Gay assassins creed iv

So its safe to say that AC means a lot to me. On top of this video games have always had queer characters, and, as a result, queer fans. The more years that pass the more hindsight we gain. Poison in Gay Fighter evolved from the only trans character in gaming the community could look to and into a dark reminder of this industry's deeply ingrained bigotry and mishandling of queer people.

A single non-consensual kiss with the man who just tried to kill him and innocent people. And after that point, its not even mentioned in-game afterwards. And the less said about the proverbial shitstorm on Tumblr posts relating to him at this time, the better. He is bisexual, the end. Is such a different time for video gaming that I find myself wondering could they - for lack of a better phrase - get away with a better portrayal?

I would argue they could have. Some video game franchises were just doing that. A straight in a hoodie seen here on a night out with their way more fashionable gay best friend. Da Vinci was a fan favourite for years and basically the deuteragonist of AC2. Making the series step backwards with the otherwise extremely likeable Jacob even more jarring.

A single non-consensual! And it never should have. No need for an obvious wink down the camera lens when you could just write sibling banter as he kisses his male partner goodbye one assassin. After a game which was highly praised for letting fans play Alexios or Kassandra as gay if they wished, the writers for that DLC essentially forced Alexios and Kassandra into straight relationships for the sake of plot.

But I digress, Ubisoft is at least trying to include more representation for the queer communities in their latest creeds. Odyssey and Valhalla allow players to romance any of the available romantic interests regardless of gender. However despite its attempts at progressiveness the series still stumbles. And having played the game, all I can think is that would have been so much better than what we were given.

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While Eivor is a badass character I do have to ask: have you seen that episode of Happy Days where Fonzie jumps a shark? Yes, you read that correctly. This could have been such a fantastic piece of representation for an identity which is not displayed in AAA as frequently as other queer identities. But, instead, the writers decided that Eivor was the mortal embodiment of a god, that could be any gender.

That feels like a cheap cop out. And while I will likely continue to love ACthat love makes it all the more painful when they fumble characters that could mean so much to so many.