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* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls2'' has an open coffin in Things Betwixt that a daring player can climb into, if they're willing to tackle the two rather powerful ogres positioned nearby. For most players, they won't notice anything has happened until they take damage for the first time and their character's voice has suddenly shifted to those of the opposite gender, given that armour pieces rarely have alternate male/female differences, and various animations, while different, are fairly subtle in their differences.
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* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls2'' ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' has an open coffin in Things Betwixt that a daring player can climb into, if they're willing to tackle the two rather powerful ogres positioned nearby. For most players, they won't notice anything has happened until they take damage for the first time and their character's voice has suddenly shifted to those of the opposite gender, given that armour pieces rarely have alternate male/female differences, and various animations, while different, are fairly subtle in their differences.differences.
* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' has a weirder version in the form of Reversal Ring. The ring changes your character's animations to use the opposite gender's, but not your voice. The FlavorText suggests this ring was used to hide Gwyndolyn's gender.
* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' has a weirder version in the form of Reversal Ring. The ring changes your character's animations to use the opposite gender's, but not your voice. The FlavorText suggests this ring was used to hide Gwyndolyn's gender.
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** In regards to this, in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Goenitz is one of the playable characters. His Midnight Bliss form (called [[FanNickname Goeniko]]) has become very popular as a result, ironically turning every gamer's worst nightmare into every hentai artist's dream.
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** In regards to this, in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Goenitz is one of the playable characters. His Midnight Bliss form (called [[FanNickname Goeniko]]) has become very popular as a result, ironically turning every gamer's worst nightmare into every hentai artist's dream.
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** According to some (potentially [[UnreliableExpositor unreliable]]) in-universe sources, [[LizardFolk Argonians]] are said to be sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they can switch genders. The time spent as either male or female is called a "life-phase". ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'' confirm it to be true as one of the DLC of the game shows an Argonian who change from female to male and that his life mate went from male to female.
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** According to some (potentially [[UnreliableExpositor unreliable]]) in-universe sources, [[LizardFolk Argonians]] are said to be sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they can switch genders. The time spent as either male or female is called a "life-phase". ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'' confirm it to be true as one of the DLC of the game shows an Argonian who change from female to male and that his life mate went from male to female. The part about it being sequential is however technically untrue, as it's something they have to initiate with [[WiseTree Hist]] sap, and the event is treated as cause for celebration within their tribe.
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* Although not necessarily a true case of Gender Bending, the 1996 game ''VideoGame/{{Pandemonium}}'' by Crystal Dynamics has a cheat labeled; BODYSWAP, which, when inputted shows the statement "Gender Bender!" The cheat itself, however, only enables in-level character swapping between Nikki and Fargus.
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* Although not necessarily a true case of Gender Bending, the 1996 game ''VideoGame/{{Pandemonium}}'' ''VideoGame/Pandemonium1996'' by Crystal Dynamics has a cheat labeled; BODYSWAP, which, when inputted shows the statement "Gender Bender!" The cheat itself, however, only enables in-level character swapping between Nikki and Fargus.
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** Happens to Laharl in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2'', but only for one Episode. There is an option to pass a bill to turn him back into a girl again. ''Disgaea 5'' allows you to have this version of Laharl as a unit via DLC (or the free-of-surcharge Special Shop in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Disgaea 5 Complete]]'').
** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'' there is an evility called "Gender Bender" that you can equip to any character. It doesn't change their character model, alter cutscenes, or change voices, however certain evilities affect specific genders, and this can be used to gain or avoid certain effects. For example, equip Killia with this evility and he gains the 5% all-map ally stat boost from Axel that specifically affects female units, and becomes immune to the Succubus's male-focused debuff. This effect is as permanent as you want it and can be freely switched on and off. And considering the ''Disgaea 3'' DLC has Female Revya...
** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'' there is an evility called "Gender Bender" that you can equip to any character. It doesn't change their character model, alter cutscenes, or change voices, however certain evilities affect specific genders, and this can be used to gain or avoid certain effects. For example, equip Killia with this evility and he gains the 5% all-map ally stat boost from Axel that specifically affects female units, and becomes immune to the Succubus's male-focused debuff. This effect is as permanent as you want it and can be freely switched on and off. And considering the ''Disgaea 3'' DLC has Female Revya...
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** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'' there is anevility Evility called "Gender Bender" that you can equip to any character. It doesn't change their character model, alter cutscenes, or change voices, however certain evilities affect so it's purely for gameplay purposes, and there are a lot of Eviilities that target specific genders, and genders in the game. One popular strategy in this can be used game that involves using Gender Bender is to gain or avoid certain effects. For example, equip Killia with put this evility and he gains the 5% all-map ally stat boost from Axel that specifically affects on female units, and becomes immune characters with Bodyguards, which gives +5% to all stats per male members in a squad with the Succubus's male-focused debuff.Evility, for a very efficient stat boost. This effect is as permanent as you want it and can be freely switched on and off. And considering the ''Disgaea 3'' DLC has Female Revya...
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* In ''VideoGame/{{OMORI}}'', after [[spoiler:Omori recreates Headspace on the Hikikomori Route]], Medusa will offer a "Mystery Potion" that, if used underwater, will turn Omori into a girl until she either uses it again, looks in a mirror, enters battle, or goes above water.
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* Drag Queen's ending in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal 4''.
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* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', in contrast to the HistoricalGenderFlip of heroes like King Arthur and Francis Drake, Leonardo da Vinci was born, lived, and died as a male. However, when summoned, da Vinci takes the appearance of the Mona Lisa, who represents his ideal beauty, making him a man in a woman's body. [[spoiler:da Vinci even makes her backup body and her Rider clone female as well]].
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* ''VideoGame/SINoALICE'': As part of yet another scheme by Parrah and Noya to get rich quick, Snow White, Cinderella, Gretel and Dorothy temporarily turn male and form an idol unit, 'Phantom Tale', during the White Day 2021 event, ''Men's Banquet of Idols''.
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** PhysicalGod Vivec claims to be a hermaphrodite. One of his stories claims that he produced offspring with [[GodOfEvil Molag Bal]] (the tale of this includes a part where [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar they compare the size of their "spears" and engage in "piercing of the second aperture"]]). The Dissident Priests in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' explain that Vivec just [[UnreliableNarrator made most of that stuff up]] in order to appear more divine than "some guy who stole his Godhood while betraying his friend". There are even some holes in his story, such as the aforementioned "having kids with Molag Bal" as Daedra ''can't create life''. However, you can be sent on a quest by Molag Bal himself to banish a ''daughter'' of his back to his realm... stories dealing with gods in the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe can get very [[MindScrew Mind Screwy]]...
