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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

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M
March 6, 2017
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
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TL;DR Verdict

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands scores a low 2/10 by centering on straightforward tactical ops against the Santa Blanca cartel with Nomad's Ghost team and handler Karen Bowman, delivering neutral military action with zero identity politics or social messaging.

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Detailed Analysis

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is a 2017 tactical open-world shooter whose core premise, story, and mechanics center on an elite U.S. Ghost team (Nomad, Weaver, Holt, Midas) conducting operations against the Santa Blanca cartel in a fictionalized Bolivia, with CIA handler Karen Bowman providing mission oversight.

The narrative involves cartel destabilization, alliances with corrupt officials, and standard military action with no romance systems, identity-focused subplots, or social commentary. This traditional military shooter premise and plot contain no progressive themes or identity politics, keeping the focus squarely on tactical gameplay and mission objectives. Character creation offers binary male/female options plus extensive gear, weapon, and appearance customization, but remains grounded in realistic tactical military aesthetics without pronoun selection, body-type sliders, or gender-fluid mechanics.

The original team casting features no established-character swaps or forced diversity mandates, while the incidental female supporting character Karen Bowman and player option for female Ghosts do not drive narrative or serve as messaging. No developer statements, consultancy involvement, or localization changes tied to DEI/activism appear in the project; controversies center on Bolivia portrayal instead.

Key Factors

  • Traditional military shooter premise and plot with no progressive themes or identity politics
  • Binary gender character creation and original team casting with no established-character swaps or forced diversity mandates
  • Incidental female supporting character (Karen Bowman) and player option for female Ghosts that do not drive narrative or serve as messaging
  • No developer statements, consultancy involvement, or localization changes tied to DEI/activism; controversies center on Bolivia portrayal instead

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We've run a full content analysis on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands's overall score.

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