5 Best:
None
5 Worst: Every major character and 90% of minor characters, the rest are bearable because they play no role whatsoever.
Yeah, I thnk WoW writing is that bad.
Are you saying only 10% of the characters in the lore are not regularly used?
Oh, sweet summer child.
It isn’t outright sexist, but, it’s certainly problematic to imply that a male character is the ‘default’ and female characters’ genders are a ‘trait’.
I’m not one to throw around accusations of bigotry on a forum where we only get a a snippet of people’s full opinions. However, people aren’t wrong in saying that Blizzard had infamously been a ‘boys club’ for many years, their few female characters being in supportive roles to a man (Aggra), or having a worryingly sexualised model/artwork (Tyrande, pre-MoP Jaina, pre-Legion Sylvanas).
I’m happy that Blizzard has taken strides in the past few expansions to feature female characters that aren’t defined by their gender, which, unless I’m mistaking, is what you’re seeking for them to do. I agree that a character’s gender shouldn’t be outright ignored, but the way you’re phrasing your arguments make them come out as backwards and stone age.
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In Azeroth’s setting, we have no difference between male and female characters.
The only race where I see a clear difference between what the males do and what the females do, would be the Naga. The males are typically warriors and spearthrowers, whilst the females (barring the Battle-Maiden), are typically Magi, Priestesses and Shaman-like-casters.
Horde goes through a period of rediscovering itself only to find out that it actually really loves war and killing alliance.
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You’re putting it way better than I was trying to. But yes, Thura was on the exact opposite end of the spectrum of the Tyrande/Sylvanas/Jaina rule 34 train. Which, I think is just as bad.
What I was trying to point out, is Blizzard’s poor handling of female characters in general. There are a few exceptions here and there, like Alleria, (although there, it seems like Turalyon is relegated the supporting character role. We’ll see with the new novel, though.) but those are few and far between.
While that is true from a political and military perspective, characters within the setting are aware of differences. It isn’t a world where the singular sexual orientation is bisexuality, otherwise we’d be seeing a whole lot more of it in the lore.
It’s just the matter of Blizzard trying to keep everything as politically correct as they can.
People in the world still have enough biological knowledge to realize genders exist.
EDIT: Also, didn’t night elves during the Long Vigil have pretty defined gender roles?
Like, men were either druids or various craftsmen/hunters and women were part of the priesthood or soldiers?
I’m nowhere near an expert on night elf lore though, so I could be entirely wrong, but iirc, while there were a few exceptions (like that female archdruid in Val’Sharah) male priests and female druids were only widely accepted after the Third War.
Most favorite:
- Sylvanas Windrunner because come on. Sexy and know what she wants.
- The Black Knight, because he has no need for bones to best anyone
- Budd, Because he is the most adorable human.
- Bwonsamdi , Because i like his sarcastic jokes and love the lore
- Mishka , i might have a russian speaking woman fetish.
Least favorite:
- Garrosh. Big and loudmouthed but should have never left his crib.
- Anduin. Your daddy should have left you in pandaria for the sharks.
- Yrel, she was my favorite in WoD but after the mag’har questline. I’m dissapointed in her and deserves to be in my least favorite list.
- Arthas, Arthas doesn’t like arthas because Arthas is just a big Arthas and wanted all Arthas died.
- Elisande, You could have just sided with the Horde or Alliance instead of the legion and remain alive >.> Dumb cow. You seen the outcome!
Best:
Arthas, Medivh, Khadgar (WoD), Sylvanas, that one sergeant from the Alliance BFA war campaign that’s really into killing all of the Horde.
Worst:
Malfurion post WC3, all gnome characters except for that one goblin x gnome interracial couple that helps during the Mechagon invasion, Khadgar post WoD, whatever the goblin racial leader is named because he is indeed disgusting.
Honourable worst mentions:
‘Neutral’ Horde RPers currently in Duskwood. “War is over hurr durr I’m a Cenarion troll, be lucky I don’t walk about in Duskwood.”
Many, many void elves, Lightforged Draenei and regular Draenei RPers, especially those in Stormwind.
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