"Automaton reports that Japanese fans have been expressing disappointment online after the original custom hoverboard that was painted to look like Kawasaki in a micro bikini has been removed from the custom vehicle storefront. The design originates from a banned fan game and went on to become a meme in the Japanese community, so it's entirely possible this is just an extension of Nintendo and developer HAL Laboratory trying to wipe the scantily clad chef from existence."
"Following the banning of the first one, another bikini Kawasaki vehicle has raced to the top of the machine market's most expensive vehicles, and it adds wings and a tail to make the guy look like a succubus. The other distinction is that the bottom of the two-piece is drawn to cover much more of Kawasaki's nether regions, so this one may have escaped Nintendo's ban hammer by making the chef slightly more modest."
Nintendo removed a user-created hoverboard painted to depict Chef Kawasaki in a micro bikini from the custom vehicle storefront, prompting disappointment among Japanese fans. The design traces back to a banned fan game and became a meme within the Japanese community, raising suggestions that Nintendo and HAL Laboratory are removing scantily clad Kawasaki imagery. A different bikini Kawasaki vehicle remains on the marketplace with added wings and a tail, and its bottom covers more of the character, which may have allowed it to avoid removal. The marketplace has filled with elaborate user-made ships and karts, including creations resembling characters and vessels from other games such as Earthbound.
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