User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 08-10-'13 — Freedom Cry trailer released/@comment-1379990-20131012043755/@comment-13471981-20131012204524

In reply to the original comment: you're on a Wiki, if you don't know her backstory, go look it up. It's perfectly sensible for her to be of mixed heritage ("half-black"), because she's the daughter of a black slave and rich white merchant through the system of plaçage. If she'd been completely black, there's no way she'd have the privileged position that allowed her to become an Assassin. So no, she was not made "half-black" to appear to gamers, it's because it's an integral part of her identity, caught between the noble class and lower classes, blending into both, but not belonging to either.

Finally, Aveline was hardly sexualized; her Slave and Assassin outfit are very practical and hardly show off skin. I suppose you're referring to her Lady outfit, which is the only thing that really plays off Aveline's feminine and sexual traits. Still, it's not like she's running around in a bikini and stockings :/