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[Ekir]

LMAO at the third option, sheer greatness.

Poor zangief has had a beard his entire life but nobody cares.

 

[Hours Left]

LMAO at the third option, sheer greatness.

Poor zangief has had a beard his entire life but nobody cares.

Zangief actually does have a lot of fans, but the reason this caught on so much is because Ryu is not being portrayed as an over the top joke/pastiche.

Presentation is a huge factor of this, which is why it's different than numerous other shirtless videogame characters.

 

[Terrell]

It's one of the doll-like qualities which are still incredibly pervasive even in games with more realistic styles; with complete absence of body hair being the other major one, as well as the bizarre reluctance to depict men's nipples in Japanese games (which Street Fighter has thankfully abandoned). I can understand not wanting to court censors by giving women visible areolae or cameltoe, but the less controversial details become conspicuous by their absence; whether the developers are trying to play on sex appeal or just create some basic verisimilitude.

Lack of body hair I can almost understand nowadays. In the sprite days, I agree, little excuse, but 3D animators can barely get hair on the head to look right most of the time, never mind the courser and curlier hair that the rest of the body generates. To say nothing of arm and leg hair, which even when it is present seems to be just a texture mapped onto the limb more often than not. Case in point, Zangief's chest hair, even when over the top as it is so that looking natural is an afterthought, looks like a chest-murkin.

Even the beard they gave Ryu doesn't exactly look quite right, even when factoring the art style in.

 

[Sanctuary]

The Hot Ryu costume is gonna play a role in the game's story. And since you guys liked Hot Ryu so much, Capcom is planning more bearded alts for the guys.

Considering isn't the same as planning.

Even the beard they gave Ryu doesn't exactly look quite right, even when factoring the art style in.

Probably because it looks like lamb's wool.

edit: LOL. That comment had nothing to do with what is in the background either (which I never actually paid much attention to). The plot thickens!

 

[old manatee]

He's just becoming Zangief.

 

[Golnei]

Lack of body hair I can almost understand nowadays. In the sprite days, I agree, little excuse, but 3D animators can barely get hair on the head to look right most of the time, never mind the courser and curlier hair that the rest of the body generates. To say nothing of arm and leg hair, which even when it is present seems to be just a texture mapped onto the limb more often than not. Case in point, Zangief's chest hair, even when over the top as it is so that looking natural is an afterthought, looks like a chest-murkin.

Hair as a flat texture might not be acceptable by current standards; but it didn't look that out of place during the 6th and 7th generations; at least enough to enable their excess of lightly stubbled protagonists. Forgoing even light body hair during that period didn't really seem to be something overwhelmingly derived from technical limitations.

 

[Sblargh]

Hot Ryu victory screen confirmed.

"Your fists may be hot, but not as hot as my beard" - to Ken

...and I'm out. Help me out, GAF!

 

[orioto]

If they really want to conquer the gays/women they need a pretty boy. There was never any young, not beefy guy in SF! The kind you see in KOF.

Also be prepared for Bearded Dalshim or Bearded Honda now.

 

[Golnei]

If they really want to conquer the gays/women they need a pretty boy. There was never any young, not beefy guy in SF! The kind you see in KOF.

Sean, Kairi, Yun, Yang and even Vega are all on the leaner side in terms of physique once stylisation is taken into account.

 

[orioto]

Sean, Kairi, Yun, Yang and even Vega are all on the leaner side in terms of physique once stylisation is taken into account.

Sean is kinda the male apprentice yeah somewhat. But everyone is beefed in SF!

 

[Flipyap]

If they really want to conquer the gays/women they need a pretty boy. There was never any young, not beefy guy in SF! The kind you see in KOF.

Also be prepared for Bearded Dalshim or Bearded Honda now.

Remy. It needs more Remy.

 

[Maastricht]

If only Ryu had been like this all along

Art by th3artgoon

Nice. I agree though, two general rules of thumb: if you want to appeal to more than a certain percentage of women, then don't exaggerate muscles, have a large nose, scars, and no mustaches or beards.

 

[Hours Left]

If they really want to conquer the gays/women they need a pretty boy. There was never any young, not beefy guy in SF! The kind you see in KOF.

Also be prepared for Bearded Dalshim or Bearded Honda now.

Nice. I agree though, two general rules of thumb: if you want to appeal to more than a certain percentage of women, then don't exaggerate muscles, have a large nose, scars, and no mustaches or beards.

*Some gays and some women. I have no interest in lithe "pretty boys". Bring on the beef.

And SF does have a few twink type guys. (The twins, Remy, older versions of Vega.)

 

[Deft Beck]

If they really want to conquer the gays/women they need a pretty boy. There was never any young, not beefy guy in SF! The kind you see in KOF.

Also be prepared for Bearded Dalshim or Bearded Honda now.

I have no interest in pretty boys. Muscles and hair are what I want.

 

[Chao]

Nice. I agree though, two general rules of thumb: if you want to appeal to more than a certain percentage of women, then don't exaggerate muscles, have a large nose, scars, and no mustaches or beards.

So basically a male FF character that looks like a girl.

 

[jon bones]

Considering isn't the same as planning.

it's gonna be a DLC heavy game for costumes and Hot Ryu made real waves across the internet... they are def planning

 

[ivanthebearable]

If they really want to conquer the gays/women they need a pretty boy. There was never any young, not beefy guy in SF! The kind you see in KOF.

Also be prepared for Bearded Dalshim or Bearded Honda now.

I have no interest in pretty boys. Muscles and hair are what I want.

.

 

[DedValve]

*Some gays and some women. I have no interest in lithe "pretty boys". Bring on the beef.

And SF does have a few twink type guys. (The twins, Remy, older versions of Vega.)

SF twinks are like the worst tho. Wheres our male Sakura?

No fair that straight guys can be creeps and us gays get nothing to creep.

Hot Ryu is a start. Ken could have been but that face/hair ship has sailed.

 

[orioto]

*Some gays and some women. I have no interest in lithe "pretty boys". Bring on the beef.

And SF does have a few twink type guys. (The twins, Remy, older versions of Vega.)

I get that the beef man community is strong on gaf But i'm saying that cause everyone is beefy already in SF. It's true there isn't a "normal" guy cute guy. I'm not saying they should all be like that but one would be a change

but i think it's more an art style problem.

 

[Hours Left]

I get that the beef man community is strong on gaf But i'm saying that cause everyone is beefy already in SF. It's true there isn't a "normal" guy cute guy. I'm not saying they should all be like that but one would be a change

but i think it's more an art style problem.

It would of been Vega before he got the Chippendales makeover. (Except for the normal part.)

I think there's room for all sorts of characters. Remy would be the best route IMO because he's a prime example of that trope and we haven't seen him in a while. (Even though I personally don't care for him. He does have his fans though.)

 

[Blackstarhat]

If they really want to conquer the gays/women they need a pretty boy. There was never any young, not beefy guy in SF! The kind you see in KOF.

Also be prepared for Bearded Dalshim or Bearded Honda now.

I don't like pretty boys.