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==Character design== [[File:Dee Jay concept.png|right|thumb|200px|A sketch of Dee Jay drawn by James Goddard.]] Dee Jay was conceived for ''Super Street Fighter II'' by American designer James Goddard, and is one of three characters in the series to have been conceived by an American, along with Blade and Captain Sawada. While ''Super Street Fighter II'' was going to feature [[Cammy]], [[T. Hawk]], and two brothers who had the same design save for a [[head swap]],<ref>{{cite book|title=All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Games|author=Studio Bent Stuff|language=Japanese|page=.pg.275}}</ref> Goddard felt that it would be confusing for players to have two pairs of similar characters. As a result, Capcom added Dee Jay in place of one of the brothers, while [[Fei-Long]] replaced the other. The Japanese team asked Goddard for anymore ideas for Dee Jay, which Goddard replied by suggesting [[kickboxer]] [[Billy Blanks]]. He commented that "a really kick-ass black character would be awesome, instead of someone who was more negative, which is what you tended to see from the Japanese back in those days." In spite of the fact that Blanks is a bad guy in the film which he saw him in, ''[[The King of the Kickboxers]]'', he states "his build and look, I just thought that it would make a great character --high-flying, crazy kicks... I mean, you have to remember, this was Billy Blanks pre-'Tae Bo.' He was so bad-ass." He began designing Dee Jay by drawing a sketch of him and sending it to the Japanese team. He also sent a movie clip he made of Dee Jay, which he did by copying a [[VHS]] tape and sending it through [[Fed Ex]]. He designed him as a "positive, fun character," implementing elements such as him being Jamaican, a "fun-loving guy," and a person who is trying to "jump-start his music career while kicking a lot of ass." While the design on his pants originally said "MANTIS," it was changed to say "MAXIMUM."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/954/954328p1.html |title=Fighting Spirits: The Men Behind the Combos - Page 1 |publisher=GameSpy |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref> ===Personality and attributes===
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