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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}}.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* 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.
* 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]].
* 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]].
* 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]].
* 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.}}