The History of Black Video Game Characters | NowThis Nerd

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  • @Marquise0223
    @Marquise0223 6 років тому +128

    I remember trading in the “My Sims” game without playing it because I couldn’t make a black character. I could make a blue person and all kind of weird variations but something that basic wasn’t there.

    • @majorlazor5058
      @majorlazor5058 Рік тому +1

      Wow… really? I remember my sister playing the heck out of that game and she had a black family.

    • @aldimrmr4108
      @aldimrmr4108 7 місяців тому

      😂😂😂

  • @ZacharyLaid
    @ZacharyLaid 6 років тому +96

    *CJ from GTA San Andreas alll day*

    • @b.e.z6831
      @b.e.z6831 6 років тому

      Ikr I'm fine with the way black ppl have been portrayed in games

    • @ripyungbruh8157
      @ripyungbruh8157 5 років тому

      Characters like him are few and far between

    • @orphicepiphany500
      @orphicepiphany500 5 років тому +6

      @@b.e.z6831 portrayed as a thug?

    • @rafaeldeleon225
      @rafaeldeleon225 5 років тому +2

      LEEEE

  • @FREE-lw4lb
    @FREE-lw4lb 6 років тому +124

    I kinda knew the comments would be mad white dudes and black people who wanna be white going "um actually who cares".
    But suprisngly it's alot of black people who are appreciative of the vid and non black people who are empathetic.
    So salute to those people

    • @glitterlover3244
      @glitterlover3244 5 років тому +2

      no name I didnt even realize how little black or any color charactors there are. I think its not so much people not caring, as much as people not realizing it because they dont want to think about skin tone. I could be wrong though.

    • @glitterlover3244
      @glitterlover3244 5 років тому

      B1Chronixx not really. I do understand where your coming from, but its just showing how little other kinds of races their are. It is intresting to see. Its really just something you dont notice.

    • @cripfrombeaumonttx3469
      @cripfrombeaumonttx3469 5 років тому +6

      Its not just white people them Mexicans Asians and indians be hating too

    • @e.a6851
      @e.a6851 5 років тому

      Just from your comment alone, i feel like we're on the same wav3 length. Would you mind giving me your IG?

    • @jean-alexandre5594
      @jean-alexandre5594 4 роки тому +1

      No one cares tho

  • @Markzyan247
    @Markzyan247 5 років тому +15

    I want scaredy-cat black characters, I want weak black characters, I want insecure/shy black characters, I want goody-two-shoes black characters, I want black characters that aren't right off the bat determined, confident, or badass ALL THE TIME! I wanna see them get scared, get sad, show FEELINGS and WORRIES. Im tired of all these badass go getters gimme some delicate cinnamon rolls dang flab-it!!!

    • @AddT2Ony
      @AddT2Ony 4 роки тому +3

      Yes!! Variety!!

    • @professornova1236
      @professornova1236 2 роки тому

      You know that isn't permitted in this day and age.
      Black people are supposed to be cool and badass but have one dimensional personalities and motivations. And also they should contribute absolutely nothing to the plot besides staying on screen in the name of diversity and inclusion. /j

    • @BisharpnearOhio
      @BisharpnearOhio 2 роки тому

      We have Demoman, who’s badass and funny at the same time. (He drinks a lot)

  • @deandrestephens9603
    @deandrestephens9603 6 років тому +21

    Im covering this exact topic today for a video essay for school and its due tonight this is exactly what i needed to confirm my info

    • @siwihshdf8586
      @siwihshdf8586 4 роки тому +5

      this is an awesome topic to write about! :D

  • @vicious2132
    @vicious2132 6 років тому +153

    Cmon we all know Kratos is black we just don’t say it .....