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** PhysicalGod Vivec claims to be a hermaphrodite. One of his stories claims that he produced offspring with [[GodOfEvil Molag Bal]] (the tale of this includes a part where [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar they compare the size of their "spears" and engage in "piercing of the second aperture"]]).aperture"). The Dissident Priests in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' explain that Vivec just [[UnreliableNarrator made most of that stuff up]] in order to appear more divine than "some guy who stole his Godhood while betraying his friend". There are even some holes in his story, such as the aforementioned "having kids with Molag Bal" as Daedra ''can't create life''. However, you can be sent on a quest by Molag Bal himself to banish a ''daughter'' of his back to his realm... stories dealing with gods in the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe can get very [[MindScrew Mind Screwy]]...
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*** Gender change became free of charge in real money in 2020 with patch 9.0 before the launch of ''Shadowlands''. Players only have to go at the barber and pay in gold. Name change is not included however.
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* Players can do this in ''Videogame/ViciousCircle'' if they're killed and then become a Little Dipper, which gives them the chance to kill other players and possess their bodies. The trailer illustrates this with Captain Boom getting killed at the start, and dipping Zella at the last minute (but retaining voice and [[CigarChomping mannerisms]]).
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* Players can do this in ''Videogame/ViciousCircle'' if they're killed and then become a Little Dipper, which gives them the chance to kill other players and possess their bodies. The trailer illustrates this with Captain Boom getting killed at the start, and dipping Zella at the last minute (but retaining voice and [[CigarChomping [[CigarChomper mannerisms]]).
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** An intentional example occurs in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. Meloetta refers to her Aria forme as "Princess" and his Pirouette forme as "Prince". Given that they also refer to each other as different people, they may just be a CloudCuckooLander.
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** An intentional example occurs in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. Meloetta refers to her Aria forme as "Princess" and his Pirouette forme as "Prince". Given that they also refer to each other as different people, they may just be a CloudCuckooLander.case of SplitPersonality.
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* Toward the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Sheik, in a [[ItWasHisSled shocking twist everyone knows]], turns into the princess herself. There's [[FlipFlopOfGod contradictory information]] on whether the change was just [[WholesomeCrossdresser clothes and hair]] ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and color contacts]]), but it certainly looks magical.
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** In ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', the artwork makes it look like fairies are female, and the fairy that Link turns into with the fairy spell uses the same graphics as all other fairies. Thus, it seems as if Link changes into a female fairy with this spell.
** Toward the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Sheik, in a [[ItWasHisSled shocking twist everyone knows]], turns into the princess herself. There's [[FlipFlopOfGod contradictory information]] on whether the change was just [[WholesomeCrossdresser clothes and hair]] ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and color contacts]]), but it certainly looks magical.
** In ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', the artwork makes it look like fairies are female, and the fairy that Link turns into with the fairy spell uses the same graphics as all other fairies. Thus, it seems as if Link changes into a female fairy with this spell.
** Toward the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Sheik, in a [[ItWasHisSled shocking twist everyone knows]], turns into the princess herself. There's [[FlipFlopOfGod contradictory information]] on whether the change was just [[WholesomeCrossdresser clothes and hair]] ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and color contacts]]), but it certainly looks magical.
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* ''[[VideoGame/MrDo Neo Mr. Do]]'' has a powerup that turns the title character into a woman, as if Mr. Do wasn't creepy enough....
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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has a somewhat complicated example in Seth, an ArtificialHuman whose male body was destroyed at the end of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', who then returned in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' inhabiting a new body based on the very female [[AmazonianBeauty Juri]]. It should be noted that while Seth is consistently referred to with male pronouns [[VocalDissonance and possesses a deep, masculine voice]], he's technically just an [[ArtificialIntelligence advanced AI]] with NoBiologicalSex -- if there are any changes to Seth beyond his body, it's that [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody he stockpiled Juri's]] [[AxCrazy insanity]] [[UpToEleven onto his own]].
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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has a somewhat complicated example in Seth, an ArtificialHuman whose male body was destroyed at the end of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', who then returned in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' inhabiting a new body based on the very female [[AmazonianBeauty Juri]]. It should be noted that while Seth is consistently referred to with male pronouns [[VocalDissonance and possesses a deep, masculine voice]], he's technically just an [[ArtificialIntelligence advanced AI]] with NoBiologicalSex -- if there are any changes to Seth beyond his body, it's that [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody he stockpiled Juri's]] [[AxCrazy violent insanity]] [[UpToEleven onto his own]].
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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has a somewhat complicated example in Seth, an ArtificialHuman whose male body was destroyed at the end of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', then returned inhabiting a new body based on the very female [[AmazonianBeauty Juri]]. It should be noted that while Seth is consistently referred to with male pronouns [[VocalDissonance and possesses a deep, masculine voice]], he's technically just an [[ArtificialIntelligence advanced AI]] with NoBiologicalSex -- if there are any changes to Seth beyond his body, it's that [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody he stockpiled Juri's]] [[AxCrazy insanity]] [[UpToEleven onto his own]].
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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has a somewhat complicated example in Seth, an ArtificialHuman whose male body was destroyed at the end of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', who then returned in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' inhabiting a new body based on the very female [[AmazonianBeauty Juri]]. It should be noted that while Seth is consistently referred to with male pronouns [[VocalDissonance and possesses a deep, masculine voice]], he's technically just an [[ArtificialIntelligence advanced AI]] with NoBiologicalSex -- if there are any changes to Seth beyond his body, it's that [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody he stockpiled Juri's]] [[AxCrazy insanity]] [[UpToEleven onto his own]].
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** Demitri Maximoff (or Maximov; it changes) has a move called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOPNAB4C_uQ Midnight Bliss]], in which he turns an opponent into a woman before [[LifeEnergy sucking the life]] out of her. (What happens when he uses it on female opponents varies wildly between victims.)
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** According to some (potentially [[UnreliableExpositor unreliable]]) in-universe sources, [[LizardFolk Argonians]] are said to be sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they can switch genders. The time spent as either male or female is called a "life-phase".
