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[Madness]

"...even though they probably wouldn’t play our game they would still hear about that, about a kangaroo in our game being punched, and would complain about it".

Even hypothetically people are afraid of potential outrage nowadays.

 

[Rellik]

So a Panda is stronger than a human being?

Lol. A Panda will double leg you and keep you down with ease.

 

[Raysoul]

Google this. You'll be surprised.

Found this

 

[Sayad]

Are people taking a Harada joke seriously again?!

 

[Alchemist]

Kuma's ending is Roger getting thrown in to a volcano.

Lmao

 

[Opinionatedfish]

"Roger may be persuaded to return for a low price of $5.99. That will appease the protests."

 

[Jeffrey]

How many animals that weight over 100 lb can an average Joe take on bare handed anyways?

Feel like most with fuck you up easily.

 

[Poona]

Umm.. I love kangaroos and other wildlife and I didn't have a problem with a kangaroo in this. Couldn't you play as the kangaroo just like in Streets of Rage?

I love to play as animals in games. Might as well stop the Sonic the Hedgehog games for showing cruelty to foxes, echidnas and hedgehogs.

 

[Taker34]

Wow, is it because of that video? Sad story for anyone who doesn't know but the man who punched the kangaroo already died due to terminal cancer he had at the time. The kangaroo also wasn't as big as some suggest, whether it was justified or not it's still a fucked up situation. Don't know how anyone could connect Tekken to that.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Is this tied to the Kiryu tease?

 

[Poona]

Wow, is it because of that video? Sad story for anyone who doesn't know but the man who punched the kangaroo already died due to terminal cancer he had at the time. .

No, the man in the video didn't die. The friend on the trip who he went with (and is not shown in the video) was the one who died.

 

[Yudoken]

The explanation is dumb but I really dislike the animals so I'm not that sad about this.

 

[Wallach]

I can't tell with some of you guys.

 

[j0hnnix]

Come at me bro

 

[Izuna]

Wait... Animal activists complained about the man boxing the fuck out of the Kangaroo? If a regular dude did what that Kangaroo did we would all want to punch the fuck out of it.

Also, he was saving his dog...

Man smh

 

[MisterShine]

Playtime's over.

 

[Opinionatedfish]

I can't tell with some of you guys.

Everything ever said on the internet is 100% serious and 999% true.

 

[johancruijff]

are they talking about this?

 

[digita1alchemy]

It's a video game.

No virtual kangaroos were harmed during the making of this game.

 

[Toxi]

Harada might just be taking the piss here.

Might?

 

[MaximumSpider]

are they talking about this?

I'm surprised the Kangaroo let that punch slide

 

[Tripon]

Kangaroos are stronger than a human too. Did you see that video of the guy punching the kangaroo? The kangaroo didn't even flinch!

 

[I-hate-u]

are they talking about this?

lool at the Kangaroo's reaction. First it's in disbelief, then it feels sorry for what it did and ran away.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

So a Panda is stronger than a human being?

Dude.

 

[TreIII]

Good. They should just delete roger anyway, we all know Alex is superior.

This is the correct answer.

Alex and Roger Jr's endings in TTT2 might as well be canon, anyway. The Kangaroo family obviously has issues it needs to work, leaving Alex to take care of business, instead!

 

[foltzie1]

Are they sure? Broken Matt Hardy and Smoking Joe disagree.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Do they have a problem with turtles...?

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

Oh fuck off Harada

 

[Taker34]

No, the man in the video didn't die. The friend on the trip who he went with (and is not shown in the video) was the one who died.

Oh I see, my bad. I thought it was the kangaroo puncher.

 

[PleaseDontBanMe]

lame

 

[sixteen-bit]

When's Alex?

 

[MomoPufflet]

are they talking about this?

Both the dog and guy are so fucking lucky.

 

[soultron]

Sounds like a convenient scapegoat in the case that Roger was cut for any other production reasons.

Is he even a popular character? I don't watch much high-level Tekken, but I don't recall seeing him used very often.

 

[creatchee]

Obvious joke is obvious, but complaining about the loss of Robert in Taken is like being upset that Dan isn't in Street Fighter V.

 

[Alucrid]

sure harada. sure.

 

[Johndoey]

Are people taking a Harada joke seriously again?!

Seems so.

 

[gogogow]

So a Panda is stronger than a human being?

Eeeeh.....what do you think? They are masters of BJJ and can fuck you up with their strong jaws.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwN4dOkKDPw

Guy in video was lucky. Another man, not so much.

In 2015, a man lost his leg after being savaged by a wild panda near Longnan City in China.

"When the giant panda sunk its teeth into my leg, the pain was indescribable. Blood was everywhere," said Guna Quanzhi according to the People's Daily. Quanzhi has had eight operations and had his leg amputated.

 

[HardRojo]

are they talking about this?

It'll come back as Devil Roger and hunt that human down.

 

[Mory Dunz]

So a Panda is stronger than a human being?

wait this isn't sarcasm? c'mon lol

 

[hamchan]

The guy who punched a kangaroo is a bloody Aussie legend. Not only should Roger still be in, there should be a mode where you protect your dog from an army of kangaroos.

 

[Fandangox]

I'm surprised the Kangaroo let that punch slide

"Oh this man is crazy, I ain't dealing with this shit"

 

[Mexen]

Bullshit, Roger was my main animal.

 

[AAK]

This is almost as dumb as his reply to why there weren't any black characters in T7's initial release.

Regardless though, Kuma should have been the animal to get the boot. He's the Worst animated character in the game. At least Roger had a vast majority of his animations redone in T5/T6.

 

[Evilmaus]

Man boxing a kangaroo is a perculiar spectacle. But a kangaroo boxing a robot? Now I'm afraid you've lost me!

 

[gogogow]

I'm surprised the Kangaroo let that punch slide

Kangeroo was like: Wtf, that was uncalled for, I was just playing a quick game for a quick kiss with doge.

 

[Spukc]

are they talking about this?

Srsly fuck that animal.
I would have shot him on the spot if he did something to my dog.
Glad tekken banned him, shitty animals like that don't deserve attention.

I hope they make petfood out of that animal.

 

[Psychoward]

At first I thought it was rediculous but then after reading the explanation I'm pretty sure he wasn't gonna include him in the first place and the explanation is just a joke. At least I hope it is.

 

[BudokaiMR2]

Usually I would think this was just Harada trolling the interviewer.

But this probably was a decision made as a result of a 6 hr meeting among Japanese execs. Lmao

 

[Pif]

Can't believe SJW are having such an influence on friggin videogames.

I mean, how offended can this people get? Where do they draw the line?

 

[BrunOz]

Spoiler

and nothing of value was lost

I just can't bring myself to care about those animal characters inclusion in Tekken (Kuma is cool tho and funny when interacting with Panda in cinematics), I mean, I thought it was "OMFG crazy stuff" fighting animals when I was a kid in the 90s, but nowadays every kid have internet access, they've seen shit already, so I don't think those characters can appeal that much.