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	* In ''Undertale'', the human protagonist Frisk and the human called Chara are never referred to in binary terms, and are referred to with "they" pronouns. Their gender is never revealed. Some other characters also go by "they" pronouns.		* In ''Undertale'', the human protagonist Frisk and the human called Chara are never referred to in binary terms, and are referred to with "they" pronouns. Their gender is never revealed. Some other characters also go by "they" pronouns.

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	* In ''Dishonored 2'', a noble named Wyman is mentioned several times, being the lover of main character Emily Kaldwin, and is never referred to with any gendered words. Wyman does not appear in-game but does appear in the novels ''Dishonored: The Corroded Man'' and ''Dishonored: The Return of Daud''. The novels' author, Adam Christopher, stated on Twitter that "Wyman is [[gender neutral\|gender-neutral]]."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://functionalfutch.tumblr.com/post/150874316591/did-you-see-that-the-he-pronoun-in-regards-to \|title=Anonymous said: DID YOU SEE that the "he" pronoun in regards to wyman in that book was a typo!\|date=24 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902202723/http://functionalfutch.tumblr.com/post/150874316591/did-you-see-that-the-he-pronoun-in-regards-to\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> However, that tweet was deleted, and in a Reddit AMA the next month, Adam was more vague, saying "Wyman's gender is purposefully left unsaid, yes. Let your headcanon go wild :)", and also saying that Arkane Studios had the full character details which could not be revealed yet.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/dishonored/comments/56zdra/i_am_adam_christopher_novelist_and_comic_writer/ \|title=I am Adam Christopher, novelist and comic writer, and author of the new book DISHONORED: THE CORRODED MAN. Ask me anything! \|date=11 October 2016\|quote=Arkane came up with the character of Wyman, and there's a backstory there, but they don't like to detail characters or factions until they're ready to do so in game. [...] but Wyman's gender is purposefully left unsaid, yes. Let your headcanon go wild :)\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606141156/https://www.reddit.com/r/dishonored/comments/56zdra/i_am_adam_christopher_novelist_and_comic_writer/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
	* In ''Pokémon Go'', Blanche - the leader of Team Mystic - is gender-ambiguous in appearance. Yūsuke Kozaki - the game's character designer - has stated on Twitter that Blanche's gender is "whatever impression or feeling you get from the design".<ref>{{cite tweet\| user=libbydango \|number=762127788891525120 \|date=6 August 2016 \|title=blanche's gender confirmed as "whatever impression or feeling you get from the design" \o/}}</ref> Third-person pronouns are not used in-game to describe any of the team leaders. In addition, the game does not ask the player about their gender, but instead asks them to "choose your style" when creating a character.		*In the long-running survival horror franchise ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' features the animatronic character Funtime Foxy, primarily in ''Sister Location'' and ''Ultimate Custom Night''. The character's gender is widely considered to be undisclosed or intentionally ambiguous due to the use of conflicting pronouns in official game materials. Funtime Foxy also appears in the Custom Night preset "Ladies' Night," but was given a clear male voice and was referred to exclusively with male pronouns in the character description. <ref>{{cite web\|title=Funtime Foxy (Five Nights at Freddy's Fandom Wiki)\|url=https://freddy-fazbears-pizza.fandom.com/wiki/Funtime_Foxy\|access-date=12 October 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012174610/https://freddy-fazbears-pizza.fandom.com/wiki/Funtime_Foxy#cite_note-Pronoun-1\|archive-date=12 October 2025}} and {{cite web\|title=Funtime Foxy/Trivia (Five Nights at Freddy's Fandom Wiki)\|url=https://freddy-fazbears-pizza.fandom.com/wiki/Funtime_Foxy/Trivia\|access-date=12 October 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012174939/https://freddy-fazbears-pizza.fandom.com/wiki/Funtime_Foxy/Trivia\|archive-date=12 October 2025}}</ref>

