Be aware that if you are not a Comic Book Reader these are kind of Spoilers for the next chapter… So be careful to not keep reading.
Anyways, after watching the episode, something caught my eye in regard of certain character´s physique.
I´m not against any change or creative decision they make in the show as long as it benefits the story or visual development of the show.
But it seemed pretty odd to use this kind of body type for a member of a race that´s usually depicted by being incredibly in top shape. I mean, our guy “Lucan” is pretty much in the standard Viltrumite shape in the comics, Why change it in the show ?
And of course, this is not by any means any kind of body-shaming or something along these lines… it´s a genuine doubt that i have in regards of this particular change.
Because strength doesn’t directly correlate to having ripped abs. I like the change, having a dude who is built like a powerlifter/strongman gives a different dynamic to animated fight scenes rather than having an entire race of swimsuit models.
Like their entire race is built on being the best at being violent, no reason to not have some absolute tanks out there.
Yeah they went with the strongman bodytype for some reason idk. Maybe it will come into play with how proportional his strength to his speed is but I doubt it.
My guess was just to make him visually distinct but odd to do that with Lucan of all Viltrumites who’s already visually distinct. [Big comic spoilers] >!Either that or he’s been harvesting civilians to eat instead of procreate.!<
I mean, you can say it isn’t body shaming but it kinda is, and I think you know that a little bit if you feel the need to prematurely defend against it.
In the sense that you seem ignorant of the fact that fat is normal, and can be healthy, The body builds you see, the “super hero physique” of Hollywood, those aren’t the only athletic bodies that exist. (And the Hollywood physique is really not healthy) Real people look like that, and like your comments might be aimed at a cartoon, but shows a belief that likely extends into real life. Most bodybuilders can’t maintain that look all year, and need to put on fat to cut down to muscle, and like starve themselves to make that muscle pop. Maximizing strength means caring about something different than looking at cut as possible. They also tend to lose weight once they aren’t competing and focusing on that strength, but a Viltrumite’s competition would never stop.But also, Viltrumites had stock designs in the comics. They are clearly taken efforts to diversity the art and standard, and doing that with body types is great. Invincible has always been part commentary on comics, and like this is that kind of stuff. Real strongmen are beefy, and comics tend to be pretty lazy and weird about portraying different body types. Also, he was meant to stand out; he no longer does, as being “the black vermiculite” isn’t unique anymore.
For this kind of comments is why i made that disclaimer about my question not being related to body shaming. I`m not against body diversity … I just found quite peculiar this change of body type that relies principally in honing their combat skills to be better conquerors. On the other hand, Powerlifters and Strongmen rely solely in weight because they need leverage to be able to move inhuman quantities of weight but most of their activities don´t usually last longer than 5 minutes so cardio and fitness is not the main objective ( And of course, objectively, they´re legit athletes ). On the other hand, possibly, Viltrumite bodies certainly have a different way of processing food. Anyways … thanks for offering your point of view on this matter.
You brought up a good question don’t feel bad for ever expressing a thought
The OP was asking a question, can we not ask questions to learn and express our thoughts?
Did I say that any point? I gave an answer to the question, I also called it as I saw it. They expressed their thoughts, and I expressed mine. “Top Shape” is not actually the dehydrated, starved and overworked Bodybuilder that most action stars chase after, that Omni man is a drawn example of. Just because someone says “I’m not doing this thing” does not mean they are not doing it. Movie stars, comics and animation, models, etc, they’ve skewed a lot of people’s idea of what healthy looks like.
Lucan is a space alien that can fly and generate his own leverage off of, nothing about his powers imply a bit of weight would slow them down, so why shouldn’t a couple of them be enjoying the food and resources they are scouring the galaxy for? I thought it was cool to see them inch a bit away from it and add body diversity to an alien species, which is realistic, and got annoyed by the dozens of people I’ve seen get mad cause “its unrealistic, fat people are unhealthy and the Viltrumites wouldn’t accept them.” as if actual strong people in real don’t have fat. It makes him stand out and look badass, imo more badass than just another six pack would have.🤦♂️
Not only is it weird bc they’re depicted as in shape and incredibly strong, they LITERALLY have smart cells that make them physically in shape and ripped.
Not just shape but character he is steropicical virtuemite The reason is because he is evil and therefore deserves to be fat