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* Players can do this in ''Videogame/ViciousCircle'' if they're killed and then become a Little Dipper, which gives them the chance to kill other players and possess their bodies. The trailer illustrates this with Captain Boom getting killed at the start, and dipping Zella at the last minute (but retaining voice and [[CigarChomping mannerisms]]).
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* In the Japanese version of ''[[VideoGame/{{Bonk}} Bonks Revenge]]'', your secondary form is not a scarred Bonk like in the overseas version, but rather ''a female Bonk''! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plGx7kZCpMA This occurs at around 1:30 of this video]] if you don't believe me.
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* ''[[VideoGame/SNKGalsFighters SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy]]'' features an all-female playable roster which includes ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' protagonist and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' veteran Terry Bogard...as a buxom blonde bombshell. He doesn't enjoy it.
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* ''[[VideoGame/SNKGalsFighters ''[[VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy]]'' features an all-female playable roster which includes ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' protagonist and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' veteran Terry Bogard...as a buxom blonde bombshell. He doesn't enjoy it.
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** In "Wrath of the Lich King", the player is led through quests to a village entirely inhabited by Hyldnir, female Giants. For purposes of disguise it the player must transform into a Hyldnir, regardless of original gender.
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** In "Wrath of the Lich King", the player is led through quests to a village entirely inhabited by Hyldnir, female Giants. For purposes of disguise it disguise, the player must transform into a Hyldnir, regardless of original gender.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'': You can craft a Gender Change Potion by combining all seven magic herbs, which permanently switches your character's gender. It's purely cosmetic, but its the only way to re-customize that after the character has been created.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'': You can craft a Gender Change Potion by combining all seven magic herbs, which permanently switches your character's gender. It's purely cosmetic, but its it's the only way to re-customize that after the character has been created.
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* ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' has a rather interesting example. [=NiGHTS=], the character of the games gender depends on what gender the person viewing [=NiGHTS=] sees [=NiGHTS=] as. Since [=NiGHTS=] combines with people to escape the Ideya Palace, you've got to wonder what happens when someone sees him as the opposite gender...
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** Happens to Laharl in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2'' but only for one Episode. There is an option to pass a bill to turn him back into a girl again. ''Disgaea 5'' allows you to have this version of Laharl as a unit via DLC (or the free-of-surcharge Special Shop in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Disgaea 5 Complete]]'').
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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'':
** Edwin is transformed into a woman by a Netheril practical joke in ''Shadows of Amn'' (he believed it would transform him into a lich), and is unable to turn back. The game even gives him a second soundset for his female form (though it does nothing to his portrait). He is eventually turned back after many trials, tribulations and being snarked at by most of the other party members. However, [[spoiler:by keeping Edwin in your party through ''Throne of Bhaal'', his WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue reveals that he later tried to make his name by challenging Elminster to a magic duel, who had apparently heard of his previous mishap and made sure to apply the effect permanently this time...]]. This leads into a brief MythologyGag in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', where an angry red-robed woman named Edwina appears briefly.
** Being based on ''D&D'', the Wild Mage class has it as one of the random effects.
** There's also a girdle from the first game that has no effect but to instantly and permanently change the gender of whomever puts it on.
* In the {{VideoGame/MUGEN}}-based game ''VideoGame/TheBlackHeart'', [[DeathSeeker Animus]] constantly switches between male and female appearance. Many attacks are "gender-specific", but he automatically changes gender as appropriate when they are performed, so the changes are mostly cosmetic.
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma Extend'' has two side-stories starring Mai Natsume, the protagonist of the ''Manga/BlazblueRemixHeart'' manga, who has been magically transformed into a girl. Mai also appears in the story of and is a playable character in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction''.
* In the Japanese version of ''[[VideoGame/{{Bonk}} Bonks Revenge]]'', your secondary form is not a scarred Bonk like in the overseas version, but rather ''a female Bonk''! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plGx7kZCpMA This occurs at around 1:30 of this video]] if you don't believe me.
* After the introduction of the Super Science power pack in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', it was possible to use different body types (and, therefore, change your gender when you change your costume) across different costume slots.
* ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} II'', like most games in the series, has a "unit upgrade" mechanic - the "Leonardo's Workshop" wonder, in this case. When built, this wonder will turn all your Diplomat units into the more advanced Spy. The Diplomat is depicted as a stereotypical old-fashioned diplomat, a little man wearing tails, a top hat, and grey striped trousers. The Spy, however, is a busty female wearing a LittleBlackDress. So your diplomatic corps not only gets better skills, but free sex changes!
* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'':
** Demitri Maximoff (or Maximov; it changes) has a move called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOPNAB4C_uQ Midnight Bliss]], in which he turns an opponent into a woman before [[LifeEnergy sucking the life]] out of her. (What happens when he uses it on female opponents varies wildly between victims.)
** In regards to this, in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Goenitz is one of the playable characters. His Midnight Bliss form (called [[FanNickname Goeniko]]) has become very popular as a result, ironically turning every gamer's worst nightmare into every hentai artist's dream.
*** It gets weird when Hugo is Blissed. Just... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6F5WWgGkKc#t=1m40s look at him]] when Demitri is draining his lifeforce... [[spoiler: he [[{{Squick}} becomes]] [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]]!!!]]
*** It just gets weirder in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSvzOhsFJLg&NR=1 this fanvid]] made in ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}''. For example, Miyako turns into [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]] when Blissed.
* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' allows you to transmigrate any non-story character into another class, with the option of changing gender in the process. If that's not enough, you can choose to turn him into a penguin instead.
** A stranger example comes from the ''LightNovel/DisgaeaNovels''. [[spoiler:Lamington states that angels have no set gender to begin with, instead taking in traits from the environment and their own emotions having an effect. Apparently their choices in weaponry also affect the outcome as well, which gets weird when you figure that the angels in-game are all female.]]
** Happens to Laharl in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2'' but only for one Episode. There is an option to pass a bill to turn him back into a girl again. ''Disgaea 5'' allows you to have this version of Laharl as a unit via DLC (or the free-of-surcharge Special Shop in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Disgaea 5 Complete]]'').
** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'' there is an evility called "Gender Bender" that you can equip to any character. It doesn't change their character model, alter cutscenes, or change voices, however certain evilities affect specific genders, and this can be used to gain or avoid certain effects. For example, equip Killia with this evility and he gains the 5% all-map ally stat boost from Axel that specifically affects female units, and becomes immune to the Succubus's male-focused debuff. This effect is as permanent as you want it and can be freely switched on and off. And considering the ''Disgaea 3'' DLC has Female Revya...
* ''VideoGame/DivinityIITheDragonKnightSaga'' features the illusionists; mages who use their talents to reshape one's physical appearance, which includes gender, at no cost. Players are given the option to take advantage of their services in the first area of the game, Farglow, through a rather eccentric individual named Tiresias. Later, once you've claimed your battle tower, you gain access to the services of another illusionist by the name of Hermaphroditus, and then again in the Flames of Vengeance expansion through a woman named Chanelle in the city of Aleroth.
** The names of the two illusionists of the base game are actually both references to Myth/GreekMythology. Hermaphroditus refers to a minor god of the same name, who was the god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men, while Tiresias is a reference to the myth of a prophet by the same name.
*** The myth of Tiresias is even further referenced when Tiresias mentions he's taken advantage of the spells, himself. If you decide to read his mind, his thoughts read "Which was more fun: man or woman. I can never decide."
** One particular quest in the ''VideoGame/DivinityIIFlamesOfVengeance'' expansion, "All the After World's a Stage" presents a scenario where male player characters are required to switch gender, at least temporarily. The quest requires the player to visit a haunted theater, abandoned after an incident where one of the actors accidentally acted out a demon's summoning ritual. Inside the frustrated ghosts of the actresses and director are found rehearsing for the scene. After speaking with the ghost of the director, Alfred, you are asked to retrieve a copy of the script. Afterward, you may ask to help by filling the role of Camilla. If your character is female, you can get right to it. However, if you are male, Alfred tells you he needs a female actor, and to "Come back once you look a little more... feminine." A simple trip to an illusionist sorts this issue out.
* ''Videogame/DragonBallOnline'' lets you create a female Majin but if you want to use the pure Majin power up it will turn you into a clone of Kid Buu (a male) for its duration.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
** The [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Princes]], being technically OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous divine spirits, this applies to all of them, and several of them are known to appear as differing genders at different times. Boethiah is the most prominent example, shifting between male and female forms (and voices) from one appearance to the next (including all of the PronounTrouble that brings). Others will only present themselves as a single gender (Azura and Nocturnal as female, Mehrunes Dagon, Molag Bal, and Sheogorath as male), and Hermaeus Mora forgoes [[EldritchAbomination even trying to resemble anything with a gender]] (although generally speaks with a male voice).
** According to some (potentially [[UnreliableExpositor unreliable]]) in-universe sources, [[LizardFolk Argonians]] are said to be sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they can switch genders. The time spent as either male or female is called a "life-phase".
** PhysicalGod Vivec claims to be a hermaphrodite. One of his stories claims that he produced offspring with [[GodOfEvil Molag Bal]] (the tale of this includes a part where [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar they compare the size of their "spears" and engage in "piercing of the second aperture"]]). The Dissident Priests in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' explain that Vivec just [[UnreliableNarrator made most of that stuff up]] in order to appear more divine than "some guy who stole his Godhood while betraying his friend". There are even some holes in his story, such as the aforementioned "having kids with Molag Bal" as Daedra ''can't create life''. However, you can be sent on a quest by Molag Bal himself to banish a ''daughter'' of his back to his realm... stories dealing with gods in the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe can get very [[MindScrew Mind Screwy]]...
* Actually a play mechanic in Creator/{{Cave}}'s BulletHell series ''VideoGame/{{Espgaluda}}'' -- entering "awakening" mode causes your character's gender to flip, and for all the bullets to move in slow motion. It also makes it possible to cancel opposition bullets by killing the shooter to rack up huge scores. However, if the meter showing how long you can remain gender flipped runs out, you're immediately shunted back to your original gender, with bullets moving at double speed.
* ''VideoGame/FableII''
** The [[ReligionOfEvil Temple of Shadows]] has the "Wheel of Misfortune", which kills human sacrifices through random means. Among its possibilities are electrocution, impalement, beheading and "Gender Change."
** The player has a chance to use a sex changing potion after buying Castle Fairfax. This potion is one-time use and irreversible (the game saves immediately after you use it), unless you play Co-Op online and use someone else's potion. The change is generally acknowledged by the [=NPCs=], but your spouse couldn't care less (unless the situation becomes [[IncompatibleOrientation incompatible]] and your child readily starts calling you 'mum' or 'dad').
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', as you leave Vault 101 after the tutorial, you have the option of reassigning your character's gender. In the PC version, you can also do this with console commands.
* ''Website/GaiaOnline'' lets you change your avatar's gender three times for free, then begins charging on the fourth. A "Gender Bender" potion was also made available.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Geist}}'', John Raimi, the ghost of a man, has to possess several women to progress through the game. This actually becomes important gameplay-wise when you possess towel-clothed Anna, who will not walk past a male-guard without proper clothes.
* ''VisualNovel/GenderBenderDNATwisterExtreme'' is a series of visual novels about this happening to numerous different characters.
* In the VisualNovel ''I My Mist'', the hero Ikumi is accidentally turned into a girl by the titular Ai Mai Mist when he checks up on his friend's scientist father.
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' you can encounter the Furnace of the Mad Science God Lord Lao. There are various recipes of combinations of working parts and fuel that can upgrade your character, and experimenting with other mixtures will usually just summon demons or light you on fire. However, there is one unmentioned combination that will briefly swap your character into the opposite gender (Complete with matching clothes!). This is temporary however and you shift back five seconds later.
* Players in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' can change gender at Ye Olde Gender-Reassignment Clinic in the Sleazy Back Alley, or upon ascension. Either way, gender serves essentially no purpose in the game except for a few words and the hair length of avatars.
* Toward the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Sheik, in a [[ItWasHisSled shocking twist everyone knows]], turns into the princess herself. There's [[FlipFlopOfGod contradictory information]] on whether the change was just [[WholesomeCrossdresser clothes and hair]] ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and color contacts]]), but it certainly looks magical.
* Diermont, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/LureOfTheTemptress'', takes a position which transforms his appearance into that of [[spoiler:Selena, the villain and temptress named in the title]].
* ''VideoGame/MindYourManors'' has a strong gender bending theme, with [[spoiler: three out of four]] endings where the protagonist is stuck as a woman. The severity of the change depends on the ending. To be expected, considering it was done by the creator of the Webcomic/{{Sins}} webcomic.