			*In ''Dishonored 2'', a noble named Wyman is mentioned several times, being the lover of main character Emily Kaldwin, and is never referred to with any gendered words. Wyman does not appear in-game but does appear in the novels ''Dishonored: The Corroded Man'' and ''Dishonored: The Return of Daud''. The novels' author, Adam Christopher, stated on Twitter that "Wyman is [[gender neutral\|gender-neutral]]."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://functionalfutch.tumblr.com/post/150874316591/did-you-see-that-the-he-pronoun-in-regards-to \|title=Anonymous said: DID YOU SEE that the "he" pronoun in regards to wyman in that book was a typo!\|date=24 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902202723/http://functionalfutch.tumblr.com/post/150874316591/did-you-see-that-the-he-pronoun-in-regards-to\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> However, that tweet was deleted, and in a Reddit AMA the next month, Adam was more vague, saying "Wyman's gender is purposefully left unsaid, yes. Let your headcanon go wild :)", and also saying that Arkane Studios had the full character details which could not be revealed yet.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/dishonored/comments/56zdra/i_am_adam_christopher_novelist_and_comic_writer/ \|title=I am Adam Christopher, novelist and comic writer, and author of the new book DISHONORED: THE CORRODED MAN. Ask me anything! \|date=11 October 2016\|quote=Arkane came up with the character of Wyman, and there's a backstory there, but they don't like to detail characters or factions until they're ready to do so in game. [...] but Wyman's gender is purposefully left unsaid, yes. Let your headcanon go wild :)\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606141156/https://www.reddit.com/r/dishonored/comments/56zdra/i_am_adam_christopher_novelist_and_comic_writer/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
			*In ''Pokémon Go'', Blanche - the leader of Team Mystic - is gender-ambiguous in appearance. Yūsuke Kozaki - the game's character designer - has stated on Twitter that Blanche's gender is "whatever impression or feeling you get from the design".<ref>{{cite tweet\| user=libbydango \|number=762127788891525120 \|date=6 August 2016 \|title=blanche's gender confirmed as "whatever impression or feeling you get from the design" \o/}}</ref> Third-person pronouns are not used in-game to describe any of the team leaders. In addition, the game does not ask the player about their gender, but instead asks them to "choose your style" when creating a character.

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	* In ''Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'', the protagonist character can be customized with a "classified" gender, in which case the game's voiced dialogue will refer to the protagonist with [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref name="BlackOps">{{Cite web \|title=Black Ops Cold War character creation will let you craft your own agent and includes gender neutral VO \|last=Hurley \|first=Leon \|work=gamesradar \|date=August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226093844/https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The announcement of this drew criticism from many people.<ref name="Milton">{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will let users play as a non-binary imperialist war-hungry killer \|last=Milton \|first=Josh \|work=PinkNews \|date=31 August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808203224/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/ \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>		*In ''Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'', the protagonist character can be customized with a "classified" gender, in which case the game's voiced dialogue will refer to the protagonist with [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref name="BlackOps">{{Cite web \|title=Black Ops Cold War character creation will let you craft your own agent and includes gender neutral VO \|last=Hurley \|first=Leon \|work=gamesradar \|date=August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226093844/https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The announcement of this drew criticism from many people.<ref name="Milton">{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will let users play as a non-binary imperialist war-hungry killer \|last=Milton \|first=Josh \|work=PinkNews \|date=31 August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808203224/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/ \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

	== See also ==		==See also==

	* [[Nonbinary gender in fiction]]		*[[Nonbinary gender in fiction]]
	* [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Fictional sexes]]		*[[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Fictional sexes]]

	== External links ==		==External links==

	* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Transgender The ''TV Tropes'' Transgender page]		*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Transgender The ''TV Tropes'' Transgender page]
	* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmbiguousGender The ''TV Tropes'' Ambiguous Gender page]		*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmbiguousGender The ''TV Tropes'' Ambiguous Gender page]

	== References ==		==References==
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	[[Category:Visibility]]		[[Category:Visibility]]

