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Gaymer's Paradise: GLBT characters in video games
By an Amazon.com customer
Dragon Age: OriginsDragon Age: Origins
Buy new: $56.99 / Used from: $41.00
You can play as a male or female in this RPG, and develop relationships with males and females. Or if trannies are more to your liking, go to a brothel called The Pearl. :-)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty CityGrand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $28.98
One of the two games in this title is "The Ballad of Gay Tony." Exactly what it says on the tin.
Mass EffectMass Effect
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $12.99
In this game, gamers can initiate a lesbian sex scene between a female player character and a female alien! Ooooh, sexy! Or is it? http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/09/19
Assassin's CreedAssassin's Creed
Buy new: $18.72 / Used from: $11.91
Abu'l Nuquod, one of the assassination targets, is strongly implied to be gay. He believes the people hate him because he is "different", is shown caressing the cheek of one of his male guards during his angry tirade, and claims that he cannot serve the cause of a god who calls him an abomination.
Bully: Scholarship EditionBully: Scholarship Edition
Buy new: $19.82 / Used from: $9.99
As the new kid in a prestigous boarding school, you must make friends, defend yourself against bullies, and try to find love. Relationships in this game are not limited strictly to the heterosexual kind either, and there is even an achievement for making out with guys! (it's called "Over the Rainbow" and you get it by kissing a dude 20 times.) Nice!
Fire Emblem: Radiant DawnFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Buy new: $111.94 / Used from: $51.00
In this strategic RPG, there is a character named Heather you can get on your team who is implied to be a lesbian, who claims to have joined the army to 'meet all the pretty girls'.
.hack: G.U., Vol. 1: Rebirth.hack: G.U., Vol. 1: Rebirth
Buy new: $199.94 / Used from: $34.79
This is the first in a trilogy of games that feature two gay characters: There is the silver-haired beauty Endrance who proclaims his love for the male main character at every available opportunity, and Hirragi, a gay drag queen in love with Sakaki. You can also exchange some really sweet faux emails with Endrance and really make your inner fangirl (or boy) squeal! *sigh* I'm so lonely...
Rule of RoseRule of Rose
Buy new: $67.94 / Used from: $24.99
This creepy survival horror game features the demented little babydyke Meg, who proclaims her love for Diana in a letter (which is cruelly ripped up by the latter, who then frames the protagonist, who is then placed into a burlap sack filled with snakes and bugs as punishment.) Ain't love grand?
The Sims 2 Deluxe (Sims 2 and Sims Nightlife Expansion)The Sims 2 Deluxe (Sims 2 and Sims Nightlife Expansion)
Buy new: $49.99 / Used from: $13.95
All sims are inherently bisexual, as they will fall in love with whomever you force upon them, regardless of gender. I've wasted countless hours of my life away on this game, downloading skins of various anime characters and living out all my wildest yaoi fantasies through my sims. Ah, those were the days...
Fable: The Lost ChaptersFable: The Lost Chapters
Buy new: $54.99 / Used from: $8.95
Much like the sims, the protagonist of Fable is also bisexual as he will fall in love with whomever you want him to. You can also make him a polyamorist if that's your thing. I personally had a wife, a girlfriend and a boyfriend. How's that for progressive?
Guilty Gear XX Accent CoreGuilty Gear XX Accent Core
Buy new: $26.52 / Used from: $8.92
Let's face it: EVERYONE is gay for the lovely crossdresser Bridget! (funny sidenote: a friend once confessed that he 'pleasures' himself to thoughts of Bridget. He practically cried when we told him Bridget was a DUDE. It was hilarious!) Also gay: Venom, who proclaims his undying love for Eddie on a Guilty Gear drama CD.
Enchanted ArmsEnchanted Arms
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $13.44
The lovely Makoto is openly gay, even the website says so! According to the official Ubi Soft website: 'Makoto is openly gay and his friends like to call him "yellow otomegokoro."' (which translated means "girl’s feeling, maiden’s mind") He also has some killer fashion sense!
