Shouldn't Vi look more muscular?
I think
is one of the most awesome characters ever made. But since I started playing as her, it has always kind of bugged me that
is a person that:
-can carry these massive mechanical gauntlets without any obvious machinery holding them up for her
-swing them so effortlessly all day every day
-smash down concrete and metal walls with them, and freaking loves it
-chase down and captures criminals
-beat monsters and machines to a pulp by punching them in the face, and freaking loves doing so
-is a physical powerhouse
and yet despite all of that and more: she is all skin and bones. She doesn't even have noticeable biceps in her splash art for crying out loud.
with many characters, it makes sense why their bodies look the way they look, and usually it fits their roles and what weapon they use:
is a mage with a magic ball and used to be a fox
is an archer
is a giant strongman with a massive door for a shield
is a sniper
drinks way too much
a martial artist
uses a massive sword and just won't die
a fencer
those blades swing themselves
a mage who spits on people and looks at them funny
and so on
But
? Uses two massive gauntlets to punch things in the face, and can take a lot of punishment, yet her body looks more like
's, who's main way of attacking is by waving his hand and going "pew pew pew".
Does anyone else see kind of a disconnect here? Shouldn't someone who swings those gloves have larger arms and larger muscles in general? I mean, I don't think she has to look like
. I don't want her to either. Just, you know, I think it makes more sense from a design and character standpoint that her arm, leg, core, and back muscles somewhat reflect that she uses massive hunks of metal on her fists to punch things in the face on a fairly regular schedule. So it's annoying to me that her actual body looks like a barbie doll instead of what she actually is: awesome.
Just a thought.
So what does everyone else think? Does anyone agree, or am I just crazy/dumb? Any other characters that don't look the way you think they should, given their roles or weapons? I know there are quite a few.