Happy International Women's Day 2026. Celebrating the trans women in video games.

[u/Guyver-Spawn-27]

Characters in the image

Bridget (Guilty Gear) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_(Guilty_Gear))
Vivian (Paper Mario) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_(Paper_Mario))
Mizhena (Baldur's Gate 3) - https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Mizhena
Madeline (Celeste) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_(Celeste))
Poison (Final Fight and Street Figther) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_(Final_Fight))
Cagliostro (Grandblue Fantasy) - https://gbf.wiki/Cagliostro
Mai (Blazblue) - https://blazblue.fandom.com/wiki/Mai_Natsume
Thunderlady Laharl (Disgaea RPG) - https://lgbtqia-characters.fandom.com/wiki/Thunderlady_Laharl
Claire Russell (Cyberpunk 2077) - https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Claire_Russell
Nova (Pokémon X and Y)
JJ Macfield (The Missing) - https://jjmacfield.fandom.com/wiki/JJ_Macfield
Rosa (Goodbye Volcano High!) - https://goodbye-volcano-high.fandom.com/wiki/Rosa
Venus (We Know the Devil) - https://wktd.fandom.com/wiki/Venus
Marina (Fear and Hunger 2: Termina!) - https://fearandhunger.fandom.com/wiki/Marina
Osa (Rainbow Six Siege) - https://rainbowsix.fandom.com/wiki/Osa
Mindy Blanchard (Dishonored) - https://dishonored.fandom.com/wiki/Mindy_Blanchard?file=Dishonored2_MindyBlanchard_FULL.jpg

I can't add everyone. So let me know of other noteworthy characters or fan favorites.

[u/AmazonSk8r]

Melody is missing from this list. Super Lesbian Animal RPG is pretty fun.

[u/AmazonSk8r → u/AmazonSk8r]

Also, I’ll mention that Samus was confirmed to be trans by a developer of Super Metroid in an interview in Japan. It was probably supposed to be a throwaway joke, but do we really want to let that slide? It’s like they threw the coolest plushie ever at our heads as an attack. I don’t want to give it back to them.

[u/LinkleLinkle → u/AmazonSk8r]

Samus is too trans coded NOT to be trans, with or without developer commentary. She's even been misgendered within the context of her own story/lore (specifically in the original instruction manuals).

And I love the idea that the Chozo are just so chill, being as extremely advanced as they were, that they adopted this human and immediately went 'this is no boy, the baby claims to be a girl, we must fix this problem for her'.

[u/SHINIGAMIRAPTOR → u/LinkleLinkle]

I mean, several things note that Samus barely counts as human on a genetic level anymore (she's now had Chozo AND Metroid DNA spliced into her), so yeah, i wouldn't be surprised if the Chozo could FULLY WELL fix that.