Yoshi and the Yoshi-theme: Abused!?

[Toddathon]

Important...but not AS important

[Hope(N Forever)]

Here's something to think about...

Say you read a fan fic about Yoshis, the characters in it are physically and mentally similar to that of Nintendo's originals...
Except this story had intense violence and blood among those Yoshis...

Don't you think that's abuse!?

I am a pure Super Mario lover!!
...and in no point in the future will he ever be abandonded by me!
I will even drawn the best Super Mario comics ever to exist!!

[Toddathon]

Yoshi's gay

[Roy Koopa]

I think Yoshi porn is wrong, but that's kinda moot, cause I think *all* porn is wrong.

Now, as to the concept of aplying adult or mature things to the Mario world--and I use those terms loosely, since violence and whatnaught really aren't mature or okay for adults:

I think when you venture too far from the intended tone of Mario, you lose the whole point.  Example: I came across a flash animation (one of many, I was lead to believe) of Baby Mario being killed in many different and gruesome ways.  Likewise, flash animations that have Yoshi's biting heads off and spitting out bloody skulls. I also saw a fan made Mario live-action movie that I thought had potential, but included things like guns and blood and one-night-stands in it.  This always urks me.  I think it seriously taints the "universe" and the theme that Mario stands for: Fun for all ages.  Do things really have to totally undergo a complete overhall of style when you grow up?  Does everything need to be about drugs and violence?  Why can't you still enjoy the things of your youth the way they were?

Anywho, that's my two cents. I don't mean to stomp on anyone's toes, but that's my opinion of the issue at hand.

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[Sapphira]

I concur.

[Shin Ruymaou Jr.]

Well yoshi isn't the only character who's abused you know you can find porn sites about nearly every game series such as Zelda,F-Zero,Metroid,Poke'mon, and the list goes on and on.

But thank god nobody did this to Flying Dragon! It sometimes pays to be a fan of a forgotten series.:)

[Insane Steve]

"Say you read a fan fic about Yoshis, the characters in it are physically and mentally similar to that of Nintendo's originals...

Except this story had intense violence and blood among those Yoshis...

"

Doesn't this contradict itself? I mean, if they are killing each other brutally like this, they honestly cannot have the same mentality as Nintendo initially gave them. And no, it isn't abuse at all. In fact, that sounds like something I'd write, actually...

And Todd, the question is not whether Yoshi is gay or not. There's a whole other thread somewhere with this discussion.

~I.S.~

Edited by - Insane Steve on 2/12/2004 4:21:22 PM

[The Big Boo]

Well, I don't really think all this Yoshi violence/pornography/whatnot is all too important. I mean, as long as there are no copyright infringements or other legal mumbo-jumbo, people can do what they want. I really could care less about how different people choose to interpret Yoshi. In my opinion, the stuff you were talking about seems as bad (to me) as ANY other Fan Fics/Fan Art that exists on the internet.

[Popple]

I just dont see why anyone would even bother to care how others use yoshi in pornographic illustrations and violent sprite animations which happen to be (in my opinion) insanely funny and awesome merely because of the irony involved with E rated characters in M rated situations. However, I respect the opinion that politicalness can often be incorrect in situations that are similar to the ones mentioned in the preceeding posts.

I would also like to add that I really have no opinion and often just post what whoever is in the room says when asked of their opinion on the subject. Their opinions have absolutely no reflect on myself. I absolutely do not know or care what I think about these things.

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[Lt Mou]

Hasn't anyone realized that Yoshies wear nothing but shoes and saddles? How much more pornographic can you get?

"Anytime I see something screech across the room and latch onto someone''s neck, and the guy starts screaming and tries to get it off, I have to laugh because, what is that thing?!"- Jack Handey

[Insane Steve]

"...violent sprite animations which happen to be (in my opinion) insanely funny and awesome merely because of the irony involved with E rated characters in M rated situations."

And that is why I prefer the more deviant-from-the-norm art styles -- the conflict between the implied style and the expressed style interests me. Although I doubt I'd consider a violent picture "insanely funny".

And most house pets wear nothing but collars. Think about it. Anything can be -insert adjective here- if you look hard enough.

~I.S.~

[Roy Koopa]

That whole concept is the thought behind "Conker's Bad Fur Day," which I am not a fan of for just such a reason.  South Park is the same idea, really.

The thing with those is at least they were made to *be* that way and express that paradox (well, Conker was in a couple games previous, but never really established in either).  But you take an iconic thing like Mario, where the All Ages mentality has been established for 20 plus years and do a 180, that only adds confusion or can really broadcast the wrong message to the wrong age group.

And really, to me, it takes away all the fun. I would much rather watch a flash animation that stayed true to character.

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[Toddathon]

Porn is cool


But...if you need to put fictional characters into porn, then you reallly need a doctor.

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[Sapphira]

Todd, you sicken me.

[Lizard Dude]

Am I crazy, or did Todd Begin used to be a good member?

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