Androgynous Video Game Characters

[A random person]

Eh, really, anyone who thinks Japanese stuff sucks just doesn't get it. There's a lot of good stuff, some people are just incapable of appreciating things outside their realm of understanding. Their loss. This crap is just not true: sometimes it happens, and when it does, it's creepy, but it's usually on purpose. Most guys look like guys and most girls look like girls: some people just aren't familiar enough with Japanese art to tell the difference. Again, their loss.

And thank you for being a sane person with Japanese things on the Escapist. You will receive your prize within 7 business days.

OOH!!!! Is it the Kanon DVD box set? Maybe an advance copy of Final Fantasy XIII? A ticket to the premiere of the Trigun movie? The murder of whoever cast Keanu Reeves as Spike in the upcoming Cowboy Bebop film? I'd be okay with any of those...

You'll get all of those and the opportunity to crush Disney headquarters with a mech of your choice, forcing the former teen pop stars to become Eva pilots! Oh, and you get a cookie too.

Yay for cookies! And a mech of my choice? Like, from anything? In the case, "My drill will pierce the heavens!!!!"

Though I will spare Pixar, if they're headquartered in the same place. Because Up was fantastic.

Did you honestly think we were going to destroy Pixar for your prize? That would be of no benefit to the world whatsoever.

Also, excellent mech choice, I'll call the Gurren-brigade to instruct you in using it.

 

[martin's a madman]

-snip-

Yeah makes sense.
Oh, well, guess I'm a bisexual now apparently.

 

[Bigwig]

Samus

 

[Emilie Diabolica]

yum... i love androgynes ^^

 

[LeonLethality]

Vaan has always been a guy but the bigger question is he gay?????

Well when hanging around Balthier all the time who wouldn't go gay for him?!

 

[Thaius]

Eh, really, anyone who thinks Japanese stuff sucks just doesn't get it. There's a lot of good stuff, some people are just incapable of appreciating things outside their realm of understanding. Their loss. This crap is just not true: sometimes it happens, and when it does, it's creepy, but it's usually on purpose. Most guys look like guys and most girls look like girls: some people just aren't familiar enough with Japanese art to tell the difference. Again, their loss.

And thank you for being a sane person with Japanese things on the Escapist. You will receive your prize within 7 business days.

OOH!!!! Is it the Kanon DVD box set? Maybe an advance copy of Final Fantasy XIII? A ticket to the premiere of the Trigun movie? The murder of whoever cast Keanu Reeves as Spike in the upcoming Cowboy Bebop film? I'd be okay with any of those...

You'll get all of those and the opportunity to crush Disney headquarters with a mech of your choice, forcing the former teen pop stars to become Eva pilots! Oh, and you get a cookie too.

Yay for cookies! And a mech of my choice? Like, from anything? In the case, "My drill will pierce the heavens!!!!"

Though I will spare Pixar, if they're headquartered in the same place. Because Up was fantastic.

Did you honestly think we were going to destroy Pixar for your prize? That would be of no benefit to the world whatsoever.

Also, excellent mech choice, I'll call the Gurren-brigade to instruct you in using it.

*excited squeal, partially because Pixar gets to live and partially because you actually got the Gurren Lagann reference*

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

It might just be me, but I notice that one of the most common complaints against Japanese games are its androgynous characters. And off of the top of my head, from all the games I have played, I can only name 2, so I was just wanting to see if anyone can name anymore, or what not. I'm starting to think that "downside" is incredibly invalid.

So...

1) Loran Cehack from the Dynasty Warrior: Gundam series(Turn-A Gundam)

From the look of the character, you can kind of seeing leaning a bit before the male side, but the main conributing factor to being on this list, is his unlockable costume once you complete his story mode, with the costume being this:

Spoiler

Well..same idea and costume at least

Which leads to a few people questioning his gender on a lot of the Dynasty Warrior forums or what not

2)Vaan from Final Fantasy XII

Spoiler

It's kind of hard to tell with this image but his main character look from FF12, the bare chest helps..but still...ehhh..=/

So, I guess you're just completely overlooking Keine from Nier: Replicant?

But surely that one doesn't actually count, because she was born a woman, and went through her transformation at an early age. Futanari at best, but not androgynous IMO.

 

[Pegghead]

Mainly among the boys in jrpgs their choice of dress and hair is just a bit too flamboyant to be a true male.

 

[Aesir23]

This is why having a friend obsessed with japanese media that is rife with androgynous characters comes in handy, I can usually successfully guess whether said character is male or female.

 

[Deleted]

Trust me, I'm very annoyed by the whole "Japanese characters are shemales" thing. If the internet's much of an indication, I have some super gender-distinguishing power.

So yeah, while they certainly exist both intentional (Bridget) and not (some examples posted here), it really is not anywhere near as big an issue as so many here like to believe.

Dang...how could I have forgotten about Bridget...now I just feel stupid for missing one of the most obvious ones x-x

That chick is hot.

On topic, people (aside from yaoi fangirls) want the male characters to look male.

Umm, that chick is a young boy =O....just thought I'd warn you

Wha?
WHAAAA?
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Nah just kidding, who doesn't know Guilty Gear's more infamous trap.

 

[kawaiiamethist]

Valen from Dragoneer's Aria. That guy's just WRONG - and I'm a yaoi fangirl. You'd think I'd have learnt by now.

 

[Hallow'sEve]

Vaan looks like a pirate (a guy), although more like a butt-pirate to be certain. The first one is a girl, if it's supposed to be a guy then either the Japanese love messing with us or Japanese is officially the third gender.

 

[CrysisMcGee]

It has a lot to do with the fact that Japanese do things their way, we do it ours. We have straight men and sometimes lesbian women in our games, japan throws everything together.

They are a lot more open with Androgynous over there.