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* Le Chevalier d'Eon from the ''Fate'' series is [[genderfluid]], and accepts being seen as either a man or a woman by the player. Both he/him and she/her [[pronouns]] are used interchangeably, and their "Self Suggestion" skill allows them to alter both their body and aura between being masculine and feminine. The historical figure they are based on was also [[intersex]].
* Le Chevalier d'Eon from the ''Fate'' series is [[genderfluid]], and accepts being seen as either a man or a woman by the player. Both he/him and she/her [[pronouns]] are used interchangeably, and their "Self Suggestion" skill allows them to alter both their body and aura between being masculine and feminine. The historical figure they are based on was also [[intersex]].
* Enkidu from the ''Fate'' series is genderless and uses they/them pronouns.
* Enkidu from the ''Fate'' series is genderless and uses they/them pronouns.
* Odee the Okapi is a nonbinary character introduced in the Hulu show ''Madagascar: A Little Wild'', which is a spinoff of the Dreamworks film franchise. Odee is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Iris Menas]].<ref name="Madagascar2021">{{Cite web |title='Madagascar' Spinoff's Pride Episode Introduces Nonbinary Character |last=Henderson |first=Taylor |work=Pride.com |date=8 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |url= https://www.pride.com/tv/2021/6/08/madagascar-spinoffs-pride-episode-introduces-nonbinary-character}}</ref>
* Odee the Okapi is a nonbinary character introduced in the Hulu show ''Madagascar: A Little Wild'', which is a spinoff of the Dreamworks film franchise. Odee is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Iris Menas]].<ref name="Madagascar2021">{{Cite web |title='Madagascar' Spinoff's Pride Episode Introduces Nonbinary Character |last=Henderson |first=Taylor |work=Pride.com |date=8 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |url= https://www.pride.com/tv/2021/6/08/madagascar-spinoffs-pride-episode-introduces-nonbinary-character|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609162116/https://www.pride.com/tv/2021/6/08/madagascar-spinoffs-pride-episode-introduces-nonbinary-character |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* In the Cartoon Network show ''Craig of the Creek'', minor character Merkid is nonbinary, recurring character Angel Jose is [[agender]], and minor character Pullstring is also agender.<ref name="insider-database">{{Cite web |title=We created the first-ever searchable database of 259 LGBTQ characters in cartoons that bust the myth that kids can't handle inclusion |author= |work=insider.com |date=June 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021 |url= https://www.insider.com/lgbtq-cartoon-characters-kids-database-2021-06?page=explore-database}}</ref>
* In the Cartoon Network show ''Craig of the Creek'', minor character Merkid is nonbinary, recurring character Angel Jose is [[agender]], and minor character Pullstring is also agender.<ref name="insider-database">{{Cite web |title=We created the first-ever searchable database of 259 LGBTQ characters in cartoons that bust the myth that kids can't handle inclusion |author= |work=insider.com |date=June 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021 |url= https://www.insider.com/lgbtq-cartoon-characters-kids-database-2021-06?page=explore-database}}</ref>
* In the Netflix show ''Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts'', the recurring character Asher Berdacs is nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" />
* In the Netflix show ''Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts'', the recurring character Asher Berdacs is nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" />
* In the Netflix show ''The Dragon Prince'', minor character Kazi is nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" />
* In the Netflix show ''The Dragon Prince'', minor character Kazi is nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" />
* Recurring character Puck/Owen Burnett in the 1994-1997 Disney show ''Gargoyles'' was confirmed to be [[genderfluid]] and [[polysexual]] in a 2014 interview with the creative team.<ref name="insider-database" />
* Recurring character Puck/Owen Burnett in the 1994-1997 Disney show ''Gargoyles'' was confirmed to be [[genderfluid]] and [[polysexual]] in a 2014 interview with the creative team.<ref name="insider-database" />
* Minor characters Milo and Sweet, from the ''Danger & Eggs'' animated series, are nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" /> Milo is played by the [[agender]] voice actor [[Tyler Ford]]<ref>''[https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ “Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever]'', Autostraddle, July 2017.</ref> and Sweet is voiced by nonbinary comedian [[RB Butcher]].  
* Minor characters Milo and Sweet, from the ''Danger & Eggs'' animated series, are nonbinary.<ref name="insider-database" /> Milo is played by the [[agender]] voice actor [[Tyler Ford]]<ref>''[https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ “Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever]'', Autostraddle, July 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324022836/https://www.autostraddle.com/danger-and-eggs-is-the-greatest-weirdest-queer-and-trans-inclusive-kids-show-ever-382906/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and Sweet is voiced by nonbinary comedian [[RB Butcher]].  
