Bag of Mutagens

Sean Boyland Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 3:09 PM
To: alan.yang@gmail.com

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3:09 PM
Sean: From the Wikipedia article on mutagens -

"In the Street Fighter movie, a bag of mutagens is used by General Bison to transform Carlos Blanka into a monster."

Alan Yang Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 3:47 PM
To: Sean Boyland

Carlos?

Sean Boyland Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:06 AM
To: alanyang@gmail.com

I refuse to accept that as canon, especially since it's well known that "Blanka" was a nickname given to him by the Amazonian tribesmen before he turned green. Or blue if you're doing a Blanka v. Blanka match.

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Sean Boyland

Alan Yang Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:10 AM
To: Sean Boyland

"In his Street Fighter II ending, he reunites with his mother who recognizes him from the anklets he wears. She reveals that Blanka was once known as Jimmy, before he was in a plane crash as a little boy."

This Carlos shit is from that weak-ass Raul Julia piece where they made Guile's friend Charlie and Blanka into the same character. Yeah, right. Charlie = Blanka? Fuck that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanka

Alan Yang Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:12 AM
To: Sean Boyland

"Blanka's most apparent characteristic is his green color. His in-game storyline states that he was once extremely pale and was once known locally as the hombre blanco (white man) and adapted the blanco into his name Blanka. This is a strange storyline point because the language spoken in Brazil is not Spanish but Portuguese (in which that expression would be homem branco). His green skin color in the games is attributed to his constant use of chlorophyll from plants to better blend in with the jungle environment, a color change that eventually became permanent."

and

"In the non-canon Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Blanka appears in the ending of another green-skinned powerhouse, The Incredible Hulk. In the ending, Bruce Banner theorizes that gamma radiation caused Blanka's mutations, as they did his."

Is it chlorophyll or gamma radiation?

Sean Boyland Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:13 AM
To: alanyang@gmail.com

Skills: hunting, electrical discharge.

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Sean Boyland

Alan Yang Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:19 AM
To: Sean Boyland

That goes on the bottom of Blanka's CV.


Sean Boyland Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:14 AM
To: alanyang@gmail.com

It's also not entirely clear what "constant use of chlorophyll" actually means.

Alan Yang Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:19 AM
To: Sean Boyland

Eating broccoli?

Alan Yang Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:27 AM
To: Sean Boyland

According to the English language Street Fighter II manual, eating spicy Indian curry gave Dhalsim the ability to breathe fire, but this was rewritten to being a gift from Agni, the Indian god of fire.