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Note that due to a lack of alternate phrases in the English language, referring to a character as "sexless" does not mean that they're [[Asexual]], which instead deals with sexual orientation and attraction, nor does it mean that a character does not or cannot ''have'' sex<ref>No, we're not renaming this trope again</ref>. If [[Everybody Wants the Hermaphrodite]] is in effect they may in fact have a very active sex life. |
Note that due to a lack of alternate phrases in the English language, referring to a character as "sexless" does not mean that they're [[Asexual]], which instead deals with sexual orientation and attraction, nor does it mean that a character does not or cannot ''have'' sex<ref>No, we're not renaming this trope again</ref>. If [[Everybody Wants the Hermaphrodite]] is in effect they may in fact have a very active sex life. |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' has Kyubey. Fans generally refer to it as male, but it really doesn't seem to be either one, {{spoiler|being a [[Starfish Alien]] whose true form is hinted to be something entirely different than what we see on screen}}. |
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' has Kyubey. Fans generally refer to it as male, but it really doesn't seem to be either one, {{spoiler|being a [[Starfish Alien]] whose true form is hinted to be something entirely different than what we see on screen}}. |
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* [[Digimon]] are technically sexless, being mere data, but their manifestations often take the form of specific creatures with genders for purely aesthetic reasons, something [[Digimon Tamers|Renamon]] explains to Ruki. Either way, they do not reproduce sexually. |
* [[Digimon]] are technically sexless, being mere data, but their manifestations often take the form of specific creatures with genders for purely aesthetic reasons, something [[Digimon Tamers|Renamon]] explains to Ruki. Either way, they do not reproduce sexually. |
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* [[Humanoid Alien|Namekians]] in [[Dragonball]] are often assumed to be [[One |
* [[Humanoid Alien|Namekians]] in [[Dragonball]] are often assumed to be [[One-Gender Race|all male]], but their [[Truly Single Parent|method of reproduction]] places pretty firmly them into this category. |
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** Similarly, the early ''[[Ultima]]'' games had sex and gender on a slider, so you could be male, female, or anywhere between the two. |
** Similarly, the early ''[[Ultima]]'' games had sex and gender on a slider, so you could be male, female, or anywhere between the two. |
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* Forgotten beasts, titans, plump helmet men, and inorganic creatures (fire men, magma men, bronze colossi, magma crabs...) in [[Dwarf Fortress]]. Yes, several of those have "man" in their names. Deal with it. |
* Forgotten beasts, titans, plump helmet men, and inorganic creatures (fire men, magma men, bronze colossi, magma crabs...) in [[Dwarf Fortress]]. Yes, several of those have "man" in their names. Deal with it. |
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* The ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' series has the [[One |
* The ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' series has the [[One-Gender Race|Yoshis]], all of which have [[No Biological Sex]]. And yet despite this, they lay eggs. [[MST3K Mantra|Don't think too hard about this]]. |
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* Aigis, of ''Persona3'', is [[Robot Girl|an android.]] She identifies as female, however. As the protagonist bonds with her, she becomes increasingly troubled by her feelings of love for him, [[Deconstruction|and the fact that she is biologically incapable of sex]]. It should be noted that she has this problem even when the protagonist is [[Les Yay|female]]. |
* Aigis, of ''Persona3'', is [[Robot Girl|an android.]] She identifies as female, however. As the protagonist bonds with her, she becomes increasingly troubled by her feelings of love for him, [[Deconstruction|and the fact that she is biologically incapable of sex]]. It should be noted that she has this problem even when the protagonist is [[Les Yay|female]]. |
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* Xion of ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' has no biological sex according to [[Word of God]] but also identifies as female. And she looks female, for the most part. {{spoiler|Though it really depends on who's looking at her. She eventually turns out to be a sexless doll, meant to drain the male main character's personality and memories.}} |
* Xion of ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' has no biological sex according to [[Word of God]] but also identifies as female. And she looks female, for the most part. {{spoiler|Though it really depends on who's looking at her. She eventually turns out to be a sexless doll, meant to drain the male main character's personality and memories.}} |