Kuja is a trap?

[olicon]

I've been listening to some backward RPGcast (168), and there was mention of Kuja being a trap.

He is?

It seems that all of my friends (we're all Thais) knows that he's a guy from the first wink we got of him. He certainly wasn't too masculine, but he certainly doesn't appear girly to any of us.
A lot of other characters (especially in FF series) are also in this category. We can always tell if a character is male or female (except Final Fight's Poison).

Is this just an East-West thing? Can masculinity be so cultural-dependent to this point?

 

[Chibz]

Gender is an INCREDIBLY cultural-dependant thing. After all, gender itself is defined by the culture that you're in at the time.

 

[Defense]

I thought Kuja's race was asexual.

It's mostly a culture thing, I think most people are just trying to make funny with androgyne jokes though.

 

[Tirrast]

i thought kuja was a monkey thing. idk

 

[DanielBrown]

I never thought he was a girl. I assumed he was a man from the first time I saw him, and I reckon I was 10 years old by then or something.

 

[The Urban Moose]

Whatever he is, I always found him a little disgusting. If you wall-run (er, float) as Kuja, you get a perfect shot of his under-thong armor thing. Ew.

 

[War Pony]

I noticed he was male from when I first saw him in the game. I think it wasn't until later the camera panned down and revealed his shapely hips and thong as he sauntered away.

Now that "Queen" Brahne on the other hand....

 

[crimson5pheonix]

It's a bit dubious. You can't say he's very masculine.

Doesn't stop him from being my favorite FF villain and Dissidia fighter.

 

[kuyo]

he's a monkey, and as we all know, monkeys are like the opposite of elves (nobody finds them attractive)
It's a non-issue.

 

[Worgen]

I always thought he was more fancy then trap like

 

[olicon]

I figured it was blown out of proportion, but the theme is prominent enough that there must be something to it. The Magna Carta cover, on the other hand..that one, I could see.

The first time I saw that guy was a frontal pic though, so it was quite clear that he was a guy. I don't know why..there's just something about his face and hands that sort of gave it away for me.

 

[Wayneguard]

i thought kuja was a monkey thing. idk

... lulz

 

[Phlakes]

I was just playing IX this weekend, and every time I see him, I just think "no way in hell that's a dude."

 

[mireko]

Kuja is male, and I don't remember thinking otherwise. Not like Flea in Chrono Trigger..

[sub]They are both hot, though..[/sub]

Not really Kuja, but it took me 3 months of noticing the Magna Carta case before I realized that the "group of anime women" on the cover was actually fronted by a male. I mean, it's pretty hard to tell.

So you can imagine my slight surprise when I actually played the game. I say slight because it IS Japan we're dealing with.

Actually, that's South Korea you're dealing with.

 

[Dragonpit]

It could be that I'm desensitized or something, but I don't see what anyone means when they say they are androgynous...

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

No, I never mistook Kuja for a girl. People really overreact about this kind of stuff.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

Let us not forget the trope setter:

Spoiler

Japanese games can be confusing.

 

[FalloutJack]

The only way Kuja's a trap is if he were pretending to be a MAN.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

Let us not forget the trope setter:

Spoiler

Japanese games can be confusing.

And what game is he from?

The greatest fighting series ever: Guilty Gear.

 

[Syntax Error]

Kuja's thong gave my 14-year old self nightmares.