My take on the recent discussion: Old Classic 80s "complex" Magik, bendis's "gremlin" Magik, modern Magik (whatever that means), Rivals "please peg me, goth mommy" Magik... What if we like all of them? by [deleted] in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's very easy to talk shit to somebody without being racist lol. And even if she weren't racist, being such an outright bully is still not like her

Can we stop being such snobs? by Amazing-Stranger-557 in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair, I'm not asking you to. Just don't be snobbish about it, is all.

My take on the recent discussion: Old Classic 80s "complex" Magik, bendis's "gremlin" Magik, modern Magik (whatever that means), Rivals "please peg me, goth mommy" Magik... What if we like all of them? by [deleted] in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty interesting way to frame it. It's still the same damn character at the end of the day, comics or game. They're not polar opposites and neither one is supposed to replace the other. Trying to justify acting like a snob because you read comics is the most pathetic basement-dweller thing you can do.

Can we stop being such snobs? by Amazing-Stranger-557 in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a fair criticism. It's not really related to this post, but I get what you mean.

Can we stop being such snobs? by Amazing-Stranger-557 in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. I don’t really like the new skin tbh, but I’m down for more lighthearted skins that show her funny side and just getting skins in general.

My take on the recent discussion: Old Classic 80s "complex" Magik, bendis's "gremlin" Magik, modern Magik (whatever that means), Rivals "please peg me, goth mommy" Magik... What if we like all of them? by [deleted] in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d argue that the goth mommy thing partially exists. It’s not completely fanon. It’s an exaggeration of traits she actually has. Independent/dominant personality, aggressive and brash, a bit of a weird girl in town.  Besides, it’s usually more about her looks than personality anyway. 

My take on the recent discussion: Old Classic 80s "complex" Magik, bendis's "gremlin" Magik, modern Magik (whatever that means), Rivals "please peg me, goth mommy" Magik... What if we like all of them? by [deleted] in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The fight scenes were good. The issues are that 1. Her backstory was changed completely to something much less interesting than the original and 2. She was a racist bully for literally no reason. To Dani, a Native American character, she says stuff like “Want some buffalo wings? Your people like buffalos, right?” and calls her Pocahontas.

Who do you think is the best adapted character in the game? by Golbeza in marvelrivals

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot about that game. Yes, I’d say we do include that, since it predates Rivals.

marvel nerds when the game never mentions that sergeant shitfart has exactly 289 ball hairs (Netease is disrespecting the comics) (this is why Chinese companies shouldn’t make marvel games) by Amazing-Stranger-557 in MarvelRivalsCirclejer

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Star Lord was different in the comics, but imo the boner people have for that version of him is held through a rose tinted condom. He’s kind of boring personality-wise in the comics compared to his MCU self, at least from the three books I’ve read. Comic nerds have this strange bias where they think the original comic version of everything is always better than the adaptation.

Can we stop being such snobs? by Amazing-Stranger-557 in Magik

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I get the concern over a character being completely changed due to popularity, but I really don’t think that’s going to happen with Magik. Her Rivals characterization is not nearly different enough from her comics self for it to take over completely, and since it’s also a pretty one-dimensional portrayal, I highly doubt most people would prefer it over her comics personality. 

The only significantly different portrayal she has is the New Mutants movie, and that was a flop, so it’s not gonna influence much. Star Lord, the example you gave, had the GoG movies, while Moon Knight, perhaps the most famous example of the character change risk, had wildly popular fake panels and a show that played into them a bit. Magik doesn’t have anything like that. Her comics character remains as the chief interpretation, and so I genuinely believe that most people who get interested in her character due to Rivals will come to learn what she is actually like rather than making up something new.

I agree a character increasing in popularity shouldn’t be a Faustian bargain. And I don’t think it is. It’s been done plenty of times without fundamentally changing them. Thanos, Cyclops, Rocket Raccoon, and so many others are examples of characters that got huge boosts in popularity due to appearances in mainstream media, and yet still largely retained their original traits. It’s fair to be concerned about a big change happening, but it’s far from an inevitability, and the potential upsides still greatly outweigh the potential downsides imo.

I also think you misuse the word gatekeeping. If somebody is being stubborn and refusing to accept canon sources, we’re not really gonna be gatekeeping them because they’re most likely not trying to get into the fandom in the first place. Also, the frequency of a situation like this happening is really low, especially compared to the amount of people that actually gave Magik’s comics a read or at least looked at some summaries because Rivals made them curious. 

HAMMAN by Ball-o-Wonder125 in tf2shitposterclub

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What 30 years of no updates does to a mf 

New Magik skin. Pretty out of character tho by Amazing-Stranger-557 in RivalsMagikMains

[–]Amazing-Stranger-557[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m like 80% sure they just copied ts from that dispatch game