Blizzard’s Popular Games ‘Overwatch’Every year on Lunar New Year holidays Character skin that reflects Korean traditional cultureWas released. This is one of the countries around the world who enjoy their games. Blizzard’s consideration and attentionIt can be said.
The same was true for this Lunar New Year holiday. Blizzard on the 5th New Year’s Festival of the Year of the White Cattle in 2021In celebration of this, it has been announced that two new Korean character skins will be released.
Blizzard’s design artists introduced this new skin ‘Tiger Hunter’ Ash and ‘Magpie’ It’s Echo.
Both skins Korean traditionFrom motiveIt is characterized by getting
First, the tiger hunter’s skin was called the’Chinggo Gapsa’ in the Joseon Dynasty and embodies the image of a hunter who protected the Korean people from tigers. And the robot that the character Ash originally carried is also designed in the shape of a tiger, The spirit of Korea’s leading beast tigerWas also expressed.
Magpie skin is also Korean New Year’s Day nursery rhyme,’The Magpie New Year’s Day’The motif was taken from. In addition to covering the character’s body with feathers in the form of a magpie, this skin was influenced by Korean culture with the Taegeuk pattern on the chest and forehead, and the traditional hats’Jobawi’ and’Liquor’, a modern reinterpretation and adorned on the head. Made it clear.
In addition, Overwatch has also created various emotion expressions and character actions that express Korean traditional culture. Clear taegeuk pattern Kite flying, yutnori, fan dance, big temple, etc.This is it.
Design artists introduced this skin, “I made a lot of effort to approach traditional Korean culture”He said, “In the future, we will present contents that our fans can relate to through ceaseless exploration and consideration of Korea’s unique history, tradition, and culture.” next “Please always remember that Korea is very special when it comes to Blizzard Entertainment.”He also said. Including the magpie and tiger hunters, Blizzard has produced Korean skin 10 kinds in totalto be.
It’s nice to see that Blizzard studies Korean culture and reflects it in the game. But the problem is ‘Chinese’ users showed aggressivenessIs the point.
Chinese Overwatch users began to write aggressive posts on Overwatch’s official Twitter account, showing dislike for the Korean-style skin that Blizzard released. Their posts are written in English so that people from other countries can see them. Content that attacks Korea and its traditional cultureContained.
These are “It shouldn’t be called New Year’s Day, but it should be called’Chunjeol (Chinese New Year’s Day)’.” “The fact that the two new Overwatch skins are Korean style made Chinese fans sick.” “Koreans always insisted that Chinese culture was theirs.” “Many people I was disappointed with this Overwatch’s (this move)” “The Korean elements that were added this time were stolen from China” “Korea stole many traditional Chinese cultures” “Lantern play, Danojeol, typography, Chinese medicine, (clothes The liquor decorations and feng shui jiri on the back are all Chinese culture stolen by Korea.” Etc. Overwatch officials accused Korea of’favoring Korea’ and expressed an opinion that conspired Korea as a nation of thieves.
Some extreme Chinese netizens An insulting picture of the Korean flagPosting and leaving Korea “Naked copy of Chinese culture, a country that has no sovereignty and culture and relies solely on plagiarism”Some argued.
However, their argument is NonsenseAll. You can find out just by looking at the introduction video of the Overwatch’Year of the White Cattle’ event that Blizzard released on the same day.
This new year festival The background of the event is in ChinaI am doing it. The Chinese-style streets and the atmosphere of the festival are revealed in the video, and many characters dressed in Chinese-style clothing appear.
In addition to this Lunar New Year holiday, Blizzard has created a terracotta dragon, traditional Chinese clothing, a red dragon, a horse king, etc. More than 4 types of skins inspired by Chinese culture Released. In addition, Blizzard is Kwanwoo every New Year holidays. Follicle. equipment. Zhuge Liang, Hwangchung, Son Wukong, Jeopalye, Saojung, Samjangmage, Baekho, Jujak, Blue Dragon, Xuanwu, Peking Opera, Byun Sword, Cheongsam, etc. Considering Chinese usersHave been doing. Since there are more than twice as many Chinese-style skins than Korean-style skins, it can be said that Korea is rather discriminated against. (Go to see more than 25 Chinese-style skins)
Still, Chinese players The reason why only two new Korean skins were releasedAs’Blizzard favors Korea’,’Korea is a thief’, and openly insulted Korea.
The domestic netizens who encountered this fact could not hide their anger. When a related post was posted on the online community Theku, they commented, “It’s really uncivilized” “The rest are all Chinese, but what are you dissatisfied with?” There are a lot of criticisms such as, “I am delusional,” “I have to know that I am embarrassed,” “Where does the word that Korean culture is Chinese?”
Meanwhile, Overwatch’s’Year of the White Cattle’ Lunar New Year event lasts for 5 to 25 days.