    • @Hemolul
      @Hemolul 6 років тому

      Mateo McLovin yyeeeees

    • @Ebon_Sean
      @Ebon_Sean 6 років тому +36

      Heheh not one but BOTH of Kratos's voice actors are Black men

    • @DJMCIL
      @DJMCIL 5 років тому +13

      Spartans were rown and kratos is black he only looks white because his family was stained on him

    • @badreedinedjellali1328
      @badreedinedjellali1328 5 років тому

      don't forget cj

    • @TungstenArm
      @TungstenArm 4 роки тому +3

      He’s just kinda ashy

  • @rjdiggs738
    @rjdiggs738 4 роки тому +19

    As a Native American, I was so happy as a kid when I found out Turok was native like me. I also remember hearing that Chris redfield of resident evil was originally gonna be half native but was full white instead. I’m glad there’s more representation of more races and it pleases me to see people like the quartering getting triggered by the fact there’s humans on earth besides white dudes.

  • @willhowardlokoartyui
    @willhowardlokoartyui 6 років тому +16

    Lee Everett is my favorite video game character period. I'm also white but Lee is just a relatable human being. Doing something you regret and trying to right your wrongs. Even if he was justified in killing the guy slept with his wife.

  • @SergioAlvarez45
    @SergioAlvarez45 6 років тому +25

    I dont know if he falls under the angry black man stereotype, and if that invalidates anything in my statement, but Lincoln Clay in Mafia 3, at least to me, is an interesting character. I found the way he responds to his situation, given the circumstances of the time and place the game takes place in, compelling.

    • @j.j.9511
      @j.j.9511 4 роки тому +8

      He's in the deep South.. Why shouldn't he be angry? Hell we should all be angry in 2021 for the things done 500 years ago to now.

    • @loweni7460
      @loweni7460 2 роки тому

      @@j.j.9511 Facts nice profile pic btw

  • @hamptoncomics
    @hamptoncomics 4 роки тому +11

    I’m surprised Lenny from rdr2 wasn’t mentioned, even though he is a side character he captures an important time in African American history by being the son of a former slave in the first few decades after emancipation and being on the run because of his skin

  • @lucigallagher4001
    @lucigallagher4001 6 років тому +23

    Villager has a black alt but we could do with an actual black charther from a game and not just an optional skin

  • @morivice6835
    @morivice6835 6 років тому +19

    Hello new guy. Wish there was a more of a mention of playable Black girls in video games all 28 of lol. But cool video.

  • @785639
    @785639 4 роки тому +1

    Fab video! Have shared with my Games Art students in Nottingham, UK as we're covering representation in games this whole term! Thank you!

  • @VanAlexi
    @VanAlexi 6 років тому +8

    My proudest moment as black gamer was in Diablo II when my Paladin Character was black, and you could change it. I was like “Wow, they place a black character as a noble warrior, not witch doctor *cough* Diablo 3 *cough*”
    But what I REALLY loved was when in Diablo 3 they made The Archangel Tyrael’s mortal form black.

  • @Nielsarnold
    @Nielsarnold 6 років тому +47

    I Hope the next overwatch hero is a black women

    • @Hemolul
      @Hemolul 6 років тому +1

      Niels Arnold Danstrup Holst well it’s black but male

    • @Nielsarnold
      @Nielsarnold 6 років тому

      @@Hemolul i know

    • @enriqueramos2426
      @enriqueramos2426 5 років тому +1

      But there is Symmetra, Ana and Phara already right? I mean, i'm all in for another one but still

    • @Nielsarnold
      @Nielsarnold 5 років тому +2

      @@enriqueramos2426 dude Thats kind of racist

    • @enriqueramos2426
      @enriqueramos2426 5 років тому

      @@Nielsarnold sorry if it sounded like that. But he used Doomfist as an example of racial stereotypes, but on the same game we got Lucio who is a support Character, and as far as I can tell Symmetra is also black and Ana and Phara could also count as black right? Again i'm trying to understand better the complaints on that game.

  • @cleophussilverman6477
    @cleophussilverman6477 4 роки тому +7

    My favorite is Marcus Holloway. Book smart, street smart, didn't speak in Ebonics, was intelligent, and had a one of the best personalities in videogames. I still play Watch Dogs 2 to this day.

  • @Janayla94
    @Janayla94 4 роки тому +3

    Oh my God! I remember Edgar Quartet! That was the first Black action character I played on the Sega Master System at my friend's house when I was a child! I was so excited to play as him because of how innovative it was back then in 1986 and it was my first time seeing a character that looked just like me.

