Zeo
Well-Known Member
While I like Diego, his design is far from inspiring.
Pretty much this. They said they designed him specifically to appeal for western audiences (Ok... americans like this, right? Oh, oh! and throw some ratty jeans on him and make him a STREET fighter!)
I remember this idea I had years ago for a new male character. If you want to hear from my edgy mind.
It... felt cringe-y to me when I thought of sharing it years ago before leaving, but when comparing it to Diego, it kind of makes me think of the possibilities. Diego might not feel like he's from a fanfic, heck I even like the guy... but he just feels... hollow.
Pretty much this. They said they designed him specifically to appeal for western audiences (Ok... americans like this, right? Oh, oh! and throw some ratty jeans on him and make him a STREET fighter!)
I remember this idea I had years ago for a new male character. If you want to hear from my edgy mind.
An african american (or mixed if you like) character named Greyson. He lived with his father who'd moved to Japan for business when he was still a baby. He got mixed up with a very dangerous Japanese mafia and ended up getting killed after being unable to pay back an undisclosed amount of money, but the boy (let's say 3-5 years of age) was saved by Ryu before he could be killed and taken back to the Hayabusa ninja village. Greyson was brought up in the village and trained as a ninja up until he was 16 when Ryu discovered the identity and location of his mother (who was divorced/separated from his father).
After being presented the choice of staying in the village or going to meet his mother in america, he returned overseas for a normal life. Fast forward to him being around 23-25, he's got a normal job as a supermarket cashier with a side job as an Uber driver, but suddenly he's found by those who were seeking his father. Not only that, they are Shinobi. Turns out he owed money to a Japanese mafia associated with the black spider ninja clan. Rather than return to the Hayabusa ninja village, uprooting his life and fearing for his mother, he enters the DOA tournament with the intent to win the prize money to pay off his father's dangerous business partners.
Since his leaving of the village he has preferred to learn a new style of fighting and is now a practitioner of Wing Chun. Though the style taught by the Hayabusa ninja village echoes sometimes in his movements and the occasional ninja oriented attack can be seen in his movelist. The result is a primarily Wing Chun moveset with a few moves similar to Hayabusa's and most notably, a rough variant of the Izuna-Otoshi.
His C1 is a pretty standard jeans with a T-shirt and hoodie, Traditional Wing Chun uniform C2, supermarket cashier uniform C3 complete with nametag and apron and finally a classic Hayabusa Ninja outfit for his C4 (a gift from his former family).
After being presented the choice of staying in the village or going to meet his mother in america, he returned overseas for a normal life. Fast forward to him being around 23-25, he's got a normal job as a supermarket cashier with a side job as an Uber driver, but suddenly he's found by those who were seeking his father. Not only that, they are Shinobi. Turns out he owed money to a Japanese mafia associated with the black spider ninja clan. Rather than return to the Hayabusa ninja village, uprooting his life and fearing for his mother, he enters the DOA tournament with the intent to win the prize money to pay off his father's dangerous business partners.
Since his leaving of the village he has preferred to learn a new style of fighting and is now a practitioner of Wing Chun. Though the style taught by the Hayabusa ninja village echoes sometimes in his movements and the occasional ninja oriented attack can be seen in his movelist. The result is a primarily Wing Chun moveset with a few moves similar to Hayabusa's and most notably, a rough variant of the Izuna-Otoshi.
His C1 is a pretty standard jeans with a T-shirt and hoodie, Traditional Wing Chun uniform C2, supermarket cashier uniform C3 complete with nametag and apron and finally a classic Hayabusa Ninja outfit for his C4 (a gift from his former family).
It... felt cringe-y to me when I thought of sharing it years ago before leaving, but when comparing it to Diego, it kind of makes me think of the possibilities. Diego might not feel like he's from a fanfic, heck I even like the guy... but he just feels... hollow.
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