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Please punch me

"Sign up for a match, then."

#Anonymous

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GREAT TIGER!!! I LOVE YOU!!

"Aa.... you too?? There are people still around?"

#lmao #Anonymous

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"So who wants to tell Don Flamenco's fans that the opera Carmen was made by a Frenchman and sung in French?"

#I'm obsessed about this opera at current lmao #[Dumb]

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//Other things you can headcanon around your favorite boxers besides their favorite cereals, video games, shoe sizes, trans and gender, ships, Pokemon, etc:

Their favorite places to go within their birth cities.

Their favorite locally made movies (as in made in their country).

Their favorite local celebrities (from their own countries).

Their favorite local dishes (from their own countries).

The foreign country they want to go and why.

What other languages they can speak (that is not English or the featured language in the game).

Yes, there is a pattern here.

Part of why I absolutely love Punch-Out!! as a game series is how the boxers are internationally represented, even through national stereotypes. But national stereotypes can be fun and even embraced--as a Californian, I embrace Super Macho Man with all my heart. And you can indulge in stereotypes WITHOUT being racist.

I love Great Tiger in particular of all the Punch-Out!! boxers is because his stats and character themes suggest a very interesting background--no Hindu or Vedic imagery, even WITH clones (no multi-heads or arms imagery; the closest you get is Tiger connecting with nature and space), the building he was floating out of appears to be a gurdwara, the composer of his music is Punjabi, and though he comes from Mumbai, he speaks Hindi (when he could have spoken Marathi or Punjabi instead). Not to mention in the NES, Doc Louis has told Little Mac that Tiger's father was a magician. So there is SO much material to work with beyond just his clones.

I know folks are not willing to go the extra mile to do their research, or that research bores them to tears, but I still recommend going that extra mile on your headcanons of your favorite boxers. Glass Joe is not a 15 year old American high schooler, he's a 38 year old Frenchman. Von Kaiser is 42 and from Berlin. Soda is 35 and from Moscow. The headcanons are there, waiting, open for the filling.

It's an invitation to explore, not to avoid. It may feel like much, but trust me on this. Consider this your excuse to visit Madrid with Don Flamenco, who'll be more than happy to take you to other parts of Spain like Zaragoza, Sevilla, Pamplona, and Barcelona. Let Glass Joe talk your ears off on the beautiful fields of Province. Take in the sobering experiences of Von Kaiser living in post-WWII/Cold War Berlin.

If this doesn't help you fall more in love with your favorite boxers, then.... I don't know. You do you. You make your own fun. I'm just sad and lonely in my old people corner, lmao.

#[OOC] #okay to reblog #punch out #punch-out!! #little mac #doc louis #glass joe #von kaiser #disco kid #king hippo #piston hondo #bear hugger #great tiger #don flamenco #aran ryan #soda popinski #bald bull #super macho man #mr sandman

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//Checking in on the Punch-Out!! tags for the first time in a long while and... may I make a humble request?

If folks are going to make more headcanons for Great Tiger, can they... not revolve around his magical copies (clones)? Or his turban?

I don't mind people making the same headcanons over and over again without going in-depth at all in regards to the boxers lives as non-Anglophones and grown adults, because I don't expect much from younger people who never had any experiences outside of their state, let alone their country. It's fine. It's fine. You do you. I'm not here to stomp on your fun.

It just... feels really uncomfortable when it comes to Tiger in particular. Folks won't center their headcanons on only bread and France with Glass Joe, or horseshoes and rope with Aran Ryan. No, you would go as far as giving them their favorite cereal or karaoke song or whatnot. But then I see the same exact thing for Tiger, and if it's not involving his hair, turban, rapping career, and magic (including his clothes), then it's nothing at all.

Of course probably gets it better than like Soda involving soda or Mr. Sandman having... anything at all. I'm speaking relatively. I'd like to see more material for those too.

You're free to headcanon what you want, just... I'm asking for something a little more than surface level. I feel I've done already so much and I have nothing else to contribute, and I am willing and open and happy to accept more from the newer generations of the fandom. I'm saying this to be encouraging, not discouraging.

#[OOC] #great tiger #punch out #punch-out!! #soda popinksi #mr sandman #sandman po #po sandman

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It's been a while, hasn't it?

Happy Holidays, everyone.

