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Is Chun Li a post-op transsexual?  photo

1UP pointed this out a few days ago, but I think it needs reiterating on Destructoid -- Chun Li's hands are nightmarishly huge in Street Fighter IV. Did she just inject collagen directly between her fingers? Did she eat something she was allergic to? Is she pulling a Poison? I have to go with the latter.

There's nothing wrong with transsexuals (they're hot and you know it) but some people really should not make the jump from male to female. Like, for example, if they have hands the size of giant squids! It's not just the hands either, but everything about Chun Li that crosses the line into pure male territory. Her arms are now bulked up considerably, resembling big, steroid-infested Chris Benoit limbs. Any sense of a waist also appears to have disappeared.

Just check out this screenshot and tell me that's not in the least bit disturbing. Seeing such a mannish, hulking brute in a dress trying to act girly as if nobody has noticed the python arms and monstrous ham fists is creepy, to say the least. All I'll say is, I dread to think of the view that Ryu gets the next time she does one of her signature moves ... 

Can anyone say Meatspinning Bird Kick?


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Remz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 05:57
Remz
Well, she was kind of sort of lady like back in the day...
Trevsweb's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:04
Trevsweb
thats what communism does to you.
wonder how many sainsburys bags she can hold with those grabbers.
bennyprofane's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:10
bennyprofane
those thumbs are really thumbthing
vampireblood's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:11
vampireblood
That photo is hilarious.
catsithx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:11
catsithx
She just got big hands thats all
Dead Movie Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:18
Dead Movie Star
What's with her thumb? Jesus, who is making this game?!?
Doom Gaze's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:23
Doom Gaze
Well you know what they say about a gal with big hands... or was it hairy hands. Dun Dun Duuuunnnnn.
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:39
Boolean
The artistic side of this game is just one trainwreck after another.
CHRZASZCZ's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 06:42
CHRZASZCZ
Thumb...?

oO'


wtf man?
viralhunter's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:10
viralhunter
Jim...Jim...Jim...Jimmy Boy...now why did you have to go and ruin a poor old man's (woman's?) dream?
Phoenix Gamma's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:10
Phoenix Gamma
The issue isn't the hand size persay (on a good day, I'd dismiss it as foreshortening), but the real issue is that thumbs don't fucking WORK THAT WAY.

I mean, it looks like an arm is jutting out of her hand and flexing to form a thumb.

I can only imagine what kind of hand turkeys she made on thanksgiving...
vonneuton's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:12
vonneuton
No, see. They're transplanted hands from Yao Ming. You can clearly see that they're attached to the block of wood with spikes coming out of it. That's it. She just wanted... an... advantage?
BlackSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:15
BlackSheep
post-op or not, still a hot spinning bird kicker
Johnny Blaze's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:18
Johnny Blaze
Holy shit, what did they do hire Matt Hughes and put him in drag. shit! Chun li dick beaters are fucking huge..

It seems video games can't ever get a female to look fuckin normal.
Elrando's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:24
Elrando
I saw this headline on GameTab and immediately thought "Ah, another fine article by Mr Jim Sterling".

Although I myself aren't particularly attracted to these ladies, your affinity for them tickles a part of me. The part that keeps going back to 4chan I think.

Keep up the good work Jim.
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:25
Altair78
My poor ChunLi... so much fappable material getting destroyed now. What nest... making Mai Shiranui an A-Cup with a buzz haircut?



<awaits the photoshoped picture...>
Book-Off's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:28
Book-Off
I live just outside Tokyo. I`ve been to game shows and anime fairs. I've seen plenty of guys trying to pass themselves off as authentic Chun Lis and failing miserably. All that makes this new look very easy to accept.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:31
Demtor
Haha, Street Fighter can really go off the deep end with their character designs sometimes. Its been that way since the original if you asked me.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 07:43
Char Aznable
Yeah, the cuteness of her "yatta!" pose in that screenshot is kind of canceled out by the beefy legs and man-hands. Her fist looks as big as her damn head!

