How Wolfenstein Updated Its Nazi Cheesecake Ladies
“Early on there was a small faction within the team that wanted the new Elite Guards to be less ’sexy’ and more utilitarian in their look,” writes Raven’s Kevin Long. Yeah, that didn’t last long.
“There was also a slightly larger faction that wanted them to be sexy and wearing skin-tight leather outfits,” Long says. That faction might include a sizable percentage of the millions who’ve played the game since Return to Castle Wolfenstein introduced the Elite Guard.
Wolfenstein will bring back the ladies and give them the standard S/M arsenal – whips, chains, throwing stars – and also give their hooker-y evildoing an additional dimension.
We incorporated the idea of them using the power of the Veil as a weapon to attack BJ and his Faction allies. Along with those deadly Veil powers, the Elite Guard can also create nefarious monsters that they control. When the Elite Guards use the power of the Veil, an evil looking skeletal glow shines through their skin and grows denser as they attack.
You can check out some concept art and get advance word on these enemies’ AI through the Wolfenstein blog on IGN. And if you are fortunate to be at E3, the Wolfenstein booth babes will be modelling the Elite Guard look.
Wolfenstein – The Elite Guard [IGN via VE3D]
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@Combichristoffersen:
Very true. Nazis, obviously, were complete assholes, but they had possibly the best uniforms in the history of military uniforms. Nazi uniforms were Bad Ass with a capital B A, and had a definate sharpness and sex appeal to them. They just looked snazzy. Facism, like communisum, benefits from great design...it helps convince the people that you're on the right side. Look at the buildings of early Soviet communism....some sharp-looking, simple designs...and some GREAT murals and posters. Facism is the same way...German Nazi uniforms, miltary equipment, and buildings looked darn good.
jcb231
Dont happen to have hi res pics?
aihuman
@MonkeyChunks: Just watch Valkyrie. All their uniforms are awesome, but especially the leather jackets that higher ranking officers wore; I've always wanted one.
DocSeuss
perhaps Raven are nazi sympathizers (@@ )
Wolfenstein.
SS Women and the Occult.
+ Watch video
/sigh
And gaming fails to take a step forward again.
@Combichristoffersen: Agreed. I love how in Ragnarok Online 2, the outfits for recruits are very Soviet and Nationalist inspired.
Interim
@Combichristoffersen: Werd, not much gets me harder than chicks in Nazi outfits for some reason. Especially Asian chicks. God it is fucking hot.
Rajolae
@jporter313: ..............you fight a robot hitler at the end of the original game...
I think the last thing this game has to be, is serious
@ramenite:
OMG LOL. Nice one sir!
@Mad-Hobo: Whoa... Did i butcher that sentence or what? (any = and)
Mad-Hobo
@Combichristoffersen: Agreed, damn Nazi's any their fashion sense
Mad-Hobo
@Joshua Bell:
I think you're misunderstanding my objection.
What bothers me is the fact that this has become a cliche in game development. It's a lazy way of selling games rather than actually making characters that are appealing for their depth and identifiability, game developers just slap some fake tits and a tight leather outfit on every female model and hope that it will sell the game.
So my point of view is that, no, the existence of Porn doesn't bring down the art of filmmaking (hell, I love porn as much as the next internet user), what does bring down the art of filmmaking is blatant, trivialized sexuality being used almost universally as a device to cover up bad writing and a hollow plot.
jporter313
@jporter313:
That's such a childish view. EVERY medium out there has infantile conventions. Just because porn exists, does that make movies any less of an art?
Joshua Bell
@undefined: So so true. I was watching a movie with my mom of all people a couple months ago, and she looked at me and said, "I know this isn't PC at all, but, damn, those SS Officers' uniforms always look so cool."
Bialia
wow, way to go against the grain Raven. Yawn.
If games are ever going to be taken seriously as an artistic medium we have to drop these infantile conventions.
jporter313
So, uh, you guys'll take pictures of the Wolfenstein booth babes right?
I'm just sayin...
@MonkeyChunks:
Yeah, I was referring to Nazi uniforms in general, not female uniforms specifically.
You know its hard to take "elite-forces" looking like that seriously.
