Taint Master wrote...
Humans are more relatable, and are also physically the largest. A frail little elf or a bearded midget isn't exactly "heroic."
And kossith are, what, over-grown humans?
Hawke the human battles many Tal-Vashoth and Qunari kossith in DA2, and can even face off against the Arishok in Act 2. Do we consider Hawke less heroic just because s/he is physically smaller? Or do we consider the defeat even more meaningful since s/he managed to take down people nearly twice his/her size?
I don't know about you, but I always felt like the mighty David taking down Goliath every time my protagonists defeated opponents bigger than them. Especially as a "frail elf" or "midget" (nice way to insult real thin and short people, btw).
Also, just because you find humans more relatable doesn't mean everyone does. Elves, dwarves, humans and kossith all have different historical, religious, cultural, and socio/economic backgrounds. Since people in real life come from different backgrounds, you never know who might find other races' circumstances closer to theirs, or even if they just find them more interesting or enjoyable than humans.
I personally relate to the elves more since I was born from a minority family and was raised in poverty and prejudice, whereas Andrastian humans basically mirror the white Christian society many of us might feel disconnected from, or even bored with for one reason or another (hence the escapist fantasy). You never know.
Finally, "heroic" is what you do, not how you look.
Modifié par Faerunner, 09 novembre 2012 - 03:16 .
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