Most unrealistic depictions of historical figures.

[Doclector]

So, I was spending an amount of time I don't actually want to think about catching up on "critical miss" comics, when I was reminded of something.

In civilisation revolution, Ghandi was a dick.

Seriously, renowned pacifist ghandi would be the first person to start a war. He would constantly hold ungodly destruction over your head, threatening that if you don't give him the technology of absorbant kitchen wipes, he will burn your cities, kill your children, and rape your cat.

So, what other historical figures have been depicted ludicrously in games, film, or anything else you can think of.

For the record, I ain't too sure, but I don't think Leanardo da vinci was anywhere near like he was in assassins creed, in which he was like some kind of italian Q. I just...don't see it.

 

[Mr. Eff_v1legacy]

The movie Braveheart as a whole was quite inaccurate. Limiting it to Wallace, he was not a peasant, never met the French princess (as she wasn't even alive at the time) and in every other depiction I've seen, he's had short hair and a beard.
Not that I'm complaining. It's a great movie. Artistic liberties were taken, and the overall story was told.

 

[The Madman]

Poor Napoleon, everything shall forever think of him as the angry shorty. Hell, there's even a term called the 'Napoleon Complex' now, all because British propaganda liked to portray him negatively as an angry rotund lil' guy. In truth he was pretty much average height and build, only getting a bit chubby later in life when he was suffering from stomach cancer, as good an excuse as any to gain a bit of weight I figure.

I'll bet it would also sting if he knew his most famous battle and pretty much the only one most people know of his is Waterloo... aka the one he lost. Ouch.

 

[Rin Little]

Watch the movie Marie Antoinette with Kirsten Dunst. I know it's not meant to be overly historically accurate but still...

 

[Dickdatduck]

Sengoku Basara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyUsUntBQCI


Almost everyone in that game is based off of a real Japanese historical figure.

 

[klaynexas3]

i'm not entirely sure, as i never met the guy, but i doubt that's how Abraham Lincoln acted when he was alive.

 

[klaynexas3]

i'm not entirely sure, as i never met the guy, but i doubt that's how Abraham Lincoln acted when he was alive.

I knew him, and that is exactly how the civil war was won.

oh, well, my apologies then, for i'm not that great with American history

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Satire in its fucking finest.

Sorry non-Americans, but it's not my fault that Adult Swim hates you and won't let you watch this.

 

[ScarlettRage]

Watch the movie Marie Antoinette with Kirsten Dunst. I know it's not meant to be overly historically accurate but still...

same with the other Boleyn girl.. but Queens actions are greatly exaggerated.


It's Proven... By science!

 

[Rin Little]

Watch the movie Marie Antoinette with Kirsten Dunst. I know it's not meant to be overly historically accurate but still...

same with the other Boleyn girl.. but Queens actions are greatly exaggerated.


It's Proven... By science!

I had to remind myself that it was just a movie based on a fictional book while I watched that film. I'm a total nerd for the late years of the Tudor Era.

 

[ScarlettRage]

Watch the movie Marie Antoinette with Kirsten Dunst. I know it's not meant to be overly historically accurate but still...

same with the other Boleyn girl.. but Queens actions are greatly exaggerated.


It's Proven... By science!

I had to remind myself that it was just a movie based on a fictional book while I watched that film. I'm a total nerd for the late years of the Tudor Era.

Same. anything Tudor i read ^_^... Plantagenet and Stuart too, Just for the hell of it

 

[Freaky Lou]

The movie Braveheart as a whole was quite inaccurate. Limiting it to Wallace, he was not a peasant, never met the French princess (as she wasn't even alive at the time) and in every other depiction I've seen, he's had short hair and a beard.
Not that I'm complaining. It's a great movie. Artistic liberties were taken, and the overall story was told.

And The Patriot, and pretty much any other Mel Gibson film that's meant to be historical.

I've gotta say, the only historical movie/TV show/game I've ever seen that was genuinely accurate was HBO's John Adams miniseries. That really was a masterpiece.

 

[gmergurl]

So, I was spending an amount of time I don't actually want to think about catching up on "critical miss" comics, when I was reminded of something.

In civilisation revolution, Ghandi was a dick.

Seriously, renowned pacifist ghandi would be the first person to start a war. He would constantly hold ungodly destruction over your head, threatening that if you don't give him the technology of absorbant kitchen wipes, he will burn your cities, kill your children, and rape your cat.

So, what other historical figures have been depicted ludicrously in games, film, or anything else you can think of.

For the record, I ain't too sure, but I don't think Leanardo da vinci was anywhere near like he was in assassins creed, in which he was like some kind of italian Q. I just...don't see it.

You stop the Assassin's Creed with da Vinci.... really!? Only finished the first one recently so in popped the second one and really.... da Vinci is where you stop it? Honestly, that's the one I can see the most. Would explain why most/all of his work was coded. He was really working for the Assassins It's all those PE's given to all the famous world leaders I want to give them a talking to. I mean, it's interesting and gives it story, but I can't see the reason that the American Revolution happened because George Washington (and only George Washington) was given a PE and could suddenly control everyone. I get that PEs are supposed to be really powerful and yadda yadda, but really? Every significant leader in our history had one and what you talk about is da Vinci....... hm. Well to each his own.

 

[Furioso]

The HBO show "The Kennedys" A bunch of channels rejected showing it because of its inaccuracies. You know its inaccurate when even the History Channel won't take it

 

[Soviet Steve]

Just about everything in Rome Total War. Egyptians were especially jarring however. Despite being ruled by Greeks according to Greek norms and with armies organized along Greek lines, they were depicted as being 4000 BCE type Egyptians.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Just about everything in Rome Total War. Egyptians were especially jarring however. Despite being ruled by Greeks according to Greek norms and with armies organized along Greek lines, they were depicted as being 4000 BCE type Egyptians.

What about the superpowered Urban Cohorts? So city security and social services equals greatest shock troopers in the Republic? Or the Arcani ninjas.

 

[Vault101]

dotn know specifically

though i find it funny in anything set in a historical setting, chances are the mian charachter is going to have some rather "modern" and progressive veiws

like slavery, chanses are they will find it disgusting, when in real life Id wager thay might have been indifferent or suportive of it

or feminism, theyll totally be into that

 

[Vault101]

So, I was spending an amount of time I don't actually want to think about catching up on "critical miss" comics, when I was reminded of something.

In civilisation revolution, Ghandi was a dick.

Seriously, renowned pacifist ghandi would be the first person to start a war. He would constantly hold ungodly destruction over your head, threatening that if you don't give him the technology of absorbant kitchen wipes, he will burn your cities, kill your children, and rape your cat.

So, what other historical figures have been depicted ludicrously in games, film, or anything else you can think of.

For the record, I ain't too sure, but I don't think Leanardo da vinci was anywhere near like he was in assassins creed, in which he was like some kind of italian Q. I just...don't see it.

not just assasins creed (though its probably the worst offender) but it seems if you set somthing at a time where da vinci could be involved, then he and main main charachter are going to be buds....not enemys because da vinchi was COOL (ever after another example)