Are Video Game Characters TOO SEXY?! 

Who's the hottest video game character and why is it Uncle?

The only sex appeal I like is democracy

If the games don't make the female characters attractive enough the artists/modders will

Bro by that logic, I should hate the Arkham games. They gave Batman the biceps of a damn gorilla. Unrealistic standards.

I love how all these people claim to be “feminists,” yet they really seem to hate the female anatomy.

If every woman in tights is supposed to be a sex object, then my high school is The Red Light District.

People care too much about bodies of video game characters, but when it comes to their own body they neglect it.

men don't care if a 300lbs pure muscle dude is the protagonist of game, movie, etc, we take it as a role model, but when women see an attractive women, well...

*people who complain about stellar blade don't actually care about the game* *Just the character model itself*

Thing that are certain in life: 1: Death 2: Taxes 3: Twitter mob being offended by everything…

Women: ugh she’s so unrealistic 😐 Men: damn I gotta hit the gym

Us men don't bitch about how muscular or unattainable their physique are when were represented. We embrace there strength and athleticism!

Are Video Game Characters TOO SEXY?! No, they are not. We like them, we need more. Period.

As a sexy character myself, I was so glad to see myself represented with Uncle in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Just look at Mei in Overwatch -- literally covered her in a snowsuit and the internet still creates thirst traps of her.

My girl has natural H-I sized cups and allways gets triggerd if someone says that boobeys need to be smaller cause its not realistic... 😂 Thats even more than in any fanart/anime/videogame...😂😂

There's no such thing as too sexy! Sex sells! The devs make characters sexy in their own way! Nuff said! Some people just don't care for sex appeal. They simply want an overall fun game! Helldivers 2 and Stellar Blade are doing just that!

Girls in games with hips and boobs modeled after a real woman - "They're too sexy it's unattainable beauty standards for women." Cratos lifting the weight of the gods and looking absolutely jacked - "I need to go to the gym and look like him."

*"Sex sells in every industry."* - The Based Man

Sexy woman in game Women: such unrealistic body standards 😒 Sexy man in game Men: I must begin training! 😤

Sex outsells DEI, ESG, and ugly devs every time.

I started working out so I could have a body like Leon Kennedy’s. It’s been over 16 months and I couldn’t be happier with my choice. And it’s all thanks to a hot character from a video game. More attractive characters please.

Twitter getting mad at a slim asian woman for being an unrealistic body standard, and not getting mad at Lady Dimitrescu, goes to show they think being not fat is more unrealistic than being 8+ feet tall

There's also another thing to consider : they're characters in a fictional setting. They're created, not real people. They can be whatever the devs want them to be for the purpose of the game they're working on. For Stellar Blade, they wanted a sexy, fit young looking woman and that's what they designed. For Gears of War, they wanted ultra-macho built man tanks that moved about as deftly as an overweight bulldozer. For Mass Effect, they wanted blue skinned space babes. So they did. And that's okay because that is their vision of what their fictional setting is about. Another example in fantasy that comes up often : elves. In most settings, elves are smaller, graceful and dexterous. They're the peak of beauty and grace. Then you come across some games where elves are presented differently. In FFXIV, elves (aka Elezens) are tall, lanky with long necks and while they retain some kind of elven theme to them, they definitively do not fit the mold most people would think an elf to be. And yet, people don't complain about it (well, giraffe neck jokes aside) and they simply accept it as part of the fictional setting as it is. And heck, having beautiful female (and male) protagonist isn't something that is desired only by men : how many clips you can find of women having the hots for beautiful female characters? Plenty of them... I'd even say that they're often FAR more obvious about it than men are because gawd forbid a man shows he's actually finding a bunch of pixels sexy but a woman can basically drool on camera and no one bats an eye. Those that complain about it? They're the ones caught in the middle, they're the people who are insecure about themselves and feel that they shouldn't be the ones to change but should have everyone else conform to their personal standards. Those people are vocal because they're not willing to do something about themselves and would rather try to make everyone else feel guilty because they don't share their faults. I'm not at a healthy weight myself and I'll never claim to be a "big beautiful man" because I objectively know I am the sole person responsible for that problem but I'm not going out of my way to admonish characters like Leon Kennedy or Marcus Fenix for being buff and/or fit and campaigning them to be fat like I am. I want Leon Kennedy, Nathan Drake or any male protagonist to look good because that could be a goal I can set myself to try and reach if only to improve myself just a bit more. It doesn't make me angry, it gives me motivation. They're fictional characters, they're fantasy, they're heroes, villains and the side characters that we can to embody, fight or help. So if a dev wants to make an objectively fat character be the hero of their game, go ahead... but they'd better not start crying because *other devs* do not do the same; they chose to go that route and the others chose to take other routes. And trying to take existing, established character and changing them just to fit some kind of agenda is wrong and it should definitively be called out. Respect established character for who they are, what they represented back then and what they represent now, good AND bad.

