Frustrating relative lack of LGBT NPCs in this game

[Gothicshark]

Im sorry to dissapoint but he was straight. At some point he stated that he sired Children. Not quite possible with two males.

I think you should pay closer attention to him, he lived as other Mortals did, implying he's been various other people over the years, some could have been straight, some could have been gay, some could have even been women.

As to the current body he uses, the Garlean 'Solus zos Galvus' body that he seems so fond of he recreated it on the first. His sexuality is never confirmed, the actors who voiced him played him gay, the body mannerisms and little quirks of behavior were very much played gay, but he did father at least one son as Solus zos Galvus. However, this doesn't imply he was straight either; gay men since the dawn of time have fathered children, and Bisexuality is a legit orientation.

The character was played gay, or as we in the LGBT call it "Coded Queer", but he never explicitly states his orientation, in fact, there are a lot of coded queer characters in this game. None of which outright state their orientation. However, there are out hetero couples throughout the game. If they would just have one or two of the coded queer characters come out it would be a nice touch.

[Deceptus]

Oh wow. This thread title is word for word the same as a Reddit title back in 2017 with some paragraphs literally taken from it.



Wow, even this was taken from that thread.

In agreement with Doozer as well.

And this alone pretty much proves this is nothing more than a troll thread.

[Gothicshark]

And this alone pretty much proves this is nothing more than a troll thread.

it proves the OP is a well-known troll on these forums, however, the subject is a valid one, so you are wrong.

[Eien713]

The character was played gay, or as we in the LGBT call it "Coded Queer".

I honestly have no idea how you inferred this about Emet. When I played the game, I could only use 1 word to describe him: eccentric. This trait isn't exclusive to any side. I don't see any point in making him gay or even caring about his sexuality at all since it literally has 0 relevance or importance to the plot. Again, can we please just look at the game for what it actually is and is about (which is certainly not sexuality)? Let's stop looking too deeply into irrelevant stuff and trying to shoehorn other things into the game.

[Gothicshark]

I honestly have no idea how you inferred this about Emet. When I played the game, I could only use 1 word to describe him: eccentric. This trait isn't exclusive to any side. I don't see any point in making him gay or even caring about his sexuality at all since it literally has 0 relevance or importance to the plot. Again, can we please just look at the game for what it actually is and is about (which is certainly not sexuality)? Let's stop looking too deeply into irrelevant stuff and trying to shoehorn other things into the game.

Are you even familiar with what "Queer Coded" characters are? Are you LGBTQ+? If not then, of course, you don't see it.

Queer Coded characters are used for two purposes, the first one mostly used with villainous characters implying that Queer people are evil. Hollywood has done that for years, the second use is to hide gay characters in plain sight where gay people will recognize that the characters are gay, but the general audience is unaware.

Example of two very intentional Queer coded characters.

Queer is Evil: Disney's Hades


Gay Hero (the actor didn't even know it): 1959 Ben Hur

[Theodric]

A character or person having eccentric or exaggerated mannerisms doesn't necessarily mean that they're gay, though. It strikes me as a bit of a harmful stereotype to assume that characters are gay just because they act that way.

[Araxes]

And I have two sons in their mid-to-late twenties. So?

"Sired" usually implies the "Act" of "Making" them. Two Men cannot "create" Children of their own. Just choosing my words carefully here to not get a ban or anything.

[Gothicshark]

"Sired" usually implies the "Act" of "Making" them. Two Men cannot "create" Children of their own. Just choosing my words carefully here to not get a ban or anything.

Just because someone is a gay man, doesn't mean they can't have sex with a woman for the purpose of making kids. I'm a transgender female, only attracted to men, in the 90's I was married to a woman, and we did things married couples do. The fathering of children is not the sole determination of heterosexual cisgender.

[Gothicshark]

A character or person having eccentric or exaggerated mannerisms doesn't necessarily mean that they're gay, though. It strikes me as a bit of a harmful stereotype to assume that characters are gay just because they act that way.

You need to read up on Queer Coding.

https://youtu.be/GsO4fZYHQic

[Edax]

Example of two very intentional Queer coded characters.

Queer is Evil: Disney's Hades

James Woods in interviews said he on a whim, decided to act as a used car salesman for Hades in the audition. They animated the character entirely around James Woods' interpretation of the character. I've never heard of the used car salesman archetype being coded as queer.