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Yep, thread title says it all. How much do you think the leaders in Civ5 look like the ones in real life?
Below is my analysis on the current 23. You can have your say about all 24 of them (I hear the Danish are coming).
George: Almost exactly like in real life. No surprise here.
Harun: I don't know if he really kept peacocks in his garden, but I think they have captured his essence, that of a caliph.
Monty (the First): No actual picture exists of Monty, but I bet the guys did some hard work putting authenticity (or shall I put in this context, some Aztec-ness) into him. Just hoping no one will make fun of him and make a female version... Like someone did with his grandson.
Wu Zetian: Being honest, I may not be seeing at the actual image of the Empress. But then props again to Firaxis for putting real effort.
Ramesses: I thought Firaxis would model him with the same Pharaoh's crown. They changed it. Still, the guys did an awesome job.
Lizzie: At first I thought: What, the English leader is the Red Queen? Someone must've watched too much Alice in Wonderland (the unfortunate newer version). Then after much scrutiny her hair kinda looks like the real thing.
Nappy: Another carefully made character. Nuf'said.
Otto: I. Could. Not. Recognise. Otto. Without. His. Helmet. Now I can.
Alex: As always, leaders without real pictures of them are a pain to build. At least Alex now looks like a general going to war (which he really was meant to be) than the democratic leader look-a-like in Civ4.
Gandhi: Gandhi was one real pain when he becomes a Civ leader. He looked funny. He looked peaceful. He launched nukes when you din't notice. Now the guys fixed him and he can now stand tall (no pun/joke intended) among other leaders. But he will still nuke you.
Ayenwatha: We never seen him in real life, but I bet if I met Ayenwatha, he would look like that.
Oda: Yep, that's the hairstyle of a ronin Oda prefers. But the guys forgot that Oda likes archery, and his suit should have no sleeves.
Suleyman: Has beard. Has belly. Has oversized turban. Good.
Darius: Another guy with no real pics. But then looks better than the funny-looking him in Civ4.
Augustus: I'm surprised the guys picked him instead of Julius. But then again they did a fine job making a lazy-looking emperor out of him. No offence.
Cath: Looking hotter and hotter from title to title isn't normal. But on Cath it is. Cath, not even once (she denounced me the most so far).
Ram Khamhaeng: I've seen the statue, and the King of Siam ingame really looks like the statue.
Askia: By bringing out the River Warlord out of him, the guys are once again getting my claps. I'm still not sure it's him though.
Neb: Looks like Darius, only he has brown hair, and is sitting in a darker palace.
Temujin: This is the most handsome Temujin I've ever seen.
Pachachuti: I've only seen Huayna, now they changed him with Pacha. I don't think that's how he looks like.
Izzy: She now looks more like the near-theocratic queen she nearly was. Still, I miss the hotter Izzy from Civ4.
Kamehameha: If that's how Hawaiian kings are supposed to be, I'll believe it's him. Right now I do believe.
Below is my analysis on the current 23. You can have your say about all 24 of them (I hear the Danish are coming).
George: Almost exactly like in real life. No surprise here.
Harun: I don't know if he really kept peacocks in his garden, but I think they have captured his essence, that of a caliph.
Monty (the First): No actual picture exists of Monty, but I bet the guys did some hard work putting authenticity (or shall I put in this context, some Aztec-ness) into him. Just hoping no one will make fun of him and make a female version... Like someone did with his grandson.
Wu Zetian: Being honest, I may not be seeing at the actual image of the Empress. But then props again to Firaxis for putting real effort.
Ramesses: I thought Firaxis would model him with the same Pharaoh's crown. They changed it. Still, the guys did an awesome job.
Lizzie: At first I thought: What, the English leader is the Red Queen? Someone must've watched too much Alice in Wonderland (the unfortunate newer version). Then after much scrutiny her hair kinda looks like the real thing.
Nappy: Another carefully made character. Nuf'said.
Otto: I. Could. Not. Recognise. Otto. Without. His. Helmet. Now I can.
Alex: As always, leaders without real pictures of them are a pain to build. At least Alex now looks like a general going to war (which he really was meant to be) than the democratic leader look-a-like in Civ4.
Gandhi: Gandhi was one real pain when he becomes a Civ leader. He looked funny. He looked peaceful. He launched nukes when you din't notice. Now the guys fixed him and he can now stand tall (no pun/joke intended) among other leaders. But he will still nuke you.
Ayenwatha: We never seen him in real life, but I bet if I met Ayenwatha, he would look like that.
Oda: Yep, that's the hairstyle of a ronin Oda prefers. But the guys forgot that Oda likes archery, and his suit should have no sleeves.
Suleyman: Has beard. Has belly. Has oversized turban. Good.
Darius: Another guy with no real pics. But then looks better than the funny-looking him in Civ4.
Augustus: I'm surprised the guys picked him instead of Julius. But then again they did a fine job making a lazy-looking emperor out of him. No offence.
Cath: Looking hotter and hotter from title to title isn't normal. But on Cath it is. Cath, not even once (she denounced me the most so far).
Ram Khamhaeng: I've seen the statue, and the King of Siam ingame really looks like the statue.
Askia: By bringing out the River Warlord out of him, the guys are once again getting my claps. I'm still not sure it's him though.
Neb: Looks like Darius, only he has brown hair, and is sitting in a darker palace.
Temujin: This is the most handsome Temujin I've ever seen.
Pachachuti: I've only seen Huayna, now they changed him with Pacha. I don't think that's how he looks like.
Izzy: She now looks more like the near-theocratic queen she nearly was. Still, I miss the hotter Izzy from Civ4.
Kamehameha: If that's how Hawaiian kings are supposed to be, I'll believe it's him. Right now I do believe.