You can't make this shit up.
Rainbow Six Siege is adding a Croatian operator whose special skill is to deploy a bulletproof shield to "block aggression and cut off movement points".
(Insert your own twitter and penis cutting jokes here.)
Naturally, being the token character must mean it's
the bestest evah.
Via PC Gamer:
She's also the architect behind all of Nighthaven's gadgets and the first trans character to join the roster in the game's six-year run.
Of course this is all for virtue signaling points. And Ubisoft Montreal went all out to stave off the progressive hordes for one more game.
Via IGN:
"The decision to create a transgender character was made early on, as part of our initiative to have an inclusive roster of Operators," Ubisoft's statement reads. "The consultants, all of whom are trans people, wanted to make sure that Osa was presented as authentically and organically as possible."
That included hiring a queer person to write the character and a trans woman to voice her. According to the statement, Osa's identity in the game is "certainly influenced by her gender," but "who she is in the Siege universe is centered on her talents, her influence on Nighthaven, and her close friendship to Kali."
(Kali isn't underage, right?)
I love how their idea of "authentic" is a super-genius character rather than a walking basket case.
Another day, another dead franchise.
Archive Links:
https://archive.is/iHulN - Shack News Article.
https://archive.is/n1vJN - PC Gamer Article.
https://archive.is/yrVFY - IGN Article.
MichaelStewart 0 points 2.5 years ago
I remember the beta of this being pretty lit, I got the starter game for $15 but never got into it too heavily.
I guess the only good multiplayer FPS game anymore is PlanetSide 2.