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09-03-2020, 07:01 AM
Zap Rowsdower
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Originally Posted by
jabalong
The discussion about the proportions of the Fornite figures is an interesting case study of the hobby.
Other than maybe calls for civilians, the number one request I see in threads/groups across product lines is for a greater variety of body types (taller, shorter, heavier, etc). Yet, when figures come out with proportions that don't meet one's expectations, people are quick to complain.
I don't dispute that Fortnite figures have beefier thighs and that some of the female figures give an impression of being squat or vertically compressed.
But I also agree that these are proportions that are very common in day-to-day life, particularly when it comes to the ladies. Marauders for instance has nice figures, but there's a definite Ken and Barbie nature to their proportions, that's not very realistic, or at least limiting.
Let me clarify. I don't mind and would embrace variations in height and build but the proportions I'm referring to as disqualifying are the cartoon exaggerations and this applies to males and females. Eye size, foot size/thickness, hand size, and other issues that would make these people look like walking nightmares if seen in real life.
Let me short circuit the next misunderstanding and specify that I'm not demanding they divert from the source material by correcting to use better human proportions or changing paint themes or anything. They have source material to work from and I was explicitly complimenting their fidelity to that source material. I was merely lamenting what I regard as a waste of that fidelity being used on Fortnite because the Fortnite proportions are not acceptable to me. My beef is with the Fortnite aesthetic (specifically the inhuman proportions...a comparison to Looney Tunes characters would be a gross exaggeration but would be illustrative of the general concept), not with Jazwares' output and not with variant body types or physiques.
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