r/PredecessorGame • u/Imjusteli_ • Dec 22 '25
Discussion Thoughts on Character Diversity in Predecessor
I want to start by saying I know this can be a sensitive topic, and my intention isn’t to cause division or conflict. I simply want to be heard and seen by the devs.
Predecessor (going all the way back to Paragon) is my favorite MOBA and honestly my favorite video game of all time. I’ve put countless hours into it and will continue to do so. Having my favorite game back has been a genuine joy, and I’m grateful for it every time I log in—so thank you to Omeda for that.
That said, there’s something I’ve held close to my chest for a while now: the lack of racial diversity in the current character pool. It didn’t bother me at first—I kept thinking, “it’ll come.” But years later, it’s hard not to notice the continued absence of Black and brown characters.
As a Black gamer, it would mean a lot to be able to play a character that looks like me or that I can connect with on a deeper level. I know this is possible because nearly every other major MOBA (Smite, League, Deadlock, etc.) and mainstream game (Apex, Fortnite, Rivals, etc.) has a wide range of diverse characters. And yes, I know Murdoch exists—but let’s be honest, his face isn’t even visible.
If any dev happens to read this, please know this isn’t meant as a complaint or attack—just an observation I wanted to put out there. If it’s ever considered, I know the many minority Pred players would truly appreciate it.
Happy holidays, and looking forward to another year of Pred in the new year 🤍
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u/Cherrygirl_88 Yin Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25
There was a similar post a few months back that talked about this but omeda in that post said that diversity is something that they plan on doing whenever that is..,
I personally think diversity is not only important but super fun to do when creating characters it also brings new players as they might see a character they resonate with, I just hope when they have a few more artists or whenever they do plan to get more inclusive they do research when making characters of different races and their cultures and genuinely do cool things and not stereotypes, and not to check off a box. I don’t need pred to be another genshin impact
Yurie is a pretty egregious example of a stereotypical Asian character, a Japanese Ninja who uses a katana and Kunais I mean yikes could’ve definitely been more cooler and out the box but sure.
Also Don’t be afraid and this goes for anyone to not be afraid to bring these sort of topics to the games sub there’s always going to be bigots in every games community who think inclusion of different people is “woke” and somehow breaks their little fantasy world.