This is the 'Cardboard Tube Samurai' in Tekken 6
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Jun 20th 2009 at 5:30PM } 
He is, of course, referring to the Cardboard Tube Samurai and probably not the cartoon time-traveling simulator we already know will include everything in the universe. Take a look after the break for the exciting Twitter snapshot where Gabe revealed the truth.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Shmil @ Jun 20th 2009 5:33PM
That's awesome
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 20th 2009 5:37PM
I disagree and will be downvoted in record time.
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 20th 2009 5:54PM
I agree with you yoshi, i never cared for CTS.
Hydrophobicfish @ Jun 20th 2009 6:00PM
It's not awesome because it's the CTS, I don't think that many people like CTS relative to those that do.
However, the fact that a subculture has penetrated another subculture is awesome. I don't really care that it's the CTS, for instance, if it was a rickroll getting into Rock Band, that'd be awesome. Or if it was Longcat making it into Scribblenauts (oh wait!)... It's just great to see two similar subcultures reference one another. Especially the more mainstream doing the less mainstream.
Chad Vanderbilt (Moptimus in Disguise) @ Jun 20th 2009 6:02PM
I never cared for Penny Arcade period
Michelobius @ Jun 20th 2009 6:11PM
I love CTS... it's not funny, (except the context of him killing people with a cardboard tube) but it's done in such a classic way, with minimal dialogue, subtle storytelling techniques, and gorgeous art. I don't really see what there is not to like.
But I also agree with hydrophobicfish: subculture crossover is awesome always.
J.Goodwin @ Jun 20th 2009 6:55PM
It's awesome because it's the CTS. It's not awesome because it's in Tekken instead of Soul Calibur.
Michelobius @ Jun 20th 2009 7:03PM
True dat, Goodwin.
Kelly @ Jun 20th 2009 7:08PM
well....ok, fine. The sub-culture overlapping is pretty sweet...as long as the CTS doesn't have too high of a power level.
Neuromancer @ Jun 20th 2009 7:29PM
Love PA, dislike CTS (or any of their quote unquote serious stuff).
*downvoting initiation in 3, 2, 1...*
Shmil @ Jun 20th 2009 8:33PM
I love how small little debates like this start from such a short, simple, and perhaps stupid statement. Though to be honest the reason I find this awesome is actually exactly what hydrophobicfish said. Also I'm a fan of nearly all comics so I really don't understand why there is hate towards Penny Arcade. I grew up reading comic strips rather than comic books (sorry Wayne I've only heard the tales of your adventures, so I've never read your chronicles of awesomeness.)
I've already read the best comic strip series there ever was and quite possibly will be and no one will ever top it so I generally accept every other comic strip as just funny strips. Some may be bad but there is lots to laugh at in and series. Except CAD. Halfway through reading those archives I just gave up.
Doombot (zuburi) @ Jun 20th 2009 10:09PM
Like PA (usually the commentary more than the comics), have a strong disdain for CTS. You guys are not alone!
Peter @ Jun 21st 2009 6:47AM
"Also I'm a fan of nearly all comics so I really don't understand why there is hate towards Penny Arcade."
They aren't funny, you get the cultural reference, it's about as funny as going, "I remember Portal", or, "Hey, I watched E3 too". Too much conversation about stuff, no actual attempt at humour. Well, occasionally. Not often enough.
Zixaphir @ Jun 21st 2009 7:55AM
A couple of weeks ago, I hated the Tekken series, considered it to be legacy, stagnating. Over those weeks... things changed freakin' fast.
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 21st 2009 11:06AM
What Peter said. They try too hard and too obviously to incorporate current gaming events, usually finishing with the obvious punchline or no real punchline at all. They do have the capability to be funny as hell - they just don't try very hard.
Matt @ Jun 22nd 2009 2:40AM
For a comic that is "unfunny" and "hated" or whatever, they sure know how to get tens of millions of monthly page hits, and over a million dollars a year and nearly a dozen employees.
That kind of stature doesn't start by itself.
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:59PM
I counter your argument with Nickelback.
BananaBoat @ Jun 20th 2009 5:50PM
Come on Fruit Fucker as an unlockable character...come onnnnnn
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 20th 2009 5:54PM
YEESSSS
Sly @ Jun 20th 2009 5:58PM
thirded
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 20th 2009 6:40PM
Now we are talking.
l041804 @ Jul 8th 2009 11:59AM
not just any fruit fucker... fruit fucker PRIME... the steampunk monster from rainslick precipice..
no mimes..
ssj4raditz @ Jun 20th 2009 5:59PM
Is it a totally new character, or a possible variant costume for an already existing fighter?
Snowblind @ Jun 20th 2009 6:03PM
It's a costume, not a character.. I'd guess Yoshimitsu.
captainprotonx @ Jun 20th 2009 6:17PM
Glad Namco remembered the geeks whom built their empire.
Great achievement by the PA guys too.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 20th 2009 6:43PM
That reference is too obscure even for me.
Okay I didn't know Namco Bandai devs were fans of Penny Arcade.Can we have Aeris and Leo costumes as DLC?
Elmhurst676 @ Jun 21st 2009 3:19PM
As long as there is fairness in this world, never, ever will there be. Ever.
