Hey Guys I hope your fine. Dont think Im a Halo hater by looking at the subject. Well, I am of south asian origin, and a muslim, and I have realized that in Halo, or many other games, there are very few muslim or south asians unless they are stereotyped in the video game as a terrorist. Well, Im not saying Halo is a racist game, In the book Halo: Glasslands there was a captain named an arabic name, but I dont remember who he was. I would appreciate if in the next Halo game, there is a person of south asian origins. Neither one of Noble Team was of south asian origin, none of the people in the ODST team in Halo 3: ODST were of south asian origin. Tell me what you think about this, and let me know if you want people of all different races in Halo. Also, I noticed, its the same for asian people too. Not a single time, in any Halo game, did I spot a protagonist, or even a character of Asian origins.
can’t tell if trolling or serious ( ._.)
WHY ARENT THERE ANY GREEK CHARACTERS THEN?! EVERYTHING HAS A GREEK REFERENCE AND THEY ARE NAMED SPARTANS! WHY NOT A SINGLE GREEK PERSON?!
(joking)
Kat and Jun were from New Jerusalem and from Middle Eastern decent. They are not portrayed as terrorists, they are the heroes. Is that good enough? I don’t think Halo can be accused of being a racist Universe.
Whaaaaaat the? Bit of an extreme title… O.O
There’s plenty of asian looking marines in Halo 3 what I know of. I had a screenshot of one marine who looked like Jackie Chan : P.
The human side in the halo universe is mostly based on muslim believes, so I’d say halo is anything but racist in it’s ways against muslims anyways. The halo universe do however make fun of religions in minor ways, which isn’t even that offensive.
I really don’t see why you’re so upset.
I don’t know about you guys, but I have seen many Asian/South Asian people in Halo games. Sure, maybe none of the ODST squad were Asian, but there was an African guy.
Honestly, you’re making a big deal out of nothing. Nobody is going out of their way to not include certain types of people, they’re just trying to make a great game.
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Im not trolling, and Im not angry at all. Its just SOUTH ASIAN people arent in the game. I understand that the game is mostly based around muslim beliefs (such as the arc and the flood, and ancient evils and all the stuff). The humans in the 2500 time period according to 343i are united and nations no longer exist, only colonies do. Im just saying I havent seen any south asian protagonist or antagonist in any game, and Halo being my favorite game series (bioshock my second favorite game series has south asians) has no people of south asian decent. Well I do understand why maybe. It is true that south asian people are caucasian, except the majority of south indians who are australoyds and aboriginal species consisting of the dumbest known people on earth. I just want a south asian admiral or captain or even a spartan 4. Ill be happy then.
There are a lot of nationalities and cultures not represented in the games, books and Halo in general. I can’t recall seeing any Native Americans, Tibetans or New Zealanders. There’s actually a real world reason for this, and it’s not racism. Many writers (whether they be writers of books, films, television or games) avoid writing characters from other cultures because they don’t want to misrepresent or stereotype. Lets be honest, how is an American writer really going to understand the culture of someone from Japan, Romania or even Australia.
> Im not trolling, and Im not angry at all. Its just SOUTH ASIAN people arent in the game. I understand that the game is mostly based around muslim beliefs (such as the arc and the flood, and ancient evils and all the stuff). The humans in the 2500 time period according to 343i are united and nations no longer exist, only colonies do. Im just saying I havent seen any south asian protagonist or antagonist in any game, and Halo being my favorite game series (bioshock my second favorite game series has south asians) has no people of south asian decent. Well I do understand why maybe. It is true that south asian people are caucasian, except the majority of south indians who are australoyds and aboriginal species consisting of the dumbest known people on earth. I just want a south asian admiral or captain or even a spartan 4. Ill be happy then.
What, you expect 343 to go to every country, sketch down a picture of their face and then put them all in the game? No. Sgt Johnson is a stereotypical black person, but you don’t see me making threads about it.
PS: Some would debate that the Flood and the Ark were more Christian References.
> > Im not trolling, and Im not angry at all. Its just SOUTH ASIAN people arent in the game. I understand that the game is mostly based around muslim beliefs (such as the arc and the flood, and ancient evils and all the stuff). The humans in the 2500 time period according to 343i are united and nations no longer exist, only colonies do. Im just saying I havent seen any south asian protagonist or antagonist in any game, and Halo being my favorite game series (bioshock my second favorite game series has south asians) has no people of south asian decent. Well I do understand why maybe. It is true that south asian people are caucasian, except the majority of south indians who are australoyds and aboriginal species consisting of the dumbest known people on earth. I just want a south asian admiral or captain or even a spartan 4. Ill be happy then.
