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*[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/seemingly-dark/list?title_no=253011&page=1 Seemingly Dark] is a supernatural drama webcomic featuring a main character, Caro Greene, who is a nonbinary ghost hunter and internet celebrity.
*[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/seemingly-dark/list?title_no=253011&page=1 Seemingly Dark] is a supernatural drama webcomic featuring a main character, Caro Greene, who is a nonbinary ghost hunter and internet celebrity.
* ''Moth & Whisper'', by Ted Anderson & Jen Hickman, has a genderqueer protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
* ''Moth & Whisper'', by Ted Anderson & Jen Hickman, has a genderqueer protagonist.<ref name="readsrainbow" />
* Stitch, in the ''Teen Titans Academy'' comics series, describes themself as nonbinary and genderqueer, and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=“Nonbinary Effigy” Teen Titans Academy Recruit Stitch Outraged At Being “Misgendered” By Arsenal, Lectures Titans In New Issue |last=Augustine |first=JB |work=Bounding Into Comics |date=2 January 2022 |access-date=4 January 2022 |url= https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/01/02/nonbinary-effigy-teen-titans-academy-recruit-stitch-outraged-at-being-misgendered-by-arsenal-lectures-titans-in-new-issue/}}</ref>
* Stitch, in the ''Teen Titans Academy'' comics series, describes themself as nonbinary and genderqueer, and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=“Nonbinary Effigy” Teen Titans Academy Recruit Stitch Outraged At Being “Misgendered” By Arsenal, Lectures Titans In New Issue |last=Augustine |first=JB |work=Bounding Into Comics |date=2 January 2022 |access-date=4 January 2022 |url=https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/01/02/nonbinary-effigy-teen-titans-academy-recruit-stitch-outraged-at-being-misgendered-by-arsenal-lectures-titans-in-new-issue/ |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721005049/https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/01/02/nonbinary-effigy-teen-titans-academy-recruit-stitch-outraged-at-being-misgendered-by-arsenal-lectures-titans-in-new-issue/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/datemate/list?title_no=680129&page=1 "Datemate"] is a slice-of-life romance webtoon about two nonbinary people named Robin and Angel.
* [https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/datemate/list?title_no=680129&page=1 "Datemate"] is a slice-of-life romance webtoon about two nonbinary people named Robin and Angel.
* [https://aliceandthenightmare.com ''Alice and the Nightmare''] is a fantasy comic inspired by Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Dee and Dum, two supporting characters, are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aliceandthenightmare.com/comic/chapter-2-page-34|title=Chapter 2 Page 34|last=Krivanek|first=Michelle "Misha"|date=17 November 2015|website=Alice and the Nightmare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220100400/http://www.aliceandthenightmare.com:80/comic/chapter-2-page-34|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* [https://aliceandthenightmare.com ''Alice and the Nightmare''] is a fantasy comic inspired by Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Dee and Dum, two supporting characters, are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aliceandthenightmare.com/comic/chapter-2-page-34|title=Chapter 2 Page 34|last=Krivanek|first=Michelle "Misha"|date=17 November 2015|website=Alice and the Nightmare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220100400/http://www.aliceandthenightmare.com:80/comic/chapter-2-page-34|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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* In ''Splatoon 3: Side Order'', Acht (also known as their stage name Dedf1sh) is an Octoling DJ who makes their physical debut in the DLC, and has their pronouns confirmed to be [[they/them]]. Previously, the pronouns used for them in English promotional material for ''Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion'' were she/her, where they in-universe created the music for the Stations, but they are not mentioned in game. The [https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Inkipedia:Twitter_archive/2023/September#1705206569498017804 promotional] and in-game material for ''Splatoon 3: Side Order'' uses exclusively they/them. Marina, who has known Acht since their schooldays, refers to them as they/them automatically, implying that their previous pronouns were retconned. In the Japanese version of ''Splatoon 3: Side Order'', they use the personal pronoun ボク, which is generally considered a masculine pronoun.
* In ''Splatoon 3: Side Order'', Acht (also known as their stage name Dedf1sh) is an Octoling DJ who makes their physical debut in the DLC, and has their pronouns confirmed to be [[they/them]]. Previously, the pronouns used for them in English promotional material for ''Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion'' were she/her, where they in-universe created the music for the Stations, but they are not mentioned in game. The [https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Inkipedia:Twitter_archive/2023/September#1705206569498017804 promotional] and in-game material for ''Splatoon 3: Side Order'' uses exclusively they/them. Marina, who has known Acht since their schooldays, refers to them as they/them automatically, implying that their previous pronouns were retconned. In the Japanese version of ''Splatoon 3: Side Order'', they use the personal pronoun ボク, which is generally considered a masculine pronoun.
* In the furry drama video game ''Goodbye Volcano High'', the protagonist Fang uses [[they/them]] pronouns and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Lachlan Watson]].<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310330/Goodbye_Volcano_High/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230226074304/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310330/Goodbye_Volcano_High/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>


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====Unreleased (currently in development)====
====Unreleased (currently in development)====
* In the third-person-shooter MOBA ''Deadlock'', the character Pocket is exclusively referred to by they/them. While Pocket is hiding their true identity, even characters who recognize Pocket and refer to them by their given name still use they/them.<ref>https://deadlock.wiki/Pocket Retrieved on September 8, 2025</ref>


==Fictional sexes==
==Fictional sexes==
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