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* In the first Tatsumaru mission in ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}} 2'', he is attacked by someone in a Noh costume. He slashes at it, revealing it is Lady Kagami. This works both ways since just like in the West, actors are often all male so a female character being portrayed by a female is truly surprising.

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* In the first Tatsumaru mission in ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}} 2'', he is attacked by someone in a Noh costume. He slashes at it, revealing it is Lady Kagami. This works both ways since just Just like in the West, actors are often all male so a female character being portrayed by a female is truly surprising.
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* In the first Tatsumaru mission in ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}} 2'', he meets someone in doing a Noh routine on the roof of Gohda Castle. The figure attacks him and he slashes at it, revealing it is Lady Kagami. This works both ways since just like in the West, actors are often all male so a female character being portrayed by a female is truly surprising.

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* In the first Tatsumaru mission in ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}} 2'', he meets is attacked by someone in doing a Noh routine on the roof of Gohda Castle. The figure attacks him and he costume. He slashes at it, revealing it is Lady Kagami. This works both ways since just like in the West, actors are often all male so a female character being portrayed by a female is truly surprising.
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* In the first Tatsumaru mission in ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}} 2'', he meets someone in doing a Noh routine on the roof of Gohda Castle. The figure attacks him and he slashes at it, revealing it is Lady Kagami. This works both ways since just like in the West, actors are often all male so a female character being portrayed by a female is truly surprising.
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* In the ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} 3'' mission "The Forests of Ashenvale", the Orcs are surprised not only that they are being attacked by Night Elves but that the Elves are women.
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* The Stellaron Hunter Sam from ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail'' is presented as someone inside a suit of PowerArmor, who speaks in a male voice and is assumed to be a man. [[spoiler:The Penacony Trailblaze Missions eventually reveal that underneath the armor, "he" is actually Firefly, the young woman whom the Trailblazer had become acquainted with as they entered the Dreamscape.]]
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** [[Franchise/StarCraft StarCraft: Ghost]] used this trope for their ([[{{Vaporware}} now infamous]]) trailer, where Nova is given FeetFirstIntroduction:

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** [[Franchise/StarCraft StarCraft: Ghost]] used this trope for their the ([[{{Vaporware}} now infamous]]) trailer, where Nova is given FeetFirstIntroduction:
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** [[Franchise/StarCraft StarCraft: Ghost]] used this trope for their ([[{{Vaporware}} now infamous]]) trailer, where Nova is given FeetFirstIntroduction:
-->[A dropship is carrying a squad of Terran marines and a [[ColdSniper ghost]], who's sitting alone in the shadow, away from the soldiers]
-->'''Vistor''': Hey, tough guy, what's with the loner crap? Why don't you come back here and sit with the real men?
-->[The camera shifts to the ghost's legs, which uncross and the ghost leans forward, only to reveal blond bangs and a female face from the shadows. She simply smirks and without uttering a single word leans back into the shadow]
-->'''Marine''': (snickering) Real smooth, Vistor.
-->'''Vistor''': Shut up...
* Similar to the ''[=StarCraft=]'' example, in ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander'', the player character from the Aeon Illuminate campaign is female, which is only mentioned off-handedly half-way through it.
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* In the ending cutscene of ''Avenger'' for the UsefulNotes/PCEngine, the helicopter's pilot finally removes ''her'' helmet.

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* In the ending cutscene of ''Avenger'' for the UsefulNotes/PCEngine, Platform/PCEngine, the helicopter's pilot finally removes ''her'' helmet.



* WordOfGod states that this was to have been the big reveal at the end of the fifth game in the old UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum ''Magic Knight'' series (''Finders Keepers'', ''Spellbound'', ''Knight Tyme'', ''Stormbringer'' and...). Possibly OlderThanTheNes, possibly not (the first two games both came out in 1985, and the first game definitely refers to Magic Knight as 'he', so it may not have been planned at that point).

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* WordOfGod states that this was to have been the big reveal at the end of the fifth game in the old UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum Platform/ZXSpectrum ''Magic Knight'' series (''Finders Keepers'', ''Spellbound'', ''Knight Tyme'', ''Stormbringer'' and...). Possibly OlderThanTheNes, possibly not (the first two games both came out in 1985, and the first game definitely refers to Magic Knight as 'he', so it may not have been planned at that point).



* In the main series ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games, the assignment of genders for Pokémon have been a part of the series' gameplay mechanics starting with Generation II's ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Gold and Silver]]''. Since then, members of certain species can be either gender, designated to be [[OneGenderRace only one gender]], or genderless. Transferring a Pokémon that could be either gender from Gen I to Gen II would finally reveal whether it's male or female. Players can experience these reveals again, because the Gen I games have been released on the 3DS UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole. Later on, they can transfer Pokémon with unknown genders from those games to ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]''.

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* In the main series ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games, the assignment of genders for Pokémon have been a part of the series' gameplay mechanics starting with Generation II's ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Gold and Silver]]''. Since then, members of certain species can be either gender, designated to be [[OneGenderRace only one gender]], or genderless. Transferring a Pokémon that could be either gender from Gen I to Gen II would finally reveal whether it's male or female. Players can experience these reveals again, because the Gen I games have been released on the 3DS UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole.Platform/VirtualConsole. Later on, they can transfer Pokémon with unknown genders from those games to ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]''.
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* The Power Armor in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series has always been gender neutral, but hearing a female voice from the Power Armor speakers in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' caused players spit-takes.

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* The Power Armor in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' series has always been gender neutral, but hearing a female voice from the Power Armor speakers in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' caused players spit-takes.
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* [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090322080212/castlevania/images/b/b2/SoTN_Old_Axe_Armor.JPG Here]] is the sprite for the playable Old Axe Armor from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin''. [[http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Por_pic_41.jpg Here]] is an official piece of artwork of the same character.

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* [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090322080212/castlevania/images/b/b2/SoTN_Old_Axe_Armor.JPG Here]] is the sprite for the playable Old Axe Armor from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin''. [[http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Por_pic_41.jpg Here]] is an official piece of artwork of the same character. A rare case where this is likely done [[AntiFrustrationFeatures for gameplay reasons]], as one boss has a CharmPerson attack that only works on males, and as Old Axe Armor is the only character who fights alone, that fight would've been UnintentionallyUnwinnable if they were treated as male.

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