Choosing gender

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'''Choosing gender or biological sex''' is a persistent and common theme in SF, and in particular in feminist SF. These might include simply gender roles, biological sex, both, or some other combination thereof.

Common tropes include:
* Species or societies in which people pick or are assigned a permanent gender / sex during adolescence
* Species or societies in which people are assigned a false gender
** [[Melissa Scott]]
** [[blands]]

* Species or societies in which people can change at will
* Species or societies in which people go through periodic changes
** [[Genderbender]], ''[[X-Files]] episode
** ''[[Commitment Hour]]'' by James Alan Gardner
* Species or societies in which people can alter their gender permanently
** [[Uryuoms]] in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' (webcomic) - many choose their gender although it's not necessarily required

==See also==
* [[Sex-changing societies or species]]
* [[Sex-changing characters]]
* Relatedly, works featuring individuals (minds, souls, character) who can "[[body hop]]"

[[Category:Gender and sex themes]]
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]]

List of computer and video games with female protagonists

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* [[Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Beyond Good & Evil ]]
* [[BloodRayne]]
* [[BloodRayne 2]]
* [[Darkened Skye]]
* [[Drakan]]
* [[Dreamfall (video game)|Dreamfall]]
* [[Final Fantasy X-2]]
* [[Final Fantasy XIII]]
* [[Folklore]]
* [[Golden Axe]]
* [[Grim Grimoire]]
* [[Heavenly Sword]]
* [[Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²]]
* [[Jill of the Jungle]]
* [[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]]
* [[Kya Dark Lineage]]
* [[The Legend of Zelda (series)]]
* [[La Pucelle: Tactics]]
* [[Lula]]
* [[Malice (video game)|Malice]]
* [[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]
* [[Mirror's Edge]]
* [[Nancy Drew]]
* [[No One Lives Forever]]
* [[No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way]]
* [[Odin Sphere]]
* [[Oni (video game)|Oni]]
* [[Portal]]
* [[Resident Evil]]
* [[Resident Evil 2]]
* [[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]
* [[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]
* [[Resident Evil Outbreak]]
* [[Resident Evil Zero]]
* [[Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles]]
* [[Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure]]
* [[Perfect Dark series]]
* [[Portal (video game)|Portal]]
* [[Secret Files: Tunguska]]
* [[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]] (depends on country selected)
* [[Silent Hill 3]]
* [[Still Life (video game)|Still Life]]
* [[Suikoden 3]]
* [[Super Valis IV]]
* [[Syberia]]
* [[Syberia 2]]
* [[The Longest Journey]]
* [[Threads of Fate]]
* [[Tomb Raider series]]
* [[Valis]]
* [[Valis II]]
* [[Valis III]]

==Games with selectable gender==
These games offer a choice for the protagonist's gender, which may or may not impact the story.

* [[Civilization (series)]] (depends on country selected)
* [[Deus Ex: Invisible War]]
* [[Diablo]]
* [[Diablo II]]
* [[Enter the Matrix]] (choice between two named characters, one male, one female, with different stories)
* [[Jade Empire]]
* [[Mass Effect]]
* [[Neverwinter Nights]]
* [[Neverwinter Nights 2]]
* [[Oblivion: the Elder Scrolls]]
* [[Star Trek: Voyager: Elite Force]]
* [[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]
* [[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]
* [[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]
* [[Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines]]

==References and links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Female_video_game_characters Wikipedia female video characters category]
*[http://www.tomsgames.com/us/2007/02/20/the_50_greatest_female_characters_in_the_history_of_video_games/index.html the 50 greatest female characters in video game history]

[[Category:Games and gaming]]
[[Category:Lists of female characters by source]]

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Choosing gender

List of computer and video games with female protagonists