These gay romances bring pure joy to us all.
Including marginalized characters in games provides an opportunity to expand peoples perspectives and validates LGBTQ+ stories.
Everyone wants to see themselves echoed in their video game experience, including transgender players.
Here are some of the most popular transgender characters in video games, helping break barriers.
10Poison
Street Fighter
Poison is a prominent character in both Street Fighter and Final Fight.
She made her official debut as Birdetta in 1988 in Super Mario Bros 2.
Nintendo has never officially made her transgender identity canon, but her transness is widely known by LGBTQ+ gamers.
She may just be an animated dinosaur, but she provides escapism andvalidation for transgender players.
She is Shadowhearts friend from her past and is found in the House of Grief.
Lady of Sorrows guide you.
What some fans didnt realize upon their first encounter, however, is that the character is trans.
Later in the game, you meet the purple tiefling, Nocturne, as a female.
Her diary reveals thatShadowheart fought people who deadnamedNocturne after her transition.
He would sneak away from home at night dressed as a man and run around the criminal underworld.
Eventually, Ned presented fully as male as a businessman and is portrayed as a protagonist in the game.
Hes the first transgender character in the Assassin’s Creed series, helping break gaming barriers.
6Krem
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquisition is not shy with LGBTQ+ inclusion.
With gay romantic options and characters with various identities, its one of the more inclusive games out there.
For instance, Cremissius, also known as Krem, is transgender.
As the first trans character to appear in a BioWare game, he means a lot to transgender players.
You meet Paolo while playing as a freedom fighter.
He is a skilled fighter in the resistance and a valuable ally.
We didn’t expect to see LGBTQ+ representation in these games, but we appreciate it all the same.
His identity plays a major role in his storyline.
His backstory involves a relatable struggle for trans people.
When his father found out about his identity, he was rejected.
Paolo had to navigate unsafe medical care and social isolation as he found himself.
His character provides emotional and cathartic representation for transgender gamers.
The game also provides solid transgender representation through the character Lev.
He was forced to flee the cult for his life.
It is during this time that he encounters Abby.
Despite his violent life, he serves as a moral compass throughout the game.
3Clarie Russell
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 has various gender identities and sexualities available for players.
Claire Russell, bartender at the Afterlife, provides some transgender representation to the game world.
Fans first began to speculate after spotting a transgender flag on her truck.
Eventually, after a race, she mentions her gender identity.
Not every player hears this dialogue, however, as its unique to a side questline.
You have to earn her openness.
Sometimes game text gets lost in translation with unexpected and often hilarious results.
However, the majority of Japanese and English translations clearly presentVivians transgender backstoryand journey to acceptance.
With a realistic transgender protagonist, the game is ground-breaking for LGBTQ+ representation.
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