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*** Then again, Haruhi was never that feminine to begin with. {{spoiler|Except, perhaps, for her fear of lightning}}
* {{spoiler|Akira}} in ''[[Mai-HiME]]'' disguises herself as a man. In [[She's a Man In Japan|the German version of the dub]], she's even given a man's voice (and not even [[Cross-Dressing Voices|a woman playing a man's voice]], at that), as the production company was not aware "he" was actually female...
* Akane from ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma
** And in a strange subversion of the trope, [[Gender Bender|girl-Ranma]] had to disguise herself as ''male'' during a martial arts duel to hide the fact that she had been locked as female.
* In ''[[Kaze Hikaru]]'', the main character Tominaga Sei disguises herself as a male swordsman after the murder of her family to avenge herself on their killers, and ends up joining [[the Shinsengumi]].
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* Faris from ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''. Yes, 'his' secret [[It Was His Sled|is outed very early on]], but she doesn't start dressing any differently.
* A [[Good Bad Bug|bug]] (maybe?) actually creates one in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]''. The first stage of the Deep Dungeon/Midlight's Deep occasionally spawns a "male" Time Mage... who [[Screams Like a Little Girl|Screams Like A Girl]], literally. If [[Heel Face Turn|Invited]] into your party, you'll discover that she's actually a female unit in everything but in-battle appearance; she can use female-specific equipment and can access the Dancer class (but takes on the appearance of a Bard when she does), and she is susceptible to Steal Heart from male units (and, if taught the ability, can [[Sweet on Polly Oliver|use the same skill on them]].) She even gets female sprites in the formation menu; just not in battle.
* In the video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[Ocarina of Time]]'' Princess Zelda disguises herself as a warrior named "Sheik" to hide from the main villain and help the main hero. The reveal was a big surprise to players when the game first came out, but now it's [[It Was His Sled|so well known]] you can even have her switch back and forth between the two personas in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.
** On the other hand, people are still trying to discern whether Sheik is male or female; (S)he's almost as confusing as [[Super Mario Bros.|Birdo]]... and the [[Zelda Manga|manga adaptation]] doesn't help matters either.
* {{spoiler|Naoto Shirogane}} of ''[[Persona 4]]''.
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* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' features a theatrical production in a culture where only men may be actors; naturally, if the player character is female, [[All Up to You|she takes the part anyway]]. Of course, [[Recursive Crossdressing|it's a a female part]]...
* Sypha Belnades in ''[[Castlevania]] III: Dracula's Curse''. Being a witch, she had to disguise herself to avoid being [[Burn the Witch|burned]]. The game and manual were fairly good about concealing this fact until the very end. ''Judgment'', however, gives her large breasts and a fanservicey outfit.
* In ''[[Dragon Force (video game)]]'' (the game, not the band), one of the leaders is a female who wears intimidating and bulky armor with a face-concealing helmet for the first half of the game. Her proper gender is indicated immediately if you play as her in the campaign, but [http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/225/junonlb8.gif nobody else knows until she takes off the helmet.]
* In ''[[Rival Schools]]'', Akira goes undercover in a body-concealing motorcycle helmet and leather jacket to investigate her older brother's disappearance. This is necessitated by the fact that her brother attends an [[One-Gender School|all-male school]] for [[Delinquents]].
* A common trope in the early ''[[Metal Gear]]'' (particularly in ''Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', ''Metal Gear Solid'', and ''Metal Gear: Ghost Babel'') had Solid Snake having to rendezvous with a female ally who has already infiltrated the enemy by disguising herself as a soldier. Particularly in ''MG2'' and ''MGS'', the only way to determine who is Snake's contact is to follow said contact to the Ladies' room.
** Or if the player is detail oriented, they may notice that the actually-female soldier sways her hips as she walks, and has slender legs. Snake himself notices it, a fact which is later [[Shout-Out|given a nod]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' when he realizes immediately that [[Samus Is a Girl]].
** In ''Metal Gear Solid 2'', Olga Gurlukovich disguises herself as a Cyborg Ninja similar to Gray Fox from the first game, while disguising her voice and using the alias of ''Mister'' X.
* In ''[[Da Capo]]'', {{spoiler|Kanae Kudou is disguised as a boy due to her strict traditional upbringing, mainly that she's not allowed to flirt with boys. So much that she already had to transfer schools once when her identity was found out.}}
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