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	* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721114007/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-date=21 July 2023 \|url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>		* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721114007/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-date=21 July 2023 \|url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
	* ''Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol'' (2014) is a bilingual children's book starring a child of unspecified gender.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol \|author= \|work=Mombian \|date= \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429164541/https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>		* ''Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol'' (2014) is a bilingual children's book starring a child of unspecified gender.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol \|author= \|work=Mombian \|date= \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429164541/https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
	* ''Alex and Alex'' (2022) is a picture book for ages 3 to 6, about two children named Alex, who are both of unspecified gender.		* ''Alex and Alex'' (2022) is a picture book for ages 3 to 6, about two children named Alex, who are both of unspecified gender. Neither character is referred to with pronouns in the text.

	== Comics and graphic novels ==		== Comics and graphic novels ==

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	* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721114007/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-date=21 July 2023 \|url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>		* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721114007/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-date=21 July 2023 \|url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
	* ''Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol'' (2014) is a bilingual children's book starring a child of unspecified gender.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol \|author= \|work=Mombian \|date= \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429164541/https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>		* ''Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol'' (2014) is a bilingual children's book starring a child of unspecified gender.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol \|author= \|work=Mombian \|date= \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429164541/https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
			* ''Alex and Alex'' (2022) is a picture book for ages 3 to 6, about two children named Alex, who are both of unspecified gender.

	== Comics and graphic novels ==		== Comics and graphic novels ==

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	* ''Sphinx'', by Anne Garréta, is a romance between the narrator and their lover "A***", which is written entirely without gendering either one of them. It was originally published in [[Gender neutral language in French\|French]] in 1986, and an English translation came out in 2015.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_F._Garr%C3%A9ta [https://web.archive.org/web/20220129060853/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_F._Garr%C3%A9ta Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>		* ''Sphinx'', by Anne Garréta, is a romance between the narrator and their lover "A***", which is written entirely without gendering either one of them. It was originally published in [[Gender neutral language in French\|French]] in 1986, and an English translation came out in 2015.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_F._Garr%C3%A9ta [https://web.archive.org/web/20220129060853/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_F._Garr%C3%A9ta Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
	* ''The Cook and the Carpenter: A Novel by the Carpenter'', by June Davis Arnold, is written using na/nan pronouns, and the protagonists' genders are not revealed until near the end.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Cook-Carpenter-Cutting-Lesbian-Literature/dp/0814706312#customerReviews [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704143357/http://www.amazon.com/Cook-Carpenter-Cutting-Lesbian-Literature/dp/0814706312 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>		* ''The Cook and the Carpenter: A Novel by the Carpenter'', by June Davis Arnold, is written using na/nan pronouns, and the protagonists' genders are not revealed until near the end.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Cook-Carpenter-Cutting-Lesbian-Literature/dp/0814706312#customerReviews [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704143357/http://www.amazon.com/Cook-Carpenter-Cutting-Lesbian-Literature/dp/0814706312 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
	* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url= https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true\|archive-url=~~False~~ \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>		* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721114007/https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true \|archive-date=21 July 2023 \|url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
	* ''Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol'' (2014) is a bilingual children's book starring a child of unspecified gender.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol \|author= \|work=Mombian \|date= \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429164541/https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>		* ''Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol'' (2014) is a bilingual children's book starring a child of unspecified gender.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol \|author= \|work=Mombian \|date= \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429164541/https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

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	== Comics and graphic novels ==		== Comics and graphic novels ==

