Celebration Gay pride It is planting rainbow flags in the main capitals of the world, with intense days in which people of all ages and conditions participate, while the vindication goes hand in hand with the most colorful jaranas: and it is that since the incidents of Stonewall Inn 1969, a lot has changed.
La homosexual culture, of course, has had its representation in the world of video games through different characters, even some of these turned out to be transgressors in their day and even the scissors of censorship made some of those disappear according to which versions of the game in question. On the occasion of these days of Pride, we introduce you to ten gay characters in video games.
Vamp - Metal Gear Solid 2
Physically inspired by the Spanish bailaor Joaquin Cortés, Vamp, bisexual in orientation, was a villain who first appeared in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. He possessed extreme agility and apparent immortality, which would be explained in Metal Gear Solid 4: The Guns of the Patriots, a game in which he would return and in which he would make things ... hard for Raiden.
Kung Jin - Mortal Kombat X
Kung jinnephew of Kung Lao, the shaolin monk who used his deadly hat to split his enemies in half, is the first character in the franchise Mortal Kombat to have the honor of being declared gay. In his fighting style, he stands out using a bow with which he is able to put even the most legendary kombatientes against the ropes.
Ellie and Bill - The Last of Us
The homosexual condition of Bill It is no mystery to those who have finished the game, since reaching a certain point in the plot, there are references to his former partner. However, to dispel doubts about the inclinations of Ellie, we must play the extra chapter called Left Behind.
Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince - Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
This businessman of the night was our boss in that funny expansion episode of Grand Theft Auto IV where we controlled Luis, the protagonist of this chapter who had to deal with the nocturnal fauna of Liberty city, where everyone had a price and shootings, glamor and indecency were the order of the day.
Poison - Final Fight
The original debut of Poison occurred in the mythical Final Fight, and in his home conversions, he brought controversy under his arm. In the original Japanese version, Poison is a tranny from the band Mad gearHowever, in the western port for Super Nintendo, the big N did not look favorably on the idea of ramming a female figure across the screen in that way, so that for those cartridges Poison y Roxy -Another enemy that shared a sprite but with a different color- by the thugs -and cutrones- Billy y Sid.
Poison was a popular enough character within the universe of Capcom like to take her to fighting games like Street Fighter X Tekken o Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Birdo - Super Mario Bros 2
In the manuals accompanying the game NES de 1988, this character was detailed as male, however, he thought she was a girl and threw eggs from her mouth. Later, Nintendo He ended up defining his gender as feminine, thus settling possible controversies in a field that so little liked in Mario's house.
Bridget - Guilty Gear XX
Despite its appearance, Bridget is a boy. His parents raised him as if he belonged to the opposite gender due to certain folklore superstitions of his hometown. None of the fighters Guilty Gear they are startled when they know the secret of Bridget, except Johnny, who seems to need more installments of this sensational fighting game to assimilate it.
Ash - Streets of Rage 3
The Japanese version of Streets of Rage 3 for Mega Drive/Genesis It differed on several points with respect to the cartridges that were marketed in Europe and the American continent. Ash It was an enemy that appeared at the end of the first level of the game, sporting a striking aesthetic with leather airs, poses and attacks that could hurt someone's manhood. TO Sega It seemed too bold for Western eyes, so it disappeared at a stroke in the PAL and NTSC-USA versions.
Jolly Roger - Banjo Tooie
This gay bartender appeared on Tooie banjo and sent to Banjo and Kazooie looking for her transvestite lover. Little more to add, except that, as you well know, Tooie banjo was a game developed by Rare and originally published by the big N for Nintendo 64.
Eagle - Street Fighter
This fighter from Street Fighter underwent a metamorphosis. Firstly, Capcom was inspired by the character of Petrov from the martial arts movie Fist of fury (1972), starring the legendary Bruce Lee. We had to wait for Capcom vs. SNK 2 to see again Eagle and control it for the first time, and on that occasion, the character design was a blond tribute to the singer of QueenFreddie Mercury, and his homosexuality was reflected in phrases of victory where there were blatant nods to the British rock band ("the show must go on", "no time for losers") or some sentences such as "my apologies. I'm not interested in young ladies.