MONTH OF FRIENDSHIP ENDS
”So, that was the Month of Friendship. I hope you had fun.” //
”But now I’ll talk about something I have purposefully avoided in my blog: representation.” //
”You see, I did notice that there are very few female characters on this list. And not one friendship between two (ore more!) women! There were also very few female characters on my Month of Heroes list but let’s not get into that now. But friendship between women seems to be such a norm that there’s not that much of a story to tell…” //
”…unless you want to go all in and tell mainly about the friendship between female characters, in My Little Pony style. Which can also work really well!” //
”There’s more emphasis in media placed on not having a all-male-cast anymore which, when done well, is a really good thing.” //
”But female characters still seem to be there for romantics, or then the friend is a male character. An important friendship between female characters is still pretty rare.” //
”Of course there can be other important relationships between women but for example romantic relationships didn’t make it on this list.”
”Due to historical reasons there has rarely been that sort of comrades-in-arms type of friendship between female characters. And my my it’s good to write about it and – at least to me – awesome to read about it!” //
”There would be plenty of room for that kind of friendships in science fiction where gender roles are looser anyway. But it seems to be hard to find.” //
”So… yeah.” //
”Anyway, I hope Month of Friendship brought you some happiness. What are you favorite fictional friendships and why? And do you have ideas for future Month Challenges?” //
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”I will now return to my usual publishing pace. Have a good March, everyone!”
Mutta jotta en kuulostaisi siltä, että vain valitan asioista, aion esitellä teille yhden mielestäni hyvän naishahmojen välisen ystävyyssuhteen. En ottanut sitä mukaan listalleni, koska olen itse ollut mukana luomassa sitä. Kyseiset hahmot ovat herra Bronyn ja minun roolipelihahmot Tea ja Thranon Sankariakatemia-roolipelistä, jota pelaamme ystäviemme kanssa. Olemme herra Bronyn kanssa viettäneet useammankin tovin kävelyllä pohtien näiden hahmojemme suhdetta.
But not to sound like I only complain I’m going to introduce you to a friendship between female characters that I find pretty good. I didn’t take it on my list because I’ve been there to create it. The characters in question are Mr Brony’s and my role playing characters Tea and Thranon, respectively, and we play them in the Hero Academy RPG we play with our friends. Mr Brony and I have spent quite a few moments on walks talking about our characters and their relationship.
Herra Bronyn hahmo, Nyctea ”Tea” Salo on kirkkonummelainen teinityttö, joka osaa muuttua pöllöksi. Hänen lapsuutensa oli muuten hyvin tavallinen, mutta häntä kiusattiin koulussa ja hän joutui koko ajan pelkäämään, että joku saa selville, että hän muuttuu joskus pöllöksi. Siksi Tean on aina ollut vaikea luottaa kehenkään. Minun hahmoni, tiikeri-kentauri-alien Thanonin lapsuus on puolestaan ollut aivan toisenlainen: hän eli isoisänsä johtamassa metsästäjä-keräilijälaumassa, jossa fyysinen rasitus, vaarat ja vammat olivat arkipäivää. Sen vastapainona Thranonilla on aina ollut tukenaan perhelaumansa vankkumaton tuki ja kannustus, ja Sankariakatemiaan tullessaan Thranonin on vaikea ymmärtää, miten kukaan voisi koskaan pettää oman porukkansa. Teasta ja Thranonista tuli Akatemiassa nopeasti ystäviä erilaisista taustoistaan huolimatta. Ensinnäkin he ovat vuosikurssinsa nuorimmat opiskelijat, ja lisäksi he pitävät monista samoista asioista. Tea ihailee Thranonin miekkailu- ja taistelutaitoja, ja Thranonin mielestä Tea on hauska ja fiksu kaveri moniin seikkailuihin. Ties mihin nämä kaksi ja heidän muut sankariystävänsä vielä päätyvät!
Mr Brony’s character, Nyctea ”Tea” Salo is a teenage girl from a small town in Southern Finland. She can turn into an owl. Her childhood was pretty normal except she was bullied in school and she was always afraid someone would find out she turns into an owl sometimes. That’s why Tea has always had trouble trusting others. My character, tiger-centaur-alien Thranon has had a very different childhood: she lived in a hunter-gatherer tribe lead by her grandfather. There, physical stress, dangers and injuries are everyday occurrences but on the other hand, Thranon has always had unwavering support and help from her home tribe. When she came to the Hero Academy, Thranon had hard time understanding how anyone could ever betray their own. In the Academy, Tea and Thranon quickly became friends, despite of their different backgrounds. First off, they’re the youngest of their class, and they also share many interests. Tea admires Thranon’s skills in fighting and swordsmanship, and Thranon finds Tea to be a fun and witty companion for many adventures. Who knows what adventures these two and their hero friends will end up in!
My Little Pony by Hasbro
Hero Academy and it’s characters all belong to their creators (except for Thranon, she’s mine)