	* ''[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html Order of the Stick]'' by Rich Burlew - Webcomic parody of Dungeons & Dragons. One of the main characters is an androgynous-looking elven mage named Vaarsuvius. Their gender and sex are never explicitly revealed, and they are referred to using male and female pronouns by other characters, but the author has said that these are the views of other characters and may not reflect the reality. We later learn that Vaarsuvius is married and has two adopted children, refers to their partner with gender-neutral terms, and that the children (translated from Elvish) call the two adults 'Parent' and 'Other Parent'.		* ''[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html Order of the Stick]'' by Rich Burlew - Webcomic parody of Dungeons & Dragons. One of the main characters is an androgynous-looking elven mage named Vaarsuvius. Their gender and sex are never explicitly revealed, and they are referred to using male and female pronouns by other characters, but the author has said that these are the views of other characters and may not reflect the reality. We later learn that Vaarsuvius is married and has two adopted children, refers to their partner with gender-neutral terms, and that the children (translated from Elvish) call the two adults 'Parent' and 'Other Parent'. In the commentary for the fifth volume, ''Blood Runs in the Family'', the author refers to Vaarsuvius as [[genderqueer]]. However, this term is not mentioned in the comic itself.
	* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20161219092841/http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898265-username Username: Evie]'' by Joe Sugg - Sci-fi graphic novel about a teenage girl's adventures in a virtual universe. One character, Unity, has an androgynous appearance and was coded "to represent every man and woman here". Other characters seem to be unable to gender them (e.g. "I've seen that guy before. Or is it a girl?").		* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20161219092841/http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898265-username Username: Evie]'' by Joe Sugg - Sci-fi graphic novel about a teenage girl's adventures in a virtual universe. One character, Unity, has an androgynous appearance and was coded "to represent every man and woman here". Other characters seem to be unable to gender them (e.g. "I've seen that guy before. Or is it a girl?").
	* In the Sailor Moon franchise, across the various comic and animated adaptations (not counting bowdlerized English dubs), there are some characters who aren't gender conforming.		* In the Sailor Moon franchise, across the various comic and animated adaptations (not counting bowdlerized English dubs), there are some characters who aren't gender conforming.

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	* ''Attack on Titan'' character Hange Zoë's gender is never confirmed, and manga author Hajime Isayama has asked the English-language publisher to "avoid gendered pronouns when referring to Hange, or at least to use he AND she with equal frequency."<ref name="Romano-AOT">{{Cite web \|title='Attack on Titan' creator gets the last word in debate over character's gender \|last=Romano \|first=Aja \|work=The Daily Dot \|date=16 January 2014 \|access-date=10 September 2021 \|url= https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fandom/attack-titan-snk-hange-hanji-gender-debate/}}</ref>		* ''Attack on Titan'' character Hange Zoë's gender is never confirmed, and manga author Hajime Isayama has asked the English-language publisher to "avoid gendered pronouns when referring to Hange, or at least to use he AND she with equal frequency."<ref name="Romano-AOT">{{Cite web \|title='Attack on Titan' creator gets the last word in debate over character's gender \|last=Romano \|first=Aja \|work=The Daily Dot \|date=16 January 2014 \|access-date=10 September 2021 \|url= https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fandom/attack-titan-snk-hange-hanji-gender-debate/}}</ref>
	* ''Ouran Highschool Host Club'' features the character Haruhi Fujioka, who is assigned female at birth, but "happened to be" dressed in a masculine manner. When their friends discover their sex, they ask, "You're a girl?!" to which they reply, "Biologically, yes." They later state that they do not think a person's gender is important, which many fans see as a sign that Haruhi is [[Agender\|agender]] or genderblind. They typically are typically referred to using traditionally feminine pronouns such as "she", though Haruhi has shown no preference.		* ''Ouran Highschool Host Club'' features the character Haruhi Fujioka, who is assigned female at birth, but "happened to be" dressed in a masculine manner. When their friends discover their sex, they ask, "You're a girl?!" to which they reply, "Biologically, yes." They later state that they do not think a person's gender is important, which many fans see as a sign that Haruhi is [[Agender\|agender]] or genderblind. They typically are typically referred to using traditionally feminine pronouns such as "she", though Haruhi has shown no preference.
	* The character Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV ("Ed" for short) in ''Cowboy Bebop'' is androgynous, and Ed's father is unsure if they are his son or daughter. The director Shinichiro Watanabe said in an interview that "[Ed's] gender is meaningless, we don't need it. [...] I wanted to create a character that surpasses humanity. I personally think that he might not even be human."<ref name="Rizzo-Smith">{{Cite web \|title=The Many Inspirations of Cowboy Bebop Director Shinichiro Watanabe \|last=Rizzo-Smith \|first=Julian \|work=IGN \|date=23 November 2017 \|access-date=15 October 2020 \|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/24/the-many-inspirations-of-cowboy-bebop-director-shinichiro-watanabe}}</ref>		* The character Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV ("Ed" for short) in ''Cowboy Bebop'' is androgynous, and Ed's father is unsure if they are his son or daughter. The director Shinichiro Watanabe said in an interview that "[Ed's] gender is meaningless, we don't need it. [...] I wanted to create a character that surpasses humanity. I personally think that he might not even be human."<ref name="Rizzo-Smith">{{Cite web \|title=The Many Inspirations of Cowboy Bebop Director Shinichiro Watanabe \|last=Rizzo-Smith \|first=Julian \|work=IGN \|date=23 November 2017 \|access-date=15 October 2020 \|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/24/the-many-inspirations-of-cowboy-bebop-director-shinichiro-watanabe}}</ref> In the 2021 live-action version of the show, Ed is portrayed by a nonbinary actor, Eden Perkins.