Shmil @ Jun 20th 2009 8:37PM
When Scott ramalamawhoosiwhatsit starts updating 3 times a week consistently for 10 years strait and he gets his own convention the maybe.
Peter @ Jun 21st 2009 6:38AM
When Penny Arcade has as good art and is as funny as VGCats, and when it demonstrates even the remotest inkling of knowledge about games, then I'll want Penny Arcade involved.
Shmil @ Jun 21st 2009 2:40PM
You're right, Vgcats is usually more funny than the average PA comic. But when was the last time VGcats updated? Yeah about a month ago, the update before that? about a month. PA got to where they are because they act professional. Its a job to them, scott ramasoir doesn't live off of his comics.
Also, not liking the art in PA is just an objective opinion. I prefer Mike's art compared to VGcats "hey look its an anime cartoon" style
Peter @ Jun 21st 2009 5:27PM
Um ... subjective opinion ;P
... and they don't update often. So what? I don't see the big deal. It's better than Penny Arcade.
Peter @ Jun 21st 2009 5:31PM
Come to think of it, didn't Penny Arcade get to were they are by, well, sheer luck?
I still remember how bad their art used to be.
Shmil @ Jun 21st 2009 6:57PM
I wouldn't call it sheer luck. Robert Khoo managed to put together a solid business plan so I guess its really his fault that they're where they are now. They're early art really is shitty compared to what it looks like now. Go take a look at the early VGcats, those look just as bad. Also, you have to look at PA as a comic strip you'd see in the papers. They update 3 times a week and they don't have any general storyline that they can fall back on when there's not much game news like lots of other comics. Some are going to be bad. There will occasionally be some dull weeks, but the majority are will at least amuse you if not put a smile on your face. But its not like they are not without flaws. They come off as pretentious sometimes especially Tycho. And more often than not you will not get the joke if you haven't heard the news.
Jason Statham (Aka Vegeta) @ Jun 20th 2009 6:47PM
On the one hand, it's kind of awesome that CTS will be in Tekken. On the other hand, it's kind of sad that Namco has to resort to having "CUUURAZY" guest characters in their fighting games to get people interested in them.
Neuromancer @ Jun 20th 2009 7:27PM
Agree, Link was the only good crossover character in my opinion and even that was probably a stretch. The Star Wars dudes in SC4 were an abomination.
mars @ Jun 20th 2009 7:08PM
CAREFUL! whatever is in those cardboard tubes are in there for a reason, and now here he goes smashing them up. damn UPS deliverers, don't understand the word fragile
Kanjou @ Jun 20th 2009 8:05PM
A geek doesn't get his wall scrolls?
Reader @ Jun 20th 2009 7:47PM
The turtle has ate the mango.
baughgoth @ Jun 20th 2009 8:12PM
It boggles the mind that people find Penny Arcade even remotely funny or enlightening.
The tube ninja is very them, not particularly funny, just a cultural reference.
dmbrandon @ Jun 21st 2009 1:47AM
Are you just so on top of everything that's great. You must be a brooding individual. I'm glad to have read your comment because it was both informative AND creative.
Oh, and you have "Goth" in your name, and it's so refreshing to see someone who is willing to label themselves these days. People trying to be individuals, thes days, it's becoming a burden.
Seriously, thanks.
Peter @ Jun 21st 2009 6:41AM
No, thank you for your tirade against labelling, you would never label yourself, would you dmbrandon?
... and Penny Arcade is still just cultural references and not funny.
(Goth as in German heritage)
Teph @ Jun 22nd 2009 10:59AM
Why is it that cultural references can't be funny?
Half of all jokes (stand-up comedians, radio hosts, etc) lean on cultural references for their jokes... YES, it's often quite funny. George Carlin's used cultural reference... was he not funny?
Why all the hate?
Also, you've made it quite clear here that you don't think PA is funny. So you can drop the "I'm the definitive authority on what's funny and PA isn't" act. It's tired and pretentious.
shadowbender @ Jun 20th 2009 8:39PM
That is sweet. Very nice.
wolfjack @ Jun 20th 2009 8:48PM
Fruit-fucker in Metroid: Other M
*fingers crossed*
j.howlett @ Jun 20th 2009 9:32PM
i like PA. i used to like it alot, i just grew tired of them. won't stop me from killing that cts
Kombat @ Jun 20th 2009 10:56PM
whos the cardboard dude anyways? *smh*
Diskoboy7 @ Jun 20th 2009 11:01PM
I've been playing Teeken 6 for about a month now.
A nearby arcade has it.
Diskoboy7 @ Jun 20th 2009 11:04PM
Teeken = TEKKEN.
damn keyboard
Adv2k1 @ Jun 21st 2009 1:52AM
*** Puts one flame suit ***
I think Tekken, Soul calibur, Virtual Fighter in fact all 3d fighters should take a 5 year hiatus from releasing new games.
These improvements from the predecessors are not massive . They need to take time and really make something special and unique and improve upon the genre. New levels and characters are should not be sufficient to release a new title.
3d fighters have grown stagnant over the last few years and focused on cheap gimmicks to excuse sequels. (Cardboard Tube Samurai, Darth Vader are prime examples) A quantum leap in game design is now desperately needed.
shamon @ Jun 21st 2009 4:15AM
i play this tekken over here in nyc but i really cant wait for the system version which is more in depth .