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> What, you expect 343 to go to every country, sketch down a picture of their face and then put them all in the game? No. Sgt Johnson is a stereotypical black person, but you don’t see me making threads about it.
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> <mark>PS: Some would debate that the Flood and the Ark were more Christian References.</mark>
It’s the same story.
A Spartan called Jai was from a colony called Bhuj, named after the city in India, so presumably he is from Indian descent. Unless I’m mistaken India is in South Asia, so there you go. And as I said previously, Kat and Jun are of Middle Eastern descent. Asia isn’t getting left out. If anything we need more Irish characters. I’m mad bro!
I’ve seen Asian Marines in Halo 3. One thing I like about the UNSC is that its got all the races involved. I’ve seen a lot of variation. I’m sorry OP, but I don’t see where you’re coming from.
Also, plenty of UNSC personal wear helmets…who knows what’s underneath. (and in a Halo 4 pic I’ve seen a black Marine already)
I’ve always felt that Halo has a strong history of showing diversity in its games. Yes, not every ethnic background is represented, but there will always be, for lack of a better word, “groups” left out.
> > > Im not trolling, and Im not angry at all. Its just SOUTH ASIAN people arent in the game. I understand that the game is mostly based around muslim beliefs (such as the arc and the flood, and ancient evils and all the stuff). The humans in the 2500 time period according to 343i are united and nations no longer exist, only colonies do. Im just saying I havent seen any south asian protagonist or antagonist in any game, and Halo being my favorite game series (bioshock my second favorite game series has south asians) has no people of south asian decent. Well I do understand why maybe. It is true that south asian people are caucasian, except the majority of south indians who are australoyds and aboriginal species consisting of the dumbest known people on earth. I just want a south asian admiral or captain or even a spartan 4. Ill be happy then.
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> > What, you expect 343 to go to every country, sketch down a picture of their face and then put them all in the game? No. Sgt Johnson is a stereotypical black person, but you don’t see me making threads about it.
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> > <mark>PS: Some would debate that the Flood and the Ark were more Christian References.</mark>
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> It’s the same story.
I know. Just thought I should mention that Bungie probably were not thinking of Muslim or Christian when they made the story.
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Bro, Islam derives from Chrisitianity. It is our belief that the holy Prophet Jesus was the last Prophet before Muhammed (PBUH) and if those people who would argue would me would have no common sense as they would have not read the Quran. I have read the Quran the Bible and the Torah (the holy book of the jews) and we have the same beliefs but the bible over the course of time has been changed so much that it does not resemble the original. For example, it is not permitted to drink alcohol in christianity and it is not reccomended to eat pork in christianity.
> Im not trolling, and Im not angry at all. Its just SOUTH ASIAN people arent in the game. I understand that the game is mostly based around muslim beliefs (such as the arc and the flood, and ancient evils and all the stuff). The humans in the 2500 time period according to 343i are united and nations no longer exist, only colonies do. Im just saying I havent seen any south asian protagonist or antagonist in any game, and Halo being my favorite game series (bioshock my second favorite game series has south asians) has no people of south asian decent. Well I do understand why maybe. It is true that south asian people are caucasian, except the majority of south indians who are <mark>australoyds and aboriginal species consisting of the dumbest known people on earth.</mark> I just want a south asian admiral or captain or even a spartan 4. Ill be happy then.
Oh, and 343 are racist huh? That’s a nice sense of irony and ignorance on your own part, bud.
This thread is pointless. So what, is every piece of media (be it game, movie, or book) racist if they don’t have characters of South Asian decent in them? Give me a break man.
YHEA I AGREE! Halo is so racist! In fact there are no transexuals in any Halo game!!!
/sarcasm
I’m Chinese.
The Master Chief is clearly not of Chinese descent.
Therefore, Bungie must be racist!
=_(\
This seems like a really delicate topic.
Anyways…
The reason there aren’t to many of them is because it is made by people who don’t understand that culture to well. If they made a stereotypical or horribly wrong idea of a South-Asian, then the media would be all over it. They step away from that and just focus on making a good game. SGT. Johnson was a joke in CE basically. It was a black marine that held a higher rank then the other marines encountered, and played a small role in the game, and it was typically a humorous one (may I direct you to the song Shreddin). In Halo 2, they decided to make him more involved with the plot. But still, they don’t concern themselves with it because it doesn’t really affect the game at all.
Edit: I would also recommend changing your thread’s title. It gives off the wrong impression.
You don’t see any Jamaican’s being represented in Halo but they don’t -Yoink- about it. I mean really? Its like one of the only top FPS that doesn’t have a russian or middleastern as the bad guy and yet you whine.
I’d like to see more goats in the next halo, maybe 343i will grant my wish cause I made a special post!