* ''[[VideoGame/MrDo Neo Mr. Do]]'' has a powerup that turns the title character into a woman, as if Mr. Do wasn't creepy enough....
* ''Everyone'' in ''VideoGame/NexusClash'' is one of these unless they specifically opt out of it. DeathIsCheap and player characters who die respawn in a totally random body, which has an equal chance of being either gender if the player hasn't picked a preference. It's a text based game with PurelyAestheticGender, so the implications of regularly waking up as a different gender aren't explored as often as one might expect.
* ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' has a rather interesting example. [=NiGHTS=], the character of the games gender depends on what gender the person viewing [=NiGHTS=] sees [=NiGHTS=] as. Since [=NiGHTS=] combines with people to escape the Ideya Palace, you've got to wonder what happens when someone sees him as the opposite gender...
* The Amulet of Change from ''VideoGame/NetHack'' switches the player, then disintegrates, leaving him/her stuck. Since this has [[PurelyAestheticGender next to no consequences on gameplay]] ([[HornyDevils foocubi]] will seduce the opposite sex and attack the same, only females can lay eggs, and strange monsters' hatched eggs sometimes ignore male characters), the amulet is considered VendorTrash except for stunts like making male Valkyries. The possibility that it's what an unidentified amulet is isn't considered a good reason not to try it on.
** In the ''[=NetHack=]'' fork ''[[VideoGame/{{SlashEmExtended}} Slash'EM Extended]]'', if the player creates a male Topmodel or female Transvestite as their player character, they instantly turn into the other gender. This doesn't stop them from using the Amulet of Change to revert to their starting gender though.
* Although not necessarily a true case of Gender Bending, the 1996 game ''VideoGame/{{Pandemonium}}'' by Crystal Dynamics has a cheat labeled; BODYSWAP, which, when inputted shows the statement "Gender Bender!" The cheat itself, however, only enables in-level character swapping between Nikki and Fargus.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', [[spoiler:Shadow Naoto]] tries to turn its creator into an adult male through body alteration. Luckily, you can stop it before that happens because all shadows you haven't personally stopped have murdered their originals, the implication being that the operation would have GoneHorriblyWrong.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
** Specific to ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon Crystal]]'', if the player chooses the female avatar, they appear as the male avatar if they want to trade with any other game, as the sprite data for the female avatar doesn't exist in any other compatible version. However, in this game the player's gender choice was [[PurelyAestheticGender purely aesthetic]], so nothing is made of it.
*** Though that's inverted in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonStadium Pokémon Stadium 2]]''; using the Crystal console to select your Pokémon in any arena results in your avatar being displayed as female. It's still purely aesthetic, but still.
** Azurill has a 1 male to 3 female gender ratio, while its evolution Marill has an even gender ratio, meaning 1/3 of female Azurill become male upon evolution. [[LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} In other words, it grows a dick.]] (This is most likely unintended.) This "bug" was fixed as of ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', as said Azurill now retain their genders when they evolve.
** An intentional example occurs in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. Meloetta refers to her Aria forme as "Princess" and his Pirouette forme as "Prince". Given that they also refer to each other as different people, they may just be a CloudCuckooLander.
** An interesting case is Ditto. Once breeding was introduced, Ditto gained the unique ability to breed with ''any'' Pokémon capable of breeding, regardless of the mate's gender. This means Ditto [[VoluntaryShapeshifting transforms]] into a male or female version of the mate's species as needed.
* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'', Maya Fey has the power to recall spirits from the afterlife and into her body. When she does so, her body physically becomes that of the person being channeled ([[MorphicResonance except for her hair]]). And in this game, she channels the spirits of some men (namely [[spoiler:Tah'rust Inmee, a murder victim who had crucial testimony]] and [[spoiler:Dhurke Sadhmadhi, Apollo's adoptive father]]). However, as the soul of the person completely takes over the channeller's body, the potential for {{fanservice}} is severely reduced.
* [[ShapeshifterWeapon Alex Mercer]] from ''Videogame/{{Prototype}}'' is capable of doing this when consuming a female character and turning into her. Then again, [[spoiler:is it really gender bending if you have no gender to begin with?]].
* Microprose's ''Videogame/RexNebularAndTheCosmicGenderBender'' does indeed apply this trope to [[spoiler:its title hero, who temporarily becomes its heroine]]. The titular device is used by the planet's all-female population for reproduction in lieu of actual men. When Rex first meets a local woman who doesn't want to kill him on the spot, she assumes he's actually a woman who has used the device. Rex has to convince her that he's a real man by doing the stereotypical "manly" things, like knowing what a torque wrench is and having no idea how to set a table.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape''
** The Makeover Mage in Falador will change your gender for a fee of 3,000 coins.
** There is a members quest where one of the tasks ''requires'' you to do this if you are male, as, in the words of the enemy in question, "[[NoManOfWomanBorn No man]] [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings can kill me!]]"
* Zohar, TheRival in ''VideoGame/SilhouetteMirage'', has two forms with opposite attributes and gender. As Zohar Metatron, he's a Silhouette-attribute who wields a sword; as Zohar Sandalphon, she's a Mirage-attribute with a gun.
* ''[[VideoGame/SNKGalsFighters SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy]]'' features an all-female playable roster which includes ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' protagonist and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' veteran Terry Bogard...as a buxom blonde bombshell. He doesn't enjoy it.
* Another Creator/NipponIchi example comes from ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters''. [[spoiler:The player character, Revya, was explicitly born as Median's firstborn son all of about 200-some years back. This trope comes into play if you choose to play as a female.]]
* Should Mario grab a Mystery Mushroom in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', he'll turn into the character that was assigned to said mushroom. This includes the likes of Princess Peach and the Wii Fit Trainer.
* Drag Queen's ending in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal 4''.
* Apparently, this is a standard part of military training for the Marines faction in ''VideoGame/{{WarWind}}''. Even if there are no female recruits available for hire in the game, they become women when trained as Grunts at the Barracks.
* ''VideoGame/{{World of Warcraft}}''
** Chronormu, a bronze dragon who 1) had a name consistent with the naming standards of male bronze dragons, and 2) prefers to [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith take the humanoid form]] of a ''female'' gnome named Chromie. This appears to have been an error, though, as her rare appearances in dragon form have since been changed to either just say Chromie, or Chronormi (the female suffix for bronze dragons).
