Disclaimer: I’m a guy who mains a female character. And the only reason I point that out is so you know I’m actually approaching this from a male’s point of view.

My main is the gal shown in my avatar. And throughout ShB, especially during the cutscenes, with all the references to her and she in regards to the WoL, it all just...I dunno...felt right. Like it fit.

The champion of Eorzea is a woman.

I know that the references to your gender changes depending on which one you’re playing, and that all the promotional materials and ads portray the WoL as male, (and frankly they can be whatever you want) but damn does it seem like she’s female to me.

During that one cutscene which I’m not going to get into here because it’s a huge spoiler, a certain character is talking about the heroic deeds of the WoL and how much they meant to the people of the world. Every time he said “And it was because of her.” Or “She is what keeps us all going”. Or “We must find her.” It just resonated in a way that none of my male characters could replicate. It was unique and in a way, empowering. But maybe I’m just biased.

Anyway, I’d be interested to hear what anyone else thinks.