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Shantae Series

Also, have they ever covered exactly how she's a half genie? Like have they shown her parents?

According to the Shantae TV Tropes page, her dad is human and her mother is a genie.

Also, genies in Shantae's world are all female.
 
Bad imitation of Alex Ahad here.
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ESSENTIAL DATA
Age: 16 (?)
Birthday: 2 June
Blood Type: AG
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 114 lbs.
Measurements: 31BB-23-35
Likes: Magic, Bellydancing, Singing, Birds and other animals, Defending the defenseless, Sleeping in late, Having hair so long it can be used as a deadly weapon
Hates: Steam engines, Pirates, Tanks, Advanced technology, Gigantic insects, Being stuck in the wrong universe, Losing the beat

BIO
Tales are going round of a mysterious new face on the entertainment scene in New Meridian, a mysterious, hypnotic, and beautiful young dancer known only as Shantae. No one knows where she came from or where she learned her extraordinary talents, but rumors abound... and of course, none of them, even at their wildest, approach the astonishing truth: Shantae isn't even from their world. She's a half-genie, gifted with genuine magic, which she channels through her dance moves and her lethally long locks of hair. The reason nobody's ever seen anything like her is that the world's never had anything like her, until that portal opened just nine months ago...

Shantae is quick-witted, confident, dangerously powerful, and more than capable of defending herself from the worst that the Canopy Kingdom has to offer, but at heart she's really just a lonely, scared teenage girl who wants nothing more than to go home -- if she could only find a way.
 
She just couldn't hold back on those signature boob jiggles!
Boobs are not immune to gravity in real life, so it's some realism in the depiction. The problem is when they start going off in different directions at EXTREME SPEEDS.
Waiting for the gif demonstrating this now.
 
Wow! Thanks for a perfect Skullgirls Bio for Shantae! Still working on a story and move list for her too! Also her move list is a hybrid of Filia/Double. :)
Oh and please show it to WayForward. :)​
 
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The Genie Pants...
I finally understand them...
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Daaaamn.
That turn around with the tanner skin is fantastic
it almost looks like a mix between lighter and tanner.

Tan enough to count as tan,
but lighter enough to where the red looks super good!
 
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Dark enough that it's not just a tan,
But not too dark that she's not Arabian.

I like this, I really like the way she's designed in this game.
 
Dark enough that it's not just a tan,
But not too dark that she's not Arabian.

I like this, I really like the way she's designed in this game.
Pretty much that, yeah.
She's always been cute and well designed.
But here it's like
Holy Shit
 
I seriously hope that WayForward is aware that the only reason they havent met their goal yet is because of the MN9 kickstarter, and they will be on indiegogo if they dont reach their main goal or their stretch goals. because lets face it, they deserve as much money as inafune is getting! WayForward always makes amazing games (book of memories aside).

I will never calm down over this debacle of 2 kickstarters at the same time!
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Never apparently happened because Mighty No. 9 was kind enough to give Shantae a shout-out. I still hope Shantae meets most of it's stretch goals though
 
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http://www.girlgamer.com/zine/article/2985/
GG: You have a very distinct drawing style; who or what has inspired your artistic direction?

MB: I’m heavily inspired by Ranma ½. Even the name of our new game is inspired by that. Also Miyazaki, and lots of 80’s cartoons like Ducktales and Transformers. There’s a lot of G1 Pokemon in there too.
So it wasn't all in my head!

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...I will never calm down over this debacle of 2 kickstarters at the same time!
"Debacle" implies someone is at fault. This is an inevitably as crowd funding becomes more and more popular. There's only 12 months in the year afterall.
 
"Debacle" implies someone is at fault. This is an inevitably as crowd funding becomes more and more popular. There's only 12 months in the year afterall.
I'm not saying anyone is at fault. I am just more mad that Shantae, a series I love, is getting barely any attention because of the mighty no. 9 kickstarter, which has achieved many of it's stretch goals, while the Shantae kickstarter hasnt even met its main goal, and will probably be lucky to get even one to two of its stretch goals
 
I'm not saying anyone is at fault. I am just more mad that Shantae, a series I love, is getting barely any attention because of the mighty no. 9 kickstarter, which has achieved many of it's stretch goals, while the Shantae kickstarter hasnt even met its main goal, and will probably be lucky to get even one to two of its stretch goals
I wouldn't be too worried. Mighty No. 9 gave Shantae a shout-out over Twitter, so at the very least the people are aware of it.

Whether they actually have the money is another question entirely, but it's something.
 
