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* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon Pokemon]''': Sake is partially inspired by Pikachu, who was (at least in the beginning of the series) an "utterly useless sidekick" and heavily exploited for merchandising. Princess's "naturally pink hair" could be a reference to Jessie, an antagonist sporting outrageously large pink hair. | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon Pokemon]''': Sake is partially inspired by Pikachu, who was (at least in the beginning of the series) an "utterly useless sidekick" and heavily exploited for merchandising. Princess's "naturally pink hair" could be a reference to Jessie, an antagonist sporting outrageously large pink hair. | ||
In GTA 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|Chinatown Wars]], there are many advertisements of PRB throughout Liberty, mostly in Dukes and Bohan. [[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]] | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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[[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, peeing in the graveyard scene, and overdosing on a speedball. His name refers the [[wp:sake|Japanese alcoholic rice beverage]] of the same name. | ||
* '''Sword Boy'''<!--as credited-->: 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 | * '''Sword Boy'''<!--as credited-->: 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. His large sword, outfit, and moody demeanor seem to parody [[wp:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]] protagonist [[wp:Cloud Strife|Cloud Strife]]. | ||
== 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, etc. | * Characters in PRB often [[wp:fourth wall|break the fourth wall]], mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, merchandising, etc. | ||
* In a scene of Master Hentai's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dojo dojo], | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||