View Full Version : Stereotypes in Video Games
bigbluedefense
03-08-2007, 02:09 PM
Is it just me, or did you notice some stereotypes in Video Games? For example:
Wario = Mexican
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/tl/thumb/a/ac/Wario.jpg/180px-Wario.jpg
Vega = Homosexual
http://img.sheezyart.com/art/medium/93/934159_1.jpg
Zangief = Big strong hairy Russian
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/9/9f/200px-Zangief.jpg
Can you name any others? Theres gotta be more.
Shiver
03-08-2007, 02:13 PM
From Gears of War:
http://gearsofwarforum.net/media/misc/characters/cole_small.jpg
Very stereotypical black guy
Jughead10
03-08-2007, 02:14 PM
Mike Tyson's Punch Out was one GIANT stereotpye.
hugepunch
03-08-2007, 02:14 PM
vega was a ladies man, thats why he wears a mask to protect his pretty boy face. i used to watch the street fighter cartoons on usa growing up.
bigbluedefense
03-08-2007, 02:18 PM
Mike Tyson's Punch Out was one GIANT stereotpye.
Thats right. How can I forget that, lol. Remember the guy that would make his tits bounce after he knocked you out? I hated that *****.
Jughead10
03-08-2007, 02:19 PM
http://members.aol.com/gallery7v/punch8.jpg
That guy was from India.
The Asian's last name was Honda
The Spaniard danced around with a rose in his mouth.
The Frenchmen was a p ussy.
The German's name was right out of a Hitler Youth Club.
The Russian would drink Vodka between rounds.
I'll try to think of others.
draftguru151
03-08-2007, 02:26 PM
From Gears of War:
http://gearsofwarforum.net/media/misc/characters/cole_small.jpg
Very stereotypical black guy
The Cole train!
bigbluedefense
03-08-2007, 02:27 PM
http://members.aol.com/gallery7v/punch8.jpg
That guy was from India.
The Asian's last name was Honda
The Spaniard danced around with a rose in his mouth.
The Frenchmen was a p ussy.
The German's name was right out of a Hitler Youth Club.
The Russian would drink Vodka between rounds.
I'll try to think of others.
Lol, I used to have that game on my computer. Its so stereotypical, lol. I could never beat Tyson. He was impossible.
The Unseen
03-08-2007, 02:27 PM
I think the idea is that Wario and all of the human males in the Mario genre are Italians, not Mexicans. But I guess it works similarly.
thule
03-08-2007, 02:27 PM
Cybil Bennet – Silent Hill
http://gaygamer.net/images/cybilbennett.jpg
If you’ve played the original Silent Hill (or seen the movie for that matter) then you can’t forget Cybil Bennet. She’s undoubtedly the hottest dead lesbian leather motorcycle cop we’ve seen to date. Sorry, straight boys, to pop your Cybil wet dream balloon, but if this chick likes d**k then Richard Simmons is out there somewhere right now licking some pus*y! Cybil is pleased to announce that she will be the Grand Marshall at next years Dykes on Bikes parade.
Alfred Ashford – Resident Evil: Code Veronica
http://gaygamer.net/images/alexalexia.jpg
Who love trannies? We love trannies! Especially crazy ones! Take one Alfred Ashford. A seemingly normal (if not a bit pale) military zealot who take his job very seriously. He dotes on his twin sister Alexia and does whatever she tells him. And boy does she rule with an iron fist! Well, lo and behold, come to find out dear sister Alexia has been in a cryogenic sleep for a number of years gestating the deadly Veronica Virus. So Alfred, in a state of grief, begins to take on Alexias’ personality, speaking in her voice and eventually dressing in her clothes and “being her”. Sure, it’s a touch of Norman Bates, but I think there’s a touch of lavender there to! Ting-a-ling-a-ling!
Vamp – Metal Gear Solid Series
http://gaygamer.net/images/vamp.jpg
It seems like Metal gear Solid is just rife with *** characters! From Raidens’ highly disputed sexuality, to Major Raikov’s don’t ask don’t tell relationship with Col. Volgin and crotch grab stun move in Substinence, MGS is an all out ****-fest. (again I won’t even go in the name Solid Snake) Here we have Vamp. Actually a confirmed bi-sexual, he is a member of the Dead Cell faction of MGS and a boss in the second game. He is also the former lover of Marine Commandant Scott Dolph, father of Fortune, one of the games female characters. He sports vampire like attributes, a van dyke beard, and long stringy hair…talk about your Euro-trash! He may suck co*k, but this fancy fellow can take a bullet to the head and still come back for more!
snuff
03-08-2007, 02:30 PM
Everyone in Football and Basketball video games are black.
bigbluedefense
03-08-2007, 02:30 PM
I think the idea is that Wario and all of the human males in the Mario genre are Italians, not Mexicans. But I guess it works similarly.