*** Turns out that Chromie has always been female, and it's just a GenderBlenderName. Chromie herself explains this. "Chronormu is not a male name, you just don't understand dragon culture!"
** Player characters gained access to [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney character appearance resets for $25]] in 2008. This includes the ability to change your character's gender. This was used as an explicit selling point for the resets.
** In "Wrath of the Lich King", the player is led through quests to a village entirely inhabited by Hyldnir, female Giants. For purposes of disguise it the player must transform into a Hyldnir, regardless of original gender.
** Using an Illusion Potion near a character of the opposite sex.
** Certain items that transform you into traditionally male creatures do (or did) cause you to be considered male as far as gender specific titles are concerned, such as the Iron Boot Flask which turns you into a male Iron Dwarf. Strangely, while the Pygmy gnome transformation of Pygmy Oil turned the player into a female Pygmy gnome, it would also result in female characters' titles changing to the ''male'' equivalent.
* In ''VideoGame/ZorkZero'', in the Giant Chessboard area, if you send a pawn to the end of the board, he (they're all male) transforms into a Queen.
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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'':
** Edwin is transformed into a woman by a Netheril practical joke in ''Shadows of Amn'' (he believed it would transform him into a lich), and is unable to turn back. The game even gives him a second soundset for his female form (though it does nothing to his portrait). He is eventually turned back after many trials, tribulations and being snarked at by most of the other party members. However, [[spoiler:by keeping Edwin in your party through ''Throne of Bhaal'', his WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue reveals that he later tried to make his name by challenging Elminster to a magic duel, who had apparently heard of his previous mishap and made sure to apply the effect permanently this time...]]. This leads into a brief MythologyGag in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', where an angry red-robed woman named Edwina appears briefly.
** Being based on ''D&D'', the Wild Mage class has it as one of the random effects.
** There's also a girdle from the first game that has no effect but to instantly and permanently change the gender of whomever puts it on.
* In the {{VideoGame/MUGEN}}-based game ''VideoGame/TheBlackHeart'', [[DeathSeeker Animus]] constantly switches between male and female appearance. Many attacks are "gender-specific", but he automatically changes gender as appropriate when they are performed, so the changes are mostly cosmetic.
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma Extend'' has two side-stories starring Mai Natsume, the protagonist of the ''Manga/BlazblueRemixHeart'' manga, who has been magically transformed into a girl. Mai also appears in the story of and is a playable character in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction''.
* In the Japanese version of ''[[VideoGame/{{Bonk}} Bonks Revenge]]'', your secondary form is not a scarred Bonk like in the overseas version, but rather ''a female Bonk''! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plGx7kZCpMA This occurs at around 1:30 of this video]] if you don't believe me.
* After the introduction of the Super Science power pack in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', it was possible to use different body types (and, therefore, change your gender when you change your costume) across different costume slots.
* ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} II'', like most games in the series, has a "unit upgrade" mechanic - the "Leonardo's Workshop" wonder, in this case. When built, this wonder will turn all your Diplomat units into the more advanced Spy. The Diplomat is depicted as a stereotypical old-fashioned diplomat, a little man wearing tails, a top hat, and grey striped trousers. The Spy, however, is a busty female wearing a LittleBlackDress. So your diplomatic corps not only gets better skills, but free sex changes!
* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'':
** Demitri Maximoff (or Maximov; it changes) has a move called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOPNAB4C_uQ Midnight Bliss]], in which he turns an opponent into a woman before [[LifeEnergy sucking the life]] out of her. (What happens when he uses it on female opponents varies wildly between victims.)
** In regards to this, in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Goenitz is one of the playable characters. His Midnight Bliss form (called [[FanNickname Goeniko]]) has become very popular as a result, ironically turning every gamer's worst nightmare into every hentai artist's dream.
*** It gets weird when Hugo is Blissed. Just... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6F5WWgGkKc#t=1m40s look at him]] when Demitri is draining his lifeforce... [[spoiler: he [[{{Squick}} becomes]] [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]]!!!]]
*** It just gets weirder in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSvzOhsFJLg&NR=1 this fanvid]] made in ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}''. For example, Miyako turns into [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]] when Blissed.
* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' allows you to transmigrate any non-story character into another class, with the option of changing gender in the process. If that's not enough, you can choose to turn him into a penguin instead.
** A stranger example comes from the ''LightNovel/DisgaeaNovels''. [[spoiler:Lamington states that angels have no set gender to begin with, instead taking in traits from the environment and their own emotions having an effect. Apparently their choices in weaponry also affect the outcome as well, which gets weird when you figure that the angels in-game are all female.]]
** Happens to Laharl in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2'' but only for one Episode. There is an option to pass a bill to turn him back into a girl again. ''Disgaea 5'' allows you to have this version of Laharl as a unit via DLC (or the free-of-surcharge Special Shop in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Disgaea 5 Complete]]'').
** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'' there is an evility called "Gender Bender" that you can equip to any character. It doesn't change their character model, alter cutscenes, or change voices, however certain evilities affect specific genders, and this can be used to gain or avoid certain effects. For example, equip Killia with this evility and he gains the 5% all-map ally stat boost from Axel that specifically affects female units, and becomes immune to the Succubus's male-focused debuff. This effect is as permanent as you want it and can be freely switched on and off. And considering the ''Disgaea 3'' DLC has Female Revya...
* ''VideoGame/DivinityIITheDragonKnightSaga'' features the illusionists; mages who use their talents to reshape one's physical appearance, which includes gender, at no cost. Players are given the option to take advantage of their services in the first area of the game, Farglow, through a rather eccentric individual named Tiresias. Later, once you've claimed your battle tower, you gain access to the services of another illusionist by the name of Hermaphroditus, and then again in the Flames of Vengeance expansion through a woman named Chanelle in the city of Aleroth.
** The names of the two illusionists of the base game are actually both references to Myth/GreekMythology. Hermaphroditus refers to a minor god of the same name, who was the god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men, while Tiresias is a reference to the myth of a prophet by the same name.
*** The myth of Tiresias is even further referenced when Tiresias mentions he's taken advantage of the spells, himself. If you decide to read his mind, his thoughts read "Which was more fun: man or woman. I can never decide."
