Okay, so we’ve received approximately… more requests than I can bother to count to comment on Blizzard finally announcing Brigitte Lindholm as a playable character and releasing her on the test server.
Now, initially I put off commenting on this because she had only one skin and the minimum features to allow people to play her on the test server. This felt suspicious to me, because put simply: The default skin is, in isolation, good:
There are minor issues, such as her hair, waist and the weird hip cape designed to remind us she has a (presumably sexy) butt.
However, once the Legendary skins came out, the conversation became more complicated (expect more posts in the near future) because well, the come in two themes (knight and mechanic) and… let’s just look at them:
Yes, it seems that while someone at the Overwatch art team managed to get her primary look to be pretty good, the powers that be decided her Legendary Skins (ie the prestigious ones) need to have the standard sexualized nonsense.
On top of that, despite that visually she is a distaff Reinhardt (who still does not have a sculpted codpiece) and her video announcing she is not content to be a support character and wants to tank… she is Support:
Reminder: She maintains all Reinhardt’s gear… so there’s no in game explanation why her shield is roughly one third the strength.
Also, while there is some joking about her being a copy of a Paladins character (that would be the ultimate irony), I can’t help but think I’ve seen this shield and flail combination somewhere in a Blizzard game before…
Overwatch, supposed to be Blizzard doing women characters better.
– wincenworks
It’s really refreshing to see this kind of headline and have it be about the colour the scheme of the outfit:
This may also be the only case of “not what you expected” where “the story will explain it” is likely to make sense.
So, I suppose your’e all wondering how this superhero movie seems to be achieving such awesomeness while others stumble and fall into pitfalls such as bikini armor and compulsive upskirt shots.
One clue might be found in IMDB:
Yes, it turns out sometimes the secret it is putting women who care about the issues (and have insight due to lived experiences) in positions where they can actually make decisions rather than be used as a figurehead for feminist cookie for men who clearly don’t care.
Who knew?
– wincenworks
Art by Andy Park (top), and Ryan Meinerding (bottom)
These are just 2 of the various Valkyrie concept designs that were drawn up for the movie Thor: Ragnarok, and instead they went with a very bland, ugly, and boobtastic design. Even if the producers were worried that the color palette was too close to Hela’s, you can still take the armor itself and adjust the colors a bit. Just… what a shame we didn’t get to see this Valkyrie on the big screen. Hopefully, future movies will give her the kickass design she deserves.
-Icy
h/t: @grossujin
Tidy Up Tuesday #72
Been a while since we’ve done one of these, so a few things to catch up on as we start our new year.
If you’re wanting feedback on individual designs of your own please submit them to @how-do-i-armour-and-stuff with some information.
When it comes to creative liberties and stylizing designs, our core concern is always “to what end?”.
Things we have previously covered:
- Adam Ruins Everything: Why people think video games are just for boys
- The issue with thigh high boots
~Ozzie, – wincenworks & Icy
Tidy Up Tuesday #72
Been a while since we’ve done one of these, so a few things to catch up on as we start our new year.
If you’re wanting feedback on individual designs of your own please submit them to @how-do-i-armour-and-stuff with some information.
When it comes to creative liberties and stylizing designs, our core concern is always “to what end?”.
Things we have previously covered:
- Adam Ruins Everything: Why people think video games are just for boys
- The issue with thigh high boots
~Ozzie, – wincenworks & Icy
