Concerning Vivian
Added 2024-05-21 16:44:05 +0000 UTCWith the release of the Thousand Year Door remaster just around the corner, I thought I'd do some investigating to see just how the character of Vivian was handled in the remake.
For fans of last year's Pride Month video, you may recall that Vivian's status as a transwoman has long been a matter of controversy, being hinted at only in certain localizations, and outright confirmed in only the Italian localization. The American localization completely excised this plot-point.
Well, it seems that the Italians have won, and Vivian is a confirmed transwoman in the remake's localization. This is a substantial win for trans people on its face, but the change (the repair? the return to form?) also brings a more compelling character arc to Vivian that was wholly absent from the original American localization.
Maybe we'll do a short video on the topic for Pride Month this year: great timing, no? We'll take a look and see just how each localization handles Vivian, and compare the remake's handling of the character with the original localizations, perhaps.
Let me know what you think about that topic! As always, it's a pleasure to hear your thoughts.
Moony
Comments
VIVA LA VIVIAN !! The unbreakable female spirit lives on in all trans women!! At the risk of stanning a multibillion dollar company I will say I'm thoroughly impressed with the lengths Nintendo has gone to align themselves as LGBTQIA+ friendly/supportive. They recently announced they would be severing the Switch's connection with Twitter/X which is a very smart choice given how quickly that app has devolved into alt-right neo n-z!sm. And as far as I've seen they got the verbiage down pact for Vivian too. Yes, she was NEVER a brother/boy. Yes, she IS in fact their sister. Yes, it is up to HER to realise that fact. It is not the right of those around her to decide whatever dividing line they want for her. And finally YES, trans people are often not immediately magically accepted by family. Storytelling and gaming by direct extension is a crucial means of helping people understand different human perspectives and deepen their empathy. With proper trans-feminine representation here's to hoping that the trans community is given utmost respect and compassion in years to come.
Cynthia Soo Li Hua
2024-05-28 07:00:26 +0000 UTCThis sounds like a wonderful idea for a Pride month video! I would love to watch it
A bunch of frogs
2024-05-21 22:28:33 +0000 UTC