  • @maddestmike5791
    @maddestmike5791 4 роки тому +3

    I really wish there was a lot more representation of black people in gaming. I'm tired of seeing black and African American characters getting the short end of the stick.

  • @Pikachuzap212
    @Pikachuzap212 6 років тому +5

    I used to play as Daisy in Smash back when it was on the GameCube because I thought her darker tone meant she was black. I still choose Daisy now bc I made her my main back then based on that one skin.

  • @milky216
    @milky216 5 років тому +11

    Soulcaliber always amazed and disappointed me at the same time. Zasalamel was the only black character to EVER exist in the soulcaliber storyline. So despite his character being prominently featured on the box art for soul caliber and a new character creation with hundreds of color variations You could not create brown skinned characters in the character creation!
    Zasalamel Character being pure evil! The lack of being able to create any variation of brown skinned playable created characters! It’s almost laughable Namco’s treatment of black and / or brown characters... almost!

    • @ILikeExoticStuff
      @ILikeExoticStuff 4 роки тому +1

      You are correct. Spawn was a guest character in the series and he is Black. For some reason, I always thought Voldo was Black and gave me Prince vibes.lol

    • @mobunagathevoiceofresistan801
      @mobunagathevoiceofresistan801 Рік тому

      You could make black folks, you just couldn’t get a proper hairstyle aside from a fade and an Afro

  • @tamerxero
    @tamerxero 6 років тому +2

    Hey, Uchenna!! Mines is Marcus from Watchdogs 2, but my girl and I have been playing ApeLegs and yeah, we love Lifeline's whole EVERYTHING!! Coming from the fighting game world I've always had decent black characters, but this is a brave new world we live in so I'm hoping to have even more in the coming years!

    • @barbarawalkes5582
      @barbarawalkes5582 Рік тому

      I agree Marcus is the coolest black characters along with Lee and Clementine but Japanese always portrayed black men as ugly and loud.

  • @007GoldenLion
    @007GoldenLion 5 років тому +5

    It was the English dub that made Barret from FFVII more stereotypical.... He was more like Solid Snake in the original Japanese

  • @DannyOnXannys
    @DannyOnXannys 6 років тому +5

    hey u the dude who talked about the topic great job hope ya stay around

  • @TimXMan1000
    @TimXMan1000 6 років тому +30

    1:41 🤔 to be fair most of those characters aren’t even human

    • @Whezzjamie
      @Whezzjamie 5 років тому +7

      Thats what i was saying they a bunch of cartoon character

    • @itslilmike0493
      @itslilmike0493 5 років тому +1

      True

    • @Vapouriste
      @Vapouriste 5 років тому +4

      The issue being with humanoid characters who are not human but have distinct human features but are white of skins. What gives ?

    • @muhdmuaz4367
      @muhdmuaz4367 5 років тому +4

      Donkey kong??

    • @Vapouriste
      @Vapouriste 5 років тому +9

      ​@@muhdmuaz4367 I know you're trolling but I'll give you a straight answer:
      - Link and his derivatives
      - Zelda & Sheik
      - Samus & co
      - Captain Falcon
      - Ike
      - Marth
      - Roy
      - Lucina
      - Robin
      - Pit & Dark Pit
      - Palutena
      - Ice Climbers
      - Bayonetta
      - Cloud
      - Little Mac
      - Shulk
      - Mario & Doctor Mario
      - Luigi
      - Wario
      - Peach
      - Daisy
      - Rosalina
      - Snake
      - Lucas
      - Ness
      - Olimar
      - Villager
      - Ryu
      - Ken
      - Corrin
      - Simon
      - Richter
      I think you get the point about representativity

  • @queentron17
    @queentron17 5 років тому +3

    Why not. I gave a b.s. in videogame design but the racism and sexism in the industry was too much for me to deal with. It becomes taxing dealing with it day in and out.

