Ambiguously Gay: Difference between revisions

* Graham Spectre from ''[[Baccano]]!'' tends to come off like this. First, there's his utterly massive man-crush on Ladd Russo. Then there's his [[No Sense of Personal Space|complete disregard for the personal space]] for pretty much every male he comes in contact with. And ''then'' there's that thing he seems to have for Jacuzzi ("Should I let this woman go in deference to you locking up my heart?") which peaks when he waltzes up to Jacuzzi entirely unprovoked and declares, "I like you", [[media:justmakeoutalready.jpg|while cocking his head as if he were about to kiss him]] before telling him he has free access to his warehouse and wandering off. But he also expresses some interest in Chane, and claims that he [[Likes Older Women|likes older woman]]. Of course, he's [[Cloudcuckoolander|a]] [[Ax Crazy|total]] [[Talkative Loon|nut]], so who knows.

** Not to mention that he [[All in The Manual|supposedly]] has a thing for [[Brother-Sister Incest|his own sister]]...

** Then, [[Yuri Fan|some argue]] that there's nothing ambiguous about Touko wanting to get in Shiki's yukata...

* Escargon from the ''[[Kirby]]'' [[Kirby of the Stars|anime]]. In the English dub, he was voiced with an impression of famous [[Transparent Closet]] actor Paul Lynde.

*** This all came to a head in Cable and Deadpool, when all four of them (and Weasel) got hit by Black Mamba, who has the power to make you see your deepest, darkest desire. We get a black panel, Weasel suggesting he shouldn't ask, and two double acts in some fairly compromising positions.

* ''[[Secret Six]]''

* Thunderbolts:

** The [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] supervillain Man-Killer was... actually not that ambiguous, but the comics spent years not actually stating it directly. Aside from her name, her stereotypically butch appearance, and her firm rejection of any men who showed any interest in her, there's this little exchange from when she decided to try being a good guy.

"In with him, then, darling", said Spade. }}

** And yes, it does [[Double Entendre|mean what you think it means]] -- see also Hammett's use of the word "gunsel" later in the book. Gutman, Wilmer and Cairo are all supposed to be varying shades of homosexual. It's more strongly alluded to in the first film version (before the [[Hays Code]] was fully enforced); as for Lorre's Cairo, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipYw8dSI-M watch the cane].

** Tonks displays more gay characteristics than Lupin in canon, once you think about it. She wears her hair short and spiky, she wears combat boots and rock band T shirts, she works in a male-dominated field...

** An even more obvious example is Gilderoy Lockhart, a character rivaling Liberace in flamboyance. Periwinkle robes, his own line of hair care products, anyone? Of course it's most likely he's not gay or straight, but a narcissexual.

* In ''[[Persona 4]]'', Kanji's shadow and subsequent level is absolutely dipping with [[Flamboyant Gay]] and [[Ho Yay]] to the point of being both Anvilicious and offensively stereotypical. The game then builds an argument that Kanji may not be gay but is just questioning his sexual identity to the point that, by the time the game ends, the player isn't quite sure whether the guy is gay or not. The players are left to make up their own minds and, presumably, judging Kanji by his character and not by his sexual identity was the entire point.

** If Extra Credits is to be believed, the developers at Atlus told Troy Baker, Kanji's voice actor, that he was gay in order to assist the way his character should act and speak. So this makes it a case of in-game [[Hide Your Lesbians|Hide Your Gays]] that came with the English translation, seeing as it was stated outright in the original Japanese dialogue that Kanji was gay.

* Aera, from the second ''Swordcraft Story'' game of the ''[[Summon Night]]'' franchise. She behaves odd around girls, especially [[Loveable Sex Maniac|Lynn]]. Then again, Swordcraft Story ''is'' best known for its [[Gay Option|Lesbian options]].

* The Carecrow from ''[[Toonstruck]]'' behaves like a stereotypical gay man; he's very effeminate, he calls his crows his babies, and he's obsessed with fashion.

* Balthier from ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' is definitely a candidate. Despite being a sky pirate that seems to woo most of the women in the game, the writers make him more irresistibly charming to them than actively pursuing any of the gender. His brightly colored bracelets and rings, [[The Dandy|concern for his clothes and appearance]], and constant ambiguity in other such situations (such as his motives for helping the group) has made numerous fans suspect that something is up.

** Fran does however state in the sequel that he did "something" to woo her and that his methods are different than the ones Tomaj tries in the same game. What he actually did and if they're actually a couple is left open however.

* Debatable in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''. It's mentioned in one of the bonus endings that Cyrus plucks (or, in the Japanese version, pencils!) his eyebrows. On its own that just makes him vain, but then, consider the [[Ho Yay]] with Glenn...

* Lucretia, Lelei and Cathari in ''[[Suikoden V]]''. Lelei has been [[Word of Gay|confirmed as lesbian]] and is hopelessly in love with Lucretia, who is implied to have been romantically involved with Cathari in the past. A few lines of dialogue (followed by a fade-to-black) between Lelei and Lucretia on the night before the big battle might easily be seen as a [[Relationship Reveal]]. It's a ''[[Suikoden]]'' game, of course, so these are only the most obvious examples.

*** Snagglepuss seems to be an [[Expy]] of Bert Lahr, aka [[The Wizard of Oz|The Cowardly Lion]]. [[Snark Bait|Who was not the other kind of "friend of Dorothy"]].

* ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|He Man and The Masters of The Universe]]'': Though [[Hilarious in Hindsight|looking back]], the "ambiguously" was incredibly tenuous sometimes.

* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'':

** Samy Garvin, who can best be described as [[The Simpsons|Smithers]] from the Simpsons in demon form. The fact that he has [[Always Camp]] dreams of stardom do not help his case.