	== Audio ==		== Audio ==

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	* ''The Cook and the Carpenter: A Novel by the Carpenter'', by June Davis Arnold, is written using na/nan pronouns, and the protagonists' genders are not revealed until near the end.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Cook-Carpenter-Cutting-Lesbian-Literature/dp/0814706312#customerReviews</ref>		* ''The Cook and the Carpenter: A Novel by the Carpenter'', by June Davis Arnold, is written using na/nan pronouns, and the protagonists' genders are not revealed until near the end.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Cook-Carpenter-Cutting-Lesbian-Literature/dp/0814706312#customerReviews</ref>
	* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url= https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true}}</ref>		* ''Hello Now'', by Jenny Valentine, never reveals the gender of Jude.<ref name="good_Esmé">{{Cite web \|title=Esmée D'Costa's review of Hello Now \|author= \|work=goodreads.com \|date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=12 December 2020 \|url= https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3650187212?book_show_action=true}}</ref>
			* ''Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol'' (2014) is a bilingual children's book starring a child of unspecified gender.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol \|author= \|work=Mombian \|date= \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://mombian.com/database/call-me-tree-llamame-arbol/}}</ref>

	== Comics and graphic novels ==		== Comics and graphic novels ==

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	[[File:Fallen_london_screenshot.png\|A screenshot of the gender selection options in ''Fallen London''.\|thumb]]		[[File:Fallen_london_screenshot.png\|A screenshot of the gender selection options in ''Fallen London''.\|thumb]]
			===1994===
			* In ''Final Fantasy VI'', the optional character Gogo's gender is never revealed. The description given of the character says, "Is this a man? A woman? Or should we ask?"

			===2005===
			* In ''Harvest Moon: Magical Melody'', Jamie, your antagonist, is depicted as neither male or female, and the only thing that alludes to their gender is what happens when you marry them. If you play a female character and marry them, they will wear a tuxedo at the ceremony, but if you play a male character and marry them, they will wear a wedding dress. Their pronouns are not stated.

			===2009===
			* In ''[http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/ Fallen London]'', you can choose to play as "a lady," "a gentleman," or a character whose gender isn't specified. There are multiple smaller characters that are genderless, including party members (the Irrepressible Cannoneer) as well as regular NPCs (the Alarming Scholar and Isery). This is also true of ''[http://www.failbettergames.com/sunless/ Sunless Sea]'', which is set in the same universe.

			===2012===
	* In ''Borderlands 2'', a large part of Zer0's story is the lack of information surrounding him. He uses he/him pronouns, but the information provided alludes to him either being agender or having a non-human/alien gender identity.		* In ''Borderlands 2'', a large part of Zer0's story is the lack of information surrounding him. He uses he/him pronouns, but the information provided alludes to him either being agender or having a non-human/alien gender identity.

