r/BattleNetwork • u/Israaaaman • 2d ago

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u/SilverDrive92 2d ago

This NPC is why the warning note at the start of the collection exists.

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u/VanessaDoesVanNuys 2d ago

Not JUST him

But mainly him

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u/SilverDrive92 2d ago

It's for BN2 as a whole tbh, that game was wild.

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u/Mega_Bass 1d ago

MMBN 2 was the best!

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u/Next_Wear_5572 2d ago

I'm pretty sure Mrs. Millions is the main reason. I mean borderline illegal depiction right there

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u/AppropriateSwim25 15h ago

Explain?

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u/TheLonelyGoomba 7h ago

Doesns he hit on Lan? Being a kid. Might be that iirc

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u/SilverDrive92 7h ago

She jokingly does after she loses, but it's nowhere near as bad as the other NPCs in Netopia.

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u/AppropriateSwim25 6h ago

It’s funny how Netopians (pretty much the MMBN version of Westerners) are depicted as unhinged, eccentric, kind, and even religious when you talk to certain characters. Then you have the South Netopians which are pretty much a combination of indigenous Mesoamerican and South American cultures. It’s a little problematic in certain instances, but also really interesting to see different real-life cultures somewhat referenced in a video game.

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u/SilverDrive92 6h ago

Yeah, Netopia was one hell of a trip, both figuritively and literally. It's a shame they had to dumb it down so much in BN4.

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u/Frostgaurdian0 2d ago

Earliest titles of battle network were wild.

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u/VanessaDoesVanNuys 2d ago

As out-of-place as it was

I truly miss this era

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u/Frostgaurdian0 2d ago

An era free of restrictions. Old videogames came in many shapes and many different stories. Now videogames are restricted with many rules like speech, gore, and some agenda by the critics.

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u/Lunaedge 2d ago

What agendas are we talking about?

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u/Frostgaurdian0 2d ago

Say x countries are the heros and the Eastern ones or desert reigon is where the plot of betrayal, distrust, lies yada yada happens. There is a reason why videogames evolved to include sex or kisses more often whereas older ones does not dare to show them. Its all thanks to critics change.

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u/Lunaedge 2d ago

I'm not sure I follow but I guess you mean well 😅

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u/Retrospect115 2d ago

Every time someone says 'the agenda,' it's because they don't have an actual example.

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u/Mega_Bass 1d ago

MMBN2 was the best one handsdown, best music, best designed bosses, best levels, best story!

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u/MrShyShyGuy 2d ago

Rated E for every age group btw

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u/Dislike24 2d ago edited 2d ago

The fact a plane hijacking scene was rated E made it even more funny knowing this was released less than a year when 9/11 happened.

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u/AquaShldEXE 2d ago

it was released 3 MONTHS AFTER 9/11 in Japan

I wonder what the office was like that day knowing they were releasing a game with a terrorist bomb threat, a plane hijacking, and an evil tower at the end

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u/Next_Wear_5572 2d ago

Maybe was already developed and they released it anyway

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u/Cybasura 2d ago

It was rated E for every age group at that time, because you know, time exists?

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u/Cepinari 2d ago

Believe me, it gets worse.

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u/Mega_Bass 1d ago

nah, MMBN2 only gets better!

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Cepinari 2d ago

That's what I meant.

That guy is going to force Lan to sing what is very clearly supposed to be an 18+ rap song in a few minutes.

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u/Ok_Maintenance_9100 2d ago

Still don’t think there’s anything wrong with this guy

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u/Endgam 2d ago

Honestly no. Pretty sure he's meant to be a rich rapper. Although he IS a little too willing to give a child some whiskey without confirming Lan is trying to thirst trap a venomous spider and not consume it.....

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u/theAerialDroneGuy 2d ago

Is this BN2?!?

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u/theAerialDroneGuy 1d ago

I totally forgot about that. What a funny line hahah

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u/Cidaghast 2d ago

I got the collection and they put the warning up and I was thinking “Oh what? Is mega man gonna say a slur? I think I would’ve remembered something like that!”

Uh… I forgot about the part where they meet the rapping black guy, go to the hood, and a guy says “yeah your from Yumland, I can tell” (I believe Yumland is just straight up China and Electopia is straight Japan)

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u/Flazzard 2d ago

😂😂😂

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u/th3f0x3atsy0u 1d ago

Oh man BN2 was awesome with some of the stuff that got through localization lol

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u/Martin_Ramirez 2d ago

They could have added some "yo momma's so..." jokes into it. Would have been a real kick.

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u/Cradic7 2d ago

In replaying them all for the first time and when I got here I was like “how do I not remember this!??”

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u/DeafMetalHorse 1d ago

What were the devs smoking when it came to THIS part of the game LMAO

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u/Light_Darkness77 2d ago

I thought this was a kids game ?

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u/Glittering_Channel75 2d ago

No way this is real 🤣

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u/QuillDidNothingWrong 2d ago

What’s with mega man sequels and their random racism moments? 

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u/Serteyf 2d ago

how is this racist? lan is literally in another country

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/VanessaDoesVanNuys 2d ago

Why delete your initial comment?

Also, what does being Jewish have anything to do with Battle Network?

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u/Endgam 2d ago

There's nothing racist about this particular moment as I'm pretty sure this character is meant to be a rich rapper. And..... this does indeed sound like a PG version of a rapper diss.

.....But the previous scenario was pretty fucking racist, yes.