#lo wang

Y'know it might be because I'm playing Shadow Warrior & Ninja Gaiden games back to back but I can totally see Lo Wang being like this if he meets Ryu Hayabusa

Recently stumbled across the small but dedicated Tumblr fan community dedicated to "boomer shooter protags", and it's mostly pretty much what you'd expect: lots of art of Postal Dude kissing Duke Nukem, Gordon Freeman with a ponytail, and "doomguy is trans" headcanons. And I ain't judging them for this (except I think there needs to be more content of Caleb from Blood), but I find it very funny how every single post and bit of artwork has to quietly skirt around Shadow Warrior. I've seen a couple that use reboot Lo Wang, but even that's uncommon; I swear I've seen more of Bombshell or the guy from Hatred (which I'd argue isn't even really a boomer shooter). For the most part, they just seem to be content to admit that, while you can make Duke Nukem into a loveable bisexual himbo, there is nothing you can do to salvage 1997 Lo Wang.