He was a SWORD-BEARER, NOT a samurai. Yet, the latter is what all these media projects coming out about stick to exaggerating.

New Assaassin's Creed game aside, it is historically cited by Japanese sources that a Portuguese friar there had plans to bring him to India, where he likely spent the rest of his days tending to a church rather than becoming a Rajput.

As much as this was a bummer for Yasuke - as the friars kept tabs on him and were disgusting racists of their day - at least media could tell a romanticized version of the truth. I.e. a sequel to the upcoming Max biopic where he DOES become a Rajput. Not saying it's a smart idea, but there is no stopping these kind of blueprints, if they care so much about him.

What REALLY bugs me about all of this is the notion by the mainstream that African peoples didn't have their own warrior castes or code. Hollywood must focus on them if they care about representation and money, because they're just as much BIPOC as the Japanese. But you know as well as I do they won't.

What if I told you, Mozambique did indeed have native warriors. They were called Mang'Anja.

@statisticalpc: You're right that we don't know that much about the universe, but my only drive in faith is that I believe there is a flipside people go when they die. It's natural to think that, but not when things get specific with pearly gates.

I'm secular and know there is no proof with any abode like the Duat, Uhlanga (for the Zulus) or Heaven. I hypothesize praying as I do will give positivity to whatever is the opposite of this domain of living creatures. Everyone and everything dies eventually.

It's why I've preferred science fiction over fantasy, because it's connotative of the things we've figured out or WILL figure out.

You play Assassin's Creed? The in-universe afterlife is a macrocosm called The Grey, where every epilogue of life realm that humans made up becomes real posthumously via their consciousness moving on. I believe less in this but it's also a possibility.

Basically it's a mix of reasons, sorry I couldn't fully answer your third question. It boils down to we need to invest more in science to find the answers.

@WitIsWisdom: Thanks a bunch, just getting back to this post and yeah, like I said I'm secular. It's a cross between atheism and religion in that you don't take the illogical aspects of it - creation stories, gods etc - you just learn what can be applied to everyday life and the life after.

This'll have been my first post here since Fall 2022, hope everyone's OK and at least somewhat happy gamers, lol. Industry is broken.

So first and foremost, I got an Ancestry DNA kit the summer of the aforementioned year. I'm half Puerto Rican and half Dominican, its like 2 of the same ethnic backgrounds.

But I was more so anticipating heavy results in regards to the Taino. It turned out I'm a total 18% combined Quisqueyan and Boricua.

The most I've given to religious effort was Church participation on Sundays with my mother when I was 10 - 12 years old. The trips were pleasant, but let's just leave things at: I grew up to not ideologically agree with Catholicism for reasons pertaining to identity and the wrongs committed by its followers historically.

Basically, after I got my results, I was awestruck and felt a calling. There's no reason they shouldn't be around today.

As I researched more about Arawak culture and the Zemi, there were times I couldn't help but get emotional. There's lots of talk about the natural world. And tbh it depresses me there is no religious diversity in the Caribbean or South America. Just with sprinkles of surviving tribes like the Pemon.

I've also faced a fair share of criticism from my family, mainly from my father. The best I can do is humor him.

And I'm hoping y'all have an open enough mind to realize I'm not going to Hell. I'm secular with my faith.

I trusted Yucahu to get me through everything from my withdrawal from psychiatric meds, to my current struggle with hypertension. And I trust in him to help with what I plan to accomplish.

The world is s**t because of intolerance. Its within the wise words of kind people to tolerate each other.

And I hope y'all are faithful, with whichever God you praise to.

So, long story short, I will be getting a large refund from a queue payment I made 2 years ago to this dude in the UK. It was previously for some Star Wars alien attire, and last I checked, it's a rough estimate around $800 - $1,100 in Pounds.

I could really use that money to get a Series X, as I'm not working and am kindly awaiting a verdict on my Disability case. (I live with my mother, please don't judge my situation).

There be a LOT of factors into why I'm enticed, primarily:

- I left the PC Master Race because it's a JOKE. I can't afford to buy upgrade hardware materials for my damn PC so it can store more games. A console, I can download games to my liking wihout the hassle.

- As an indie dev, I've taken to using my PC for creation purposes only. It has Unity, which can be linked to a Series X like chocolate to toffee.

- There's a lot of games I've been eyeballing that Steam doesn't have. In particular Wet, Deadpool and Timesplitters.

So, what's there to consider?

Anyone ever think this who reads Marvel?

I used to think Daredevil was cool...then I started to look down upon his hypocrite bitch ass after realizing his arcs are just revolving doors. Get hot girlfriend, sleep with her, let things slip, discover Bullseye murdered her, whine, repeat.

I don't know why people like him even now.

Deadpool is a superhero, unlike him. He makes bloody messes that'd shade the Punisher, he's an actual ladies' man with a heart of gold, and he's an issue away from claiming Elektra from Old Hornhead. At least she won't die a 9 trillionth time getting with Wade and his Canadian Bacon.

It makes zero sense why every superhero in New York City hates him, except Spider-Man. Oh, right. Because Murdock told Luke Cage and the others that Deadpool is somehow "crazy." Behind his back like a bitch.

