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Excessive-Menace (Fifth Year at Tropey's)
2024-06-03 21:52:56

Honestly, I don't think it would be appropriate to call Donkey Kong as a sex symbol on the wiki since he's from a kid-friendly work so it would be tonally dissonant to describe him as such. Also, Mr. Fanservice has to be deliberately alluring and I'm not sure of DK was intended to come off as sexy (fan reactions don't seem to be enough for the trope to apply, the movie needs to frame him as attractive and alluring and being a hunk and doing a Pec Flex personally isn't enough to automatically qualify for the trope in my opinion).

Edited by Excessive-Menace SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY
Vilui Since: May, 2009
2024-06-03 21:58:47

You made two edits to that page that are against policy:

jandn2014 Since: Aug, 2017
2024-06-03 22:45:00

I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s inappropriate to describe him as a Mr. Fanservice (plenty of Disney films have ‘em in either gender), but I agree he’s not an example, even though I’ve admittedly never seen the film. A Pec Flex seems expected for a powerful, showy character.

(It should also be made clear that having an alluring design does not necessarily make someone a Mr. or Ms. Fanservice; the way they’re presented or utilized is crucial as well.)

MexicoChristie Since: Feb, 2023
2024-06-03 22:56:35

I am so sorry about it, guys. I would never do that ever again.

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