>>739601013>his main gimmick is fusing with the other characters>the sequel has a "shaman fusion" system where certain party characters can fuse with various NPC shaman ladiesI for one don't like the implication of this.
>draw people the way the look>>Offensive! I'm mad!>draw people the way they don't look>>Offensive! I'm mad!aint even worth considering, the artist should just do what they want the most
>>739604005Comparing blacks to dogs/animals might not be the best point to make in defense. Just saying.
>>739601013I can't tell right is supposed to be black, they went too far in editing him.
>>739601013>localizers see big lips>immediately associate it with blacksmaybe they should just stop having such big lips
>>739602780>>739613123The funny thing is he's still one of the most censored and completely changed characters in the series. In English, he's presented as very eloquent in well spoken. In the original, he speaks like an uneducated caveman retard.
>>739613123black people don't love Mr.Popo, they love Piccolo.
>>739613987Does he really? What's caveman speak like in japanese?
>>739601013Is America the only country forced changes like this? Or did Euros also force changes to characters that could be perceived as offensive locally? (For example France censoring offensive French stereotypes)
>>739616883Early PAL Contra games replaced the human characters with robots.
>Japan decides to make the censored version of a character a proper character.
>>739601307/thread
>>739614116thats because mr popo has a job
>>739601013right looks better
Eurofags fuck off and go to bed
>>739615291I don't think 4chan is a great place to learn about that stort of thing
>>739617698Digimon has even done this multiple times, it's like they get free characters out of it
>>739602107he was originally a black thief with big lipsunlike whites who treat make it into a funny shitpost, the japanese played into it by treating him as a serious character with an arc.the design/lips are bad, but it was an earnest attempt from a culture that has little-to-no experience with blacks. it's not hateful, just made out of ignorance
>>739612885you're correct, a lot of black celebrities and athletes don't have pink clown lips all. the japanese just uncritically took those designs from racist white people without knowing about the context.white supremacy is bad because they export their discrimination globally
>>739601013No, next question
