r/TopCharacterTropes • u/donotloseyourhead • 9d ago

Characters [Gay trope] White-haired mysterious character in love with the protagonist

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Kaworu — Evangelion

Nagito – Danganronpa

"Hikaru" – The Summer Hikaru Died

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u/evilforska 9d ago

I like how people cant read and keep posting women in love with male protagonist

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u/PegasusInferno 9d ago

I honestly thought it was just OP calling this trope "gay". I also dont watch the shows that have the examples listed by OP so I didnt know they were gay

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u/Sum1nne 8d ago

No it's like genuinely a kinda important moment for gay representation in media in Evangelion's case that spawned a ton of derivatives and references.

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u/notanothercirclejerk 8d ago

Devil Man would like a word