What Is A Dishonored Tattoo?
A tattoo from the Dishonored series can be seen on one of the US Capitol rioters, which has been mistaken as an Antifa symbol. On January 6, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol during a joint session of Congress that was to certify the Electoral College vote in President-elect Joe Biden’s favor. During the chaos — in which congressional leaders were evacuated, improvised explosive devices were planted, and rioting occurred — a symbol from the Dishonored series could be spotted in amid the carnage. One of the participants sported an Outsider’s Mark from Dishonored on his left hand.
In the game series’ universe, the Mark is a branding given by the Outsider to individuals he deems intriguing. The Mark grants the bearer supernatural powers and is sported by several playable characters in the series.
Following the storming of the US Capitol, several Twitter users claimed that the Outsider’s Mark is an Antifa symbol as supposed evidence that the entire event was a false flag operation conducted by the left-wing political movement at the expense of Trump supporters.
Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith took to Twitter to debunk the conspiracy theory by connecting the tattoo to his series. It is certainly unfortunate timing that this news has come out, with Smith recently announcing that he had returned to Arkane Austin to work on a new IP with Prey developers.
There is also the notable irony of a Dishonored symbol being at the storming of the US Capitol, considering the game’s story of overthrowing a government which seized power in a corrupt manner and its plague-ridden setting. While real-life has something similar to the game’s plague in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it must be noted that Joe Biden was democratically elected by the people while the Lord Regent in the Dishonored game seized power in a coup.
- This is not the first time a pop culture symbol has been appropriated by Trump supporters without consideration of its meaning or the media it came from;
- Besides Rage Against the Machine songs, a Trump supporter was spotted back in November 2020 wearing the outfit of Homelander, the antagonist of the TV series The Boys , much to the disgust of the show’s developer Eric Kripke and actor Antony Starr, who plays the character;
Besides this notable crossover with gaming culture, the storming of the US Capitol has had some huge ramifications in the wider community. Twitch announced that it had removed the famous PogChamp emote following comments made on Twitter by the face of the image, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, regarding yesterday’s events.
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Was a dishonored tattoo mistaken for an antifa symbol?
A tattoo from the Dishonored series can be seen on one of the US Capitol rioters, which has been mistaken as an Antifa symbol. On January 6, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol during a joint session of Congress that was to certify the Electoral College vote in President-elect Joe Biden’s favor. During the chaos — in which congressional leaders were evacuated, improvised explosive devices were planted, and rioting occurred — a symbol from the Dishonored series could be spotted in amid the carnage. One of the participants sported an Outsider’s Mark from Dishonored on his left hand.
In the game series’ universe, the Mark is a branding given by the Outsider to individuals he deems intriguing. The Mark grants the bearer supernatural powers and is sported by several playable characters in the series.
Following the storming of the US Capitol, several Twitter users claimed that the Outsider’s Mark is an Antifa symbol as supposed evidence that the entire event was a false flag operation conducted by the left-wing political movement at the expense of Trump supporters.
- Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith took to Twitter to debunk the conspiracy theory by connecting the tattoo to his series;
- It is certainly unfortunate timing that this news has come out, with Smith recently announcing that he had returned to Arkane Austin to work on a new IP with Prey developers;
There is also the notable irony of a Dishonored symbol being at the storming of the US Capitol, considering the game’s story of overthrowing a government which seized power in a corrupt manner and its plague-ridden setting. While real-life has something similar to the game’s plague in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it must be noted that Joe Biden was democratically elected by the people while the Lord Regent in the Dishonored game seized power in a coup.
This is not the first time a pop culture symbol has been appropriated by Trump supporters without consideration of its meaning or the media it came from. Besides Rage Against the Machine songs, a Trump supporter was spotted back in November 2020 wearing the outfit of Homelander, the antagonist of the TV series The Boys , much to the disgust of the show’s developer Eric Kripke and actor Antony Starr, who plays the character.
Besides this notable crossover with gaming culture, the storming of the US Capitol has had some huge ramifications in the wider community. Twitch announced that it had removed the famous PogChamp emote following comments made on Twitter by the face of the image, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, regarding yesterday’s events.
Can you get a dishonor tattoo?
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Is this the mark of the outsider tattoo from Dishonored?
The tattoo in question is instead of the aforementioned Mark of the Outsider from Dishonored, a Bethesda -published immersive sim developed by Arkane. One tweet in particular seemed to have gone viral, picking up plenty of steam before the original poster deleted it from their account.
Is Dishonored’s mark of the outsider a communist symbol?
Following the US Capitol riot led by insurrectionists, a Dishonored symbol was confused for a communist one, and Arkane devs have since responded. Arkane Studios developers have responded to false claims made online about the Dishonored franchise’s Mark of the Outsider symbol serving as a communist emblem.
Amid the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, Trump supporters insisted Antifa ( members actually led the charge. Some tried supporting this claim by sharing a photo of one of the insurrectionists, who donned what they claimed to be a communist symbol as a tattoo.
Except it isn’t. The tattoo in question is instead of the aforementioned Mark of the Outsider from Dishonored , a Bethesda -published immersive sim developed by Arkane. One tweet in particular seemed to have gone viral, picking up plenty of steam before the original poster deleted it from their account.
Numerous Trump supporters flocked to the replies in agreement that the tattoo was supposedly connected to far-left ideologies and political interests. (Strangely, none of them bothered to Google or research the symbol’s origin for themselves.
) It didn’t take long for Arkane developers like Harvey Smith to be alerted to the misconception. According to PlayStation LifeStyle , Anna Megill, a credited writer on Dishonored: Death of the Outsider , responded to the since-removed tweet by stating, ” This hurts my heart. While the misconception about the tattoo proves that too many people aren’t willing to conduct independent research before drawing drastic conclusions, it shines light on another issue that continues to plague popular culture. Fans rarely take the time to truly understand what it is they support. Pictured above is a Trump supporter who stormed the US Capitol to disrupt Congress as they convened to ensure a smooth transition of power, an age-old democratic ritual. Meanwhile, the character who dons the Mark of the Outsider in Dishonored secretly moves about the city to unseat a regime that illegally took power after murdering the city’s previous monarch.
” Franchise creative director Harvey Smith replied to the same tweet with, ” I assure you, it’s not ,” making it clear the Dishonored imagery is in no way associated with either communism or the far-right Capitol stormers.
Let’s file this one in with players and developers who want games separated from politics , all while enjoying or benefiting from political games and real-world politics. Presently, Dishonored is on a bit of a hiatus. The crew at Arkane Lyon is currently hard at work on a brand-new IP, Deathloop , which will come to PC and PlayStation 5 as a timed console exclusive in a few months.
- Meanwhile, Harvey Smith has his hands full with something else entirely;
- The Dishonored co-creator recently teased that he and other Dishonored and Prey developers are producing a new title at Arkane Austin;
Whether or not this particular game is another original IP or an awaited sequel remains to be seen, but a recent job listing at Arkane suggests there could be online gameplay involved in whatever the new game may be. Next: Twitch Removes PogChamp Emote Following Gootecks’ Call For Capitol Violence Source: PlayStation LifeStyle 90 Day Fiancé: What Emily Looks Like Now After Weight Loss (Spoiler) About The Author 
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