*In the Netflix kids' show ''Ridley Jones'', Fred the Bison is nonbinary and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Iris Menas]].<ref name="Walsh-RidleyJones">{{Cite web |title=New Netflix Show For Preschoolers Features A Nonbinary Bison—And LGBTQ+ Fans Are Cheering |last=Walsh |first=Mike |work=Comic Sands |date=8 July 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021 |url= https://www.comicsands.com/ridley-jones-netflix-nonbinary-bison-2653716236.html}}</ref>
*In the Netflix kids' show ''Ridley Jones'', Fred the Bison is nonbinary and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Iris Menas]].<ref name="Walsh-RidleyJones">{{Cite web |title=New Netflix Show For Preschoolers Features A Nonbinary Bison—And LGBTQ+ Fans Are Cheering |last=Walsh |first=Mike |work=Comic Sands |date=8 July 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021 |url= https://www.comicsands.com/ridley-jones-netflix-nonbinary-bison-2653716236.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605074906/https://www.comicsands.com/ridley-jones-netflix-nonbinary-bison-2653716236.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*In the Disney show ''The Owl House'', the character Raine Whispers is shown to be nonbinary, using singular they pronouns throughout their appearances. They are voiced by [[Avi Roque]]. Raine debuts in episode 7 of season 2.<ref name="Zogbi">{{Cite web |title=The Owl House Introduces Disney's First Non-Binary Character |author=Zogbi, Emily |work=CBR |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=25 July 2021 |url= https://www.cbr.com/the-owl-house-disney-first-non-binary-character/}}</ref>
*In the Disney show ''The Owl House'', the character Raine Whispers is shown to be nonbinary, using singular they pronouns throughout their appearances. They are voiced by [[Avi Roque]]. Raine debuts in episode 7 of season 2.<ref name="Zogbi">{{Cite web |title=The Owl House Introduces Disney's First Non-Binary Character |author=Zogbi, Emily |work=CBR |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=25 July 2021 |url= https://www.cbr.com/the-owl-house-disney-first-non-binary-character/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403210732/https://www.cbr.com/the-owl-house-disney-first-non-binary-character/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*[https://www.inanimateinsanity.com/ ''Inanimate Insanity''] is an animated webseries that features two nonbinary characters, [[Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)|Paintbrush]] and Bot. Paintbrush starts out as the subject of a somewhat-transphobic running gag about their gender ambiguity, but is later revealed to be nonbinary and is referred to with they/them pronouns from then on. Bot similarly begins going by they/them pronouns after a journey of self-discovery. Paintbrush and Bot are both currently voiced by nonbinary actors, Jazzy Oliver and Shooshies, respectively.
*In the animated webseries [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24C8378F296DB656 ''Battle For Dream Island''], the characters Winner, Price Tag, and Profily all go by they/them pronouns.


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|Side character
|Side character
|''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''
|''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''
|Noelle Stevenson
|N.D. Stevenson
|13/11/2018 - 15/05/2020
|13/11/2018 - 15/05/2020
|Dreamworks Animation Television
|Dreamworks Animation Television
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|Many hard events in first episodes
|Many hard events in first episodes
|Many older translations used he/him when mentioning Envy, despite them only ever using non-gendered ways of refering to themself.
|Many older translations used he/him when mentioning Envy, despite them only ever using non-gendered ways of refering to themself.
|-
|[[Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)|Paintbrush]]
|uses [[singular they]] pronouns.
In a conversation, their friend Lightbulb says:
"Oh, it's C, isn't it? None of the above!"
| rowspan="2" |Contestant
| rowspan="2" |Inanimate Insanity
| rowspan="2" |Adam Katz
| rowspan="2" |2/2/2013
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11/29/2024
| rowspan="2" |Adamation
| rowspan="2" |Dramady, Competition, Object show
|For all of season 1 and most of season 2, Paintbrush's gender was the subject of a gag. In a now-deleted clip,  the show's host (MePhone4) refers to them as an "unknown gender freak!"
|Paintbrush is currently voiced by [https://twitter.com/LadyJazzington Jazzy Oliver], a transfemme nonbinary voice actress.
|-
|Bot
|uses [[singular they]] pronouns.
|
|Bot is currently voiced by [https://www.youtube.com/@shooshies Shooshies], a nonbinary voice actor.
|}
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''Note: See the page [[Podcasts]] for nonfiction podcasts on the topic of gender outside the binary.''
