y’all on this hellsite: we need more female representation in videogames
also y’all on this hellsite: omg we could have had another DUDE in the game why did we get an icky woman when we could have had a MAN
“oh no why didn’t we get a male poc healer”
um
mercy is a boring stale piece of white bread with a history of experimenting on men of color, one of whom she’s dating. the only slightly noteworthy thing about her is that she’s part of a popular non-canonical wlw ship. besides that, white women in media aren’t exactly big and breaking anymore, especially not to people of color, especially especially when we could have had a man or woman of color instead.
a buff black man who’s allowed to be gentle and compassionate and effeminate is a rarity in and of itself, and a billion percent more compelling than angela has ever been. also, saying that people should just be grateful that we have lucio is so wrong on so many levels, maybe take a step back and evaluate why having multiple dark-skinned male healers troubles you.
and lemme just reiterate this real quick: nobodies upset because mercy is a woman. we’re upset because we found out that mercy was conceptionally a stereotype-breaking black man, and blizzard gave us a babyfaced White Savior instead
Also? Stop pitting Lucio against every fucking argument we could’ve had concept Mercy. People can have more than two black men among twenty something heroes.
I wasn’t feeling Reaper’s new Halloween skin for some reason. I thought maybe if they showed his face instead, it would be better? Show us his handsome face dangit
I need more smart McCree, because the fandom’s just put him on simmer and reduced him to bumbling cowboy who shoot nice.
Give me mechanic McCree, who used to ride and repair motorcycles. Who knows the inner workings of a variety of Omnic builds and can do quick on site fixes to their Omnic/cyborg companions. He knows how to fix, and drive just about any vehicle he comes across, both due to the pressure to learn back in Deadlock, and the education he received in Blackwatch.
Give me a McCree who’s Deadeye isn’t some supernatural ability he was born with, or just wicked stupid luck, but precisely calculated and practiced moves. Who’s so good at following his target with hand eye coordination, and taking in the wind and angle factors into firing, along with the recoil from his gun and where he needs to hold and fire, that he can take down six enemies in a second.
Give me a McCree who knows guns inside and out. How to disassemble and reassemble them in seconds, and can use a variety of weapons with ease. Who’s not just a sharpshooter with his peacekeeper, but can rival Widow and Hanzo with a sniper rifle or bow. Who can pick up any teammate’s weapon and use it to help get them out of the pickle they found themselves in. A McCree who would hands down grab Mercy’s staff and get to fucking work helping his team while she’s down.
Give me a McCree who used to work with horses back on his family’s ranch, and knows how to ride professionally. He has such steady footing you can find him strolling across a floating log in in a river. He knows how animals think and work, and how to take care of them.
Give me a McCree who used to work for tips at the diner down in Route 66 on his off time, who knows how to cook a damn good meal on nothing but scraps and a quarter. Who understands not everyone has the same taste as him and can adjust his recipes as needed so everyone’s happy.
Give me a McCree who’s an actual covert ops agent, who can get through the busiest bases, and flank without a damn sound. Who, back in Blackwatch, they had to give him a pair of spurs so he’d stop sneaking up on everyone because of how silent he became during training. Who’s accuracy in taking down enemies from the inside reflects Reyes’ standards for his agents. That he’s not just a hothead who goes in howling, that he’s the top dog they trained him to be.
This cowpoke could be so fleshed out, but people just play him as a joke. Do Jesse better.
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