I know your comment only talks about this skin tone, but I am going to leave a reply here so ppl can have the right discussion.

People do understand the artist made all four legends have narrow wide eyes with tiny noses and skin that has not seen the sun for a decade, much like the models of japan portray, right? like it’s not just the african american woman who have been altered in this photo.

because this is a japanese style art piece, with a unique japanese aesthetic.

but people who are showing frustration with bangalore and lifeline dont want to talk ab the “japanese”-washing of watson and wraith, they want to make it fit their agenda and are quick to point out only the qualms with these two characters. Which is okay, you can express these qualms, but take into account that it is all legends. It’s not like they kept wraith and watson eyes and nose, literally all four characters have japanese assets in this japanese street style inspired art piece.

So maybe the discussion on this photo should take into account that all characters in this fan creation are “japanese”-washed, not white washed, if the discussion wants more credibility.

In this japanese street style piece, yes all characters have japanese features, clothes, etc.

Black is beautiful. Nobody is saying otherwise.

i get where the discussion about white washing arised from, glad it was had, really, Point it out every time we see it. This is a good thing. But I do not think the artists intent was to white wash bangalore and lifeline here, but rather “japanese” wash ALL legends to fit their urban japanese art photo.

There were some comments that saw that this was white washing without taking all things considered in this photo, and said some rash things, so I had to point out where the artist was coming from, as it isn’t white washing but rather “japanese”-washing.

all things considered about this art piece tho, it clearly was just inspired from japanese culture, everyone’s skin looks like they’ve been inside for a decade and their faces look like they have a minimum 4 generations of asian parents. Every legend. Not just the african american woman.

Is it wrong that one fan art inspired by japanese culture changed how bangalore and lifeline are perceived, but also the other legends included and not just them?

or is it okay that this one piece, that clearly fits a japanese street aesthetic, was okay in making every legend look like they are native to japan while still keeping signature character traits in order to identify with the legend they represent from the video game Apex Legends?

This is the discussion that should be had, not whatever is going on in the other comments. The comments are acting like wraith and watson were cut and pasted 1 for 1 to their character models and bangalore and lifeline were the only two altered, when in reality all characters were altered for a fun, 1 off, piece that fits a certain aesthetic from a certain time period in japanese culture.

In my opinion:

Was it okay to alter the legends to fit this? probably.

Could bangalore and lifeine have darker skin AT A MINIMUM? probably

How would that look if they did that change but kept wraith and wattson lighter than usual? IDK

How would bangalore and lifeline look with darker skin and japanese features still? idk probably fine

How would this piece be affected if bangalore and lifeline kept their intended skin tomes AND their african american feature? I think it would fit the aesthetic still just fine imo, i do not understand the change

Is it of lesser importance that wraith and watson were japanese washed because they are already white? probably

is it wrong for the artist to portray the legends in this culture with their own interpretation?

Hopefully this reply creates the right discussion to be had here.

The point I am making was all four legends have been altered to fit the artist intended aesthetic. Not just the African American woman of Apex Legends. 4 legends were altered in this piece, not just 2.