Also, this: http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7843/chunlicosplaypixnf8.jpg
liam2015's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:13
liam2015
Well fuck then. I can't get SF4 now. I hope they fix this terrible art direction before the games release.
beckyy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:18
beckyy
gosh that is alarming aha, oh dear! what were they thinking?!
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:28
Timmeh
What the fuck? Did they hire a bunch of school kids to draw this? Whoever is responsible for the character models from this piece of crap really needs to go back and do some more work on anatomy, proportions... Hell I think they should just fire the shitbird and start over.
shikoku88henro's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:35
shikoku88henro
Even if a tranny I would prob still have sex with her
iamcuriouslyyellow's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:37
iamcuriouslyyellow
Everyone relax. That is just a little swelling from slamming her thumb in a door.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:38
TrailerParkJesus
She'd have a pretty strong grip though...
PGFX's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:39
PGFX
Is it my imagination or Jackie Chan in the Chun Li's costume, from the City Hunter movie, looks more femenine than SFIV Chun Li?
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:45
GuitarAtomik
Yeah, they need to de-musclify her arms a bit. Out of all the models, Chun Li's is the worst. I hope they work on that some more.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:47
AgentMOO
I'm telling you George, she has man hands!
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:47
michiyoyoshiku
Don't you all watch Sienfeld?

MAN HANDS!
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 08:58
Sam Spectre
MAN HANDS!!!!

Also, cock.
NegFactor's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:01
NegFactor
I didn't know Xena: Warrior Princess made it to Street Fighter. Wow, she looks kinda Asian now.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:18
Batthink
@ Trevsweb;

Ahahaha, that's so funny! ^_^

This thread had me in stitches.

Jim, you didn't put your hands on her in the manip?
Giggles With Crabs's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:19
Giggles With Crabs
The man hands are one thing. But sweet monkey Jesus, What the in the Nine Hells is up with that thumb?!
Origim's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:26
Origim
Damn it Agent MOO beat me to the man hand's comment. That is one creepy looking woman. She gives the term handjob a scary new definition.
exodus1925's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:26
exodus1925
That thumb is horrible! She should get it seen to, really it looks bad!
Palidi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:28
Palidi
well...from a distance...they look...normal? damn...
Novakaine's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:36
Novakaine


But yeah. SF IV hands-down has the worst art direction and looks of any Street Fighter game thus far. Absolutely laughable.
Uther's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:38
Uther
Why do I get the feeling this article was created for the sole purpose of that horrible pun at the end?
twincannon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:43
twincannon
@Novakaine: ROFL.

Also to further this effect on my friend, I was trying to find the deformed hand/penis picture but for some reason I just couldn't find it at ALL even though I know it was on this website. So anyway, if anyone needs it... http://www.filedropper.com/chunlipenis
glandseck's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:46
glandseck
In all seriousness, it's kind of normal for hands to suck on quickly rigged characters. Hell if I know why they would use such a terrible shot for promotional purposes (as if nobody would notice that). Most games do sport sucky hands. Pay attention to them, the next time that you play something. Short of the hands of the main character in a FPS, it's still pretty terrible.

Granted, not THAT terrible, but I'll let it slide since it's still in development. Nobody in their right mind would stamp "final" on this.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:50
Shin Oni
you put all that to work and then realize that NO man has thunder thighs that good.

I'm still surprised people are taking SFIV artwork seriously. I kinda stopped that when everyone looks like a bulky 3d version of their Alpha counterparts.
Rider Chop's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:54
Rider Chop
Id still hit that. gotta have an open mind here folks.
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 09:57
DJDuffy
haha Novakaine

I agree with you Jim...trannies are hawt, but Chun Li, not so much :P
DryvBy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 10:05
DryvBy
Holy horse flies, no, trannies are not hawt! It was all about Cammy anyway...
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 10:07
king3vbo
hahaha Novakaine, you are awesome

Chun Li scares the shit out of me. Those thighs... *shudder*
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 10:07
MechaMonkey
It's not a tumor!
daCuk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 10:18
daCuk
Just imagine the "Super Arts" she can do with that hand...

or better, not
Satsumomo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 10:20
Satsumomo
This is true for all the characters in the game. They are all bulked up and look ridiculous.
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 10:22
Chocobo Knight
Novakaine wins the thread. XD
Irvine_frost's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/22/2008 10:26
Irvine_frost
c'mon chun- li and her thunder thigs were geek fantasy heaven, especially for someone who like big butts. now is ruined, RUINED I SAY!!!!
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