It seems that in the last few years there’s a lot more animal activists – even though they probably wouldn’t play our game they would still hear about that, about a kangaroo in our game being punched, and would complain about it.” People were complaining about him punching a kangaroo.
“There was a video of a man’s dog being headlocked by a kangaroo, and he punched it in the face. The game’s producer Katsuhiro Harada confirmed to VG247 that the decision was made as they feared that the character’s inclusion would stir up controversy following a viral video of a man punching a kangaroo after it got into a fight with his dog. Which is why I’m so disappointed with Bandai Namco for giving in to the demands of ARAs (animal rights activists) and removing fan-favorite fighter Roger the Boxing Kangaroo from Tekken 7. Put simply, you can’t have a democracy without freedom of speech, and that means that we should be willing to defend speech and expression which we both agree and disagree with. If we truly want to live in a society that respects democratic values, then we have to understand that freedom of speech is an absolute cornerstone of democracy.