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I'm not saying anyone is at fault. I am just more mad that Shantae, a series I love, is getting barely any attention because of the mighty no. 9 kickstarter, which has achieved many of it's stretch goals, while the Shantae kickstarter hasnt even met its main goal, and will probably be lucky to get even one to two of its stretch goals

Don't worry about it. Shantae will get made. And get probably a few stretch goals. Remember the Skullgirls IGG? People thought we weren't even gonna get Squigly lol. The last 2 days it went nuts.
 
Don't worry about it. Shantae will get made. And get probably a few stretch goals. Remember the Skullgirls IGG? People thought we weren't even gonna get Squigly lol. The last 2 days it went nuts.
we got squigly day one though! D:
 
I wouldn't be too worried. Mighty No. 9 gave Shantae a shout-out over Twitter, so at the very least the people are aware of it.

Whether they actually have the money is another question entirely, but it's something.
I am now okay with this because of the shout-out.

But the shout-out requests on the responses I could do without.
 
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we got squigly day one though! D:

Well i dont remember the exact numbers, but I know we were not even CLOSE to the final stretch goal on the last day. Then I woke up the next morning to find it funded, i was shocked.
 
Happy Wednesday everyone! We’ve reached 6,000 backers and over half our funding in the first week -- Thank you! There’s still plenty of time to fund the game and dig into our stretch goals. Together we can make the coolest action platforming monster slaying metriodvania that looks like Ducktales of all time!!

Today we’re taking our first look at the EXCLUSIVE COLLECTOR'S COIN, which is included in the $90 Collector’s Edition reward tier (see our detailed list on the main page to see which tiers include the coin). It might be a good time to up your pledge and get this awesome collector’s item -- you can carry it around in the real world, or give it to a friend. The sample coin we received feels solid and heavy and is quite thick, allowing for some deep detail in both the Shantae and the Risky Boots engravings featured on either side.​

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This is one booty of treasure I plan to keep.​
 
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You've been really punctual about these daily updates, huh Zeriam?
 
You've been really pun-ctual about these daily updates, huh Zeriam?

Fixed and is that bad?
 
Hah I didn't even make a pun.

Unless the word punctual itself is a pun.

Punception.

But no that's not bad at all, I actually really like these daily updates. It makes Shantae and SkullGirls feel really connected.
 
They've also updated the video image so that Shantae is tan.

I noticed and was happy.
 
Wow that's some attention to detail. I guess they realized that was the first thing people see when checking out the Kickstarter so they made sure to change it.
 
I noticed and was happy.
I also like how its a medium from both designs. Tan enough to be considered tan but light enough to where the red looks great on her.

Also, Zeriam needs to be a canon Shantae character. Who is with me?
 
I wonder since Mariel was an animator in Shantae if they'll give Filia a Shantae palette? I would probably not only pick her up on my team, but make her my main character.

I really want this palette now. Also that coin. I might have to fork over the 90 bucks for that.
 
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what sucks is that I am hoping to have at least 200 for a convention this month, which means I cant support Shantae.

I just hope it meets more than 2 of its stretch goals.... or gets lucky somehow and hits a million by some act of God.....
 
Maybe if nintendo enters as an anonymous backer with loads of cash (if they enter officially, the kickstarter can't go on i think, since it'll be privately funded n'all)
 
It will more than likely reach that goal, hopefully!

Yes, but WayForward is super awesome when it comes to extra content! And just knowing that one of the stretch goals is having the game with voice actors makes me wish it could get all of its stretch goals!

Maybe if nintendo enters as an anonymous backer with loads of cash (if they enter officially, the kickstarter can't go on i think, since it'll be privately funded n'all)
Doubt it. Nintendo wouldn't back it unless its an exclusive.
 
Exactly.

Nintendo would have no reason to back a game that would appear on rival consoles. If Nintendo had any interest in supporting Shantae, they would have just flat out paid WayForward to produce the game exclusively for Nintendo consoles from the get go, thus making the Kickstarter irrelevant.
 
Exactly.

Nintendo would have no reason to back a game that would appear on rival consoles. If Nintendo had any interest in supporting Shantae, they would have just flat out paid WayForward to produce the game exclusively for Nintendo consoles from the get go, thus making the Kickstarter irrelevant.
Which they shouldn't do.

I just wish someone famous or even the MN9 kickstarter would say "if you plan on giving any more money to the MN9 kickstarter, consider splitting it with the Shantae one." but alas, that would be asking too much.