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wolf10
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It's a messy situation, but I'm honestly less worried about the site getting archived over the next six months, since bigger sites have been rescued on a much shorter deadline, and more about the nasty split this will leave in the community. There's a lot of hate directed at RPG Maker Guild right now, and I think people are going to start getting nasty towards anyone using it. I personally think there's a lot of potential in creating a place for the global and JP fanbases to interact, even if the origin story at the moment kind of sucks. For the moment I have signed up with both primary points of exodus, but if it comes to choosing sides I will probably just drop off the face of the earth. I haven't really felt like a part of any community these days, so it's less of a shock to me and more of a bittersweet reminder of the impermanence of all things. As for the new engine, Unite kinda sucked. I had hopes for it, but it was coded entirely on the UI layer and didn't allow any kind of integration with Unity's main renderer. I decided my last best hope was |
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AiddonValentine
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The Black Eagles in general have the most queer characters (with even their Lord being bi). Oddly, it's the Golden Deer I would say are the most heteronormative. I also find it fitting to bring in Nintendo in particular considering their Japanese branch actually recognized gay marriage before the Japanese government did.
As for characters, I feel at this point Tharja is accepted to be bi (or maybe Robin-sexual is more appropriate; wait, does that mean Tharja is demi?). I also bring in Sylvando because, for as much of a queen as he is, I also help but like him and appreciate how his recruitment arc is showing him as a badass and chivalrous rather than any butt of jokes. Also, putting New Game+ in FFT? That's just evil Last edited by AiddonValentine on Fri Jun 19, 2026 9:15 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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lufia2rocks
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I thought A was a woman according to the artbook. At least according to the wiki:
According to the Xenoblade 3 Official Artworks Aionios Moments, A is described as a 女性 (josei) which means female or woman. Anyway, Zero/Niles is really funny. I like him in the first FE Warriors game. Niles: I volunteer to strike from the rear~ Leo: Niles now is hardly the time for that.... I also really like Makoto from Enchanted Arms. He's funny, cool, and basically becomes a Tuxedo Mask to save the guy he has a crush on after they gets kidnapped by the main villainess. He had no reason to go full chuuni like that but does anyway and his reasoning in the end is stupidly funny. Even more so that Atsuma completely falls for the disguise and doesn't know its him until the end either. Two silly idiots in their own ways |
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BadNewsBlues
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I could understand how one would be tripped up by it.Given their slightly similar looks.
But the picture of Rhajat is labeled as Tharja. |
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Joe Mello
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wolf10
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Tamer Sakura
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I honestly believe the fact most people consider Japanese media "problematic" is why people are way more accepting of gay characters in Japanese media than they are from western media. They can actually be characters. Sure some people might complain about the way they're written and how problematic they are but at the end of the day the numbers don't really lie. Kaine is way more iconic and beloved than whoever that character in Dragon Age that became a meme was that I can't even remember the name of.
Speaking of which Angelica from the Trails of Cold Steel series is a really badass biker chick and her love of pretty girls is so charming and fun to watch which made her my favorite character of that series. |
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AiddonValentine
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That could not be any more untrue even with Japan getting closer and closer to legalizing gay marriage and its long history of queer characters. If anything, West and East are more level. I mean, we still have Bandai trying to "no homo" Gundam: Witch From Mercury |
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BadNewsBlues
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This makes zero sense. Especially when LGBTQ characters used to be edited to not be what they were in anime or video games that left Japan. Along with other imagery and things that were considered too much for the TVY7 and Rated Teen audience. Unless you were specifically talking about Japan themselves which lol
Are we talking nowadays because when the Nier Games originally came out I don’t recall too many people speaking about Kaine who was from two different games one of which people didn’t like too much and the other wasn’t originally released outside of Japan “for reasons”. |
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Hatless
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This is what happens when half the people in the conversation are using "problematic" to mean gay rights and half are using it to mean gay wrongs.
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MagicianMan
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My understanding is Ontos manifested as Alvis in X1 is non-binary. In Future Redeemed Ontos is split into their animus and anima, their masculine and feminine aspects, resulting in Alpha and A instead of Alvis. Similar to how the feminine Aegis, Pneuma, split into Pyra and Mythra over her internal doubts and conflict. I lean towards seeing A as a woman, but I guess you could also argue Alpha and A are literal, physical manifestation of Ontos being gender fluid. |
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FishLion
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I think the gender fluid part tracks, gender fluid people sometimes move between masculine and feminine expression but despite expressing in different ways most people I see talk about it don't consider themselves not nonbinary in those moments, so it would make sense if you split a non-binary or gender fluid person into separate aspects they are still nonbinary sespite focusing on more masculine or feminine aspects of a person. |
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ANN_Lynzee
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There are some posts being removed for trying to pull weasily culture war references in what was supposed to be a very straight forward Pride Month inclusion in the column. If you can't discuss something as simple as "LGBTQ+ characters in games that were neat" without trying to redirect the conversation to your pet interests, please reevaluate what you're doing.
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AiddonValentine
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A in the game's code is a "1" so female, but is notably never referred to by gendered terminology and in Japanese uses the slightly masculine leaning "boku." Their voice actors are known for playing both women and young boys which was clearly intentional. They're basically an inversion XB1 Alvis' own androgyny.
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Shenl742
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And a character in Futures Redeemed literally says that A/Alvis exist between both genders, and by design Ontos is meant to maintain the balance between the feminine Pneuma and the masculine Logos
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