Look...not only does Matt deserve to get Elektra claimed from him, but:

Deadpool has every right to get her pregnant (since Matt never did, haha)

Deadpool is capable of calling him out for being fake holy balony

Deadpool can team up with Bullseye and make DD join them whenever he wants to...because Deadpool

Deadpool can cap Foggy Nelson without killing him, and still give Bitch Murdock a lollypop

And, most obviously, Deadpool can urinate on Battlin' Jack's grave whenever he wants.

You can bet I'd give this comic book a go if I was writing for Marvel. This is just my opinion.

PS: Daredevil's pride is hurt by Wade, cuz he made him renown in Hell's Kitchen. Boo-hoo.

Thoughts? Btw these 3 banger songs were written by the Merc With A Mouth about Daredevil, cuz he's that special:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTj_qQ4uxqk&list=LL&index=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQR866WVyL8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnMvz3mLXaA

My next 2 characters will be Bron Graumesser and Syouta Kuromaru. They're BFF Tarnished in my Elden Ring fanfictions.

I've decided recently to give playing as them a try. I have questions tho:

Bron is a werewolf Harii, or Dutch barbarian. For him, I'll need to know:

- The locations of the most effective moon spells in the LB

- How to get the Black Wolf Mask for when I RP as him in lycan form

- Where to get good Harii build weapons. Link to what I'm talking about:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harii

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goedendag#:~:text=A%20goedendag%20%28%20Dutch%20for%20%22good%20day%22%3B%20also,a%20combination%20of%20a%20club%20with%20a%20spear.

Syouta, I'm going for a Samurai Yojimbo build. I don't know much about Yojimbos, other than they were Edo bounty hunters. What Damage effect weapons will I need, etc.

That is, if the game doesn't establish already specifically.

I have base on why 6 particularly are from a couple of states....

From Mississippi:

• Cahal from Werewolf Earthblood. Yes, the game's set in Washington, Nevada, and off the coast of California, but it's not hard to imagine him from the Magnolia State originally due to his referring to werewolves as Garou. Garou is typically a suffix for werewolf in the South. In Mississippi, they're called Rougarou. If it's Louisiana we're talking, it's Lougarou with an L.

Who knows, he probably took that speedboat back to Mississippi after everyone - oops...I suppose it's not a total loss I spoil the joke of a story, but still. That game is dope af otherwise.

• Roland from Borderlands. You can't tell me he ain't a son of the South. I initially didn't care for him until I realized he ain't no typical muscle bound gun-totter. Before you say Roadblock from GI Joe (ewww) is the actual, quintessential black machine gun character from Biloxi, kindly do not.

Roland is way cooler and he'd be far better the Soldier Boi of the Magnolia. In the Borderlands canon, most humans are on colony worlds, but I always like to think one day, he thought, "I'mma send regards to Jackson. And hop off to make ice by killin mad shit! Crimson Lance Homies, bye bye."

A shame stupid Kevin Hart is playing him.......

• Alex Mercer from Prototype. Yeah...THAT Alex Mercer. He seems like a Southern Goth outcast bumped to 11K. Who kills everyone and the govt for exploiting his work on the Blacklight Virus. That's as Mississippi as shit gets.

Characters I headcanon from Georgia:

• Faith Connors from Mirrors Edge. The City is just called The City, so it can't hurt to imagine it's a future Atlanta. A-Town sure is known for its busboys and buschicks. Who, y'know, deliver good shit. 😏

• Tommy Tuvadi from Prey '06. He's a Cherokee. They're the State's indigenous people. He got kickass shaman powers and fights aliens. Nuff said.

•The main character from Silent Hill 3. Forgot her name, but everyone who goes to Silent Hill comes from somewhere else. Would be cool if she's the one the actress for Andrea from Walking Dead plays in the movie.

Anyone else? Which game hero do you see as from your home state? Where else?

Not kidding. This f*ck up happened 2 weeks ago on Facebook. And somehow, I haven't been DM'ed with hate mail.

I commented on a Gameranx post sharing the meme of the Johnny Cage lookalike boring his girlfriend to death on his RPG progress, and I was intending for it to be funny af.

I tagged Entertainment Tonight, and ranted in all caps how the reason so many women are superficial and girly girls is cuz they "watch the latest updates on the Kardashians' butt injections nightly, and act like makeup, dresses, and diamonds are going to get anyone anywhere in life the way video games do."

And yes, I really did say "Barbie airheads," in reference to all the Gameranx gamers' female SOs.

To add insult to injury, I then tagged Gameranx and said "you're welcome."

I'm not remotely misogynistic. It just pisses me off that women shallowly watch tabloid shit without liking it the way gamers validly love video games. They just do it as if these celebrities actually care about them buying their makeup. *Facepalm*

Like, there's a stark - STARK - contrast as to the Barbie Girly Girl Airhead constituent, and how much others appreciate life and the things it offers. Apparently it's mandatory to binge on red wine and butt injections religiously...still, I never should've put up those comments.

Epic Movie was funny af up to the start of the Narnia portion spoof. It went from stupid hilarious to stupid stupid from there.

Funniest part was with the chocolate nuts...those who know, know 🤣