  • @AtomicOwl
    @AtomicOwl 6 років тому +14

    Y did u put Lee😭😭 and loved the video

  • @ItzEdBoi
    @ItzEdBoi 6 років тому +24

    no mention of Kratos. Dark skinned/black man before the curse covered his skin with ash. also voiced by kyle from living single (also black)

    • @eclipse_moon105
      @eclipse_moon105 5 років тому

      ItzEdBo1 wow I never knew that

    • @masiyajones5550
      @masiyajones5550 4 роки тому +4

      I 100% agree. I think what kills it for the God of War is the fact that Kratos and his story have a Eurocentric theme and origin. But when I learned that he had African features he instantly became me favorite character.

    • @XWXS2
      @XWXS2 4 роки тому

      @Admire Kashiri huh? He is black

    • @XWXS2
      @XWXS2 4 роки тому

      @Admire Kashiri i dont need to read the lore i know everything about gow he is black and it is a fact.

    • @XWXS2
      @XWXS2 4 роки тому

      @Admire Kashiri are you black?

  • @Multiverzeeternall
    @Multiverzeeternall 3 місяці тому

    These are some major favorites

  • @garrett291
    @garrett291 6 років тому +6

    Still sucks that Nadine Ross from Uncharted 4 wasn't even played by a black woman.

    • @s-wo8781
      @s-wo8781 6 років тому +2

      Yeah, their reason was bull especially when Lost Legacy came around and they still had her voiced by the same woman.

    • @AddT2Ony
      @AddT2Ony 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah, as much as Naughty Dog likes to be progressive, they definitely give their black characters the shaft every time.

  • @tillmanrayttv2388
    @tillmanrayttv2388 5 років тому +3

    Popular culture is black culture these days, so it’s only right to incorporate more black characters

  • @ianvencil3439
    @ianvencil3439 Рік тому

    Hey, thanks for this. I'm trying to learn RPG Maker and Godot to make my own games and I thought: I'm a POC, why don't I make some games with POC protags? Perhaps in a few years, I'll have made something worth sharing.

  • @Inamichan
    @Inamichan 5 років тому +4

    Personally when it comes to some video games and anime that don’t have any black people since there aren’t many black Japanese people. I get upset when American companies aren’t diverse, especially since America is supposed to be a “melting pot”. Like not having any representation in movies, books and TV made in America. That’s just MY opinion.

    • @j.j.9511
      @j.j.9511 4 роки тому +1

      Asians are very anti Black and worship light skin.

    • @avahillman4644
      @avahillman4644 3 роки тому

      They think America is white ppl only and when they think of an American man they think of a rich white person not any man in America

  • @robchuk4136
    @robchuk4136 6 років тому +3

    Informative, good video. Well done. ✔
    I think my favorite is Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5

  • @alltimebubble7837
    @alltimebubble7837 6 років тому +11

    I love Luther from Detroit Become Human, he's the best! I think Rose from the same game deserves a mention too, she is the kindest and most dedicated to helping androids in the entire game.

  • @RetroAjaxGaming
    @RetroAjaxGaming 3 роки тому

    really good video. i enjoyed how in-depth you took it. thanks man

  • @therealoj3474
    @therealoj3474 5 років тому +4

    Reasons why lee Everett is the best video game character of all time
    3 you chose if he’s a good person or a jerk 2 we didn’t know his backstory right off the bat 1 the ending man

  • @jawofajackass4047
    @jawofajackass4047 6 років тому +8

    Adam from Streets of Rage was THE best character in the game

  • @Hanayuni
    @Hanayuni 5 років тому +1

    You've earned a sub! Great retrospective!

  • @b.e.z6831
    @b.e.z6831 6 років тому +16

    Lincoln clay didn't use steroids?
    Now Ik you all tripping.

  • @MartialArtsFilmFreak
    @MartialArtsFilmFreak 6 років тому +5

    Definitely Eddie Gordo and his real life counterpart Lateef Crowder. Also gotta love Bruce Irving.

