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[Angrywolves]

Time for controversy once again.An attractive young asian woman has joined our work group temporarily as an observer.Yes this half dead old man still enjoys looking at attractive young women.But to get to the topic it got me wondering about the racial make up of the humans living in Thedas.I haven't read any of Gaiders books, including the recently released World of Thedas , or whatever it's called.But so far I can account for European types and African types.But no sign of any peoples resembling asians that I can remember.Maybe I missed something in DA2 or one of the books or comics.Of course Thedas is just a continent and there might be people resembling asians elsewhere on the planet. I remember someone speculating over a year ago that the Jade Empire took place on the same planet as Thedas .I doubt Bioware would want to open up that can of worms. So where are the asians ?BTW, this has nothing to do with political correctness .

[Mr.House]

There's no asians in Thedas, it's that simple.

[sandalisthemaker]

Well, there is a CC preset that looks somewhat Asian in DA2, so potentially Hawke could look Asian and therefore, so could his mother and siblings.

[Angrywolves]

And you know this how ?

[Angrywolves]

Hawke wasn't asian.

[Vit246]

Maybe they exist. Maybe they don't. Maybe they can come from Seheron or Par Vollen.

[Taleroth]

Keep in mind that Thedas, as we know it, is only a single continent. The Qunari come from some place not even on the map.

It's actually kind of bizarre how isolated Thedas is. Same thing with Tamriel from Elder Scrolls. Why does nobody try finding trade routes with the other continents?

Modifié par Taleroth, 12 septembre 2013 - 11:47 .

[sandalisthemaker]

Angrywolves wrote...

Hawke wasn't asian.

Asia doesn't exist in Thedas, so of course he wasn't "Asian".
I'm just saying there was an option to create a character with Asian features.

[Han Shot First]

I would imagine there are people who look like Asians living on one of the other continents.

Since Dragon Age cultures are loosely based on real world ones, it might be kind of interesting at some point in the series contact is made with a culture loosely based on the Mongols.

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

....Humans all come from some place not even on the map, so there's no particular reason why Africans would be present but Asians wouldn't.

[Cainhurst Crow]

Why don't we shove some south americans into the game to, while we're at it? Maybe an eskimo people and some new zealanders to really diversify the continent.

Thedas's population doesn't need to be a multi-racial cornucopia, especially when there are probably other continents in the world than just thedas with these groups. Asian cultures didn't even travel outside of their countrys except on exploritoral missions, they were highly isolationist. I don't see why that shouldn't be the case for any asian equivilant race in thedas as well.

This doesn't seem like a pressing issue in the game, if they come to it, great. But why shove it into inquisition? If you really wanted an asian equivilant into the dragon age series, why not wait until the next game, or later down the line, when **** like this could be better defined and thought up?

Modifié par Darth Brotarian, 12 septembre 2013 - 11:51 .

[sandalisthemaker]

Darth Brotarian wrote...

Why don't we shove some south americans into the game to, while we're at it? Maybe an eskimo people and some new zealanders to really diversify the continent.

Thedas's population doesn't need to be a multi-racial cornucopia, especially when there are probably other continents in the world than just thedas.

This tiresome tripe again?

[Hazegurl]

I loved that feature in DA2. You could give Hawke dark skin and have his whole family have dark skin and different features too. I wonder if the Inquisitor will have family and if so will they use the same feature

[Hellion Rex]

Please just someone lock down this thread already.

[Fast Jimmy]

Oh, wow. This topic again.

Lots of fans and Bioware employees have weighed in on this exact topic in the past. There are, currently, no Asians in the Thedas lore. They are not planning on putting any Asians in the game unless there is an explanation of them appearing as a previously-undiscussed group of people, say the Fex from Par Vollen or perhaps even an undiscovered country.

That being said, options of creating your own player to have a multitude of different appearances are going to be possible in DA:I to an unprecedented level, so the player should be able to have a better shot at creating an Asian main character, should they so choose.

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

I thought that there should be another continent where we find African and Asian cultures.

But no, since there are African people in the games after people complained about the lack of black people, now all races co-exist for some reason.

Isn't it wonderful

[Hazegurl]

Darth Brotarian wrote...

Why don't we shove some south americans into the game to, while we're at it? Maybe an eskimo people and some new zealanders to really diversify the continent.

Thedas's population doesn't need to be a multi-racial cornucopia, especially when there are probably other continents in the world than just thedas with these groups. Asian cultures didn't even travel outside of their countrys except on exploritoral missions, they were highly isolationist. I don't see why that shouldn't be the case for any asian equivilant race in thedas as well.

South America doesn't exist, neither does any of the places from our world, you know what else doesn't exist in Thedas? Europe.

[sandalisthemaker]

Hazegurl wrote...

Darth Brotarian wrote...

Why don't we shove some south americans into the game to, while we're at it? Maybe an eskimo people and some new zealanders to really diversify the continent.

Thedas's population doesn't need to be a multi-racial cornucopia, especially when there are probably other continents in the world than just thedas with these groups. Asian cultures didn't even travel outside of their countrys except on exploritoral missions, they were highly isolationist. I don't see why that shouldn't be the case for any asian equivilant race in thedas as well.

South America doesn't exist, neither does any of the places from our world, you know what else doesn't exist in Thedas? Europe.

Nice one.

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

I honestly can't see why it's ok for Africans to be present but it's not ok for Asians to be present, it feels a little racist.




Just call me stirrer McGee, I'm loving this.

[Angrywolves]

Don't want to argue about features.
Julie Chen recently admitted she had surgery to make herself look less asian.
Being asian doesn't involve some arbitrary features the player added.
shrugs.

[PsychoBlonde]

Taleroth wrote...

Keep in mind that Thedas, as we know it, is only a single continent. The Qunari come from some place not even on the map.

It's actually kind of bizarre how isolated Thedas is. Same thing with Tamriel from Elder Scrolls. Why does nobody try finding trade routes with the other continents?

Three words: Giant Sea Monsters

[mupp3tz]

I don't find the games intentionally racist, but I mean I would love to see more representation. I vote yes to more Asians!

[Cainhurst Crow]

sandalisthemaker wrote...

Hazegurl wrote...

Darth Brotarian wrote...

Why don't we shove some south americans into the game to, while we're at it? Maybe an eskimo people and some new zealanders to really diversify the continent.

Thedas's population doesn't need to be a multi-racial cornucopia, especially when there are probably other continents in the world than just thedas with these groups. Asian cultures didn't even travel outside of their countrys except on exploritoral missions, they were highly isolationist. I don't see why that shouldn't be the case for any asian equivilant race in thedas as well.

South America doesn't exist, neither does any of the places from our world, you know what else doesn't exist in Thedas? Europe.

Nice one.

Great comback there, champ. But that doesn't explain anything of your badly worded, erroneous in terms of grammar post.

So because europe doesn't exist, you should have asians in the game, because reasons?

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

Are you guys China be funny?









(sorry)

[sandalisthemaker]

Angrywolves wrote...

Don't want to argue about features.
Julie Chen recently admitted she had surgery to make herself look less asian.
Being asian doesn't involve some arbitrary features the player added.
shrugs.

But it is all about the features.
You talk as if there should be Asian nationality, as if Asia actually existed in Thedas.  It doesn't.  Neither do Europe or Africa.
What you do have are people in Thedas who have features and skin tone commonly associated with real world countries/cultures