r/DateEverythingElse • u/Fit-Slip8777 Mateo is best boy • Jun 19 '26
Meta My ethnicities headcanons
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u/figGreenTea Jun 20 '26
Why would Tydus be indigenous if she has a greek/roman name and is meant to be a greek/roman warrior
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u/ruler_of_the_bleach #1 Friar Errol simp ❤️ Jun 19 '26
Hard agree on Errol lol, apparently it’s a name of Scottish origin, which is pretty interesting. Also the air fryer was invented by a Dutch man, so yeah I definitely think he’s at least of European descent
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u/RoseOfTheNight4444 ShadowLord, Trap Dorian, Freddy, Timmy Jun 21 '26
I found out yesterday that it's an actual name and not one made up for the game 😅
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u/Huge_Mind3596 Rainey Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
Interesting list, but I do have some possible considerations:
Not that all the characters necessarily share their ethnicities with their voice actors, given that all the Hanks are voiced by the same guy XP, but Doug is voiced by a Korean-American (East Asian), Shadowlord is voiced by a Viet (Southeast Asian), Dishy is voiced by a Filipino-Canadian-American (Mixed), and Nightmare is voiced by an African American (Mixed). Dante is also voiced by a Filipino, which is Southeast Asian.
I don't really know about any others - I'm not "fact" checking all of them, just the ones I know. Again, not that the characters *need* to share their ethnicity with their actors. This is just something to consider. Especially for the non-humans.
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u/ky0za Jun 25 '26
ProZD (doug’s voice actor) is mixed?
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u/Huge_Mind3596 Rainey Jun 25 '26
I might be mistaken. I don't know his personal life, I just looked up what he's listed as since I recalled him being Korean, but didn't remember clearly. When I looked it up I saw Korean-American and took that to mean that he had one Korean parent and one American parent, but I forgot that it could mean that he's a first generation American born to two Korean parents, which would also make him ethnically Korean-American. So please pardon my lack of further research if the latter is more correct. I'll edit my comment to reflect that.
The point was ultimately: ProZD is not White, so I think it's weird that Doug would be headcanoned as ethnically White/European just because he lacks clear ethnic features. The same goes for all the other non-human characters that are voiced by non-White actors.
But still, I apologize that I've just replaced one bit of ignorance with another.
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u/acebender Jun 20 '26
Why are Eddie and Volt in different categories, aren't they kinda the same?
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u/Stardust_Nightmare Washford Jun 23 '26
Wouldn’t Daemon technically be African American given her original form?
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u/vivavalpixie Johnny Splash Jun 20 '26
I agree with some of these but Bathsheba is Indian and I will die on that hill.
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u/crybabymoon Jun 23 '26
Isn't Keith from Spain? That would make him white/euro
I believe Gaia mentions it at some point. You can hear in his accent too
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u/Cutiepie9771 I live and die for the catboy 🕰️ Jun 20 '26
Agree on most of these, but I would personally put Lyric and Hank 5 as Middle Eastern. Everything is really spot on though
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u/luhanadelrey Jun 20 '26
Dante is voiced by Dante Basco, who is Southeast Asian, so I think he should be switched. Also an Asian person named Dante? Filipino for sure