Despite how tiny she is, Artemis could probably murder every other God on this list. Artemis is a strong badass woman who doesn’t need to be defined by her sexuality, and I for one absolutely love her for that. This goddess is pretty, but it feels wrong to judge her one way or another on her beauty. Artemis I want to be Artemis' best friend. Come on Aphrodite, you can do better than that! There is more to being sexy than just being naked, but perks to her for being that confident. She just lounges around completely naked all the time and doesn’t put any effort into being attractive though. It may be controversial to rank the goddess of love this low on the list because of course her whole thing is to be sexy. Supergiant leans into some of these accepted images, but equally subverts them or introduces lesser known characters with depictions we’ve never seen before.Aphrodite Nudity is fun and all, but this is just uninspired Aphrodite. We often see Zeus sporting a white beard with lightning bolt in hand, while Aphrodite is almost nude except for a few loose strands of hair covering her form. Hades is often gluttonous and bloodthirsty, while Hermes is boyish and quick on his feet. Depictions of pantheons often resort to lazy visual tropes to emphasise the characteristics of certain gods – and Supergiant playing into that implies that bodies outside can't also be ‘divine’. Diversity doesn’t need to be forced in here, and never will be if such things are naturally woven into Melinoe is a rather short and petite girl, which is a cool change for an otherwise strong heroine, but it seems the pantheon surrounding her will once again be idyllic instead of relatable. Strength can so easily be feminine, otherwise we wouldn’t want a girl like Nemesis to step all over us.Įven from the few character portraits found on the Steam page, most of the characters right now are a mixture of slim, toned, buff, or ripped. That armour can’t be comfortable, and Supergiant shouldn’t be afraid of creating women with bodies to match their physique, even if it results in thick waists that more ignorant players might view as blatantly ‘masculine’. I love her design on the surface, but peer at her figure, and you’ll notice a tight waist that just doesn’t quite match the rest of her body. Towering, muscular, dominant, and strong from appearance alone, with her dialogue also displaying a clear confidence in her abilities. I’m talking about Nemesis, one of the key characters seen in the reveal trailer being set up as a rival to protagonist Melinoe. All of its relationships and other boundaries operate on similar tenets of inclusivity and diversity, so why shouldn’t body types? POC characters are well represented at least, and the sequel shows positive signs of continuing that trend, but it also runs the risk of turning its muscle-bound characters into women with hourglass figures for no good reason beyond it looks sexy and ticks all the boxes. There isn’t a single chunky Daddy in sight. Everything else is slender or exaggerated, without much room for trans people or those who fall outside other conventions to see themselves. It was pointed out to me that one of the few fat characters in the entire game is a gluttonous enemy fought in the first biome, who slides across the arena sipping alcohol with all the lazy traits you’d expect from such an archetype. Men are muscular and women are slender, and there is seldom a balance to be found between them. Hades is one of my favourite games of the past decade, but it clings to an almost envious vision of attraction with its ripped muscles and toned bodies. Realised I just called myself ugly there by accident. Given this medium is capable of anything we can imagine, I shouldn’t really have to settle for nothing but conventionally attractive and cisgendered protagonists my entire life, even more so when this doesn’t accurately reflect so many of the players who see themselves in these adventures.
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