The men are muscular, the women are impossibly skinny with huge boobs, but both are less than realistic. I think Rufus embodies this quality the most.įat Acceptance Movement- Rufus and Bob might be the most progressive characters in gaming.Having a 6-pack abs and being shredded is not realistic for everybody yet most fighting game characters are jacked. I think that trickles down to the citizens as well. Compound that with being critical allies in the largest conflicts in world history and you have a country with a puffy chest. A country only a few hundred years from it’s inception is of course going to be very infatuated with itself and it’s seemingly new found freedom. In my opinion, America is more young than arrogant. I think the idea that America is arrogant is a little overblown. Link to How Americans are Seen Abroad (AP) They are champions, they have relationships, and they kick ass.Īrrogant– Here is a quote from an AP story, “The first word that comes to mind when I hear the word America is ‘Arrogance.’ They are big and loud and they are in charge of everything.” - Christopher Darroch, 39, actor, Toronto.” I am so happy that Bob and Rufus are both great fighters. People think that fat people are inherently worse at everything because they don’t even take care of themselves. They didn’t have the will power or strength to avoid getting fat. In America we look at fat people like they have failed. So these are our starting points, lets look at a few more stereotypes and tropes!īumbling incompetent fat person- They destroy this trope! I actually love these characters because they kill the idea that fat people must be less than. In recent years, that man has seemingly gained weight. Even though America is very diverse, our norm is always the white man. I imagine from the outside looking in, this might be what we look like. I think Bob and Rufus are very much built from these stereotypes. Americans are also obsessed with being American. Americans are obsessed with being the best.
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Some common tropes about America are that America is basically a country full of fat white men. What are the defining characteristics of these 2- Size, Speed, Acceptance of their appearance, arrogance, master fighters and they are both American. Both very fast Kung-Fu fighters whose speed is in complete contrast with their size. Fighting style wise they are almost identical. Personality-wise he is the polar opposite of Bob. He fabricates a rivalry with Ken Masters and fights to prove his dominance. Rufus thinks he is the best fighter in America (No.) and that he is the best looking man in America (that’s the joke. Who is Rufus- Rufus is a big arrogant moron with an overly attractive girlfriend, a motorcycle, and delusions of grandeur. Bob was introduced in Tekken 6 and is known as a calculated fighter with a strong temperament.At the end of Street Fighter X Tekken he is also shown to kind of a flirt with Julia. He did special training to stay fast while putting on the weight. Bob was a champion martial artist when he was slim, but couldn’t beat heavier fighters so he intentionally gained weight. Who is Bob- Robert Richards or “Bob” has a very interesting relationship with his weight. Honda) their weight is not the defining element of their character.īob and Rufus are fascinating for me though because of what they say about being obese and the connection of that obesity and being American. Nobody else in these games are really overweight and if they are big (like E. Basically, the joke is that they are fat and they love there fat bodies. Bob and Rufus are joke characters from Tekken and Street Fighter. Looking at both Tekken and Street Fighter, these are games made by Japanese companies so when they create characters it can be taken as a small view into what they think about certain groups. I am always fascinated at how different countries and cultures see Americans.