"Choose! Cake or Death!?"
He should have chosen the chicken.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVH0gZO5lq0&ab_channel=EddieIzzard
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I would interpret it as utilizing a character(particularly of a minority group) in a way that's solely motivated by marketing appeal to (or social beliefs of) their primary demographic while potentially reinforcing negative stereotypes, or otherwise outright misrepresenting the depicted group(s).
The example mentioned previously in thos thread for inatance: overt sexualization of lesbian characters, as a means of appealing to an IP's heterosexual male demographic, rather than a more reasonable/realistic depiction of a lesbian couple, meant to appeal to, or simply accurately reflect, the lgbt segment of the consumer base.
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There is that, too.
I wasn't really suggesting avoidance as a course of action, just acknowledging its possibility. Really I was more attempting to emphasize that she would likely hold herself accountable even towards planebound beings that themselves had little or no means of holding her to her word. (assuming she doesn't have some kind of contractual binding like Liliana)
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On the one hand I'd kinda feel like it was a cop out. Lets face it, two hot girls hooking up in an IP targeted at teen boys is hardly groundbreaking, and if done poorly can be more harm than good. Does the world really need more fetishization of lesbians by heterosexual men?
I think it would be more impactful if the LGBT representation were male/male or another less accepted pairing.
On the other hand, representation of realistic (and non-evil) lesbians in media is still lacking as well. And I could simply be biased as I am a gay man, thus inherently would prefer "me" being represented.
ETA: The cynic in me also finds it doubtful that if/when the LGBT community gets Planeswalker representation that it would be (not) one (but two) of their flagship characters. Far more likely a secondary character so that they can introduce them and then have an excuse not never see them again or only rarely utilize them afterwards. Particularly since there will be criea of "shoving it down [people's] throats."
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Honestly I agree that it's highly unlikely. I mostly just think it would be a nice way to support the werewolf tribe without having to wait for returns to one specific plane, or dealing with the complications of integrating DFCs into other sets. Because with werewolves being DFCs, it's equally unlikely that we'd ever see them in supplementary sets as is either.
It's just annoying that out of all the Innistrad tribes ONLY werewolves lack extra-block support. And even intra-block they've now suffered considerable upheaval (mechanically, flavorfully, or otherwise) in both Innistrad blocks.
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Like others I was disappointed in how little Sigarda did. She may as well have not been in the story at all.
Also, did anyone else note the continuity error in that Olivia was still wielding the sword from her card art, and not the sword she stole from Sorin?
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It really is a shame that there aren't more transformation triggered abilities. It's werewolves' defining characteristic, it would seem like it'd be a no-brainer to build upon it.
There are very few werewolves that you actually want to transform back to their human side. It's a strange situation where in general you don't actually WANT to use the tribe's mechanic beyond the initial flip.
More transformation triggers would increase the desire to actually interact with the tribe's identifying mechanic.
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I think they're setting her up as a future Gatewatch antagonist.
I fully expect her to find out how the eldrazi got released (or at least, part of the story) and expand her revenge to include "everyone responsible."
There are already hints that she's not exactly stable. For six thousand years her life had a specific purpose. Imagine the sort of disillusionment that can set in when she suddenly finds herself adrift with no REASON for being. She needs a new cause, and while sure that cause *could be* helping rebuild Zendikar, that's not very interesting for us the audience.
More interesting would be Bolas tracking her down and telling her just enough of the truth, that it was (members of) the gatewatch who (unintentionally) unlocked the seal at the Eye of Ugin, released the Eldrazi and devastated Zendikar.
This would restore meaning to her life, and Bolas could see it as eliminating a potential obstacle to his future plans.
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I think that it puts her in a sweet spot as future Gatewatch antagonist. There's at least some implication that she's not in a particularly balanced state of mind. It's not that much of a stretch for her to extend her revenge quest to "everyone responsible."
Three of the five Gatewatch members were directly, if unintentionally, involved in the release of the Eldrazi and devastation of Zendikar.
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It honestly confounds me that they essentially did the exact same thing to werewolves in both Innistrad blocks.
In both blocks set on the plane they've used the last set to completely screw over the tribe. AVR made them all into Wolfir, EMN made them all into Eldrazi.
It's extra infuriating because unlike every single other tribe on the plane, werewolves ONLY get support in Innistrad blocks, so screwing them in even a single set has a much harsher impact.
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It's a little hard to call Nahiri a "force for good" at this point. Lacking any objective outside hurting Sorin renders her, at least with regard to SOI, pretty unambiguously evil.