Editing Dee Jay (section)

==Reception==
Dee Jay has received mixed reception. ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' described Dee Jay as "a flashy [[rapper]]-type, and probably the best of the new four" characters introduced in ''Super Street Fighter II''.<ref>Williamson, Matt (29 October 1993). "STREET FIGHTERS DOWN FOR THE COUNT", Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved on 18 December 2008</ref> Professional ''Street Fighter'' player Keith Stuart listed him as his second favourite ''Street Fighter'' character and praised his ''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' incarnation, while also praising him for being "a really positive, happy character."<ref>{{cite web |last=Stuart |first=Keith |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/apr/30/games-playstation |title=Ryan Hart's Top 20 Street Fighter characters – Part 2 &#124; Technology &#124; guardian.co.uk |work=The Guardian |date=30 April 2010 |access-date=2010-09-03 |archive-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414082819/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/apr/30/games-playstation |url-status=live }}</ref> ''IGN UK'' editor Martin Robinson, in discussing the Dee Jay, [[T. Hawk]], and [[Juri (Street Fighter)|Juri]], stated that "all three of which we've played and all three of which we're already in love with."<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Martin |url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/104/1049825p1.html |title=Five Fighters We Want in Super Street Fighter IV – PlayStation 3 Feature at IGN |publisher=Ps3.ign.com |date=25 November 2009 |access-date=2010-09-03 |archive-date=4 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204160615/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/104/1049825p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In discussing ''Super Street Fighter II'', ''[[Giant Bomb]]'' editor [[Jeff Gerstmann]] commented that "I did my best to basically pretend he didn't exist," stating that the "real stars" of the game were Fei-Long and Cammy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/super-street-fighter-iv/61-28437/super-street-fighter-iv-hands-on/35-272027/ |title=Super Street Fighter IV Hands-On |publisher=Giant Bomb |date=16 November 2009 |access-date=2012-08-28 |archive-date=10 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110035439/http://www.giantbomb.com/super-street-fighter-iv/61-28437/super-street-fighter-iv-hands-on/35-272027/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[IGN]] editor Jesse Schedeen criticized his inclusion in the 1994 film, stating that he "seemed included merely for comic relief."<ref>{{cite web|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|date=7 July 2010|title=Videogame Heroes Report Card – Stars Feature at IGN|url=http://stars.ign.com/articles/922/922223p2.html|access-date=2010-09-03|publisher=Stars.ign.com|archive-date=6 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406180602/http://stars.ign.com/articles/922/922223p2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''Games World'' praised the film for casting [[Miguel A. Núñez Jr.]], and also the alterations to his character, adding "going from DJ to computer whizz isn't a bad career move at all".<ref name=":3" /> Gavin Jasper of ''Den of Geek'' also noted a preference for the direction the film took the character, stating in regards to his in-game storyline "Dee Jay is all about rhythm and that’s about it. Despite being a guy based on dancing, he’s still somehow the most boring guy."<ref>{{cite web |first=Gavin |last=Jasper |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/street-fighter-characters-ranked/ |date=2019-02-22 |title=Street Fighter Characters Ranked |website=Den of Geek |access-date=2023-04-30 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407014634/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/street-fighter-characters-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Dee Jay has been examined as a [[Race and video games|representation]] of [[List of black video game characters|black characters in games]]. ''Eurogamer'' notes that Dee Jay was one of the few black video game characters in the early 1990s, saying "the representation of black characters in the '90s seemed to get worse, with odd creative choices by developers and straight up laughable attempts at diversity, including a personal favourite, Dee Jay."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mellor|first=Calypso|date=2019-06-28|title=Apex Legends' diverse cast is great for the present, but E3 left me excited for the future|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-28-apex-legends-diverse-cast-is-great-for-the-present-but-e3-left-me-excited-for-the-future|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Eurogamer|language=en|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629000538/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-28-apex-legends-diverse-cast-is-great-for-the-present-but-e3-left-me-excited-for-the-future|url-status=live}}</ref> Journalist and game critic Evan Narcisse notes Dee Jay as one of the few black characters in games from this period, as part of "a whole parade of hot-tempered brawn-centric bruisers and slangtastic slicksters have appeared in fighting game series ... all clearly meant to convey a 'hip' urban lifestyle in the broadest of strokes."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Narcisse|first=Evan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXnWBQAAQBAJ&q=state+of+play+sixteen+voices|title=The Natural|date=2015-10-20|work=The State of Play: Creators and Critics on Video Game Culture|publisher=Seven Stories Press|isbn=978-1-60980-640-8|editor-last=Goldberg|editor-first=Daniel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Narcisse|first=Evan|date=13 February 2017|title=The Natural: The Trouble Portraying Blackness in Video Games|url=https://kotaku.com/the-natural-the-trouble-portraying-blackness-in-video-1736504384|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Kotaku|language=en-us|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229210335/https://kotaku.com/the-natural-the-trouble-portraying-blackness-in-video-1736504384|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Bitmob'' editor Brian Shirk mentions Dee Jay among ''Street Fighter''<nowiki/>'s "most offensive stereotypes" reserved for poorer nations that had been colonized, commenting that his appearance "brings to mind the word "savage" that was typical of depictions of [[African-American representation in Hollywood|black people in early film]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoadley|first=Chris|title=Racial Stereotypes in Video Games: How Do We Change Them?|url=http://www.bitmob.com/articles/racial-stereotypes-in-video-games-how-do-we-change-them|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125200631/http://bitmob.com/articles/racial-stereotypes-in-video-games-how-do-we-change-them|archive-date=25 November 2010|access-date=2010-09-03|publisher=Bitmob.com}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' described him as "one of the most reviled characters in the series' whole canon. He’s among the least sensitive stereotypes in the Street Fighter II cast", and felt it was a sign of where things were going too far with re-releases, however they later added that due to the lack of usage and limited number of black characters in the series, they'd become more fond of him and ended with "I’ll take what I can get."<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119090216/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/ranking-every-street-fighter-character-part-3/?p=3 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/ranking-every-street-fighter-character-part-3/?p=3 |archivedate=2022-01-19 |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |title=Ranking Every Street Fighter Character Part 3 |accessdate=2023-05-06 |last2= Van Allen |first2=Eric |last1=Vazquez |first1= Suriel |date=2016-03-21}}</ref>