** One particular quest in the ''VideoGame/DivinityIIFlamesOfVengeance'' expansion, "All the After World's a Stage" presents a scenario where male player characters are required to switch gender, at least temporarily. The quest requires the player to visit a haunted theater, abandoned after an incident where one of the actors accidentally acted out a demon's summoning ritual. Inside the frustrated ghosts of the actresses and director are found rehearsing for the scene. After speaking with the ghost of the director, Alfred, you are asked to retrieve a copy of the script. Afterward, you may ask to help by filling the role of Camilla. If your character is female, you can get right to it. However, if you are male, Alfred tells you he needs a female actor, and to "Come back once you look a little more... feminine." A simple trip to an illusionist sorts this issue out.
* ''Videogame/DragonBallOnline'' lets you create a female Majin but if you want to use the pure Majin power up it will turn you into a clone of Kid Buu (a male) for its duration.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
** The [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Princes]], being technically OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous divine spirits, this applies to all of them, and several of them are known to appear as differing genders at different times. Boethiah is the most prominent example, shifting between male and female forms (and voices) from one appearance to the next (including all of the PronounTrouble that brings). Others will only present themselves as a single gender (Azura and Nocturnal as female, Mehrunes Dagon, Molag Bal, and Sheogorath as male), and Hermaeus Mora forgoes [[EldritchAbomination even trying to resemble anything with a gender]] (although generally speaks with a male voice).
** According to some (potentially [[UnreliableExpositor unreliable]]) in-universe sources, [[LizardFolk Argonians]] are said to be sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they can switch genders. The time spent as either male or female is called a "life-phase".
** PhysicalGod Vivec claims to be a hermaphrodite. One of his stories claims that he produced offspring with [[GodOfEvil Molag Bal]] (the tale of this includes a part where [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar they compare the size of their "spears" and engage in "piercing of the second aperture"]]). The Dissident Priests in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' explain that Vivec just [[UnreliableNarrator made most of that stuff up]] in order to appear more divine than "some guy who stole his Godhood while betraying his friend". There are even some holes in his story, such as the aforementioned "having kids with Molag Bal" as Daedra ''can't create life''. However, you can be sent on a quest by Molag Bal himself to banish a ''daughter'' of his back to his realm... stories dealing with gods in the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe can get very [[MindScrew Mind Screwy]]...
* Actually a play mechanic in Creator/{{Cave}}'s BulletHell series ''VideoGame/{{Espgaluda}}'' -- entering "awakening" mode causes your character's gender to flip, and for all the bullets to move in slow motion. It also makes it possible to cancel opposition bullets by killing the shooter to rack up huge scores. However, if the meter showing how long you can remain gender flipped runs out, you're immediately shunted back to your original gender, with bullets moving at double speed.
* ''VideoGame/FableII''
** The [[ReligionOfEvil Temple of Shadows]] has the "Wheel of Misfortune", which kills human sacrifices through random means. Among its possibilities are electrocution, impalement, beheading and "Gender Change."
** The player has a chance to use a sex changing potion after buying Castle Fairfax. This potion is one-time use and irreversible (the game saves immediately after you use it), unless you play Co-Op online and use someone else's potion. The change is generally acknowledged by the [=NPCs=], but your spouse couldn't care less (unless the situation becomes [[IncompatibleOrientation incompatible]] and your child readily starts calling you 'mum' or 'dad').
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', as you leave Vault 101 after the tutorial, you have the option of reassigning your character's gender. In the PC version, you can also do this with console commands.
* ''Website/GaiaOnline'' lets you change your avatar's gender three times for free, then begins charging on the fourth. A "Gender Bender" potion was also made available.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Geist}}'', John Raimi, the ghost of a man, has to possess several women to progress through the game. This actually becomes important gameplay-wise when you possess towel-clothed Anna, who will not walk past a male-guard without proper clothes.
* ''VisualNovel/GenderBenderDNATwisterExtreme'' is a series of visual novels about this happening to numerous different characters.
* In the VisualNovel ''I My Mist'', the hero Ikumi is accidentally turned into a girl by the titular Ai Mai Mist when he checks up on his friend's scientist father.
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' you can encounter the Furnace of the Mad Science God Lord Lao. There are various recipes of combinations of working parts and fuel that can upgrade your character, and experimenting with other mixtures will usually just summon demons or light you on fire. However, there is one unmentioned combination that will briefly swap your character into the opposite gender (Complete with matching clothes!). This is temporary however and you shift back five seconds later.
* Players in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' can change gender at Ye Olde Gender-Reassignment Clinic in the Sleazy Back Alley, or upon ascension. Either way, gender serves essentially no purpose in the game except for a few words and the hair length of avatars.
* Toward the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Sheik, in a [[ItWasHisSled shocking twist everyone knows]], turns into the princess herself. There's [[FlipFlopOfGod contradictory information]] on whether the change was just [[WholesomeCrossdresser clothes and hair]] ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and color contacts]]), but it certainly looks magical.
* Diermont, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/LureOfTheTemptress'', takes a position which transforms his appearance into that of [[spoiler:Selena, the villain and temptress named in the title]].
* ''VideoGame/MindYourManors'' has a strong gender bending theme, with [[spoiler: three out of four]] endings where the protagonist is stuck as a woman. The severity of the change depends on the ending. To be expected, considering it was done by the creator of the Webcomic/{{Sins}} webcomic.
* ''[[VideoGame/MrDo Neo Mr. Do]]'' has a powerup that turns the title character into a woman, as if Mr. Do wasn't creepy enough....
* ''Everyone'' in ''VideoGame/NexusClash'' is one of these unless they specifically opt out of it. DeathIsCheap and player characters who die respawn in a totally random body, which has an equal chance of being either gender if the player hasn't picked a preference. It's a text based game with PurelyAestheticGender, so the implications of regularly waking up as a different gender aren't explored as often as one might expect.
* ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' has a rather interesting example. [=NiGHTS=], the character of the games gender depends on what gender the person viewing [=NiGHTS=] sees [=NiGHTS=] as. Since [=NiGHTS=] combines with people to escape the Ideya Palace, you've got to wonder what happens when someone sees him as the opposite gender...
* The Amulet of Change from ''VideoGame/NetHack'' switches the player, then disintegrates, leaving him/her stuck. Since this has [[PurelyAestheticGender next to no consequences on gameplay]] ([[HornyDevils foocubi]] will seduce the opposite sex and attack the same, only females can lay eggs, and strange monsters' hatched eggs sometimes ignore male characters), the amulet is considered VendorTrash except for stunts like making male Valkyries. The possibility that it's what an unidentified amulet is isn't considered a good reason not to try it on.
