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#1: The character Poison in Final Fight was deemed a "new-half" in Japan because beating up genetic women was considered controversial in Japan.
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Originally Posted by TransWorlAsia
Poison has long been hinted that she was a shemale.
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I agree. The Japanese term "New-Half" is just as ambiguous and possibly just as offensive or mysterious as ladyboy or shemale for "Transsexual". On a forum such as this, it's hard to find any term offensive since this place is full of support.
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Etymology
From Japanese ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu, “new half”) < ハーフ (hāfu, “half”) (half-male half-female in this case)
Noun
newhalf (plural newhalfs or newhalves)
(countable, slang) A transwoman with male genitalia, a pre-op or non-op male-to-female transexual.
(anime, manga, slang) A character with a female body but only male genitals.
See also
futanari
ladyboy
shemale
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Poison is a good, classic video game character. She is the most popular and longstanding Transsexual (New-half/Layboy/Shemale) character in gaming today. She has been actively featured in games from 1989 (Final Fight) until even today (Ultra Street Fighter IV).