#[Mun's Art] #please reblog at the source

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"I absolutely hate how Immy is writing characters who aren't Indian yet they know how to make ghee," says the man whose kitchen is covered in assorted fat solids after his attempt in making his own. While it's all on fire.

#that's a you problem Tiger #food tw #[Dashboard Commentary]

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Sneezes.

#ohai

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Peeks in.

#hi hello I'm Immy and I exist #I'm NOT quite pulling this blog out of hiatus #BUT #back in sins-of-the-sea I am researching Indian history again #specifically the Mughal Empire #which are more or less the reasons why the Sikhs were founded #I may do what an RP buddy of mine is doing with their canon in character #in that they're just going to treat them like an OC #I've more or less given up on the idea of a Punch-Out!! community coming back to life #or Nintendo as a whole wanting to interact with a comparatively obscure character #or said character always being viewed as a racist caricature #when in reality Next Level Games did a FANTASTIC job at AVOIDING the usual pitfalls of Indian racist stereotypes #and focused on stereotypes on the nation instead #such as avoiding specific Hindu elements and generalizing Tiger's magic #oh well #either way hi #muse will be low #I'll only answer or say things when people engage with Tiger #but I'm not going to promo him #I still prefer to main sins-of-the-sea

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“I hear the Year of the Tiger has begun!

“Well, in that case.....

He goes back to bed.

#LMAO sorry I still have no muse for Tiger #so this is an obligatory comment on the Lunar New Year #Happy Lunar New Year! #also I'm a Tiger so WOO

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"Nice to know I'm not the only one hopeless in the kitchen."

#am I dashcomming myself? #yes shut up #Tiger hasn't had friends in a long while so it's not like there is much for him to comment on anymore #[Dashboard Commentary] #sins of the sea

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"Taj...Majal?" the boy tried his best to repeat in extremely broken English. What on earth was that?

"It is an landmark mausoleum from the Mughal Empire, a work of art despite the Empire's hold of much of this land for a long time. It-..." He pauses. He realizes he is probably putting too many words a jungle-raised mancub would be able to understand. He rethinks his answer and tries again with simpler terms.

"It is a place where a strong, powerful man who led many others had his mate buried in out of his love for her. The place was then built with tools of Man that created a structure unlike anything you may see in Man Villages around here--far greater in size and in beauty. And it has a lot of history behind it, perhaps a history far more complex the jungle has ever seen.

"And I feel it is a place worth seeing, no matter what part of the jungle or what Man Village you're from. Would you like to take a look?"

#mxncub #FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK #death tw

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“…Ohhh…..

"We just got a follow from a Disney Princess!! And one of Immy’s favorites too!!”

“Oh, how nice! Which one?”

“~Siiigh~…. Princess Jasmine…”

“Ohh….so one of your favorites too…”

“Stow it.”

“That’s strange, I don’t see her in any of our-

”…..Aw. Sorry, Giovanni.“

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!”

“Haha, losers.”

#nice to know you're always the smug asshole Great Tiger #[Guest: Giovanni Vespucci] #[Guest: Phoebus Duchamp] #[Guest: Rashid al-Qadar] #[Guest: Wang Ruixiong] #sins of the sea

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Do you already visited Taj Mahal?

This place is beautiful❣

"I have a couple times, yes. In fact, my father performed in Agra a couple times when he was touring and I had the opportunity to see the mausoleum in person each time. It still amazes me how this structure was built out of love for a departed wife.

"There are other spots of the area to visit besides the mausoleum. I recommend the gardens and the mosque as well. When you walk these grounds, please be respectful and take in the sights with reverence. Not only because it is hallowed ground, but because of the history this place has in almost all of India.

"And that means don't vandalize and pick off the grounds like I hear tourists like to do in these places a lot."

#seriously it pisses me off to no end when tourists vandalize these spots as a way to mark their memory of the place #dont do that #I dunno if it's a problem with the Taj Mahal but I know for a fact it is with the Eiffel Tower and Doge Palace and OH BOY did I rage #death tw #religion tw

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“I suddenly have a massive appreciation that the Super Smash Brothers community in the Tumblr RPC never accepted me.”

#[Dashboard Commentary] #YOU DODGED A BULLET TIGER

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If you could bring one historical figure back from the dead solely for the purposes of tormenting then who would it be?

"I wouldn't torture anyone.

"Not seriously, at least."

#I almost answered this with one of my OCs because this looked like it was directed at them instead #until I double checked who this was sent to #pffffff #Anonymous