** In the ''[=NetHack=]'' fork ''[[VideoGame/{{SlashEmExtended}} Slash'EM Extended]]'', if the player creates a male Topmodel or female Transvestite as their player character, they instantly turn into the other gender. This doesn't stop them from using the Amulet of Change to revert to their starting gender though.
* Although not necessarily a true case of Gender Bending, the 1996 game ''VideoGame/{{Pandemonium}}'' by Crystal Dynamics has a cheat labeled; BODYSWAP, which, when inputted shows the statement "Gender Bender!" The cheat itself, however, only enables in-level character swapping between Nikki and Fargus.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', [[spoiler:Shadow Naoto]] tries to turn its creator into an adult male through body alteration. Luckily, you can stop it before that happens because all shadows you haven't personally stopped have murdered their originals, the implication being that the operation would have GoneHorriblyWrong.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
** Specific to ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon Crystal]]'', if the player chooses the female avatar, they appear as the male avatar if they want to trade with any other game, as the sprite data for the female avatar doesn't exist in any other compatible version. However, in this game the player's gender choice was [[PurelyAestheticGender purely aesthetic]], so nothing is made of it.
*** Though that's inverted in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonStadium Pokémon Stadium 2]]''; using the Crystal console to select your Pokémon in any arena results in your avatar being displayed as female. It's still purely aesthetic, but still.
** Azurill has a 1 male to 3 female gender ratio, while its evolution Marill has an even gender ratio, meaning 1/3 of female Azurill become male upon evolution. [[LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} In other words, it grows a dick.]] (This is most likely unintended.) This "bug" was fixed as of ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', as said Azurill now retain their genders when they evolve.
** An intentional example occurs in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. Meloetta refers to her Aria forme as "Princess" and his Pirouette forme as "Prince". Given that they also refer to each other as different people, they may just be a CloudCuckooLander.
** An interesting case is Ditto. Once breeding was introduced, Ditto gained the unique ability to breed with ''any'' Pokémon capable of breeding, regardless of the mate's gender. This means Ditto [[VoluntaryShapeshifting transforms]] into a male or female version of the mate's species as needed.
* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'', Maya Fey has the power to recall spirits from the afterlife and into her body. When she does so, her body physically becomes that of the person being channeled ([[MorphicResonance except for her hair]]). And in this game, she channels the spirits of some men (namely [[spoiler:Tah'rust Inmee, a murder victim who had crucial testimony]] and [[spoiler:Dhurke Sadhmadhi, Apollo's adoptive father]]). However, as the soul of the person completely takes over the channeller's body, the potential for {{fanservice}} is severely reduced.
* [[ShapeshifterWeapon Alex Mercer]] from ''Videogame/{{Prototype}}'' is capable of doing this when consuming a female character and turning into her. Then again, [[spoiler:is it really gender bending if you have no gender to begin with?]].
* Microprose's ''Videogame/RexNebularAndTheCosmicGenderBender'' does indeed apply this trope to [[spoiler:its title hero, who temporarily becomes its heroine]]. The titular device is used by the planet's all-female population for reproduction in lieu of actual men. When Rex first meets a local woman who doesn't want to kill him on the spot, she assumes he's actually a woman who has used the device. Rex has to convince her that he's a real man by doing the stereotypical "manly" things, like knowing what a torque wrench is and having no idea how to set a table.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape''
** The Makeover Mage in Falador will change your gender for a fee of 3,000 coins.
** There is a members quest where one of the tasks ''requires'' you to do this if you are male, as, in the words of the enemy in question, "[[NoManOfWomanBorn No man]] [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings can kill me!]]"
* Zohar, TheRival in ''VideoGame/SilhouetteMirage'', has two forms with opposite attributes and gender. As Zohar Metatron, he's a Silhouette-attribute who wields a sword; as Zohar Sandalphon, she's a Mirage-attribute with a gun.
* ''[[VideoGame/SNKGalsFighters SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy]]'' features an all-female playable roster which includes ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' protagonist and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' veteran Terry Bogard...as a buxom blonde bombshell. He doesn't enjoy it.
* Another Creator/NipponIchi example comes from ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters''. [[spoiler:The player character, Revya, was explicitly born as Median's firstborn son all of about 200-some years back. This trope comes into play if you choose to play as a female.]]
* Should Mario grab a Mystery Mushroom in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', he'll turn into the character that was assigned to said mushroom. This includes the likes of Princess Peach and the Wii Fit Trainer.
* Drag Queen's ending in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal 4''.
* Apparently, this is a standard part of military training for the Marines faction in ''VideoGame/{{WarWind}}''. Even if there are no female recruits available for hire in the game, they become women when trained as Grunts at the Barracks.
* ''VideoGame/{{World of Warcraft}}''
** Chronormu, a bronze dragon who 1) had a name consistent with the naming standards of male bronze dragons, and 2) prefers to [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith take the humanoid form]] of a ''female'' gnome named Chromie. This appears to have been an error, though, as her rare appearances in dragon form have since been changed to either just say Chromie, or Chronormi (the female suffix for bronze dragons).
*** Turns out that Chromie has always been female, and it's just a GenderBlenderName. Chromie herself explains this. "Chronormu is not a male name, you just don't understand dragon culture!"
** Player characters gained access to [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney character appearance resets for $25]] in 2008. This includes the ability to change your character's gender. This was used as an explicit selling point for the resets.
** In "Wrath of the Lich King", the player is led through quests to a village entirely inhabited by Hyldnir, female Giants. For purposes of disguise it the player must transform into a Hyldnir, regardless of original gender.
** Using an Illusion Potion near a character of the opposite sex.
** Certain items that transform you into traditionally male creatures do (or did) cause you to be considered male as far as gender specific titles are concerned, such as the Iron Boot Flask which turns you into a male Iron Dwarf. Strangely, while the Pygmy gnome transformation of Pygmy Oil turned the player into a female Pygmy gnome, it would also result in female characters' titles changing to the ''male'' equivalent.
* In ''VideoGame/ZorkZero'', in the Giant Chessboard area, if you send a pawn to the end of the board, he (they're all male) transforms into a Queen.
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