I mean...aw comeone even the grunt with a gasmask and mantel looks more elite than this.
Put a skull on his helm,give him a flamethrower and you are all set for Elite-Unit miniboss.
@Lupich: It's not a 'job... it's an adventure.
@MercerCh00x: Mitchell and Webb
OMFGLOL
@MonkeyChunks: This is a complete fantasy game as is, so why not have the super sexy outfits?
Have to agree with you, their uniforms looked really cool, and we are just talking about fashion here, before somebody jump onto me about politically correctness.
jellyfish
Um...I dont think you fully though through that statement. Try to find any photos of WW2 German female uniforms on the net. There almost aren't any. Especially there are no female leather uniforms. So if you're saying "Nazi uniforms = teh sex" you must be referring to the male officer uniforms.
NOW I wish I were going to E3.
No you're not the only one. I think the whole leather thing is retarded.
Thats retarded. I think they'd be much more interesting if they wore some king of skirts that resemble actual ww2 female uniform
Brings a whole new meaning to "Halt! - Kommen Sie!"
Am I the only one who both hated the whole stupid 'all elite guard are female nazi bondage fetishists' and was quite amused that for all their 'elite-ness', their leather sex gear couldn't take any more than one sustained burst from the Sten?
Optimaximal
@CapnCourage: Reminds me of a comedy sketch where the soldiers realise they are the baddies because of skulls on their helmets. (they had good uniforms though)
Nazi knew how to dress. No nasty green, all hot and sexy. Hot to trot.
These women are Max Mosley approved!
ramenite
Swastika shaped shruikens. I approve.
Armagetiton
@Craig-VN-Gossman: It's good to know that you're married now :) You can ho-out yourself to your husband all you want and no one will say a damn thing because it's accepted :) Hook on dear gamer... hook on.
I was gettin' a little worried the German dominatrices wouldn't be making a return. Huzzah!
Aidan_
@Combichristoffersen: It's impossible to disagree with that statement.
@Combichristoffersen: Haha some of them were Hugo Boss :P
@MercerCh00x: Yeah, but what a way to go.
@Combichristoffersen: When Hugo Boss design your uniform, it's hard to look bad.
Jestersage
Sexy is utilitarian.
Those outfits could be used to make a awesome (in a demented bizarre kind of way) porno. Im just saying..
@Craig-VN-Gossman:
...wat
Nazi uniforms = teh sex. Say what you want about their political ideology, but they sure knew how to make snazzy uniforms (the SS uniforms are especially awesome).
Imagine if they all attack bj@Lupich: Imagine if they all attack BJ at once......it would be awful.
Reminds me of when i use to be a hooker
Craig-VN-Gossman
@Lupich: It can be. It involves braces. Not fun.
Inanition
Nazi hookers! Gotta love id.
mitch_93
@Lupich: Yea, I think we all did.
Winterbringer
@Lupich: So did I...
so did i...
they got sexafied
For some reason I thought of "Attack BJ" as a single action.
I remember installing the "nude patch" to reskin them with no outfits, nipples, and a little triangle of pubic hair.
Ah... Memories.
Uh, yay?
I don't know about everyone else, but killing beautiful looking ladies, Nazi or no Nazi, is not my idea of a fun time.
@Zenian:
Yeah, good point.
I guess maybe Wolfenstein isn't the right game for this discussion, it's just an overall trend in game design that bugs me.
jporter313
@MonkeyChunks: Well, if one is going to be brutalized by unthinking, Fascist sadists, it's vastly preferable that they're, well, sorta hot.
Trai_Dep
@mitch_93: They should at least get the terminology right: Joy Division.
Trai_Dep
Meh. I just hope they're not sexing the enemies up to cover up bad game play.
RawSteelUT
@Lupich: Yep, every person here. Regardless of gender of sex orientation.
Endless Fighter
Considering the title, it's ok... but I really wish gaming companies would stop making every female ever look like a dirty slut.
I'm not worried about it being sexist or anything like that... it just takes away from the atmosphere of the game (IE: chick in cloth thong fighting fully armored knights) and makes all gamers look like lame attic virgins who base their hobbies on CGI masturbation.
lolomfgisuck