Supergiant Games infuriated even a Reddit moderator by giving Hestia a skin condition in Hades 2

The developers of the roguelike, which entered early access on May 6, also made Hermes Asian and placed Hephaestus in a wheelchair

Reddit users are not very pleased with how Supergiant Games handled the pantheon of Greek gods in Hades 2. Players do not understand why Hermes was made Asian and Hestia, the goddess of the hearth and sacrificial fire, was given a skin condition affecting pigmentation known as vitiligo.

Even a Reddit moderator joined the indignant public, launching into a tirade:

“I am so fucking sick of the ridiculous fetishization of vitiligo.

My wife has vitiligo due to an autoimmune disease. She is white, so it isn't particularly noticeable. Do you think she is thrilled that her skin changes color in patches? Do you think she finds it amusing when strangers ask what is wrong with her?

She tells them it's fucking contagious just so they back off quicker. Over time, she has become more relaxed about the questions, but she’s had the spots for over a decade, and she’d gladly prefer to live without them. 

Turning an illness into a fashion trend is reprehensible. I know several other people with this condition, and all of them face discrimination they would rather avoid. Now a bunch of internet morons think it's ‘cute’. No, it’s not cute. It is devastating for those who have to look in the mirror week after week at their skin losing pigmentation, completely powerless to stop it.

Sorry. This crap just pisses me off.”.

Earlier, Kotaku journalists had already celebrated the fact that Hephaestus in Hades 2 became a wheelchair user.

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Image credit: Supergiant Games. Image source: Reddit