#wandjina

[jareckiworld]

Jack Dale Mengenen (1922-2013) — Wandjinas at Iondra  [ochre and pigments on linen, 2008]

[call-me-noa]

Wandjina, the culprit behind the 2023 summer event. The first Australian character in FGO (though not the first in the whole franchise; Requiem has the Rainbow Serpent).

[thegoodthegrandandtheugly]

[kaibutsushidousha]

Have you had any news from the Mowanjum people? Are they aware of FGO's representation of Wandjina?

No Mowanjum comment yet, but there was one (1) comment about it from another Kimberley native. No other sign of awareness yet.

[i-scream-for-fate]

Foreigner class Wandjina for the Wandjina World Tour event in Fate Grand Order.

Illustrator: Keito Koume.

[thepianofairy]

Wanted to practice some transparency effect in watercolor.

[doctorchapatinphd]

[briery]

Rick Amor, Wandjina and Dogon Ladder (2020). (Larger).

[tamamonomaes]

BTW for those worried about wandjina just so you guys know she's actually trademarked to protect against unwanted depictions meaning legally you can't depict wandjina without permission so they probably got permission, however if they DIDNT (which lets be real there is a chance of) those affected will be able to pursue legal action if they decide they want to. The best thing to do is probably just raise awareness so if they want to take action they can, but ultimately that's their choice.

[zmeyel]

Separate from any debate over whether they "should" do so or not, I feel like there's no way fgo retracts a finished playable servant given how skinflinty Lasengle can be.

I think the most they'd do if faced with extreme pressure would be to censor the name like they did in the Chinese server ("Wandjina" to "Foreigner 393"). But I haven't really seen signs of that level of pressure.

[jareckiworld]

Jack Dale Mengenen (1922-2013) — Two Wandjinas and Echidna  [ochre and pigments on canvas, 2007]

[call-me-noa]

5* Foreigner Wandjina ascensions.

[hikikomuridesuuu]

Booming Laughter. Like Thunder.

[djunk411]

I understand the concerns, but gonna wait to see how things play out before forming too much of an opinion on the Wandjina situation. Not really my place to decide how it should be judged, after all.

[kaibutsushidousha]

Your commentary on information availiability in other languages on the Wandjina post was really eye opening to me. I imagine this is way more of an issue than I, or other internet randoms, really get right now. Just wanted to say thanks for chiming in on it.

Yeah, it's very easy to overlook the impact of the language barrier, especially for English monolinguals since their language is kinda the default language of the internet.

It's a commonly occurring thing, so much so that it became a central theme of this event. The story here certainly has its unfortunate choices of expression, but the spirit of it honestly couldn't be more positive. A lot of problems are caused by AA's and Wandjina's inability to communicate with each other, but instead of framing the consequences of miscommunication as a thing to be condemned, the plot frames it as a necessary middle step for mutual understanding. Something that must be tackled with patience and willingness to engage in good faith.

It's a really adorable and kind-hearted story that earnestly promotes respectful engagement with other cultures and attempts to reconnect with cultures that didn't survive colonization. The one problem with it is that the culture chosen to symbolize that is one that very much did survive colonization and practices an active faith to this day, so the narrative ends up feeling a little

I absolutely can't say that directly living the event's themes these past few days was an experience free of stress, but I ultimately agree with the game's narrative that miscommunications will happen and should not discourage us from trying to know others better. Nasu's failure to verify that the Mowanjum community is still alive is in no way comparable to Vesna Tenodi's claims that her divinely inspired purpose is to teach the Mowanjum how to practice their faith more correctly.

For better or for worse, the story of this summer event became self-demonstrating on a meta level, which makes its content much richer and more relevant to debate. I think I already gave every thought I currently have about it, but I'm very interested to see what direction the topic will take if the community becomes genuinely willing to talk about it instead of throwing stones. Most of all, I really want to say what an informed Mowanjum player has to say about the situation. Hopefully will happen soon rather than in 2 years when NA gets there.

[dcbinges]

Justice League International #17 (1988) by Kevin Maguire, J.M. DeMatteis & Keith Giffen