Some of you aren't going to know what I'm talking about, but those of you who do will feel this example of how the "modern" women that currently infect our entertainment industry do not, at all, know how to write a good female character. What they produce feels clumsy, on-the-nose, and almost alien. The equivalent of trying to draw a horse in a pitch-black room.
In November, 2001, the Western world would be given something truly incredible in the form of a video game called "Halo: Combat Evolved." The game wasn't just addictively fun; it had a story that kept you engaged. You fell in love with the characters, be it the Master Chief, Cortana, Captain Keyes, or even the random Marines.
The game would take the world by storm, and it would spawn sequels, spin-offs, books, and even a machinima comedy series using Halo's in-game engine by a group of dudes who would go on to create an entire corporation from it called "Rooster Teeth."
The Halo universe had everything we're starving for in entertainment today: a highly capable masculine protagonist, a competent and talented female sidekick who was easy on the eyes, a focus on duty, honor, and strength, and just enough levity to balance out the seriousness that it added flavor, but didn't ruin the overall tone of the story.
Fast-forward to today, and the sub-studio that helped create this masterpiece and took it over is an entirely different beast. Like many corporate studios, it was infected by the woke mind-virus, and this meant diversity hires who have no respect for the shoulders of the giants they now stand on or what they created.
They're now "modernizing" Halo, and this is what you get.
As much as I loved playing Campaign Evolved this cutscenes just isn't it. She's acting like she's a main character or something ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ #Halo #HaloCampaignEvolved pic.twitter.com/m4QfirxSDa
— Adonis (@PuppyBoyAdonis) July 23, 2026
This woman wasn't in the original. She was added for this "updated" Halo remake. This isn't the only clip of "Lt. Williams" floating around. She's just as insufferable in every one of them.
The thing is, she didn't need to be included. Cortana was already there, and, of course, there was the fearless pilot known as "Foehammer" who was always the one with the good guy's insertion/extractions between missions. There were no "girlboss" complaints about these two, because they didn't feel like they were there to be badass. They were there to do a job. They felt like they were a part of the world.
Williams feels like she's an insert from the same modern female writing group many entertainment companies have. She's just as capable, if not more capable, than the male protagonist; she's going to let you know how capable she is, and that includes emasculating the male protagonist sometimes.
Her annoying personality aside, she's logic-breaking. If Williams is just as badass as the Master Chief, then why does the UNSC need the Master Chief? What's the point of the Halo games, then?
What's sad is that the Halo universe did badass women so well, and one who stands out is a Spartan named Kat from the spin-off game "Halo: Reach." She was a competent, likeable super-soldier. This game in particular had something of a "Magnificent 7" vibe to it, and when it was Kat's turn to bite the dust, it was truly a moment that broke the hearts of many gamers.
Even in your own favorite media, you can think of women you truly appreciated, but when was the last time you truly saw a memorable female character where you said: "I could do with more of her"?
I can't think of any, truly. There were some decent ones here and there, but nothing I'd hold up as an example of exemplary storytelling.
I truly think modern writers have pigeonholed themselves into creating women characters that lack a natural sort of humanity because, to be honest, they don't even know what being a woman is anymore. I don't just mean that in the sense that they love their gender-fluidity; I mean that they've lost the essence of womanhood. How they speak, act, feminine quirks and choices that shine through, even when the female is wearing futuristic plate armor and is missing an arm.
In the end, the people doing the most to keep women less represented are the ones who are patting their own backs and handing themselves trophies over how much "representation" they're giving women... but I don't see many. What I see is what a radical ideologue thinks a woman should look and act like.
What's crazy to me is that this even includes female writers.
It's honestly a great window into just how the ideologically infected mind loses touch with basic realities.
