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Mods like these make sense in so far as giving players a kick out of toying with the legal limitations of IPs. Some people create mods to improve their gaming experience. In some cases, players constructed mods for Pokémon Sword & Shield to maximize performance or improve graphics as they saw fit. Typically, character models are altered in video games so that either a character's appearance can be "improved" or so that the player can have fun replacing one character with another. (The recent Batman/Catwoman swap in Arkham Knight is a prime example of the latter intent.) An example of this in Sword & Shield would be if a player replaced Nessa's character model with that of, say, Samus Aran from Metroid or Aerith from Final Fantasy VII. She follows Lenora and Iris from Black and White, Grant from X and Y, and Olivia from Sun and Moon, so it's odd that, while some love her, she's also stirred up more controversy for the games - or, rather, an odd reaction from a certain section of Pokémon's fanbase.Įarly on, there was an outcry against Nessa being black, with a subset of fans even denying her blackness by calling her "tan." This came to a head when a mod turning Nessa white was created. Nessa isn't the first black gym leader in a Pokémon game. Nessa gained initial popularity from her character design, being the newest, prominent woman of color in the decade-spanning franchise. RELATED: Pokémon Sword and Shield Are a Bold Step For the Franchiseīut the one who has dominated conversation is Nessa, the second gym leader players face in the games.
The gym leaders, as usual, have also become very popular, from the muscle-bound Milo to the chubby Ice-aunt Melony and the spectral Allister. From your rival Hop to his older brother and champion, Leon, the various characters who appear throughout the game have attracted plenty of praise. While the roster of pocket monsters this time around might be minimal, the roster of fascinating characters is far from it. Pokémon Sword & Shield have proven to be, despite the initial controversy, massive hits.
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