As a girl gamer, I think their is nothing wrong with having good looking male & female characters. As for your question on who is the sexiest game characters. I will pick Geralt from The Witcher 3 & Lie Fang from the Dead or Alive games lol.

Thanks Actman for finally making a review of sex

This is basically the best take on this topic I've watched yet. Massive kudos.

My problem with Horizon 2 is that when i see Aloy i can't help but to remember Nicocado Avocado

Remember if the girl is hot it's unrealistic, but if the man is hot men want to look like him.

....The Bayonetta defense is so wild. Her cloths are made of her hair and her most powerful abilities practically strip her naked.

omg... i know the sanity prayer from my journey to battle addiction... never thought about hearing it outside those circles.. amazing vid man!!!

You had well thought out points, Act Man. Good stuff! Always love your videos 'cause of the thought you put in

I can only imagine how Shin Jae-eun (the actress they body scanned for Eve) must feel about this. Like she is so attractive, that her body being in a video game made other people mad and called it unrealistic. Imagine that being the reason your trending rn, imagine how that makes the dude lucky enough to date her feel. It’s kind of hilarious.

Let’s also acknowledge the fact that the IGN France article was trying to rewrite history by using Bayo and 2B as positive points of comparison. Bayonetta and 2B were also met with massive amounts of “they’re too sexy” controversy upon the release of their respective games. It’s time that makes designs “iconic”.

How bad is someones insecurity that they have to make everyone ugly in a video game instead of just finding someone to love them unconditionally?

Halfway through and you've made some hilarious points 😅 great video, lovin it

Boy oh boy, do I love the modding community

Wait. This is not about CJ's Sex Appeal stat..

God damn you nailed again, I love your videos with this comic style and also with a good statement of the situation, amazing as always, stay classy ^^

Noticing the bilgewater theme during the video was a surprise but a welcome one, great choice ActMan!

The hilarious part to me is that they reference things like 2B and Bayonetta in the exact same light until all of a sudden they flip the script when they realize no they're actually well developed characters who just happen to look conventionally attractive. We have articles from before both games were released of them doing the exact same thing they are doing now with stellar blade nothing changes apparently.

It’s about how they carry themselves Laura Croft is sexy but has a badass personality

Actman! I love when you do these sort of videos, breakdowns on gamer culture or certain company gaming controversies! I'd love to see more. I'd love to see you cover the fall of Midway Games!

Conventionally attractive protagonist: *exists* Twitter: "thats illegal"

I'm a woman and I've been gaming since I was 12 years old (26 now) and I've never had a problem with my girls in video games looking hot. Whenever I have a character creator available I try to make my character a mix of hot and "realistic". And I don't know if it's just me but I think I've seen more men than women crying about hot girls in video games.

This randomly came up, and I 100% agree with it. Let the ladies have their eye/fantasy candy. Less hate, more love.

1st video i watch from you....immediately subscribed!

This is why Kill la Kill is a goated anime, they went ahead and gave everyone equal fanservice, it was fucking glorious

The problem is, some people can't differentiate between fiction and reality.

