And Why don't any vampire maids ever use their vacuums to look up Simon Belmont's skirt?
Symphony of the Night was actually quite a feminist game. The way Richter was a damsel in distress and Maria was sent to rescue him and all. :PFixed it. (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6650628/1/Sacrifice)
Symphony of the Night was actually quite a feminist game. The way Richter was a damsel in distress and Maria was sent to rescue him and all. :PAnd they even made Alucard look like a girl!
All right, now that you've had your fun, how about we address the real sexism in the series, such as why the female protagonists are magic users and don't get to use actual weapons?
That was an IGA thing. He claims that Female warriors are not historically accurate without actually having done the research himself. Take Joan of Arch as a good example. She was fighting for France in the early 1400's (1412 to 1431). This is before Sonia's time so I don't see why Sonia Belmont is unrealistic. Joan of Arch was a Knight wearing full-plate mail, brandishing a heavy sword and shield, and was ass-kicking the shit out of the English forces. In fact she was the leader of the french armies due to her skills as a tactician and was a spokeswoman of God. We also have the women of ancient Sparta, the Amazon tribeswomen of Greece and the Celtic/Germanic/Nordic warrior women of the northern European lands. And It does bug me that all the women protagonists in CV are nothing more then magic users and have secondary roles. The only exception is Shanoa. While she is THE main protagonist in OoE she is still a magic user. She is unfortunately not a Belmont nor does she wield the Vampirekiller. IGA had a chance to shine here but he fell short of it (and I'm assuming it was due to personal feelings about his dislike of women warriors).
Joan of Arch was aKnightwitch wearing full-plate mail, brandishinga heavy sword and shieldsome witchful equipment, and wasass-kickingusing dark satanic witchery spell casting to kick the shit out of the English forces.
Not only are the female characters all spell casters, but virtually all the men are warriors. Sure, the men do use some magic, but they are still warriors for the most part. Alucard and Soma seem like exceptions at first but that only because they use more magic than other male characters. They are still warrior builds.
What is needed is a character development system that allows you to develop the character how you want: warrior based, magic based, or some combination of the two. Maybe who ever gets to do CV after MS finishes the LoS series will take this into account (long shot I know, but I can dream can't I?).
That was an IGA thing. He claims that Female warriors are not historically accurate without actually having done the research himself. Take Joan of Arch as a good example. She was fighting for France in the early 1400's (1412 to 1431). This is before Sonia's time so I don't see why Sonia Belmont is unrealistic. Joan of Arch was a Knight wearing full-plate mail, brandishing a heavy sword and shield, and was ass-kicking the shit out of the English forces. In fact she was the leader of the french armies due to her skills as a tactician and was a spokeswoman of God. We also have the women of ancient Sparta, the Amazon tribeswomen of Greece and the Celtic/Germanic/Nordic warrior women of the northern European lands.
And It does bug me that all the women protagonists in CV are nothing more then magic users and have secondary roles. The only exception is Shanoa. While she is THE main protagonist in OoE she is still a magic user. She is unfortunately not a Belmont nor does she wield the Vampirekiller. IGA had a chance to shine here but he fell short of it (and I'm assuming it was due to personal feelings about his dislike of women warriors).
Oh oh and depending on whether you're playing as a male or female, you'll have to face a male or female version of Dracula that tries to seduce you :D . I'm trying to imagine a female Dracula that kicks ass ;D.
I know it sounds like a joke but I'm actually serious. I think it would be fun to implement that in a game.
I don't see that IGA could be said to dislike women warriors. If anything, Shanoa is an example of this. Yes, she's a spellcaster. However, she is also a very capable warrior. She doesn't summon weapons to fight for her. She summons them to use in melee combat. On top of that she's also a powerful mage and is even capable of using some of Dracula's own spells. And she defeats him WITHOUT the help of the holy Vampire Killer. I don't see someone who dislikes women warriors putting as strong a heroine as that in one of his games. I don't see how he fell short in any way.
Leave it to X to come into a joke thread and make a serious "woo, feminism!" post. Dude never misses an opportunity.
This is my kinda female warrior by the way:
(http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/screenshots/DragonsCrown/amazoni______a____________i_______psd_jpgcopy.jpg)
Leave it to X to come into a joke thread and make a serious "woo, feminism!" post. Dude never misses an opportunity.
Bahhh child's play, This is a concept art the new Sonia Belmont,
Haha! Tuxedo Mark called it out so I replied ;D And yes that amazon woman can dominate me any day :oThis. Sonya Blade from the recent Mortal Kombat game is probably the best example of the body type a female warrior should have. Strong, agile, yet still physically attractive. Those body building women in swim suits are not attractive. Bulging muscles on women don't look good at all. In fact, they're ugly.
I don't think Sonia would be that big, but she would have some muscle mass/sporty body build. I think Sonya from from the recent Mortal Kombat game is a fair representation on how she would look:
http://thefightingconnection.com/sites/default/files/styles/640w/public/pictures/sonya-blade-mortal-kombat-2011-picture.png (http://thefightingconnection.com/sites/default/files/styles/640w/public/pictures/sonya-blade-mortal-kombat-2011-picture.png)
Those body building women in swim suits are not attractive. Bulging muscles on women don't look good at all. In fact, they're ugly.
I submit to your consideration Corey Everson, bodybuilder who played "Atalanta" on Hercules the Legendary Journeys.
Also, the Amazons are mythological
This is my kinda female warrior by the way:
(http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/screenshots/DragonsCrown/amazoni______a____________i_______psd_jpgcopy.jpg)I just noticed she wears the same silver chainmail bra type thing as Dark Angela.
And about that girl with muscles, who might like her?
Actually it looks more like a type of rounded scale mail. Kinda like what Red Sonja sports.
http://i45.tinypic.com/2rdkrqf.jpg (http://i45.tinypic.com/2rdkrqf.jpg)
Those Royos' drawing are awesome.
And about that girl with muscles, who might like her?