Asmongold vs Angry Joe: Streamer questions ‘logic’ behind female soldiers in Gears of War: E-Day

Streamer Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt has taken another shot at YouTuber and game critic Angry Joe over their disagreement about the female characters in Gears of War: E-Day. Asmongold questioned Joe’s argument that the characters’ looks fit the game’s war setting. He also made personal comments about Joe’s weight during a livestream on October 16, 2026. The dispute began after players debated whether the game’s female soldiers were part of a so-called “woke” trend. Both creators have since shared very different views on character design and realism.Asmongold and Angry Joe Disagree Over Gears of War: E-Day Female CharactersThe debate started after Asmongold played Gears of War: E-Day on October 6, 2026. During the stream, a viewer told him they had heard the game was “woke slop.” Asmongold agreed that the title had some elements he considered woke but said the gameplay itself was not engaging enough for him.“This game is very, very similar to Space Marine 2. Heard this game is woke slop. I mean, like, yeah, it has, like, woke elements to it, but I just don't really find the gameplay loop to be that engaging to me,” he said.The discussion also focused on Mags Carter, a new squad member, and Captain Akila Grey, a female COG commander. Some players questioned their appearance and roles in the military. Others argued that women serving as soldiers made sense within the game’s setting.Angry Joe addressed these complaints in his review of Gears of War: E-Day. He pushed back against people calling the women “girl bosses” simply because they held positions of power and spoke firmly to other soldiers.“People calling her and the commander and the local forces in the area, Captain Grey, they call them 'girl bosses,' simply because they hold power in the military and they kinda talk like dudes, y'know, speaking gruffly or giving the guys ****, just like any other Gears would... (Mockingly) 'Joe! These women are ugly,' ugh! Not every chick is going to have time to let down their hair and look good in the middle of a ****ing alien invasion! I swear, we live in the worst ****ing timeline now,” Joe said.Joe’s point was that soldiers fighting an alien invasion would not always look polished or attractive. He believed the setting gave the developers a reason to present female characters this way.Asmongold did not agree with that explanation. He questioned Joe’s appearance before challenging his argument about realism.“Seems like he's gained even more weight. Wow. The realism argument he makes to justify why the female characters don't look hot defeats itself when you realize that, if it were realistic, there would be no female Gears in the first place. Zero logic, as always,” Asmongold wrote on X.Asmongold Insults Angry Joe During October 16 LivestreamAsmongold returned to the disagreement during his October 16 stream. He argued that Joe’s defense of the characters’ appearance did not make sense because, in his view, realism would also mean women would not be serving as Gears soldiers.“You make an argument for realism whenever you say it's okay for them to be ugly, but the argument for realism defeats itself when you realise that if it was actually realistic, they wouldn't be there in the first place,” Asmongold said.He then turned his criticism toward Joe personally, linking his weight to the way he handled disagreements.“People like Joe can't formulate any sort of a coherent argument against what people like me are saying, and that's why they get mad... That's why he's fat... that's what fat people do; they just do stupid stuff like this. I wonder if he can zip that jacket up...” he added.The exchange has moved beyond the original discussion about female character design. While Joe defended the choices made in Gears of War: E-Day, Asmongold challenged his reasoning and later attacked him personally.Asmongold also made headlines for a separate reason this week. According to Dexerto, he said on October 13 that he had turned down gambling sponsorship offers worth more than $20 million because he did not want to promote gambling.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.