Why do Megaman characters always pose with their fingers like this?
>>343241784
1 in the pink
2 in the stink
1 in the brink
Maybe their hands hurt?
>>343241784
It symbolizes matter over mind over matter.
It's a robot thing; you wouldn't understand it.
>>343241784
Jazz hands.
Everthing is a music reference in the Megaman world.
>>343241784
Many western cartoon characters have traditionally had three fingers plus a thumb, to simplify hand shape. This includes some animated Astro Boy, as Tezuka drew direct inspiration from Western cartoons like the ones put out by Disney. However, most Japanese cartoons have characters with four fingers plus a thumb, because "missing" fingers are associated with organized crime. As early Megaman art was essentially Astro Boy fanart, the compromise of a four fingered palm separated into three portions emerged, and this carried on as a visual flourish throughout the series.
>>343242961
is this some kind of really clever trolling in the works or do you have a source?
>>343243737
http://www.destructoid.com/keiji-inafune-dropped-mad-mega-man-secrets-on-me-261362.phtml
He doesn't say exactly what the "bad cultural meaning" is, but looking for that separately you'll hear about the Yakuza association. He also doesn't directly reference Megaman 1's origins as am Astro Boy product, but again you can find that if you look separately.
>>343241986
SHEEEET
upside down M for Megaman
>>343244212
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3zOzmI4oj8
The hand thing is mentioned here too for Crash Bandicoot.
>>343244320
I can't do that finger thing. Fucking Walkure