Harry Potter Order of the PhoenixHarry Potter Order of the Phoenix
Buy new: $17.10 / Used from: $8.15
I can just envision the look of shock and confusion on your face as you wonder why a Harry Potter game is on this list. Who could possibly be gay in this game, you ask? Guess what? Dumbledore plays on OUR team!!! J.K. herself verified it: http://www.newsweek.com/id/50787
Samurai WarriorsSamurai Warriors
Buy new: $74.47 / Used from: $0.93
I thought I, being the raving yaoi fangirl that I am, was simply reading too much into the somewhat suggestive cutscenes between Oda Nobunaga and Mori Ranmoru; that is, till I researched the two historical figures and discovered they shared a shudo (read: homosexual) relationship with one another. Read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shudo
Baten Kaitos OriginsBaten Kaitos Origins
Buy new: $56.28 / Used from: $17.94
This game features Guillo, a true Gender Outlaw! He/she speaks with the voice of both a man or a woman, and is gender neutral throughout the entire storyline. Guillo has a very masculine personality, yet also is clad in high heels and has breasts. Guillo is also part of a bitter love "quadrangle" for Sagi, the main character, between Guillo, Milly, and Lolo.
Jade Empire Special EditionJade Empire Special Edition
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $14.75
A fellow amazon user informed me that you can develop a gay romance (with Sky), a lesbian romance, or a romance with two women at once in this action RPG. Thanks, George!
TurokTurok
Buy new: $19.82 / Used from: $7.65
According to gaygamer.net, there is a cutscene from this game featuring two burly men locked in a passionate kiss that was ultimately omitted (how unfortunate!) The jury is still out on whether the kiss was really just a joke or not, but either way, it's still pretty cool. http://gaygamer.net/2008/02/early_turok_storyboards_hint_a.html
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos TowerDarkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
Buy new: $48.99 / Used from: $7.22
As far as I know, there aren't any glbt characters in Darkstalkers (though there are some racy moments between Morrigan and Lilith, particularly in Morrigan's ending to the first game...) but the reason I chose to include this game here is because the lesbian love of my life, Felicia the catgirl is in it! Gives a whole new meaning to eating pussy, doesn't it? ;-P
Star Wars Knights of the Old RepublicStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Buy new: $115.56 / Used from: $16.99
When you first meet the creepy-looking alien girl Juhani on Datooine, you have the option of either killing her or just beating her senseless and letting her live. Choose the former, and you will later meet up with a woman who attempts to kill you to avenge her girlfriend. How sweet!
Metal Gear Solid 3 SubsistenceMetal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence
Buy new: $131.02 / Used from: $12.92
Major Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov: Not only does he have a very feminine appearance, voice, and even fighting style, this pretty boy has a special move in which he stuns his opponent by grabbing their crotch. He is also immune to the het porno that drives other players into a lustful mind-freeze.
Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk AdventureTemple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $4.69
In this game a pirate (*snicker*) named Bertram begs you to rescue him from his 'master'. If you are successful, he will marry one of the male members of the party and they live happily ever after. This game was very controversial for this reason when it first came out.
Summon Night Swordcraft StorySummon Night Swordcraft Story
Buy new: $52.94 / Used from: $18.99
If you play as the female character Pratty and acquire the cute fairy girl Sugar as your familiar, you will be treated to lots of very sweet scenes in which Sugar tries to win Pratty's heart (much to Pratty's chagrin!) Sugar even says at one point, "I don't care if you are a boy or a girl, as long as you are nice to me." I was hoping they'd end up together at the end, but alas, it was not to be.
Super Mario Bros. 2Super Mario Bros. 2
Buy used from: $11.89
Birdo, the pink-skinned, bow-wearing, egg spewing, dinosaur/bird thing was first introduced in Super Mario Bros. 2. In the manual, it states: 'He thinks he is a girl and he spits eggs from his mouth. He’d rather be called Birdetta.' In future printings, the manual states that Birdo is actually female. And so, the very first video game transsexual came into being. Still in question: Yoshi's gender.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Buy new: $23.98 / Used from: $13.49
If Birdo is the first video game transsexual, then Vivian from the Thousand Year Door would definately be the second. The cute, pink-haired shadow is actually male in the Japanese version, but was changed to female when the game came to America. There are also rumours flying around about the gender of the rotund wind spirit, Flurrie.
