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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

^ Wait a minute... he doesn't come with his apron thingy? How can you even make an ARAH homage designed Spirit without the red loin cloth... does look cool though.

They explained that during the livestream in which he was revealed. I disremember the specifics (which tribes and all), but it had to do with getting away from stereotypes. I believe that the cloth traditionally belongs to one tribe, whereas Spirit himself is a member of another- it was something to that effect, anyway, the whole "they all look the same" thing. They also no longer refer to him as a tracker, another ages-old Native American stereotype.

Personally, I typically don't like the idea of these sorts of changes, as I feel they usually fuel bigotry rather than fix it, and to be sure, there was a LOT of bitching over on the 'tank about it... but in this rare instance, I agree with the update. Besides, I'll take a sniper rifle over an arrow-launcher thingy any day I'm super excited that my own along with the rest of the wave should be here in the next week.