Subject: I mean... can we not?
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Posted on: 2018-08-09 11:57:00 UTC

I get why you want to do this, and fascism is a genuine and major problem in the world today.

But... Plort is meant to be a fun thing, and 'welp, everyone loves Hitler these days' isn't fun. It's also not in the least bit relevant to the PPC, which is what the setting is actually about: I don't recall seeing a single PPC mission where Hitler was present (as a canon character), and I don't think we've got that many people who deeply identify with fandoms where he's used.

Also... Consulting Supervillain Hitler isn't actually very different from Omnipresent Deity Hitler, however much you change the words around. You're still setting up a thing where Hitler is a constant presence across Weab, which while accurate, isn't something I feel Plort should have to address.

Drawing on your 'different memories' concept... since Hitler was a spectacularly terrible person, why give him the 'honour' of being a major player in Weab? Treat each instance as a separate person, which can be mocked in their own particular ways as and when they become relevant to the PPC. Only when there's an actual connection (like in the Wolfensteins) are they the same person.

hS

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