Gay gamers are in for a treat.
A new clip from Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla has been circulating online and it shows two vikings–Eivor and Broder–engaging in gay sexual intercourse.
In the clip, Broder is seen approaching Eivor, the lead character, as he is examines a wild boar on a table.
“The boar represents fertility,” he tells Eivor. “Did you know that?”
Broder then goes on to say he is “impressed” by Eivor’s strength of character and how he is “skilled in so many ways.”
“Yet I wonder,” he continues, “Is there any skill of mine that I could impress upon you?”
To which Eivor coos in response, “Even a fool has something to teach, whether they’re aware of the lesson or not.”
“Aye, aye,” Broder says. “But I could show you how to wield my plough-sword.”
From there, players are given three options for how to proceed: 1. “You want to lay with me?”, 2. “I am not interested”, or 3. “Have another mead, friend.”
If they select option 1, Eivor responds, “Be plain about it, stiff-spear. You want to lay with me, is that it?”
“That I do,” says Broder. “Will you follow me? To a place more comfortable?”
“A good plough-sword is a rare thing,” replies Eivor. “Lead the way.”
The whole thing has people on Twitter feeling very excited…
I'm not saying that my viking will be gay in Assassin's Creed Valhalla but my Vikings WILL BE GAY IN ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA.
— Sage ~ BlackLivesFuckingMatter (@ElsaDaBabyJelsa) July 13, 2020
Once again @UbisoftANZ on the forefront of LGBTIQ+ representation! Looking forward to playing as a big gay ass Viking ??? https://t.co/O2sXOn2tpq
— Jesse Matheson (@Jesse_Matheson) July 15, 2020
all i want out of assassin's creed valhalla is 2 be a gay viking
— 24 horses (@austinatlantiss) July 14, 2020
Assassin's Creed Valhalla will include gay romance
The Gamers™ are already bitching about it as if it's the end of the world or "not historically accurate"
It's neither of those
— Rhivemi | Black Lives Matter (@TyphonicWight) July 12, 2020
I'M GAY thank you assassin's creed valhalla pic.twitter.com/EjlcFZdApJ
— stevie (@gayvalkyries) July 6, 2020
imagine getting mad because vikings can be gay in assassin's creed valhalla LMAOOOO
— Synth -1312- (@BeepBoopSynth) July 12, 2020
"Gay Vikings shouldn't exist because there was no AIDs medication in viking times"???
No one tell him that AIDs wasn't a problem for humans until the 20th century ????https://t.co/mIoNEuAioO
— Laika (@LaikaSobers) July 15, 2020
Ubisoft, the company that produces Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, says it has long planned on opening up Eivor’s romantic prospects.
In a recent interview with IGN News Live, the game’s host and writer Youssef Maguid explained that “there are multiple people you can romance in the game, and you can romance all of them as either gender.”
Related: Footage of a gay pool party in 1945 has surfaced online and it’s pretty incredible
Troysky
…..just a kiss… and inferring more…. still gave me a bit of wood. haha
DarkZephyr
Ha ha, you are given the option to get his name wrong. That’s hilarious.
I’m glad they’re carrying on the all inclusive tradition from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. I suppose fewer people bitched about that because its considered at least somewhat historically accurate for there to be same sex relations among the ancient Greeks.
But who gives a crap if Valhala is less historically accurate in its openness? Its a game. Besides, its only partially historically inaccurate.
Pre-Christian Norse culture allowed for guy on guy action as long as it didn’t stop you from marrying a woman and having children with her. As long as you weren’t a complete “fuðflogi” (he who flees the vagina) or “flannfluga” (she who flees the penis) and you got married and had kids, you were OK. For the record, I am definitely a complete fuðflogi. lol
Now..being a bottom…history is a bit iffy about that from what I have read, different sources have said different things. It seems pre-Christian Pagan Norse culture was probably more tolerant of it (the god Loki had sex with dudes for example) but Norse culture colored by Christian influence (vikings still existed for a time while Christianity was influencing things even if it hadn’t 100% converted them yet) was very derisive of bottoms and men who were penetrated were called “sordinn” which was apparently was such a big insult that most Norsemen called that word would fight you to the death for their honor.
But screw accuracy, I intend to role play my PC as a complete “sordinn”. 😀
Troysky
@DarkZephyr …….smart guy you are. I enjoyed reading that.