Is Smite's Nude Portrayal of the Morrigan Lore-Accurate?

[LiamX]

The Morrigan is definitely one of the more important goddesses Smite has released and with that, I kinda have high expectations of her. Her gameplay is fun but the visual design..

Her portrayal in Smite is that, she is a pornstar. Kinda distracting actually and is one of the reasons why I keep passing her up whenever I unlock another god. If she was meant to be nude like Aphrodite, it's ok but if they made her nude just for the sake of it, no, just no. Pornstar Morrigan is not how I remember the Morrigan's portrayal in real-world mythology but I could be wrong. From what I found from google, no, she's not a pornstar. Celtic is not one of my strongest suits in terms of knowledge unlike most of the other pantheons.

So to all you Celtic buffs out there, should the Morrigan be nude? Was this how the Celts viewed her or should she have more clothes on her?

[MiyobiKumagawa]

So I'mma say this now as a pre-emptive warning. If you feel you need to say something not related to the thread for future posters here. Please to God do not get triggered and go on a damn rampage like ya'll did in the last one.

[SirKeksalot]

The Romans have accounts stating that the Celts fought in the nude. Their war deities should follow suit.

[LiamX]

The Romans have accounts stating that the Celts fought in the nude. Their war deities should follow suit.

Then why is Cu Chulainn and Artio not nude then? Your point would make sense if we're talking about Artio, a gallic deity but the Morrigan is an Irish deity. And the Romans never invaded Ireland so your argument isn't really a strong one.

[Lyralis]

The Morrigan is definitely one of the more important goddesses Smite has released and with that, I kinda have high expectations of her. Her gameplay is fun but the visual design..

Her portrayal in Smite is that, she is a pornstar. Kinda distracting actually and is one of the reasons why I keep passing her up whenever I unlock another god. If she was meant to be nude like Aphrodite, it's ok but if they made her nude just for the sake of it, no, just no. Pornstar Morrigan is not how I remember the Morrigan's portrayal in real-world mythology but I could be wrong. From what I found from google, no, she's not a pornstar. Celtic is not one of my strongest suits in terms of knowledge unlike most of the other pantheons.

So to all you Celtic buffs out there, should the Morrigan be nude? Was this how the Celts viewed her or should she have more clothes on her?

It's because the Morrigan is supposed to be seductive and stuff too.

And why does it need to be lore-accurate? Ever heard of creative liberties?

[MiyobiKumagawa]

I'll throw this out here, Smite designers have been given the leeway to creatively portray how they see the Gods. Despite the questionable lore accuracy to the hardcore, it's withing the designer's right to design said God the way he/she portrays due to creative rights.

The last knucklehead that tried enforcing his ideologies on others for "realism" got booted out by the community because let's face it, nothing in a video game has to be real or historically accurate because it'd be boring. People play Smite to have fun, not for lore accuracy.

Yes, playing a game with bland designs of half-naked men and women without a single tinge of creative flair would kill this game faster than Warner Brothers killing Shadow of War with micro-transactions.

[Charmander787]

Dude yo

This game is not advertised as a 100% lore accurate game.

Thats the best reply you gonna get. SO any future lore inaccuracy threads from now on are you being a lore-bot. *edit*

Have a good day!

[zecleria]

Yes, playing a game with bland designs of half-naked men and women without a single tinge of creative flair would kill this game faster than Warner Brothers killing Shadow of War with micro-transactions.

i gotta say that shadow of war wont really die. people still buy cod franchise. and they'll buy shadow of war too for that fanservice version of the heresy called "shelob".

on the topic, liam, you have proven time and time again that you know jack shit about the lore on smite history. if you have any actual facts to back up these claim of yours, pls dont bother. cus as much as im not gonna buy some bullshit site that has no citation or whatsoever, miyo is also right. smite doesnt have to be %100 lore accurate. does it reflect the key points of the character? yes. than its very much enough.

[Degalon]

Then why is Cu Chulainn and Artio not nude then? Your point would make sense if we're talking about Artio, a gallic deity but the Morrigan is an Irish deity. And the Romans never invaded Ireland so your argument isn't really a strong one.

Cu Chulainn is just as "nude" as The Morrigan.

She's designed as a wildwoods witch, and her outfit reflects that. Kind of "nubile savage/barbarian" thing going on. she doesn't need an ornate ballgown, she's fine.

And honestly though..."nude"? Seriously? She shows a lot of skin, but she's covered head to toe in various accessories, so she more or less comes across as fully covered, to me.

[LiamX]

And why does it need to be lore-accurate? Ever heard of creative liberties?

Let's make a completely different character and put them in Smite.
Why call it a game of mythology if you're not gonna honor the source material?

I'll throw this out here, Smite designers have been given the leeway to creatively portray how they see the Gods. Despite the questionable lore accuracy to the hardcore, it's withing the designer's right to design said God the way he/she portrays due to creative rights.

The last knucklehead that tried enforcing his ideologies on others for "realism" got booted out by the community because let's face it, nothing in a video game has to be real or historically accurate because it'd be boring. People play Smite to have fun, not for lore accuracy.

Yes, playing a game with bland designs of half-naked men and women without a single tinge of creative flair would kill this game faster than Warner Brothers killing Shadow of War with micro-transactions.

But then if there's too much of this "creative leeway", you shouldn't name them Apollo or Bastet if you're not gonna honor the source material. Otherwise, you're just lying to people. Also, no. History is not boring. The presentation can be boring but not history itself. Ever heard of the games: Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Total War games? They're the most historically accurate games I've ever played and by no means was it boring. In fact, they're very fun games and quite popular.