Love you buddy. Keep being incredibly nuanced and real.

genuinely amazing video

Honestly, the first choice that comes to mind for me is Tali from Mass Effect, you know, the girl that's literally completely covered up all the time in basically a hazmat suit. While it certainly is form fitting (those hips, tho), her main appeal to me is her personality. She's such a dork, and it's so adorable.

I love having one faction of people saying that having attractive people in video games is terrible, then another faction of people saying that “ugly” women in video games are propaganda. What a perfectly balanced and desirable media ecosphere that will produce only positive and constructive results in media discourse… right?

As a woman, I'm perfectly okay with attractive looking ladies like Bayo; I don't get what's so offensive about a conventionally attractive woman. I wonder if it's just out of jealousy, like "I cAn NeVeR lOoK lIkE tHaT sO sHe CaN't EiThEr!" Unrealistic characters tend to be the most fun, like Dante from Devil May Cry. Speaking of the Wacky Woohoo Pizza Man himself, I don't see people complaining when he literally went shirtless for the entirety of DMC3. And for clarification, I'm not even attracted to ladies, I like me some big horned guys like The Iron Bull from Dragon Age: Inquisition and Hellboy or men who could definitely throw me with one hand, like Guts. I just don't like looking at uncanny valley ahh "female" characters like that new Fable protag and MJ from Spider-Man 2.

Franz of Assis quote? in this topic?? ...epic my dude!

Those articles have to be ragebait. No way people actually think like that

Surprised swimsuit Tifa didn't feature in the video. That was incredible fan service

Too bad for that lady in the Fable trailer....she's a real person.

I personally really don't mind when characters are 'too' sexy in a video game as long as it's not in your face too much. That said, I think in this game it is in your face, WAY too much. But I think that's also where the argument ends. You either like having the shaking booty in your face, or you don't. Beauty standards are already insanely influenced by social media, way more than games ever would anyways.

I think the fact is you just cant make everyone happy, and if you try, you just get a mediocre product that is loved by nobody. To quote a video i saw years ago "it's okay to not like things, but dont be a dick about it"

THANK you for speaking common sense out loud. Particularly the point about body positivity and how it's more an issue with self-image and projecting that on everything around, forcing everyone to consume media that's just there to suit insecurities. I know when games/media is pandering to me and I hate it. Show me what the devs/creators originally intended, not what a bunch of loud, insecure people have demanded at the threat of cancellation.

finally after years i smashed that sub button. video cracked me up it makes too much sense for these journalists lmfaoo

4:58 Sorry Ethan… but the Redfield bloodline must continue.

The funniest thing is Stellar Blade is basically a Soulslike and we just had an amazingly hot fuckboi in Lies of P and NOBODY COMPLAINED.

On the topic of Baldur's Gate 3's attractive ass companions... Astarion. Yes, we all know he's BG3's poster pretty boy, a token sexy vampire, but what I find fascinating is that his character design really is very important to his actual character. Him being sexy is integral to his story and influences how he sees himself and how he assumes others see him, and its actually really sad at many points. I dunno, I just really enjoy character designs that tell a story

That Cartman clip and the lead up almost had me on the floor 🤣

Nice video! Good comparisons and factual! (Didn't expect Rosiebellmoo to bring me here of all places)

Ain't no way the Act Man dropped THIS before a Red Dead Redemption 2 review LOL

I love how people are unphased by games full of destruction, violence, suffering, and war. But the same people have a meltdown when they see a mildly attractive person.

Awesome as always.

6:00 WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD THAT LINE BEFORE!?! IM DYING LOL

Im all for these Games TheActingMale 😂.

