Why is the dark elf vs high elf dichotomy so underutilized? And why are wood elves so ignored? Maybe Elder Scrolls and Warhammer but outside of that you never see it developed well when it has so much potential.
I don't really care about most video game elves because they aren't hot like anime ones.
>And why are wood elves so ignored? Because merry midget forest dwelling elves are garbage compared to cursed broody edgy elves or arrogant patrician city fair elves.Both Warcraft and TES got it sort-of right in the lore, where Night Elves are said to be savages as strong as Orcs in W3, and Bosmer have that cannibalism thing going on. Of course, none of that is really shown in the games, especially not anymore.
>>3649901Forgot a sentence there;Wood Elves can be made interesting if they're contrasting the other elves by being complete wild savages, but that's rarely the case
Ah, the video games.
>>3649890IMO TLoZ: OoT really nails the depiction of wood elves with the Kokiri (I don't care if you think they're closer to halflings or whatever, to me they're elves), making them childlike in appearance and behavior.It contrasts nicely with haughty high elves and the malicious drow.I suspect the reason we don't see them more is because chuds like these >>3649901>>3649902Don't like the idea of pointy-haired hippies in their vidya.
>>3649890Is that a bulge in the Brown elf?Anyways, I dont think this dichotomy is that interesting to be fair. In the end they Will resume to elves that are your allies or elves that are enemies For video games, I think the more interesting approach would be to expand enemy elves to their Full potential.Make enemy elves weird, not Just the humanoide Elf with pointy ears, but the bizarre alien humanoid Elf, the shorr big nosed pixie like elfs, the satyrs, the demonic little elf imps etc.
>>3649944It's called a crotch. Most women have it if they're not anorexic sticks.
>>3649944>>3649949Actually it's a FUPA (fat upper pubic area)
>>3649894That's a you problem because like 99% of gaymers find video games elves hot.Hardcore nerds even fap to the in-game models.
My vote is for no-elves.
>>3649943Zelda OoT and Majora has some of the best elves ever.
>>3649943>I don't care if you think they're closer to halflings or whatever, to me they're elvesWell there you go, faggot. You can only have so many cutesy races in one game before people grow tired of it. Then again, going by your picrel, you're probably only interested in having more flavors of loli in your game, you braindead fuck
Any good Deet hentai?
>>3650066>Searching hentai of the PUREST ElfDubs of Satan
>>3649902That's also the case in Warhammer Fantasy, where Wood Elves most defining trait is they're REALLY racist.
>>3649901>merry midget forest dwelling elves are garbageThe problem is people are lazy and don't take the idea further than >dude weed Elves lmaoWHFB made wood elves based as fuck.Belligerent Viet Cong shits who are empowered by blood pacts with Treethulhu entities and who Jihad anyone who violates the NAP is a God-tier trope.
>>3649890Because it's generally not interesting and boils down to "evil" and "good" elves.Same with wood elves, they're just generic elves living in the woods, using bows and are forest huggers.
>>3650209>boils down to "evil" and "good" elves.This shit is DnD's fault. The goty elf mythologies are the ones where elves appear superficially human, but everything else about them is fucking batshit and terrifying.
>>3649959Way to completely miss the point, dumbass.
>>3649956What elves are there in majoras mask? Skull kid is and Elf sure, but not as much as the kokiri
>>3649901>Because merry midget forest dwelling elves are garbage compared to cursed broody edgy elves or arrogant patrician city fair elves.three worst shittaste opinions in one sentence, you can be proud of being a superturbo 16valve retardus grand tourismo
>>3650401You missed my point. When you already have gnomes and halflings as whimsical midgets, there's no need for a 3rd race- but this time with pointy ears. Not unless you want 3 different flavors of lolis because you're a deranged faggot
>>3650438Hyleans themselves count as elves. Just the standard type.
>>3650645Ah yes, that for sure, but in context they are practically humans. One must have at least somente aspects of Fair folk to be elves.
