Oh god Kai Leng please don't be totally ridiculous
me: ooo
they showed the first look at the new me3 villain
one of the villains
he's chinese!
well, like, fantasy chinese...
but at least he looks asian yay
XD
Jesse: What's so yay abt that? He's a villain
Hahahahhaa
me: dude some exposure is better than no exposure
and it's not negative in that he's not like, a walking stereotype
Jesse: I guessssss
me: like some dragon lady or chinky-eyed wispy mustache man with a long braid and yellow fingernails
hahaha
at least he's depicted as a badass!
Jesse: XD
Mhmmm
me: i mean like
would you rather have zero main asian characters
or have one badass asian villain
I'd take the villain hahaha
I mean I shouldn't say asian
Jesse: Hahahaha
Iiiiiii dunno...I can't decide
me: CHINESE specifically
cuz whenever they do asian they aaaalways use japanese
even if it makes no fucking sense!!!!
japanese people are just cooler I guess
hahahaha
Jesse: Well they kinda are...
Hahahahahaha
me: traitor!
lol
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On a more serious note, I know it's kind of stupid to be pinning my hopes on a VILLAIN character who's already been made a complete joke by that steaming pile of a novel. But goddammit, I want some serious representation up in the ME universe. I know he isn't the first Asian character in the series, but I was pretty disappointed with how certain aspects of Kasumi's character were handled. I really like her personality and character design but it seems like her "exotic asianness" is a HUGE defining part of her character, from her name to her boyfriend to her randomly spouting Japanese words/phrases. I really hope Kai Leng's character doesn't give off a ~*mysterious oriental*~ vibe, and I'm praying to GOD he doesn't bust out random Chinese sayings whenever he makes a cool kill or some shit.
Honestly I'm kind of waiting for the race jokes to start, knowing some of the fanbase (see reaction to Jacob's character). I guess I have Deception to thank for giving them non race-related jokes to latch on to while making fun of him.
they showed the first look at the new me3 villain
one of the villains
he's chinese!
well, like, fantasy chinese...
but at least he looks asian yay
XD
Jesse: What's so yay abt that? He's a villain
Hahahahhaa
me: dude some exposure is better than no exposure
and it's not negative in that he's not like, a walking stereotype
Jesse: I guessssss
me: like some dragon lady or chinky-eyed wispy mustache man with a long braid and yellow fingernails
hahaha
at least he's depicted as a badass!
Jesse: XD
Mhmmm
me: i mean like
would you rather have zero main asian characters
or have one badass asian villain
I'd take the villain hahaha
I mean I shouldn't say asian
Jesse: Hahahaha
Iiiiiii dunno...I can't decide
me: CHINESE specifically
cuz whenever they do asian they aaaalways use japanese
even if it makes no fucking sense!!!!
japanese people are just cooler I guess
hahahaha
Jesse: Well they kinda are...
Hahahahahaha
me: traitor!
lol
-----------
On a more serious note, I know it's kind of stupid to be pinning my hopes on a VILLAIN character who's already been made a complete joke by that steaming pile of a novel. But goddammit, I want some serious representation up in the ME universe. I know he isn't the first Asian character in the series, but I was pretty disappointed with how certain aspects of Kasumi's character were handled. I really like her personality and character design but it seems like her "exotic asianness" is a HUGE defining part of her character, from her name to her boyfriend to her randomly spouting Japanese words/phrases. I really hope Kai Leng's character doesn't give off a ~*mysterious oriental*~ vibe, and I'm praying to GOD he doesn't bust out random Chinese sayings whenever he makes a cool kill or some shit.
Honestly I'm kind of waiting for the race jokes to start, knowing some of the fanbase (see reaction to Jacob's character). I guess I have Deception to thank for giving them non race-related jokes to latch on to while making fun of him.