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[PA Comic][NSFW] Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - Character Selection

GethGeth LegionPerseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
edited April 2013 in The Penny Arcade Hub
Character Selection


Character Selection
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/04/24

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    Damn. That's some serious elephantitus.

    My neck, my back, my FUPA and my crack.
  • nerfherderhannerfherderhan Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    Good boob joke to dick joke segue. Had me thinking 'Oh Mike. Sexist joke... But nay! Giant dong joke!'. Not sure how I didn't see that coming.

  • el_vicioel_vicio Registered User regular
    I've just been to the Dragon's Crown website. Jesus.

    NSFW
    http://www.atlus.com/dragonscrown/images/character/02_2.png

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  • Monkey Ball WarriorMonkey Ball Warrior A collection of mediocre hats Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    comically large

    "I resent the entire notion of a body as an ante and then raise you a generalized dissatisfaction with physicality itself" -- Tycho
  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    relevant reading

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/170902/1reasonwhy-talk/p1

  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    the ridiculous part is that he has not exaggerated the design of the sorceress

    that is literally the degree to which her boobs fall out of her top

  • wn.mikewn.mike archi PTRegistered User regular
    now that's a ball sack.

  • finnpalmfinnpalm Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Thanks PA for once again taking a swing for the good side. Very relevant strip and subject.

    finnpalm on
  • Black_HeartBlack_Heart Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Are breasts the same as genitals? Feels like an incongruent analogy.

    Black_Heart on
  • BertezBertezBertezBertez Registered User regular
    Black_Heart wrote: »
    Are breasts the same as genitals? Feels like an incongruent analogy.

    In terms of being locus of attraction they are equivalent.

    ...but I would say that

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  • cckerberoscckerberos Registered User regular
    It's not a perfect comparison, but it's the best that can be done because there is no exact male equivalent.

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  • AustralopitenicoAustralopitenico Registered User regular
    If he has a spinning dickslap, I'm sold.

  • Black_HeartBlack_Heart Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    BertezBertez wrote: »
    Black_Heart wrote: »
    Are breasts the same as genitals? Feels like an incongruent analogy.

    In terms of being locus of attraction they are equivalent.

    I believe that's highly subjective.
    cckerberos wrote: »
    It's not a perfect comparison, but it's the best that can be done because there is no exact male equivalent.

    Yes, male sexuality is much more difficult to quantify, so it seems like any point Mike and Jerry were trying to make is weakened by being inaccurate.

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    okay I read this like three times, and shouldn't gabe's second dialogue bubble read 'maybe I would play as the warrior if'

    or maybe 'if he didn't look like this'?

    it isn't really parsing for me as-is

    hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
    that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
  • ZolafZolaf Registered User new member
    Eat it You Nasty Pig. wrote: »
    okay I read this like three times, and shouldn't gabe's second dialogue bubble read 'maybe I would play as the warrior if'

    or maybe 'if he didn't look like this'?

    it isn't really parsing for me as-is

    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I thought he meant "but maybe I would"

  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    also a GIS for dragon's crown is like falling into an abyss of horrible softcore fan art

    only I assume most of the images aren't fan art at all!

    hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
    that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
  • AustralopitenicoAustralopitenico Registered User regular
    Like, he could have the Juggernaut kit. With "dickspin", "omnidickslap" and a "healing ballsack" that drags behind him.

  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    whoa ok

    this comic is kinda NSFW

    little heads up would be nice

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Casual wrote: »
    whoa ok

    this comic is kinda NSFW

    little heads up would be nice

    Geth doesn't care to conform to your human rules.

  • peacekeeperpeacekeeper AustraliaRegistered User regular
    that is great and i would totally giant balls up my warrior if i had the choice

    maybe not his dong, i mean thats not really realistically useable then is it

  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    GLORIOUS

  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Pretty sure that's all shaft, no balls

    See it curves back at the bottom

    The bulging sack at the back is just the tip

    So

    D:

    Oh brilliant
  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    BertezBertez wrote: »
    Black_Heart wrote: »
    Are breasts the same as genitals? Feels like an incongruent analogy.

    In terms of being locus of attraction they are equivalent.

    I am entirely confident in saying that women do not lust after, or place anywhere near the amount of emphasis on, giant balls, in the same way that men are expected to do with breasts. Like, to a point where I feel I should be corrected for leaving even the slightest degree of doubt in that statement.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    Eat it You Nasty Pig. wrote: »
    okay I read this like three times, and shouldn't gabe's second dialogue bubble read 'maybe I would play as the warrior if'

    or maybe 'if he didn't look like this'?

    it isn't really parsing for me as-is

    I believe he's saying that while he's totally going to play the cartoonishly sexed up female, if the male were ridiculously sexed up he definitely wouldn't play him. Whereas had the warrior instead just been standard power fantasy he'd probably pick him every now and again. Which would make the point that comic Gabe loves sexed up female characters but not male characters. Something the creator of the game has even shown to have issue with! When some Kotaku guy criticized his art work he decided to imply he was gay. Because, you know, that's totes an insult.