>>3650650Link is a literal elf, imbecile. He is short, pointy ears, light armor, green, affinity to the forest, great musical ability, athletic, swordsman, bowman, mischievous (likes the wear masks and play tricks on people), aptitude for magic, and the list goes on. Link is in MM and that's enough. Whole it is true the further you get from the pure breed Hylian originating from the royal family the closer you get to "human", there are still some pretty elfy looking folks in both Hyrule and Termina. I bet Anju and Kafei have some good elf blood in them. After all, Kafei is like Termina's OG version of Link.
>>3650926NIGGA, do you understand that in a place where everyone is a Elf, no one is an Elf? Because otherness is necessary for elfness If everyone in hyrule and termina has pointy ears and act Just like humans would (and they do), all of them are humans.The Fair folk of hyrule (and termina) would be: the kokiri, the skull kids and the fairies.If you are going to write such retarded as stuff try to at least be respecful.
>>3649890You posted a poor example. In Lodoss they're all the same race > All elves are "wood elves"They live like 500 years. Half that if they're half elves.> Dark elves literally choose to be darkPirotess turns into a normal elf after she becomes a good guy>High elves are just wood elves that live in a forest that makes them immortal as long as they don't leave itDeed is no longer ageless after leaving the forest
>>3649890Using nip "elves" to pretend having a faux-serious discussion about fantasy elves automatically posed you as a coomer weeb right from the OP. Congrats on the speed.
>>3649890All elves are wood elves because they give me wood.
>>3650940>otherness is necessary for elfnessThat's the most retarded thing I've read all week. Elves don't need humans to be elves. Even by your sub room temp iq logic, there is plenty of "otherness" in Hyrule. Not only do you have the Gerudo, you have the Zora and the Gorons and the lost doesn't even stop there.
>>3650209Well yeah, when dark elves should just canonically be elves, but sluttier
>>3649890Dark elves are slutty on the outside, but pure and timid on the inside.High elves are pure on the outside, but orc sluts on the inside.Wood elves stink of BO and are always greasy.
>>3650926Link is not a fucking elf he's literally a medieval knight-errant saving the kingdom. He's typical human. Also all fantasy depictions of elves are garbage, true elves are just a type of fairy.
Link is an elf he uses magic he plays music alone in the woods and is contact with nature and fairy spirits.
>>3655158But fantasy elves are depicted as fairies anon
>>3650097Literally tolkien elves
>>3655158>he's literally a medieval knight-errant saving the kingdomElves have been associated with knighthood since forever.>true elvesLmao, retarded bumpfag.
>>3655309no they haven'tKnighthood is strictly a human thing, it implies a social hierarchy based on concepts like virtue and honor. It implies a social hierarchy that needs constant upkeep and defendingElves social structure is much more stable and doesn't require constant vigilance because they are inherently more peaceful and collectivist in nature. There is no concept of the elf knight it doesn't make any sense.
Too bad fantasy settings have a different idea.
>>3649890Personally, my RPG will have all of those and more.Also, I consider Dark Elves to be literally Charcoal Black. Not just Brown.Brown fall under normal wood Elves or Jungle Elves.In My lore, there will be many types of Elves. So many Elves actually.
>>3655163Except the most notable wood elf in Tolkien is Legolas, who is decidedly not that.
>>3652427Yes, there is plenty of otherness. The kokiri are akin to elves, as an example, so are the fairies and even the zoras could be considered elves in games where they are more isolated.But hylians are clearly just humans with pointy ears.And pointy ears arent by all means mandatory to make elves into elves.For one that thinks himself so smart its weird that you cant grasp the basic idea of Fair folk.
>>3655637>There is no concept of the elf knight it doesn't make any sense.LolLmao even
>>3652427How is it retardedHe's saying everyone playing the game is human be default so to have a humanoid-but-different race like elves they have to be "otherness">>3657352Just a human with pointy earsElves would never be knights, they wouldn't even have castles. They wouldn't even have kings nor the strong hand of justice because there's no need for a strict social order like that because they are all naturally in alignment due to their psychic powers. They're basically communists
>my retared take on elves not based on anything applies to every fantasy setting ever conceivedBy Asuryan, what the fuck is this thread even about. Can't be roleplaying video games.
>>3657434Roflcopter
