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Post by Nester the Lark on Aug 11, 2012 19:02:32 GMT -5
I suppose this is stretching things a bit, but I noticed in official artwork that Raccoon Luigi's ears and tail are different than Raccoon Mario's. (I guess this was also the case with the Tanooki Suit in Super Mario 3D Land.) Anyway, what struck me was that Luigi's ears and tail looked less like a raccoon's (lacking the rounded ears and ringed tail), and a little more like a fox's. Then again, whoever heard of a flying fox? |
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Post by Boo Destroyer on Aug 11, 2012 20:53:58 GMT -5
Well, you see,while Mario's raccoon power is based on the mythical tanuki, Luigi's apparent fox-like form of it is based on the kitsune. But as for the "flying fox" thing, that is a pretty good eye for that sort of thing. But I'm not entirely sure if it would qualify as a cameo, per se. |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Aug 11, 2012 21:03:24 GMT -5
You're probably right, but then I guess "Raccoon Luigi" should actually be called "Fox Luigi" or "Kitsune Luigi."
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Post by TV Eye on Aug 11, 2012 22:48:51 GMT -5
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Post by Boo Destroyer on Aug 11, 2012 23:07:39 GMT -5
...Now that's even better.  |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Aug 12, 2012 4:14:12 GMT -5
Haha, well while on the one hand I believe the kitsune thing is entirely the case here (the tanuki and kitsune are often treated as rivals in the transforming/magic thing in Japan) the idea that Player 2 as a flying fox is a reference to Sonic is almost too tasty ;D
But yes, it's an interesting fact about Japanese mythology, but I'm not sure it counts as a cameo. However, sometimes I like to put these interesting things up anyway.
What I mean is... Sometimes I think about updating NinDB...
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Post by nocturnal YL on Aug 17, 2012 11:52:07 GMT -5
You're probably right, but then I guess "Raccoon Luigi" should actually be called "Fox Luigi" or "Kitsune Luigi." As is the case with NOE Spanish. |
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Post by TV Eye on Dec 19, 2013 16:27:56 GMT -5
I didn't want to make a new thread for this butt-fuck it. There's a reason for the Toad's colors. Attachments:
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Post by Johans Nidorino on Dec 19, 2013 16:37:41 GMT -5
For the Toad's colors on the disc? Or in general? xD
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Post by nocturnal YL on Dec 19, 2013 20:14:44 GMT -5
RGBY are regarded as the psychological primaries, you know. So it's not going to be the reason of the Toad's colours in general.
I've heard of that disc thing long ago (I think in cheezburger.com). Not sure if anyone has posted that in the NSMB Wii thread, though.
This is the NSMB 2 thread. Wrong place, buddy.
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Post by TV Eye on Dec 20, 2013 0:36:57 GMT -5
For the Toad's colors on the disc? Or in general? xD For the NSMB games. I wondered "Why blue and yellow? Why not purple, black, etc. This is the NSMB 2 thread. Wrong place, buddy. I realize it, buddy. But it's all the same series. I didn't feel like digging through pages for the NSMB Wii topic. |
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Post by Johans Nidorino on Dec 20, 2013 15:51:02 GMT -5
R/B/G/Y sets are a tradition since the very own Super Famicom days, with Super Mario World and its R/B/G/Y-colored exclamation blocks and Koopa Troopa or Yoshi variations. That's also why Waluigi is... close to blue. I guess their status as primary colors make them easy to remind of and categorize things. Remember Simon? EDIT: granted, it's not the same order... Probably you mean the order. |
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Post by TV Eye on Dec 20, 2013 16:09:02 GMT -5
Probably you mean the order. Yeah, that's the main thing I felt stands out. I'd think Mario would be next to Luigi, but seeing how they're arranged I'm sure it was deliberate. |
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