  • @justintolley9309
    @justintolley9309 6 років тому +6

    1:42 I mean most of them aren’t even human

  • @ziyonjaydentv
    @ziyonjaydentv 6 років тому +2

    Marcus Holloway (Watch_Dogs 2) he’s the most human. And the most fun. If not him then Markus (Detroit Become Human) He’s the most inspiring

  • @Dynamode8
    @Dynamode8 6 років тому +1

    It's a slow progress but there are certainly changes, which is nice.

  • @BillykOTW
    @BillykOTW 6 років тому +9

    Alien Vs Predator was hot garbage but it was pretty cool to find out that the main character was black at the end of the game lol

  • @Pikachuzap212
    @Pikachuzap212 6 років тому +1

    Dude Rap Jams! I forgot I used to play that before I even really knew anything about music honestly. Wonder if I still have it with my SNES...

  • @itslilmike0493
    @itslilmike0493 5 років тому +4

    Most of black video game characters are the coolest

  • @chriswright6403
    @chriswright6403 3 роки тому +2

    Black Lives Matter, people. Even in video games.

  • @ryancarless7921
    @ryancarless7921 6 років тому

    A very important video. I want more like this and in games and movies too

  • @tomdemojo45
    @tomdemojo45 4 роки тому

    Awesome vid man

  • @foxfiredreams
    @foxfiredreams 2 роки тому

    Ok but how can we subscribe to just the videos that Uchenna does? Bc this video was excellent.

  • @duncanfery9377
    @duncanfery9377 6 років тому +25

    Will you do a history of LGBT+ representation in video games ? I think it was less problematic than in movies because...there aren't much around (mostly in RPG with romance options). Or what about the representation of "nerdyness" in medias ?

  • @thatRyzzle
    @thatRyzzle 5 років тому +2

    The D'arcy line made me chuckle. Sometimes it be like that tho.

    • @thatRyzzle
      @thatRyzzle 5 років тому +1

      Also, welcome, new guy! Looking forward to your future videos!

  • @LucasOliveira-uw7gv
    @LucasOliveira-uw7gv 5 років тому +1

    amazing video :)

  • @becuzMDsaidineededpersonality
    @becuzMDsaidineededpersonality 2 роки тому

    Wonderful analysis!!!

  • @alx42013
    @alx42013 6 років тому +7

    Forgotten Worlds
    Had a positive Black, Main...2nd player Character?
    Mike Tyson's Punch out Was My first "black character", in a game.

    • @willthomas2310
      @willthomas2310 6 років тому +1

      They must've forgot about Punch out, and forgotten worlds is ironically kinda a forgotten game. Good choices tho

    • @alx42013
      @alx42013 6 років тому +2

      @@willthomas2310
      Thanks bro.
      Have a great day man!

  • @forlighttv
    @forlighttv 5 років тому +1

    look at for honor. the writer of for honor is a chinese woman. they make new characters every like few months to a year, characters that are "warriors" of the past. not one african warrior character yet an there are so many african warriors in the past.

  • @ReinBelmont
    @ReinBelmont 6 років тому +4

    Idk about Cole Train being bunched up with the "muscle head" dudes, he's not only the best character from GoW, in that game *they all big.*

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt 4 роки тому

      He's also the only spot of optimism in suffering and despair.

  • @MarkeesBoisseau
    @MarkeesBoisseau 5 років тому +2

    Hey bro maybe I missed it but did you meantime Jax and the black female protagonist in Resident Evil 5?

  • @chanimpresario4968
    @chanimpresario4968 Рік тому

    My favourite black video game charectors was me. Charector design is important and doable in every game now and I don't feel there is any excuse not to have it as a default. If you don't want to use it the option to skip is there too.

  • @skully4249
    @skully4249 6 років тому +3

    Second
    P.s will there be a video about the history of Mexican or Latin characters in video games?

  • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
    @user-vn7ce5ig1z 6 років тому +3

    • John Blade is black? 🤨 I didn't even notice; I was too wrapped up in the game (and maybe distracted by Alexis?) 🤷
    • Agent Cain from _Sanity: Aiken's Artifact_ was black, and superpowered.
    • Moar Terry Crews!