			===2014===
			*In the action/puzzle/driving game ''Roundabout'', the protagonist Georgio Manos has no specified gender. No pronouns are ever used to refer to Georgio. The name "Georgio" is masculine but Georgio is played by a woman. The developers have stated that they purposely left out any reference to Georgio's gender because they thought it was unimportant to the mechanics of the game.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2015 \|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/303430/discussions/0/622954023420998077/ \|title=Georgio gay? \|quote=The developers, in a recent livestream of the game, have made mention to the fact that Georgio has no gender specified in the game. They have said that this is so because "it's not very important to being a revolving limo driver." I think that this is TOTALLY INCREDIBLE and it leaves the gender up to the interpretation, which is PHENOMENAL. Please enjoy the game and keep an eye on our queer characters!\|access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref> Despite this, the game is tagged "Female Protagonist" on the Steam store.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Roundabout on Steam \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/303430/Roundabout/\|access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref>
	* ''[http://crypticstitching.storynexus.com/s Cryptic Stitching]'', an interactive novel by Ursula Vernon about stuffed animals living as hunter-gatherers in a magical Ice Age. When creating one's character, the player can choose to be female, male, or "fuzzy," which isn't any gender in particular, "Given that you're a sentient stuffed animal and all."		* ''[http://crypticstitching.storynexus.com/s Cryptic Stitching]'', an interactive novel by Ursula Vernon about stuffed animals living as hunter-gatherers in a magical Ice Age. When creating one's character, the player can choose to be female, male, or "fuzzy," which isn't any gender in particular, "Given that you're a sentient stuffed animal and all."
	* In ''[http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/ Fallen London]'', you can choose to play as "a lady," "a gentleman," or a character whose gender isn't specified. There are multiple smaller characters that are genderless, including party members (the Irrepressible Cannoneer) as well as regular NPCs (the Alarming Scholar and Isery). This is also true of ''[http://www.failbettergames.com/sunless/ Sunless Sea]'', which is set in the same universe.
	* In ''Final Fantasy VI'', the optional character Gogo's gender is never revealed. The description given of the character says, "Is this a man? A woman? Or should we ask?"		===2015===
	* In ''Harvest Moon: Magical Melody'', Jamie, your antagonist, is depicted as neither male or female, and the only thing that alludes to their gender is what happens when you marry them. If you play a female character and marry them, they will wear a tuxedo at the ceremony, but if you play a male character and marry them, they will wear a wedding dress. Their pronouns are not stated.
	* In ''Undertale'', the human protagonist Frisk and the human called Chara are never referred to in binary terms, and are referred to with "they" pronouns. Their gender is never revealed. Some other characters also go by "they" pronouns.		* In ''Undertale'', the human protagonist Frisk and the human called Chara are never referred to in binary terms, and are referred to with "they" pronouns. Their gender is never revealed. Some other characters also go by "they" pronouns.