My wife is not a supermodel and I dont look like Larry the lobster either. I think shes beautiful just the same. Just because I like attractive women in games doesn't mean I hold every woman I interact with to that standard. Its a fantasy. People need to grow up

Super well made video, I agree with a lot of the points you make! For me, seeing people that are physically fit and attractive is fuel I use to try and inspire me to better myself through taking care of myself and working out, all ways in which I can just be a healthier human being. One point you did make that I did find a bit iffy was the one about there needing to be a 'reason' for a character to look 'ugly'. I think that as you said, the character's 'ugliness' can be used to make a point like the example of the nerd being thrust into the role of superhero, but I don't think it necessarily has to. The fact that people can just look like that because they are born with those features feels completely realistic to me, as in the case with Horizon or Fable. I do agree that the designs should be judged on the quality of the character design itself and whether they convey what the character is all about with the design, and the character's 'ugliness' may or may not play a factor in that. It would be weird if Bayonetta looked like the Fable protagonist, but for the role the Fable protagonist is trying to fill it didn't feel like it was an issue for me.

TheActMan makes the kind of content I barely see on RU-vid: criticizing dumb and argument-lacking videogame criticism in a serious “facts on the table”, yet humorous way. Please make more hot take videos! I wanna see what the inhabitants of Caelid (Twitter) have to say about Helldivers 2!

Came for video, left with strange drive towards self-improvement

I remember one Resident Evil game had "black zombies" and it was criticized that it "demonized" black people. But they NEVER said anything that EVERY single Resident Evil game had only white zombies. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm not even making this up. You can look it up.

bro, you buying a new car? whats with all the ads XD love the video though

Did You Change The Thumbnail? Why Don't I See Diddy Kong Anymore

kojima was ahead of his time adding swimsuit outfits for both men and women in mgsv

So objectiving women is problem... but twitch and onlyfans is not??

Holy shot, did you just drop a “Munich’s odyssey” reference????

You are on the right side of herstory. I salute you Act Ma'am.

I laughed way too hard at the washing machine and cooking simulator joke 😂 "Eve body is unrealistic, oversexualized and puts women in danger." Coming from the body positivity "go head girl. It's fine being 340lbs at 5'2. Live your truth. You're beautiful" crowd. Guarantee eves curves will lead to less harm to women than the health issues your message will. And to answer your final request it's Panam Palmer for me.

I’m tired of people shaming people for finding things attractive. You can’t force people to be attracted to certain body types. they like what they like.

I so appreciate how balanced you made this discussion. Which is a rarity when it comes to video game discussion. Recognizing that sex appeal can actually be a positive thing (also that so much of it is based on emotions not just physical appeal) for many different people and that devs treating it with maturity/fairness can make for better games.

Bro you killed me less than 2 minutes in, dead 15 seconds in 😅

Just keep it consistent in whatever franchise you're making. Don't uglify a traditionally sexy series or character and don't sexualize a traditionally non sexual series or character.

This proves that journalism is dead now a days

Damn the serenity prayer hits hard 19:01

3:42 I WAS SAYING THE SAME SHIT!!!!! finally someone acknowledges this. I am a straight man and we need more sexualisation in the XY community

One thing that keeps getting ignored in the Stellar Blade issue is that it appeals to women too. Of course it's geared more to men but me and my female friends find it attractive as well. We're Asian and she represents our standard of beauty. It's more appealing and reflective of our pop culture than how Western media portray us. Do I feel bad I don't look like that? No, because I'm an adult who can differentiate fantasy from reality. I have my own identity and style; a look that suits me more and that I'm comfortable with. Doesn't mean I can't celebrate another beautiful woman, fictional or otherwise. Thank you for being the voice of reason. I don't get why female characters have become the new political battlefield and I hate both extremes. There is space for everyone and I'm sure we'll all find a character to nut to. PS: I literally went "aww thank you" when you said we look good without makeup ❤

Tekken 8's menu screen is literally zoom ins on kazuyas ripped body. I didnt hear anyone complain about that.

Comment section of the gods.

"Are Video Game Characters TOO SEXY?!" No. They're not. One can never be TOO sexy.

13:03 you take that back. Sex with Hitler is peak. What other game can I auto click a 500 round 12 gauge with zero damage fall off?

I need more oily men in my games.

The Sexy Man is nearing the 2M mark--I remember him from way back, when 100K was a big deal. People found out he was a hidden treasure--always great reviews and analysis, and so flippin' funny. ✌🏻

Does anyone have that tweet from 17:38? I NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!

Equal rights, equal tights.