Fear Effect 2: Retro HelixFear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Buy new: $115.00 / Used from: $13.95
Sure, the subplot in which the sexy main character Hana Vachel falls for the equally sexy Rain Qin was merely an attempt to reel in even more naughty boy gamers, it's all good. I'm not one to turn my nose up at two hot, scantily-clad video game girls gettin' busy.
Bloody RoarBloody Roar
Buy new: $144.00 / Used from: $7.99
This old but good fighter features a unique cast of combatants with anthropomorphic animal alter-egos. My favorite character is the appropriately named Fox, a very fey and obviously gay crossdresser who has a penchant for daisy dukes, bikini tops, blue eyeshadow and samurai topknots. So sayeth Fox: 'The sight of blood excites me!'
Wild Arms 2Wild Arms 2
Buy new: $109.99 / Used from: $14.98
Brad Evans, one of the main characters in this RPG, is a 30-year-old, hunky masculine military man, who is pining thoughout the game for his boyfriend Billy, who has been hospitalized due to severe head injuries. Please note, that while their relationship was very obvious in the Japanese version of the game, the homosexuality was highly underplayed in the US version.
Capcom vs SNK 2Capcom vs SNK 2
Buy new: $199.99 / Used from: $24.99
The openly gay Eagle, with his big muscles and impressive 'stache, is really quite different from all the other swishy, long-haired pretty boys on this list. He has been confirmed to be gay (as a tribute to Queen singer Freddie Mercury), although several of Eagle's quotes obviously displaying his orientation were censored in the US version of the game.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MaxStreet Fighter Alpha 3 Max
Buy new: $13.94 / Used from: $5.64
Eagle isn't the only Big Daddy on this list: Meet Zangief, the hairy, musclebound, speedo-clad beast of a man whose dislikes include 'beautiful young women.' Although, in the end of Capcom Fighting Evolution, he is shown hanging out in a hottub with three hot chicks! They're all his hags, I bet.
2 Game Combo - Katamari Damacy & We Love Katamari2 Game Combo - Katamari Damacy & We Love Katamari
Buy new: $69.98 / Used from: $55.99
Yeah, Eagle and Zangief are a couple of big daddies, but meet the biggest, gayest, and most fabulous Daddy of all video game history: The King of All Cosmos! That tight purple suit, the sparkley, colorful headress, the squirrel in his pants and the rainbow that shoots out of his mouth all indicate one thing: GAAAYYYYY!!!! Yeah, so he's got a wife...we all know she's just a beard.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's MaskThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Buy new: $129.99 / Used from: $20.69
The universally reviled Tingle first sashayed into our collective hearts in Majora's Mask. This limp-wristed, rosy cheeked fairy lives with his brothers on "Tingle Island", a very tall, very phallic totem pole in the middle of the ocean. He gained additional notoriety by securing the number one spot on gaygamer.net's Top 20 Gayest Video Game Characters.
Chrono TriggerChrono Trigger
Buy used from: $45.50
Flea (not to be confused with the bassist of RHCP), whose sexuality is not explicity stated in the game, certainly looks and acts like a friend of Dorothy's: the large-headed drag queen is decked out in a white bustier and red skirt, and performs such amazingly gay attacks as Heart, Blow Kiss, and Rainbow Storm. Judy would be so proud...
Bust a Groove 2Bust a Groove 2
Buy used from: $72.95
In Kitty N's ending, she rises to fame as a pop star and develops a crush on another playable character named Michael Doi. Although as it turns out, he 'prefers the company of men'! Poor Kitty N! Don't worry girl, that kinda stuff happens to me all the time -_-;
Saga FrontierSaga Frontier
Buy used from: $25.00
This great ps1 rpg gives you the option of playing as 7 unique characters. My personal favorite was Asellus. Throughout her story, there are numerous hints to her sexuality. She is refererred to as a prince, and develops a very close bond with Princess White Rose. She even takes a female as a bride in one of her endings.