	* In ''Pokémon Go'', Blanche - the leader of Team Mystic - is gender-ambiguous in appearance. Yūsuke Kozaki - the game's character designer - has [https://twitter.com/libbydango/status/762127788891525120 stated on Twitter] that Blanche's gender is "whatever impression or feeling you get from the design". Third-person pronouns are not used in-game to describe any of the team leaders. In addition, the game does not ask the player about their gender, but instead asks them to "choose your style" when creating a character.
	* In ''Dishonored 2'', a noble named Wyman is mentioned several times, being the lover of main character Emily Kaldwin, and is never referred to with any gendered words. Wyman does not appear in-game but does appear in the novels ''Dishonored: The Corroded Man'' and ''Dishonored: The Return of Daud''. The novels' author, Adam Christopher, stated on Twitter that "Wyman is [[gender neutral\|gender-neutral]]."<ref>[http://functionalfutch.tumblr.com/post/150874316591/did-you-see-that-the-he-pronoun-in-regards-to Anonymous said: DID YOU SEE that the "he" pronoun in regards to wyman in that book was a typo!]</ref> However, in a Reddit AMA the next month, Adam was more vague, saying "Wyman's gender is purposefully left unsaid, yes. Let your headcanon go wild :)", and also saying that Arkane Studios had the full character details which could not be revealed yet.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/dishonored/comments/56zdra/i_am_adam_christopher_novelist_and_comic_writer/ I am Adam Christopher, novelist and comic writer, and author of the new book DISHONORED: THE CORRODED MAN. Ask me anything!]</ref>		===2016===
			* In ''Dishonored 2'', a noble named Wyman is mentioned several times, being the lover of main character Emily Kaldwin, and is never referred to with any gendered words. Wyman does not appear in-game but does appear in the novels ''Dishonored: The Corroded Man'' and ''Dishonored: The Return of Daud''. The novels' author, Adam Christopher, stated on Twitter that "Wyman is [[gender neutral\|gender-neutral]]."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://functionalfutch.tumblr.com/post/150874316591/did-you-see-that-the-he-pronoun-in-regards-to \|title=Anonymous said: DID YOU SEE that the "he" pronoun in regards to wyman in that book was a typo!\|date=24 September 2016}}</ref> However, that tweet was deleted, and in a Reddit AMA the next month, Adam was more vague, saying "Wyman's gender is purposefully left unsaid, yes. Let your headcanon go wild :)", and also saying that Arkane Studios had the full character details which could not be revealed yet.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/dishonored/comments/56zdra/i_am_adam_christopher_novelist_and_comic_writer/ \|title=I am Adam Christopher, novelist and comic writer, and author of the new book DISHONORED: THE CORRODED MAN. Ask me anything! \|date=11 October 2016\|quote=Arkane came up with the character of Wyman, and there's a backstory there, but they don't like to detail characters or factions until they're ready to do so in game. [...] but Wyman's gender is purposefully left unsaid, yes. Let your headcanon go wild :)}}</ref>
			* In ''Pokémon Go'', Blanche - the leader of Team Mystic - is gender-ambiguous in appearance. Yūsuke Kozaki - the game's character designer - has stated on Twitter that Blanche's gender is "whatever impression or feeling you get from the design".<ref>{{cite tweet\| user=libbydango \|number=762127788891525120 \|date=6 August 2016 \|title=blanche's gender confirmed as "whatever impression or feeling you get from the design" \o/}}</ref> Third-person pronouns are not used in-game to describe any of the team leaders. In addition, the game does not ask the player about their gender, but instead asks them to "choose your style" when creating a character.

