"It was a really mean-spirited thing to do." So ring the words of David Jaffe, creator of God of War, who found himself succumbing to his dark half at last week's Comic-Con, ridiculing on camera a "very out of shape guy" dressed as mega-mea🥂ty Marvel character, .

"I thought it would be funny to go up to this Puck-Kid, chat with him on camera, and - to be totally honest -make fun of hಞim a bit," Jaffe confesses . Hell, Jaffe (can we call you Dave?) we were laughing the minute you conjured up the image of this poor chap's get-up.

Above: Puck, left, uber-hairy Marvel hero. Not to be confused with Puck, right, his sultry daughter

"But G𓃲od," he repents, "when it was over, I just felt bad. Really bad. Like, who the fuck am I to make fun of someone? Especially someone who clearly is passionate about the same things I care about?" Don't worry, faint-hearted readers, Pu💖ck-Kid seemed not to mind.

We can empathize with Jaffe. We've all seen the earnest, passionate gamers among us -costumed or not -over-obsessed and enthralled by this strange, make-believe world we call video games, or any other hobby. And, surely, we've all pointed, and probably laughed.After all, we're 100% certain that most of you would have jumped at the chance to ridicule a member of the bedraggled, be-wizarded gang loitering outside Borders at the launch of Harry Potter book seven.

Suitably chastened by his collegues, though, Jaffe bounded off to meet UweBoll, wh🎃o, disappointingly, he didn't attempt to make fun of on camera. Shame on you, Dave (we can call you that, right?).Shame on you.

July 31, 2007