''Note: See the page [[Podcasts]] for nonfiction podcasts on the topic of gender outside the binary.''


* In the podcast ''The Adventure Zone'', there are several characters who are referred to with [[they/them]]. In the first season, ''The Adventure Zone: Balanc''e, a minor character named Roswell (an Earth Elemental made of living clay in a suit of armor, who talks via a small bird) is [[agender]] and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>[https://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell The Adventure Zone Wiki: Roswell]</ref>
* In the podcast ''The Adventure Zone'', there are several characters who are referred to with [[they/them]]. In the first season, ''The Adventure Zone: Balanc''e, a minor character named Roswell (an Earth Elemental made of living clay in a suit of armor, who talks via a small bird) is [[agender]] and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>[https://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell The Adventure Zone Wiki: Roswell] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202457/http://theadventurezone.wikia.com/wiki/Roswell Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
**In the second season, ''The Adventure Zone: Amnesty'', a reoccurring secondary character named Hollis (the leader of a local gang named The Hornets) is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. <ref>[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis The Adventure Zone Wiki: Hollis]</ref>
**In the second season, ''The Adventure Zone: Amnesty'', a reoccurring secondary character named Hollis (the leader of a local gang named The Hornets) is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. <ref>[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis The Adventure Zone Wiki: Hollis] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808233009/https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Hollis Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
**In the third season, ''The Adventure Zone: Graduation'', both a gnome student named Mimi and one of the recurring teachers, Festo the faerie, use they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi|title=Mimi|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Festo|title=Festo|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>
**In the third season, ''The Adventure Zone: Graduation'', both a gnome student named Mimi and one of the recurring teachers, Festo the faerie, use they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi|title=Mimi|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808220528/https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Festo|title=Festo|website=The Adventure Zone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117033408/https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Festo|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* In the podcast series ''Welcome To Night Vale'', there are several nonbinary characters who are referred to with "they" pronouns. Recurring nonbinary characters include a scientist named Alice and the town's new Sheriff, Sam.
* In the podcast series ''Welcome To Night Vale'', there are several nonbinary characters who are referred to with "they" pronouns. Recurring nonbinary characters include a scientist named Alice and the town's new Sheriff, Sam.
*In the podcast ''The Penumbra Podcast'', there are a vast number of nonbinary characters. The most prevalent of these is the namesake of the Juno Steel arc, who uses he/him pronouns but is explicitly nonbinary and refers to himself as a lady on several occasions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepenumbrapodcast.fandom.com/wiki/Juno_Steel|title=Juno Steel|website=The Penumbra Podcast Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>
*In the podcast ''The Penumbra Podcast'', there are a vast number of nonbinary characters. The most prevalent of these is the namesake of the Juno Steel arc, who uses he/him pronouns but is explicitly nonbinary and refers to himself as a lady on several occasions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepenumbrapodcast.fandom.com/wiki/Juno_Steel|title=Juno Steel|website=The Penumbra Podcast Wiki|language=en|access-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115023357/https://thepenumbrapodcast.fandom.com/wiki/Juno_Steel|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*In the podcast ''The Strange Case of Starship Iris'', Krejjh uses they/them pronouns, finds the concept of binary genders funny and states "[no pronouns] feel great"
*In the podcast ''The Strange Case of Starship Iris'', Krejjh uses they/them pronouns, finds the concept of binary genders funny and states "[no pronouns] feel great"
*The main character known as "The Runner" in the fantasy podcast ''And 195'' is nonbinary.<ref>http://and195podcast.com/story-and-characters</ref>
*The main character known as "The Runner" in the fantasy podcast ''And 195'' is nonbinary.<ref>http://and195podcast.com/story-and-characters</ref>
* The main character Rion in ''Sidequesting'' is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="podchaser">{{cite web|access-date=23 November 2020 |url=https://www.podchaser.com/lists/nonbinary-rep-107ZzsCTo0|title=Nonbinary Rep!|last=Minear|first=Tal|work=Podchaser}}</ref>
* The main character Rion in ''Sidequesting'' is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="podchaser">{{cite web|access-date=23 November 2020 |url=https://www.podchaser.com/lists/nonbinary-rep-107ZzsCTo0|title=Nonbinary Rep!|last=Minear|first=Tal|work=Podchaser|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201161218/https://www.podchaser.com/lists/nonbinary-rep-107ZzsCTo0|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* In ''Inn Between'', Velune and Knowles both use [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="podchaser" />
* In ''Inn Between'', Velune and Knowles both use [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="podchaser&qu