![]() You want a hero from this part of the world, you're getting a witch doctor. What makes these jungle folk distinctive? Oh, they have witch doctors. It adds something to the trolls, and in a story which has a significant thread about how "monster races" can be more noble and personable than the traditional "good guys", it helps flesh out their culture and make them more appealing.īut the trappings of the "witch doctor" should be examined with a bit more depth.įor starters, it's presented as the sole feature of the culture. I don't particularly mind that, as an isolated thing. Warcraft trolls also picked up some of that island flavour. OK, this isn't the first time Blizzard have done a Caribbean-style "witch doctor". I think there are problematic elements at work, which could at least be examined a little more closely. (S)he's one of the heroes, and from the dialogue in the game, among the more balanced and decent of the heroes.Īnyway, we agreed to disagree without any grudge, but I found the discussion interesting enough to seek out the minds here in VGO to see what others might think? Now, it would be different I think if the Witch Doctor were actually involved in nay of the negative stereotypes, but (s)he's not. Is the Witch Doctor really any worse than scottish dwarves? English Wizards? Kung-fu monks? I actually like that they were touching on cultural archetypes other than standard western european ones. My reasoning was that all fantasy cultures are appropriations of real world cultures, tossing accuracy out the window. ![]() ![]() I don't think it counts as racist, or at least as any more racist than any fantasy characters. He thought it was because it's a black guy dressed in clearly primal, jungle-type attire, speaking with a thick accent. My buddy and I got into a debate over whether the character is racist or not. So having picked up the PS3 version of Diablo 3 recently (I've played the PC one on and off for about a year), I took it over to a friend's place for some four player couch co op, in which I played the Witch Doctor, cause I love it. ![]()
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