So apparently Viking warriors also wear HEELS now?

Like I know women warriors have been sexualized for ages. Nothing new there. And this is designed to appeal to a heavily male gaming audience. So the fact that she's half-naked is pretty unsurprising.

But how many of you battle-hardened exiles fantasize about fighting in goddamn heels? Uhh...


And that too while swinging around a fucking war hammer...

And yes, I know it isn't in-game. I just find it hilarious that someone actually thought this was cool.

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Exile009 wrote:

Like I know women warriors have been sexualized for ages. Nothing new there. And this is designed to appeal to a heavily male gaming audience. So the fact that she's half-naked is pretty unsurprising.

But how many of you battle-hardened exiles fantasize about fighting in goddamn heels? Uhh...


And that too while swinging around a fucking war hammer...

And yes, I know it isn't in-game. I just find it hilarious that someone actually thought this was cool.

What are you talking about? Fighting in high heels is common and even monsters have them.




Here flowers in high heels, peak enemy design. Really gives you the same ammount of fear like your grandma gardening does.

There's legit nothing wrong with heels my god stop it.

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I_NO wrote:

There's legit nothing wrong with heels my god stop it.

They're bad for your health? And will likely trip you over if you try fighting in them, especially with something as unwieldy as a giant warhammer?

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Exile009 wrote:

Like I know women warriors have been sexualized for ages.

Male characters have been sexualized just as much for several decades now. Shirtless musclebound adonises with sweat glistening all over their body. Just the right amount of hair in the right places to get the engines running. Plenty of bulging all over the body, muscle and otherwise.

It's been a thing across the board, and not in any way or form limited to one sex or gender.

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I_NO wrote:

There's legit nothing wrong with heels my god stop it.

It´s the noise they make when walking over the muddy terrain of the battlefield, it´s just too distracting from the clashing sounds of metal blared.
It´s also considered a dirty weapon.

Sommink recent about how the Ukrainian women's corps had to march in high heels in the military parade, folks made a big fuss about it and all.

If you really don't like the implications of high heels on women in combat, that would have been your call to arms, not the silly drawing.

Although it does look awful and if you're already swangin' a giant hammer you're not likely to take off your Fendi two-tone kid suede stiletto and tracheotomize a foe with it. Total, gratuitous, cheesecake.

Those are not heels. Those are sharp extensions , used for stabbing or slashing the enemies , with martial art moves .

is this OP's first game? I wonder how far back i'd have to go for the initial eyebrow raise at armoured heels making an appearance on a character design. Its pretty much industry standard at this point though personally i don't like it.

Always annoyed me that zerg kerrigan had heels lol but i don't mind it occasionally.

"You know what would really help me, Mr Fantasy Shoemaker, as a proud and fearsome warrior?"

"No, what?"

"I think it'd be much better if I was unable to plant my feet squarely on the ground, and instead limited contact between my heels and the dirt to one very thin point"

"Oh, really? That doesn-"

"I expect them done by dawn, we ride tomorrow!"