  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    el_vicio wrote: »
    I've just been to the Dragon's Crown website. Jesus.

    NSFW
    http://www.atlus.com/dragonscrown/images/character/02_2.png

    oh my god her head is so tiny

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    also this dude needs to show more dick skin + scrote

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  • finnpalmfinnpalm Registered User regular
    Being very interested in how horribly behind (like 19th century level behind) the gaming hobby (all sub genres) is in regards to inclusion, gender roles and all that's related to that, and how it develops I find this strip spot on. I'm not going to start a discussion about it here as there are many excellent blogs that is working to the end of bringing this terrible situation to light. I just want to thank PA for taking a swing for the fight against ignorance and abuse. Again.

    Best regards.

  • finnpalmfinnpalm Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Double-post

    finnpalm on
  • tastysandwichtastysandwich Registered User new member
    I would totally play as the warrior if he looked like this.

    What happened to the "Gabe is unsure about his sexuality" jokes anyway.

  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Eat it You Nasty Pig. wrote: »
    okay I read this like three times, and shouldn't gabe's second dialogue bubble read 'maybe I would play as the warrior if'

    or maybe 'if he didn't look like this'?

    it isn't really parsing for me as-is

    People call characters like that sorcerer sexist, and people offer arguments against that ranging from "(I/sample person/other group) am/is/are not offended, why are you? (as silly an argument as "I have a sandwitch so you can't be starving") to "LOLOLTITS BACK IN THE KITCHEN." Gabe's answer here is a more reasonable, "Yes, you're right, but I'm a terrible person." He'd be uncomfortable if he was objectified in the same way, but when it's done to women his judgement is clouded because the giant bouncing boobs are doing exactly what the artist intended.

    Hevach on
  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Wow, I read this comic like, three times before I noticed the dick bag.

    What is wrong with my brain? I was just parsing it as, instead of having like, a proper dick he had like, a dick stalactite, because he was, you know, rock hard...

    I'm just going to excuse myself from the thread now. :P

  • agilemaniaagilemania Lyon EstatesRegistered User regular
    I'd never heard of Dragon's Crown before today, but why am I not surprised that to learn that it's a JRPG developed by two Japanese companies.

    For reference, here are the images of the Sorceress from the actual Dragon's Crown website (probably NSFW):
    http://www.atlus.com/dragonscrown/images/character/06_s1.png
    http://www.atlus.com/dragonscrown/images/character/06_s2.png

    On the main page for the game (http://www.atlus.com/dragonscrown/) you can click the character models at the bottom of the page to see a walking animation. Both the Sorceress and Amazon (linked by @el_vicio above) appear to be utilizing some advanced DoA Beach Volleyball physics.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    I've definitely known about Dragon's Crown for a while. The game is hyper-sexualized or gender stereotyping / exploitative (I dunno which term to use really) but it's doing it to the guys and the women. There's precisely two characters who don't really fall into the trap; the wizard and the archer.

    Edit - The art is absolutely ridiculous. It's too bad because what the game is seems fairly interesting.

    Henroid on
  • Brew78Brew78 Registered User regular
    I wondered if he'd ever work Strawberry into the comic again..

  • DelzhandDelzhand Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 2013
    The thing is, if the videogame industry at large was not already saturated with ridiculous female physiques, I could see Dragon's Crown being a legitimate "gratuitous-on-purpose" game.

    Edit: more concisely, this would be a good counter-culture depiction if it were not precisely in line with the current culture.

    Delzhand on
  • SalviusSalvius Registered User regular
    The Dwarf:
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    Incidentally, I thought this article about some of Dragon's Crown's artistic homages was interesting.

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  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    ***Insert Rob Liefeld joke here***

  • AustralopitenicoAustralopitenico Registered User regular
    I must be weird, but I don't see anything gay with that dwarf picture. I mean, I can see why someone would see it as gay, but it does not push my particular "ha! gaaaayyyy!" button.

  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    That was the response to the kotaku guy along with something like, 'well if you don't like the sorceress maybe this does it for you'.

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  • RonTheDMRonTheDM Yes, yes Registered User regular
    Pre emptive muscle men are for the ladies response:
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Australopitenico wrote: »
    Males are not designed with a heavy slant towards sex-appeal? I think they are. Most if not all of them.

    Can we just shut this argument down early.

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