Seeing as much of what we associate with a famous game character is related to their gender, how would you feel if, say, Lara Croft was a dude? Or Mario a plumbette?
You can face that bizarro scenario in these pics by David Stonecipher, the same guy who brought us the “game characters with beards” gallery last week.
Strange that, again, Lara Croft is the most terrifying. I wonder if that’s down to Stonecipher’s art, or how I must subconsciously define Lara by her rack, and not her deeds.
Game character gender swap [The Examiner]
Foxbane
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 5:05 PMIT’S A TRAP!!!!
Jamie
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 5:11 PMWouldn’t that be Mistress Chief?
ripperhugme
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 6:57 PMOr Master Matron.
Michael
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 5:16 PMThey already made Dude Raider. He’s called Nathan Drake.
Ross Moir
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 5:27 PMLady Link broke my brain.
If it weren’t for the triforce gauntlet, i wouldn’t have recognised.
Very Warcraft.
vinnii
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 5:43 PMno to all except Master Chief
Monkey!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 5:56 PMHaha zelda as a girl that’s funny.
Jakwob
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 7:27 PMUmm Zelda is a girl?… Don’t you mean
“Haha Link as a girl that’s funny.”
Matt Wendon
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:00 PMwhy do people still think Link is Zelda?!
Steve M
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 1:09 AMThe same reason people still think Samus is
a) a guy
b) called Metroid
People see a name on the box and assume that must be the protagonist, or have only passing experience with the game and reach the same conclusion.
vash128
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 2:37 AMProbably because every game has the title The Legend Of Zelda in it… but we know better. =)
Raymond Salim
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 6:12 PMeh… did the guy make any change with Sephiroth?
Steve M
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 1:05 AMYep. This version looks manlier.
Gaz
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 6:19 PMI like how Sephiroth is still basically identical.
Gobbo
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:40 PMVery dislike – they shoulda shrunk the shoulders or hips or something… looks like a poorly-done lady-boy… :/
Chuloopa
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:45 PMHaha i gotta say thats actually kinda awesome! Now put beards on them!
Vel
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:45 PMEzio (Ezia?) Can tap me anyday, heh. Link and Sephiroth are practically unchanged!
Random
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 10:26 PMI guess we should be glad there’s no Bayonetta… :P
Daniel Purvis
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 10:44 PMI thought Sephiroth was already a chick?
706
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 5:11 AMI’m liking sexy lady link. Can we get a game about her please?
Adrian Verna
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 7:41 PMHow do we know Master Chief won’t soon pull a Metroid on us and reveal he’s actually a chick?
Arcane Azmadi
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 11:52 AMYou notice that apart from the shoulder pads and a few details on the helmet, female Master Chief looks basically like normal Samus?