    • @ripyungbruh8157
      @ripyungbruh8157 5 років тому +1

      Compare that to the number of white characters. Just like he said it got better but there's a problem when the only black character anyone cares about is cj from Grove St

  • @maplecolor1
    @maplecolor1 5 років тому

    Great video

  • @gregory.augustin
    @gregory.augustin 6 років тому

    Awesome video

  • @darkshadow5470
    @darkshadow5470 3 роки тому

    This video had a more specific focus than yesterday's. What was the focus? Name 5 games where that focus appears as mentioned in the video.
    2. Between 5:00 and 5:30 in the video, there is an important dimension of inclusion mentioned which was not covered in great detail in yesterday's video. What is this aspect of inclusion? Why might it be more difficult to represent in games than ethnicity, gender, or sexuality?
    3. Later in the video, the narrator highlights a situation where one must play as a certain character which may have a differing race (and - by extension - gender, body type, etc.) from the player. Do you find this to be a major (or minor) positive (or negative) when you play a game of that sort? Why or why not?

  • @epm1012
    @epm1012 6 років тому +7

    In Ultimate’s defense, there are a few characters with skins that make them black.

  • @aironsmith2282
    @aironsmith2282 6 років тому +8

    Kendrick Lamar from sicko mode episode IX

  • @cassiedevereaux-smith3890
    @cassiedevereaux-smith3890 Рік тому

    I have a question about Barret. For all his stereotypical behavior, does the revelation that he's a loving father to a little girl do anything to subvert the trope? For me it changed the way I looked at him to see that he was a nurturer, and that behind all his brash bluster he was coming from a place of paternal love for a little daughter.

  • @zacharyjohnson9562
    @zacharyjohnson9562 4 роки тому +1

    Shocking lack of demoman.
    He’s the character I think of when I think FPS black characters.

  • @Jburneyjr
    @Jburneyjr 6 років тому

    Alex from Streets of Rage, Jax from MK, Jordan from Jordan Vs Bird NES game, CJ from San Andreas, Steel from Superman

  • @1wiz1
    @1wiz1 2 роки тому +1

    Not to be confused but Shinobu from No more Heroes series isn't black , she represents in fact a japanese subculture known as *Gyaru* ... She looks like a black person just because the developper use a technique/tool in character design called *Mukokuseki* !

  • @Demsky83
    @Demsky83 2 роки тому +1

    They showed the console version of moonwalker instead of the true hit the coin-op version.

  • @d4rkneos969
    @d4rkneos969 4 роки тому

    Lee and sergeant Johnson went down like badasses

  • @TungstenArm
    @TungstenArm 4 роки тому

    I remember hearing someone say that it’s a shame there’s no black characters in Smash, and the more I thought about it, there’s no major black characters that would suit smash- which is indicative of the lack of them in major gaming franchises.

  • @mannyheffley5994
    @mannyheffley5994 5 років тому +1

    My fav black character is lee from the walking dead the first season and also CG from gta

  • @thesaxophonist343
    @thesaxophonist343 5 років тому +2

    Can we please see more of you? Please please! Can you please do a how to kill?

  • @jimjimjimmy7793
    @jimjimjimmy7793 4 роки тому

    I learned today. I think street fighter or mortal combat was the first time I play as someone who looked like me.

  • @Lmskilla
    @Lmskilla 6 років тому +5

    Don’t try to sing the song if you don’t know the lyrics. Disrespectful

  • @ILikeExoticStuff
    @ILikeExoticStuff 4 роки тому

    In The Last of Us, Marlene the leader of the Fireflies and Riley, Ellie's friend were notable black characters.

  • @mis.astrid2635
    @mis.astrid2635 5 років тому

    Though not playable, the 70 plus man who knows what the ladies like will always be my favorit. Rest in peace Sargent Johnson.

  • @LoganLS0
    @LoganLS0 6 років тому

    One of my favorites was Nix from Infamous 2. It sucked that I couldn't be good and romance her at the same time.

  • @s-wo8781
    @s-wo8781 6 років тому

    Okay, I had to come back for this video.

  • @RedShirtShaggy
    @RedShirtShaggy 3 роки тому

    Lee Everett easily is one of my favorite characters in all of gaming.

