tbh it’s a crime that the go-to D.Va joke is “she’s a video game gremlin” and not “she’s a celebrity diva who’s in love with herself” like, it’s shameful that we’re not seeing at least one blog which puts Rogelio De La Vega quotes under D.Va
like that could be her pre-match pep talk the potential here is UNLIMITED and it doesn’t seem to be a slippery slope into drawing her as an actual infant with diapers and a pacifier
other Rogelio quotes that could be easily adapted to D.Va include but are not limited to:
“I don’t like the term ‘Triple Threat’ because it suggests that I’m limited to only three skills”
“I’m going to tweet my 6.3 million followers–”
“Don’t worry, I’m very easy to dress, everything looks good on me”
“SHE SAID THAT I WAS DRAMATIC?!?!”
“A Hug From [D.Va] is like a rabbit’s foot: lucky, rare, and soft to the touch.”
“I never thought I’d feeling anything but #blessed to be famous, but now I’m feeling #cursed.”
a few people have reblogged this asking “why not both?” and I feel they deserve an answer:
Because “showing D.Va as a narcissist celebrity diva who’s totally in love with herself but also really nice to her fans” is 100% in line with her canon portrayal and makes her a dimensional character, while “showing D.Va as a baby or toddler” is literally just playing off harmful racist stereotypes of East Asian women
[screaming externally] 