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* '''[[wp:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]]''': PRB herself bears a heavy resemblance to Sailor Moon, including her sexual image (Sailor Moon wears a skimpy schoolgirl's outfit, among other controversies) and also share similar superpowered transformation scenes. Other heroines in the series, like PRB, sport unnatural hair colors such as pink, blue and green. | * '''[[wp:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]]''': PRB herself bears a heavy resemblance to Sailor Moon, including her sexual image (Sailor Moon wears a skimpy schoolgirl's outfit, among other controversies) and also share similar superpowered transformation scenes. Other heroines in the series, like PRB, sport unnatural hair colors such as pink, blue and green. | ||
* '''[[wp:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]''': The video game merchandise is an obvious parody of the Final Fantasy games. Sword Boy's androgynous appearance, large sword, and moody demeanor parodies [[wp:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]] protagonist [[wp:Cloud Strife|Cloud Strife]]. | * '''[[wp:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]''': The video game merchandise is an obvious parody of the Final Fantasy games. Also, Sword Boy's androgynous appearance, large sword, and moody demeanor parodies [[wp:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]] protagonist [[wp:Cloud Strife|Cloud Strife]]. | ||
* '''[[wp:Naruto|Naruto]]''': Like PRB, the eponymous protagonist trains to be a Ninja | * '''[[wp:Naruto|Naruto]]''': Like PRB, the eponymous protagonist is an orphan who trains to be a Ninja. | ||
* '''[[wp:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball | * '''[[wp:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball]]''': Master Hentai is somewhat based on Dragon Ball's Master Roshi. In another scene, an elderly woman is mugged by a superpowered blonde male bearing extreme resemblance to one of Dragon Ball's "Saiyan" characters. | ||
* '''[[wp:Pokémon|Pokémon]]''': Sake is partially inspired by Pikachu, who was, at least in the beginning of the series, a "cute, but utterly useless sidekick", heavily exploited for merchandising. PRB's "naturally pink hair" could be a reference to Jessie, an antagonist sporting outrageously large pink hair. Her sidekick, James, is an almost inappropriately effeminate male, much like Sword Boy. | * '''[[wp:Pokémon|Pokémon]]''': Sake is partially inspired by Pikachu, who was, at least in the beginning of the series, a "cute, but utterly useless sidekick", heavily exploited for merchandising. PRB's "naturally pink hair" could be a reference to Jessie, an antagonist sporting outrageously large pink hair. Her sidekick, James, is an almost inappropriately effeminate male, much like Sword Boy. | ||
* '''[[wp:Super Sentai|Super Sentai]]''': Even though the Super Sentai series is a live-action [[wp:Tokusatsu|tokusatsu]] series, a group of rainbow colored warriors are seen battling a giant monster/robot at the start of the show. | |||
*'''[[wp:Transformers|Transformers]]''': An American tourist encounters a [http://www.snopes.com/risque/kinky/panties.asp used panties machine] which transforms into a killer robot. | |||
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In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], PRB is only mentioned in a radio advertisement, however in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], the program itself appears on [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television]], specifically on [[CNT]]. Within the game universe, it courts controversy, with [[Weazel News]] in GTA IV reporting on a protest by Asian Americans against the airing of the anime. Also, in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], there are many advertisements of PRB throughout [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty]], mostly in [[Dukes]] and [[Bohan]]. [[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]] | In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], PRB is only mentioned in a radio advertisement, however in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], the program itself appears on [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television]], specifically on [[CNT]]. Within the game universe, it courts controversy, with [[Weazel News]] in GTA IV reporting on a protest by Asian Americans against the airing of the anime. Also, in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], there are many advertisements of PRB throughout [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty]], mostly in [[Dukes]] and [[Bohan]]. [[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]] | ||
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* '''Master Hentai''': PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after her ninja parents leave her on his doorstep. He tells PRB that she must train in skimpy clothing for [[Princessrobotbubblegum.com|merchandising purposes]]. It is revealed that Master Hentai is a pedophile, and his cane is shaped like a penis. His name refers to the aforementioned pornographic anime. | * '''Master Hentai''': PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after her ninja parents leave her on his doorstep. He tells PRB that she must train in skimpy clothing for [[Princessrobotbubblegum.com|merchandising purposes]]. It is revealed that Master Hentai is a pedophile, and his cane is shaped like a penis. His name refers to the aforementioned pornographic anime. | ||
[[File:Lowly_Master.jpg|thumb|Master Hentai]] | [[File:Lowly_Master.jpg|thumb|Master Hentai]] | ||
* '''Saki''': PRB's alcoholic and drug abusing floating animal sidekick. He is seen drinking a malt beverage, then promptly vomiting, peeing in the graveyard scene, and overdosing on a speedball. His name refers the [[wp:sake|Japanese alcoholic rice beverage]] of the same name. | * '''Saki''': PRB's alcoholic and drug abusing floating animal sidekick. He is seen drinking a malt beverage, then promptly vomiting in Master Hentai's dojo, peeing in the graveyard scene, and overdosing on a speedball during the final fight sequence. His name refers the [[wp:sake|Japanese alcoholic rice beverage]] of the same name. | ||
* '''Sword Boy'''<!--as credited in the EFLC manual-->: An effeminate blind teenage samurai whom PRB encounters during her quest. As a child, his parents were burned to death in a freak onion volcano accident which left him blind. Sword Boy is seeking the Shogun [[wp:Teppanyaki|Teppanyaki]] for revenge. | * '''Sword Boy'''<!--as credited in the EFLC manual-->: An effeminate blind teenage samurai whom PRB encounters during her quest. As a child, his parents were burned to death in a freak onion volcano accident which left him blind. Sword Boy is seeking the Shogun of [[wp:Teppanyaki|Teppanyaki]] for revenge. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The title character's voice in GTA IV's PRB commercial is a mock-Asian caricature; in The Ballad of Gay Tony, she has the American accent more typical of dubbed characters. | * The title character's voice in GTA IV's PRB commercial is a mock-Asian caricature; in The Ballad of Gay Tony, she has the American accent more typical of dubbed characters. | ||
* Characters in PRB often [[wp:fourth wall|break the fourth wall]], mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, merchandising | * Characters in PRB often [[wp:fourth wall|break the fourth wall]], mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, and merchandising. | ||
* In a scene of Master Hentai's [[wp:Dojo|dojo]], a banner can be seen hanging on a wall, which is written in Japanese, saying that "忍者は毎日オナニー". The meaning of that is "All Ninjas Should Masturbate Every Day". | * In a scene of Master Hentai's [[wp:Dojo|dojo]], a banner can be seen hanging on a wall, which is written in Japanese, saying that "忍者は毎日オナニー". The meaning of that is "All Ninjas Should Masturbate Every Day". | ||
* Master Hentai comically refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast%E2%80%93West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry 2Pac and BIG feud], when talking about the forces of Evil and Darkness, "One is east coast and the other is west coast! And if you listen to the tracks, they sound totally different..." | * Master Hentai comically refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast%E2%80%93West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry 2Pac and BIG feud], when talking about the forces of Evil (personified as an [[wp:List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan#A|Akuma spirit]]) and Darkness (personified as a [[wp:Godzilla|Godzilla-equse monster]]), "One is east coast and the other is west coast! And if you listen to the tracks, they sound totally different..." | ||
==Video== | ==Video== | ||