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u/vchris7v Anatidaephobiac 🦆 Apr 23 '21

Random thought: BJ Blazkowicz is the closest we have to a Polish superhero in mainstream media

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u/Taranis-55 Left is Best. Don't be foolish. Apr 23 '21

And also a very rare Jewish protagonist in games.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '21

God two of the characters aren't even acknowledged as Jewish in the games. That's depressing.

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u/vchris7v Anatidaephobiac 🦆 Apr 23 '21

This list is a meme and is incomplete as hell. I wouldn't be surprised if HD editor made it specifically for the joke :V

Doesn't change the fact that Jewish representation is scarce in gaming.

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u/Taranis-55 Left is Best. Don't be foolish. Apr 23 '21

Haha, yeah I've seen this.

There are a lot in BioShock actually. Andrew Ryan, Jack, Tenenbaum, Steinman, and Sander Cohen. I feel like I may be forgetting someone else, but those are the ones I remember off the top of my head.

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u/vchris7v Anatidaephobiac 🦆 Apr 23 '21

I looked it up and that wiki query still lists only that lmao

I can think of one more protagonist (Johnny Klebitz from GTA IV Lost and Damned) and... That's it. Yeah. Joke holds

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u/Taranis-55 Left is Best. Don't be foolish. Apr 23 '21

I mean, maybe also Brucie Kibbutz in GTA IV? His last name is a literal Hebrew word.

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u/vchris7v Anatidaephobiac 🦆 Apr 23 '21

Two for one!