10 Progressive Characters Who Prove Video Games Aren't Bigoted
7. Vamp - Metal Gear Solid 2/4
Metal Gear Solid 2's Vamp is a knife throwing Romanian who can move at super speed and has a penchant for blood, so its easy to see why most people assumed that meant he was a Vampire. However pay close attention and youll hear Snake eluding to the fact that Vamp was more a comment on his bisexuality, hinting that he had a relationship with Navy Commander Scott Dolph and later got very close to his daughter. Vamp ultimately was part of a larger trend in post-millennial games where the story telling capability of new hardware meant that characters had more freedom to portray more complicated and mature themes without the need for heavy exposition. Its this subtly and depth of character that ultimately provides the most realistic, albeit at super speed with a penchant for blood, depictions of people and broadens the appeal of games. In Metal Gear, gamers never focussed on Vamp's sexuality because, story wise, it was never a defining characteristic, they were always more interested if they could beat him, hoping he wasnt going to brutally murder them first.
