#anyways i hate bellara and i dont love veilguard harding either

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I also feel like there is some seriously misogynistic shit going on in Veilguard regarding the three female companions (Harding, Bellara, Neve).

Namely that Bellara and Harding are pretty much exactly the same character personality wise. They're both super femme and sweet and cutesy and naive, never done a single bad thing in their lives, and they seem to be universally loved because of it. I've likewise seen a ton of people hating Neve when she is 2% less nice and cutesy than the other two women. She is literally a normal adult woman with a completely normal attitude and it's enough for people to hate her.

And like. Harding was not like this in Inquisition dude. She was more of a rough and tumble, I daresay a little bit masculine farm girl who wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty. How did she go from being a confident, adult woman scout to a twelve year old girl? Is it because we can't handle female characters having even an ounce of complexity?

I saw someone say "Veilguard is the only dragon age game where all of the characters are likeable" as praise. And like. First of all, I vehemently disagree. Secondly, that is not a good thing. The characters in these games have always been polarizing and complex people and that is good writing! Vivienne and Sera were hated on so badly because real life women are also hated for having complex issues and unlikeable traits that men typically can get away with! They were realistic women!

Anyways I just hate that two out of the three female characters in this stupid game are a mix between a twelve year old girl and a kindergarten teacher. I hate that they talk down to me, I hate that they feel childish and entirely unproblematic. I am an adult who can handle complex, well written female characters and I deserve them.