I know I brought her up before, but now they totally could bring back Maria I, and have her be a default leader for both Portugal and Brazil.
i’d much prefer sepe tiaraju to lead the guarani, but a lot of these are really interesting picksI can see them going for Maria Quitéria, Tiradentes, Frei Caneca, Deodoro da Fonseca or even an indigenous leader like Cunhambebe or Sepé Tiaraju. Personally, I'd prefer Machado de Assis, since he is the greatest genius of Brazilian literature (also, one of my favorite writers) and it would be gratifying to see him say lines from Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas. There are some other options, however, quite recent, that I don't know if they would be viable for the Civ7 model.
For me, Cândido Rondon, Antonio Conselheiro, Anita Garibaldi or Maria Rosa (from the contestado war) are all good non leader options too.I can see them going for Maria Quitéria, Tiradentes, Frei Caneca, Deodoro da Fonseca or even an indigenous leader like Cunhambebe or Sepé Tiaraju. Personally, I'd prefer Machado de Assis, since he is the greatest genius of Brazilian literature (also, one of my favorite writers) and it would be gratifying to see him say lines from Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas. There are some other options, however, quite recent, that I don't know if they would be viable for the Civ7 model.
What about the Olmecs and Harappans? I've always wanted them as playable civilizations, but some people argue that even without leaders, they would be unviable as playable civilizations. If that's the case, I see Caral as even more obscure and unviable than they are.I would really like to see many ancient cultures, especially as now we don't have to discount "leaderless" archeological ones and we need them to provide us with transitory steps for later civs.
I would especially love to see
- Slavs
- Bantu
- really let's just go all the way in and add Indo-Europeans, they would be awesome
- Germanics (or specific tribe - like Goths)
- Caral or some other ancient Andeans
I really hope Firaxis adds Slavs, Bantu and Germanics/Goths at some point, they would make some transitions feel so much more legit.
Vargas is an interesting one (I think he's appeared in mods quite a bit), he's so multifaceted and hard to place in a box--do you call him a social democrat? a fascist? a military dictator? an elected president? does he represent the stereotype of latin american corruption, or does he represent the a flawed politician who uplifts the working man nonetheless?
From what we've seen, I'm lowkey expecting Silla > Goryeo > Joseon for Korea this time around, with how early Modern starts and with the avoidance of modern states.Gogoryeo (for a different flavor of Korean representation finally)
I'd also like to see Akhenaten, though Civ6 felt like more his game.Akhenaten (drastic abandonment of polytheism to monotheistic Atenism could be translated into interesting leader and religion features)
Yeah, I agree. That does seem most likely.From what we've seen, I'm lowkey expecting Silla > Goryeo > Joseon for Korea this time around, with how early Modern starts and with the avoidance of modern states.
Oh, I didn't realize. That is good to know!I'd also like to see Akhenaten, though Civ6 felt like more his game.Minor correction, though: Atenism wasn't monotheistic; it was henotheistic. Akhenaten didn't deny the existence of other gods, only presented Aten as the only one worthy of worship.
oh yeah this is a cool historical figure. my understanding is that the connection is (potentially) believed to be true, but the part that is potentially pseudo historical is that was specifically Ayodhya that she was supposedly from. I didn’t know that so many notable Koreans were descended from her. The clan aspect of Korean families isn’t something that is very broadcasted, ig? i didn’t know it was a huge deal for a very long time.Heo Hwang-ok (My wildcard pick. An interesting ancient India-Korea connection that may be a bit pseudo-historical: she was a princess of the "Ayuta" kingdom, believed to be somewhere in India, who married the founder of Gaya
His great-grandfather is Hermes.Odysseus’s most unique feature as a greek hero is the fact that he isn’t a demigod.
i actually wasn’t aware that he descended from hermes. it feels awfully non-descript. i never picked up on it when i’ve read the odyssey and iliad and the social narrative around the odyssey is that he’s unique in his total manhood, so that’s definitely something i wasn’t aware of.His great-grandfather is Hermes.It is novel that he's not an ill-begotten son of Zeus, though.
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It kind of makes sense, given that Odysseus is definitely the cleverest of the Greek heroes (whereas Herakles and most other heroes rely on their might...except Achilles, who would rather spend his time sulking than doing anythingi actually wasn’t aware that he descended from hermes. it feels awfully non-descript. i never picked up on it when i’ve read the odyssey and iliad and the social narrative around the odyssey is that he’s unique in his total manhood, so that’s definitely something i wasn’t aware of.
Odysseus as son of Hermes makes even more sense when you know that Hermes was considered the patron/protector of travellers (also merchants, orators, thieves, and later Actors - basically, anybody in a profession in Greece who Traveled).It kind of makes sense, given that Odysseus is definitely the cleverest of the Greek heroes (whereas Herakles and most other heroes rely on their might...except Achilles, who would rather spend his time sulking than doing anything).
I was thinking of Hermes' connection with tricksters and magic, but his role as god of travelers is definitely very relevant to Odysseus, too.Odysseus as son of Hermes makes even more sense when you know that Hermes was considered the patron/protector of travellers
i mean, i’ll still shill it. gilgamesh was called a demigod too. naval militaristic is a spin on greece we haven’t seen yet. maybe an island focus too.I was thinking of Hermes' connection with tricksters and magic, but his role as god of travelers is definitely very relevant to Odysseus, too.