Tropes vs. Women in Video Games — Season 1, Episode 4: Ms. Male Character
Documentary, Talk • 30 min • 2 seasons, 18 episodes • ★ 2.8/10
Episode synopsis
In this episode we examine the Ms. Male Character trope and briefly discuss a related pattern called the Smurfette Principle. We’ve defined the Ms. Male Character Trope as: The female version of an already established or default male character. Ms. Male Characters are defined primarily by their relationship to their male counterparts via visual properties, narrative connection or occasionally through promotional materials.
About Tropes vs. Women in Video Games
Tropes vs. Women in Video Games aims to examine limiting, sexist patterns associated with female representations in games, and to illuminate how these patterns reinforce and perpetuate harmful attitudes about women in our culture.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Damsel in Distress (Part 1)
- E2Damsel in Distress (Part 2)
- E3Damsel in Distress (Part 3)
- E5Women as Background Decoration (Part 1)
- E6Women as Background Decoration (Part 2)
- E7The Scythian – Positive Female Characters in Video Games
- E8Jade - Positive Female Characters in Video Games
- E9Women as Reward
- E10Women as Reward – Special DLC Mini-Episode