I do not think Sony is pushing an agenda. Since people like him love an echo chamber instead of civil discourse with criticism. Matt Sophos has an adversary kind of relationship with critics. In other mediums such as assassin's Creed Valhalla and too human Thor is not depicted as fat.įurther to the point about making Thor fat be political, it sort of is.
Part of the problem with the design is the use of the Norse myth as a justification. It is just going to be silly to see Thor in game running to kratos to attack Thor's man boobs flapping up and down while he rushes you. Besides the fact that having such a large belly would be a detriment to combat. Sony could have made Thor large with a washboard stomach and no belly. I read the article where Matt sophos cited two poems the one where Thor drank most of the ocean and the one where Thor pretended to Freya before eating the whole feast and killing the groom. Also having Thor be fat seems like a huge virtual signal since being fat is celebrated now or days without considering the health implications.Īlex_vance21 83d ago (Edited 83d ago the source material does not explicitly say Thor is fat. So a black Norse god based on a myth that is based on a place mainly made up of white people seems like a virtue signal.
Norway and Greece are very homogenous places with mainly a white population. That is particularly why in the god of war trilogy all the characters and gods were white since there are no black people in Greece. First the inclusion in the last of us part 2 with lev and the too swole body type of Abby, then the blm reference in miles morales and now an overweight Thor, when Norse lore never says he is fat and a black god, when the Norse gods are based on people from Norway, Norway's has virtually no black people, so a black god seems out of place. Having Thor fat and a black Norse god supports the agenda that Sony has been pushing. It is so silly to have Thor be as fat as he is. Therefore it is reasonable to assume Thor could eat as much as he did and be fit because he is in combat a lot of the time against the giant or other enemies.Īctually that is not true, sure a high metabolism help, but if you are active and eat a lot it will keep the weight off and you may not be muscular, but you would not be fat either. They were constantly in battle and probably worked off all the food and drink they consume. You are prepared to tell me Viking warriors had bellies, come on. Vikings were the ultimate feaster's and made the Norse myth. Viking warriors for instance are never portrayed as fat because if you think about being in combat all the time being fat would be a detriment. Serious, is Matt sophos going to have Thor fight with sluggish and exaggerated movement, because that is what being fat does to you in combat situations. Since being fat would be burdensome on the body in a combat situation. Maybe they do not have big muscles, but they are limber and lean.
Look at UFC fighters for instance, none of them are fat. They are still fit because they are active. Fit people enjoy food and drink as much as fat people. Enjoying food and drink as well as having a big appetite is not synonymous with being fat. Even so the other gods including Odin enjoyed feasting, are you going to say all the Norse gods are fat because they enjoy food and drink It's absurd if anything Thor would be more fit and muscular considering he is a warrior and has fought many battles. The Norse Myth never explicitly says that Thor is fat.