Undressing Kratos
If you want a man to represent brutality, in the end you're going to end up taking his clothes off.
character design
I Am Blue
Differentiating yourself from other gamers on the basis of a few primary colors may indicate some powerful symbolic and identificatory impulses.
Donkey Kong’s Tie, or the Domestication of the Villain
Donkey Kong's representation as a character and his success as a hero is important because it keys into what we want in an avatar, someone who is responsible, who puts on a tie in the morning, and does the selfless dirty work necessary to get by.