User:Kung Fu Man/Jynx
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Jynx (ルージュラ, Rūjura, Rougela in Japan) is the name of both a fictional species in Nintendo's and Game Freak's Pokémon series of video games, with the name also applying to singular Jynx. Introduced in the first-generation games as one of the series' Pokémon that can be captured and used in battles against other Pokémon in battles central to the series, players could get one Jynx per game by performing an in-game trade with one of the non-player characters. Since then, Jynx have appeared in later games in the series, as well as related merchandise, manga, and anime, voiced in the latter of which for all appearances by Mayumi Tanaka.
Designed and illustrated by Ken Sugimori,[1] a friend of the creator of the Pocket Monsters game, Satoshi Tajiri, Jynx's design and humanoid appearance has been heavily criticized by the media, most notably by cultural critic Carole Boston Weatherford, who described Jynx as representing blackface after seeing the character's depiction in the anime. As a result of complaints in this regard, Nintendo modified her appearance to be less offensive. Regardless, criticisms from 1UP.com and similar source have persisted.