Call of Duty has recently announced the addition of Nicki Minaj as an operator in Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 Season 5. While the operator is yet to go live in-game, fans have already formed opinions after they got to hear her voice lines, and some of them are extremely controversial. From making fun of her voice lines to her fans defending it, the matter quickly became a hot topic within the community.
Read on to see the reactions from the community and how they feel about this inclusion.
Call of Duty fans called out players who made fun of Nicki Minaj voice lines in Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2
According to the official blog, the Nicki Minaj Operator will be released between Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 Season 5 as part of the KorTac faction and have voice lines that players can use in Call of Duty.
However, that soon became a matter of controversy as some users on Twitter began making fun of the voice lines. Though Nicki Minaj's Operator said almost the same things as the other Operators in the game, that some fans found this funny is "racist," according to @Viperprime86 on Twitter.
The user called out @undeadstarifsh as they saw "only color right now." Here is what @Viperprime86 stated as a reply:
"I never said anything about her voice lines, not once. I'm just calling you out for you only seeing color for this operator. That's the real problem here. The fact that you only see color for an operator skin in a video game is cringe as hell. You really need to let go of"
However, many fans also praised the voice lines and called out the post owner by saying that nobody is making fun of it and everyone loves how it sounds. Some of the users on Twitter also showed their favor for the voice lines and stated that these are "dope" and "fire."
Call of Duty is leaning increasingly toward pop culture references and microtransactions. With Snoop Dogg's Operator being live and Nicki Minaj and 21 Savage's coming soon, it's shaping up to be a hip-hop festival in Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2.