Nonbinary gender in fiction: Difference between revisions

*In ''Transistor'', the [[gender marker]] for Bailey Gilande in her character file is 'X', commonly used by, or in regards to, nonbinary people.

*In the MMORPG ''Runescape'', there is an NPC who can change the player character's avatar from male to female or female to male, as well as change the player's skin color. The NPC also switches their own avatar's "sex" at 10-second intervals. They are officially called "The Makeover Mage", but in a 2006 letter they wrote "My name is Pete, or Peta, depending on my mood", implying they may be [[genderfluid]], [[bigender]], or some other type of nonbinary.<ref>https://runescape.wiki/w/Makeover_Mage</ref>

* In the visual novel ''Astoria: Fate's Kiss'', the romanceable character Alex Cyprin is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>[https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/162091662113/pride-month-specials-weve-prepared-a-very-special Pride Month Specials], 21 June 2017</ref>

* In ''The Oregon Trail 4th Edition'', the character Hattie Caulfield identifies as neither a man nor a woman.{{citation needed}}

[[File:Earl Grey gender free pronouns.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'' with the "gender liberated" option selected, so the game uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns.]]

* Ash in ''Wandersong'' uses they/them pronouns and has been confirmed as nonbinary by creator Greg Lobanov.<ref name="pink_9kic">{{Cite web |title=9 kick-ass video game characters you probably never knew were non-binary |last=Johnson |first=Shakeena |work=PinkNews |date=17 February 2021 |access-date=20 February 2021 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/17/non-binary-video-game-characters-bloodhound-apex-legends-lgbt-gaming-fl4k-borderlands-3/}}</ref>

* In the browser-based RPG ''4thewords'', several NPCs are implied to be nonbinary by way of their pronouns: [[singular they|Singular "they"]] is used for Ordco, Edrie, and Yuri, and [[English_neutral_pronouns#Xe|"xe"]] is used for Liq of Light.

*In the ''Dominique Pamplemousse'' series of point-and-click adventure games, the protagonist Dominique Pamplemousse is genderqueer. There are many instances in-game of other characters trying to figure out Dominique's gender.<ref name="squi_Domi">{{Cite web |title=Dominique Pamplemousse and Dominique Pamplemousse in "Combinatorial Explosion!" by Squinky |author= |work=itch.io |date= |access-date=27 July 2021 |url= https://squinky.itch.io/dompam2 |quote=our favourite genderqueer private detective discovers that, through the power of multiple endings from the previous game, they have been cloned! }}</ref><ref name="Chambers-Pamplemousse">{{Cite web |title=Indie Game Dominique Pamplemousse Review |author=Chambers, Becky |work=The Mary Sue |date=28 February 2014 |access-date=27 July 2021 |url= https://www.themarysue.com/dominique-pamplemousse/}}</ref>  

*In the interactive novel ''Moonrise'', Rosario de la Cruz is a nonbinary pansexual who uses [[they/them]] pronouns, and Sati is a nonbinary bisexual who uses xe/xer/xem pronouns.<ref name="COG-representme">{{Cite web |title=Choice of Games (developer) |author= |work=Represent Me |date= |access-date=8 September 2021 |url= https://representme.charity/projects/queer/database/title/choice-of-games}}</ref>

====2015====

*In ''Crypt of the Necrodancer,'' the game's artist Ted Martens stated that the unlockable character Bolt "is [[genderqueer]] and doesn't identify fully as either female or male."<ref>{{cite tweet| user=ted_martens |number=573223156724285440 |date=4 March 2015 |title=@JimDrizzle @fenekosan Bolt is genderqueer and doesn't identify fully as either female or male.}}</ref>

* Ashly Burch, the voice actress for Chloe Price in the adventure game ''Life is Strange'', said in a 2015 interview that "I think Chloe is sexually fluid. I don't think she really likes to label herself in any particular way— same with her gender."<ref name="Sloane2015">{{Cite web |title=Hella Talk: An Interview With Ashly Burch on Chloe Price, Queerness, & ‘Life Is Strange’ |author=Sloane |work=FemHype |date=27 October 2015 |access-date=11 July 2021 |url= https://femhype.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/hella-talk-an-interview-with-ashly-burch-on-chloe-price-queerness-life-is-strange/ }}</ref>

====2018====

* In the visual novel ''When The Night Comes'', the romanceable character August is nonbinary and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://lunarisgames.itch.io/wtnc</ref>