Comments on: The Hottest Man of Gaming, In Color http://tokenminorities.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/the-hottest-man-of-gaming-in-color/ A blog on Race and Games. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:54:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rose http://tokenminorities.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/the-hottest-man-of-gaming-in-color/#comment-3502 Rose Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:50:05 +0000 http://tokenminorities.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-3502 I have to admit though, that Altair from Assassin's Creed and the Prince of Persia are the sort of guys that would definitely light my candle. Who would resist those beautifully sweaty guys with their soccer-type builds and abilitites ranging from taking enormously difficult leaps of faith into tiny carriages of wheat, to taking a wall run that could go on for about 10 meters. Hot! (Also those silver guys from Final Fantasy. The one with short hair is gorgeous!) I have to admit though, that Altair from Assassin’s Creed and the Prince of Persia are the sort of guys that would definitely light my candle. Who would resist those beautifully sweaty guys with their soccer-type builds and abilitites ranging from taking enormously difficult leaps of faith into tiny carriages of wheat, to taking a wall run that could go on for about 10 meters. Hot!

(Also those silver guys from Final Fantasy. The one with short hair is gorgeous!)

]]> By: Daniel Jimenez http://tokenminorities.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/the-hottest-man-of-gaming-in-color/#comment-3394 Daniel Jimenez Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:17:17 +0000 http://tokenminorities.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-3394 Amazing list Pat, good job. I hope game designers take note and don't repeat the same white, muscular male character over and over. Even the native American hunters who always had the main role in the Turok games were replaced by the muscular white male in the last entry. Just a quick note. If I am not mistaken "Balrog" from SFII was originally called M. Bison in Japan. And the "M" from "M. Bison" was actually the initial for "Mike". Therefore the character was called Mike Bison because its design was supposed to be inspired in the famous boxer Mike Tyson. I'm not sure if this circumstance makes his design less offensive, but I thought it would be interesting to point the fact that he was based in an actual person. Anyway, great list and excellent first choice. Dudley really breaks lots of stereotypes. Amazing list Pat, good job. I hope game designers take note and don’t repeat the same white, muscular male character over and over. Even the native American hunters who always had the main role in the Turok games were replaced by the muscular white male in the last entry.

Just a quick note. If I am not mistaken “Balrog” from SFII was originally called M. Bison in Japan. And the “M” from “M. Bison” was actually the initial for “Mike”. Therefore the character was called Mike Bison because its design was supposed to be inspired in the famous boxer Mike Tyson. I’m not sure if this circumstance makes his design less offensive, but I thought it would be interesting to point the fact that he was based in an actual person.

Anyway, great list and excellent first choice. Dudley really breaks lots of stereotypes.

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