  • @tzachslav3394
    @tzachslav3394 3 роки тому

    One of my favorite black character is actually Demoman from tf2, since well yes he is a steryotype of scotish people, he was different and charming, and just downright funny.

  • @amanzeihedioha
    @amanzeihedioha 5 років тому +3

    Shadowman has a game!?

    • @Dzzy123
      @Dzzy123 Рік тому

      You can find the remaster of the Shadowman on current consoles.

  • @DookieKingBlu
    @DookieKingBlu 6 років тому +1

    Completely slept on Marlow Briggs tho

  • @s-wo8781
    @s-wo8781 4 роки тому +1

    Watching this again because of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Still disappointed with Barrett, but Rude was cool. Streets of Rage 4's best character is a black girl with an electric guitar, but it's still disappointing when I play online and most people are still only picking the white guy when the majority of the cast isn't.

    • @ThoughtsOfTheHumanMind
      @ThoughtsOfTheHumanMind 4 роки тому

      Yeah and Axel isn’t even that good. Cherry and Adam are way better.

    • @s-wo8781
      @s-wo8781 4 роки тому

      @@ThoughtsOfTheHumanMind Most people online say that SOR4 Axel is the worst character in the game too.

  • @boluttrell1710
    @boluttrell1710 6 років тому +1

    I would have to say my favorite black person from a video game is Billy lerk from dishonor

  • @void44thegodsofx44
    @void44thegodsofx44 4 роки тому +1

    Shadow man was always the favorite

  • @Danial31
    @Danial31 3 роки тому

    I searched for this because all of RE games the black character died for some reason. Would love to play black protagonist in the main RE game.

  • @LeafLady89
    @LeafLady89 4 роки тому +1

    Lee & Clementine & Michonne & Nadine Ross!

    • @KatjaStarr
      @KatjaStarr 4 роки тому +1

      THANK YOU for remembering that Michonne has her own game! :)

  • @DMBisAwesome
    @DMBisAwesome 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this vid! I always loved Lt. Duran from Starcraft BW. He was the second black character I had ever seen in a video game. The first was Barrett. My white friends didn't understand why I didn't like Barrett and at the time I'm not sure I understood either ("But he's a good dad lol", they would say). Something about him being the typical big, dumb, emotionally immature black guy vs awesome Cloud who gets all the girls. But Duran wasn't like that. He was portrayed as intelligent, confident, capable, and he had his own plans going on. Although it turns out that he is a villain, the SC narrative is morally grey, and for me at that time, it was just enough to see someone who was black and cool enough to want to be like. It's not about making black characters always good, it's about making them dynamic and present. And that goes for all people.

  • @jttekton
    @jttekton 6 років тому +1

    I once met someone who said that they mow their hairy balls with a tractor.

  • @TheMissingLink2
    @TheMissingLink2 5 років тому +1

    The pokemon series has done a much better job being more inclusive for ALL people.
    I think we have to be careful about specifically talking about certain representation in videogames rather than just more in general.
    I mean, take another demographic in videogames, women. They are very much in the same boat as POC when it comes to representation and how they are portrayed.
    Anyway, this was a good video.

  • @starspeculation
    @starspeculation 4 роки тому

    _Vigilante 8_ had 2 black characters, John Torque and Houston 3, and one possibly Hispanic woman named Sheila.

  • @shrimpified4413
    @shrimpified4413 4 роки тому +1

    can i ask out of curiosity, what about character customization? is it okay if i make a dark skin character because it looks cool?

  • @TimXMan1000
    @TimXMan1000 6 років тому +1

    You should’ve put SAM B from Dead Island 🌴

  • @duncanmackie708
    @duncanmackie708 6 років тому +2

    What are you thoughts on henry and sam from The Last Of Us

  • @tuskoub
    @tuskoub 4 роки тому

    Does King Knight from Shovel Knight count even though we don’t see him under the mask?

  • @GhostofaGoat
    @GhostofaGoat 6 років тому +2

    Cool shirt bro. Is bayek black? Guess I didn't think about it