Revolution Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Here are the most iconic video game characters. As you can see, they are all white despite being brands of Japanese companies. Are you surprised by this?
Frogger17 Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Revolution said: Here are the most iconic video game characters. As you can see, they are all white despite being brands of Japanese companies. Are you surprised by this? Uh, no. I knew back in the early 2000s, when I learned Digimon, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, etc. were Asian creations, but everyone was white.
Frogger17 Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, G.U.Y. Gaga said: Sonic? Anthropomorphic but still has green eyes, for some odd reason.
Before Today Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Even Naruto is a blonde blue eyed Nordic ninja.
Frogger17 Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, dopamina said: non-stereotypical ones.
Devin Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Frogger17 said: non-stereotypical ones. So you want Black folks in a game but not act Black?
Devin Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 There are plenty games with POC in them. They just aren’t on your radar.
Subzero Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) Not many but some of my faves Liu Kang from MK Jax from MK. He was always my second favorite character growing up. Storm from X-Men Jin from Tekken And more I cant think of atm, might not be iconic to others but they are to me Edited August 22, 2022 by Subzero
Nip Tuck Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Devin said: So you want Black folks in a game but not act Black? now you know what they meant Edited August 22, 2022 by Nip Tuck
Park Jinyoung Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Frogger17 said: Uh, no. I knew back in the early 2000s, when I learned Digimon, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, etc. were Asian creations, but everyone was white. Ain’t no way you think Ash or Brock are white
Frogger17 Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Just now, Park Jinyoung said: Ain’t no way you think Ash or Brock are white Ash could most certainly pass for white. Brock, no, but the majority of them are going to be mistaken for white. When a character's race isn't explicitly stated, people default to white. In any event, there's still Sailor Moon and Digimon, so my point still stands.
Taylena Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 White game devs creating characters than look like them. It's pretty shocking, i know!
PoisonCandy Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Wei Shen from Sleeping Dogs Miles Morales from Spider-Man Chell from Portal Chloe from Uncharted Franklin from GTA V The protagonist from Mirrors Edge (can't remember her name) Off the top of my head
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