Speaking of comics and nostalgia, the video game Arkham Knight recently confirmed it will feature Barbara Gordon as Batgirl (a curious decision given that Barbara featured as Oracle in Arkham Asylum) and this is how she’s being promoted. Per perspective – this is how Batman looks:
That’s right, not only does he get an outfit he can physically move in – but he is portrayed as a tower of strength rather than beauty ideals. See how majestically he looks over the city he guards…
While Batgirl rests awkwardly on one knee (seriously try that pose) in front of… industrial power lines? From the look on her face she’s swearing revenge on whoever convinced her that loose hair was a good idea in that weather.
– wincenworks
As for less subtle differences than the problem with Batgirl’s posing, there’s (obviously) her boobplate. Seems like even though the comics recently got rid of the vacuum-sealed/painted on “batkevlar” in favor of something more believable, the games are glad to keep enforcing needlessly gendered costumes.
And before anyone jumps in to say that Batman has visible abs end pecs on his armor… first, they’re pretty streamlined compared to Barbara’s protruding breasts; second, his plate looks like it’s there for intimidation value, hers looks like your typical “if no boob how woman?”
~Ozzie
masako-moonshade submitted:
This was part of a giant diorama in Wisconsin’s House on the Rock. Kudos for including a female knight, but… were the funnels really necessary?
It is my understanding that the House on the Rock has many… oddities.
But nowhere in their promotional materials did they mention that they the most terrifying and baffling boobplate ever designed. Ordinarily I’d wonder why the male knight is okay, and the female knight fallen.
But in this case I think the armor explains it.
– wincenworks
noknightinarmor submitted:
A bingo card for the drawing on the left. Do crooked bingoes count?Anyway, I feel that if it were in a real fight it’d go like this:
And some gems from the trailer:
A sexyfaced evil snake bug, or snug, drawing with breasts and a vagina
I wonder who the other chick is a knock-off of? [*cough*Kagamine RIn*cough*]
Another game developed by people who have a misunderstanding of what “terra” means…
Sometimes I really wonder how the creators of these things envision the people trapped in these terrible outfits move without hurting themselves.
Then, such as in cases like this, I just assume that they didn’t really put that much thought into any of it in their hurry to be super creative.
– wincenworks
