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I rummaged around and found this interesting video about the "blood type in video games" subject. I wasn't aware that it had originated based on a particular japanese author (Masahiko Nomi) back in the 1970's, only that it was something I saw in Japanese arcade games, but not western ones. For example Street Fighter 2 had it, but Mortal Kombat didn't.
The writer Nomi himself was working based on 1920's and 30's research that was conducted in Germany, where blood transfusions were just starting to become available. The researchers were looking for ways to determine blood type, I suppose this was prior to the tests we can conduct today had been formulated. To be blunt, they wanted to make sure the blood going in to their troops was Aryan. Some German troops were tattooed with their blood type during WW2 in order to make transfusions less of a gamble.
It's a fascinating and kinda creepy bit of history and thanks to the OP for prompting me to go down this rabbit hole : )
The writer Nomi himself was working based on 1920's and 30's research that was conducted in Germany, where blood transfusions were just starting to become available. The researchers were looking for ways to determine blood type, I suppose this was prior to the tests we can conduct today had been formulated. To be blunt, they wanted to make sure the blood going in to their troops was Aryan. Some German troops were tattooed with their blood type during WW2 in order to make transfusions less of a gamble.
It's a fascinating and kinda creepy bit of history and thanks to the OP for prompting me to go down this rabbit hole : )
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