discussion There are no POC video game characters. Surprised?

[Revolution]

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?

 

[G.U.Y. Gaga]

Sonic?

[Frogger17]

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]

3 minutes ago, G.U.Y. Gaga said:

Sonic?

Anthropomorphic but still has green eyes, for some odd reason.

[Before Today]

Even Naruto is a blonde blue eyed Nordic ninja.

[Pokemonfan1515]

Stan Queen Stella!

[dopamina]

[Аshanti]

Erm..

[Pheromosa]

theyre not even asian either, or latin 

[SpankGangsta]

Genshin Impact exists

[SpankGangsta]

Tekken has asian lead characters 

[Alldeezy]

[Frogger17]

4 minutes ago, dopamina said:

non-stereotypical ones.

[Devin]

3 minutes ago, Frogger17 said:

non-stereotypical ones.

So you want Black folks in a game but not act Black?

[Devin]

There are plenty games with POC in them. They just aren’t on your radar.

[Subzero]

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]

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]

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]

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]

White game devs creating characters than look like them. It's pretty shocking, i know! 

[PoisonCandy]

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

[blueberries]

sonic is blue

[Pacify Him]

[Communion]

 

 

Put respect on her name. 

[fauxtography]