			===2018===
			*In the visual novel ''Charade Maniacs'', the character Iochi Mizuki has an [[androgynous]] appearance and their gender is never specified. Mizuki "often teases about whether they're a man or a woman." Mizuki is voiced by a cisgender woman and uses the masculine pronoun "boku" for themself.<ref name="CManiacs">{{Cite web \|title=Charade Maniacs – Review / Summary \|author=estearisa \|work=Otome Adventures \|date=13 August 2020 \|access-date=19 November 2020 \|url= https://yuscake.com/2020/08/13/charade-maniacs-review-summary/}}</ref>

			===2020===
	* In ''Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'', the protagonist character can be customized with a "classified" gender, in which case the game's voiced dialogue will refer to the protagonist with [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref name="BlackOps">{{Cite web \|title=Black Ops Cold War character creation will let you craft your own agent and includes gender neutral VO \|last=Hurley \|first=Leon \|work=gamesradar \|date=August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral/}}</ref> The announcement of this drew criticism from many people.<ref name="Milton">{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will let users play as a non-binary imperialist war-hungry killer \|last=Milton \|first=Josh \|work=PinkNews \|date=31 August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/}}</ref>		* In ''Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'', the protagonist character can be customized with a "classified" gender, in which case the game's voiced dialogue will refer to the protagonist with [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref name="BlackOps">{{Cite web \|title=Black Ops Cold War character creation will let you craft your own agent and includes gender neutral VO \|last=Hurley \|first=Leon \|work=gamesradar \|date=August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral/}}</ref> The announcement of this drew criticism from many people.<ref name="Milton">{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will let users play as a non-binary imperialist war-hungry killer \|last=Milton \|first=Josh \|work=PinkNews \|date=31 August 2020 \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/}}</ref>
	*In the visual novel ''Charade Maniacs'', the character Iochi Mizuki has an [[androgynous]] appearance and their gender is never specified. Mizuki "often teases about whether they're a man or a woman." Mizuki is voiced by a cisgender woman and uses the masculine pronoun "boku" for themself.<ref name="CManiacs">{{Cite web \|title=Charade Maniacs – Review / Summary \|author=estearisa \|work=Otome Adventures \|date=13 August 2020 \|access-date=19 November 2020 \|url= https://yuscake.com/2020/08/13/charade-maniacs-review-summary/}}</ref>
	~~===2014===~~
	*In the action/puzzle/driving game ''Roundabout'', the protagonist Georgio Manos has no specified gender. No pronouns are ever used to refer to Georgio. The name "Georgio" is masculine but Georgio is played by a woman. The developers have stated that they purposely left out any reference to Georgio's gender because they thought it was unimportant to the mechanics of the game.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2015 \|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/303430/discussions/0/622954023420998077/ \|title=Georgio gay? \|quote=The developers, in a recent livestream of the game, have made mention to the fact that Georgio has no gender specified in the game. They have said that this is so because "it's not very important to being a revolving limo driver." I think that this is TOTALLY INCREDIBLE and it leaves the gender up to the interpretation, which is PHENOMENAL. Please enjoy the game and keep an eye on our queer characters!\|access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref> Despite this, the game is tagged "Female Protagonist" on the Steam store.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Roundabout on Steam \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/303430/Roundabout/\|access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	* In ''[http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/ Fallen London]'', you can choose to play as "a lady," "a gentleman," or a character whose gender isn't specified. There are multiple smaller characters that are genderless, including party members (the Irrepressible Cannoneer) as well as regular NPCs (the Alarming Scholar and Isery). This is also true of ''[http://www.failbettergames.com/sunless/ Sunless Sea]'', which is set in the same universe.		* In ''[http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/ Fallen London]'', you can choose to play as "a lady," "a gentleman," or a character whose gender isn't specified. There are multiple smaller characters that are genderless, including party members (the Irrepressible Cannoneer) as well as regular NPCs (the Alarming Scholar and Isery). This is also true of ''[http://www.failbettergames.com/sunless/ Sunless Sea]'', which is set in the same universe.
	* In ''Final Fantasy VI'', the optional character Gogo's gender is never revealed. The description given of the character says, "Is this a man? A woman? Or should we ask?"		* In ''Final Fantasy VI'', the optional character Gogo's gender is never revealed. The description given of the character says, "Is this a man? A woman? Or should we ask?"
	* In ''Final Fantasy IX'', Quina is a genderless character who is referred to as "he/she". This is true for his/her entire species.
	* In ''Harvest Moon: Magical Melody'', Jamie, your antagonist, is depicted as neither male or female, and the only thing that alludes to their gender is what happens when you marry them. If you play a female character and marry them, they will wear a tuxedo at the ceremony, but if you play a male character and marry them, they will wear a wedding dress. Their pronouns are not stated.		* In ''Harvest Moon: Magical Melody'', Jamie, your antagonist, is depicted as neither male or female, and the only thing that alludes to their gender is what happens when you marry them. If you play a female character and marry them, they will wear a tuxedo at the ceremony, but if you play a male character and marry them, they will wear a wedding dress. Their pronouns are not stated.
	* In ''Undertale'', the human protagonist Frisk and the human called Chara are never referred to in binary terms, and are referred to with "they" pronouns. Their gender is never revealed. Some other characters also go by "they" pronouns.		* In ''Undertale'', the human protagonist Frisk and the human called Chara are never referred to in binary terms, and are referred to with "they" pronouns. Their gender is never revealed. Some other characters also go by "they" pronouns.