Na, he's mexican. He rides a lowrider in Mario Kart.
Caddy
03-08-2007, 02:33 PM
A mexican with an Italian accent aye
frogstomp
03-08-2007, 02:37 PM
From Gears of War:
http://gearsofwarforum.net/media/misc/characters/cole_small.jpg
Very stereotypical black guy
Cole was originally supposed to be a skinny guy. The character was made and everything.
However, when they were interviewing people to do Cole's voice, they found the current Cole, and decided that they had to have him. They then realised his voice didn't match his body, so they pumped him up.
There are very few ethnics in any video games, especially the old classics like Zelda. It seems like only the newest console games actually have black/hispanic people. There have always been lots of asians though, of course. How many video games that aren't hip-hop related have a non-white protagonist? It's pretty sad how racist video games are.
ricky bobby
03-08-2007, 02:51 PM
GTA San Andreas. GTA 4 better go back to the Italian Mob idea, rather than the Ghetto Gang idea.
snuff
03-08-2007, 02:53 PM
Your racist for saying people are racist for not putting different color folks in games.
GTA is racist for having black people living in the hood of LA... and there are no white kids in the gangs...
ricky bobby
03-08-2007, 02:56 PM
Your racist for saying people are racist for not putting different color folks in games.
GTA is racist for having black people living in the hood of LA... and there are no white kids in the gangs...
I think it's called reverse discrimination.
Pit Bull #53
03-08-2007, 02:57 PM
Thats right. How can I forget that, lol. Remember the guy that would make his tits bounce after he knocked you out? I hated that *****.
Super Macho Man. I hated him too, lol. He looked like Steve Segal on roids.
NYmoney
03-08-2007, 03:13 PM
This thread is hilarious. A+
lionsfan320
03-09-2007, 02:59 PM
as far as MTPO
Glass Joe: Sissy frenchman who begs you to leave him alone
Von Kaiser: German boxer, trained in the military, complete with pseudo-hitler mustache
Piston Honda: Generic asian. at one point in between rounds, he shouts
"Fuji Kamikaze Fujiyama Nippon Ichi" which I think means nothing, just a bunch of gibberish
Don Flamenco: Spanish boxer who dances before each fight with a rose in his mouth. Dances for his lost love, "Carmen."
King Hippo: Generic fat guy with small crown.
Bald Bull: fron Instanbul, Turkey.. can't really think of a turkish stereotype
more later
MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)
03-09-2007, 04:30 PM
in GTA 3, every single driver of a Taxi was from India or Pakistan.
KILLERSANTA
03-09-2007, 04:48 PM
Madden:
They have people like:
Jamal
Ahman
Deuce
LaDainian
Anquan
Isaac
Andre
Terrell
All play BLACK RB's/WR's
People like:
Mat
Tony
Drew
Robbie
Marc
Tom
Jake
David
All playing WHITE QB's and K/P's
That's racist, if you ask me!!!!
Shiver
03-09-2007, 04:50 PM
Germans are always eccentric Nazis who must be slaughtered, in countless WW2 games.
steelersfan43
03-09-2007, 04:54 PM
Na, he's mexican. He rides a lowrider in Mario Kart.
And you're complaining about sterio types?
And you're complaining about sterio types?
hahaha it's true
You're so funny killersanta......FYI Isaac is not a black name, it is a hebrew name from the Torah or old testament whatever you wanna call it
KILLERSANTA
03-09-2007, 05:08 PM
You're so funny killersanta......FYI Isaac is not a black name, it is a hebrew name from the Torah or old testament whatever you wanna call it
O, My bad...It was still funny, right? ...:)
O, My bad...It was still funny, right? ...:)
Well of course.....
Even if it was funny, snuff pretty much said the same thing first anyway.
KILLERSANTA
03-09-2007, 05:38 PM
Well of course.....
Even if it was funny, snuff pretty much said the same thing first anyway.
kinda..But i'm still sweeter...:)
bigbluedefense
03-09-2007, 07:34 PM
And you're complaining about sterio types?
Lol, I never said I was complaining. I find them funny.
MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)
03-09-2007, 09:24 PM
Lol, I never said I was complaining. I find them funny.
I found this and I thought of you.
http://photos-585.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v65/230/109/545350327/n545350327_74585_9772.jpg
Anyway, some more: In Madden, Black QBs will always have more speed than their white counterparts with similar real-life speed(Leftwich has like a 57.. WTF, and Jake Plummer never had anywhere near his actual speed on that game. He's more than a 70), and also always have low awareness and accuracy with very strong arms.
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tkiyono/Web%20Page/ZhangHe.jpg
Zhang He from Dynasty Warriors. He dances around and says a lot of girly things.
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