History WMG / RomanticallyApocalyptic

While there is evidence to suggest that the Captain is a female, there perhaps s/he is both male and female at the same time: The "Que Sera" video states that his/her DNA and Chromosomes were altered when he/she was little. Thus, if the girl/woman in that video is indeed the Captain, then perhaps s/he started life as a female, but took on male characteristics due to this tampering, such as a deeper, male-like voice, superior strength and endurance, etc. Therefore, s/he is both male and female at the same time. Also, the Captain is found to be horridly radioactive. There's no way that his/her biology isn't affected in one way or another. Furthermore, [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/Captain-by-Rizude-Chan-276088176 this]] image, submitted by a fan for a contest, was posted to the [[{{WordOfGod}} author]] of ''Romantically Apocalyptic'''s DeviantArt account, categorized as "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Males." However, as of this posting, the author has changed the category to "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Females." Either this is evidence for the above WMG, or the author is messing with us by changing the gender every so often. Or both. To top it all off, the Captain is modelled by both men and women.

{{Word of God}} says that one of the characters is female and so far, all the evidence seems to point to the Captain. S/he's referred to as a "little girl" on more than one occasion and the jumpsuit-thingy girl the comic's creator draws might be the same as the girl on the operating table featured in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5geL0EwZK18 The Captain's song]].
* This is either confirmed, or [[TeasingCreator the author is messing with us]]. All the pics of The Captain that the creator has posted to DeviantArt lately have been in the "females" category: [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/DESIRE-280384671]].

While there is evidence to suggest that The Captain is a female, there perhaps s/he is both male and female at the same time: The "Que Sera" video states that his/her DNA and Chromosomes were altered when he/she was little. Thus, if the girl/woman in that video is indeed the Captain, then perhaps s/he started life as a female, but took on male characteristics due to this tampering, such as a deeper, male-like voice, superior strength and endurance, etc. Therefore, s/he is both male and female at the same time. Also, The Captain is found to be horridly radioactive. There's no way that his/her biology isn't affected in one way or another.
* [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/Captain-by-Rizude-Chan-276088176 This]] image, submitted by a fan for a contest, was posted to the [[{{WordOfGod}} author]] of ''Romantically Apocalyptic'''s DeviantArt account, categorized as "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Males." However, as of this posting, the author has changed the category to "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Females." Either this is evidence for the above WMG, or the author is messing with us by changing the gender every so often. Or both.
* Captain is modelled by both men and women.

[[WMG: Alternately, [[{{Transsexual}} The Captain is MtF]].]]
No transition or anything because there's no way she could get it, but may explain the deep voice despite other contradictions. The girl/woman in the video is indeed the Captain, but it's more how she sees herself than how she really was.
* In one of his [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/journal/PILOT-A-CAPTIVE-AUDIENCE-284767775 journals]], Pilot refers to the Captain, saying "EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T BORN A 'LITTLE GIRL IN A STRANGE AND FORGOTTEN COUNTRY FORMERLY KNOWN AS GERMANY'..." The fact that he specifies "born a little girl" seems to suggest that this was a temporary state.

Well, [[spoiler:Mr. Snippy's last name really is Snippy]], so why not? And it is a bit strange for someone who speaks fluent English to refer to themselves as "Zee Captain" instead of "The Captain."
* [[http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/65 This strip]] might lend credence to this, as in the description, Engineer refers to him as "Zee Captain" despite his serious personality and the otherwise grave tone of his entry.

Either that or it's between Pilot and Zee Captain. In the journals written on the [[{{WordOfGod}} author's deviantART]], the entries written by Snippy use "he" for Pilot but avoid assigning any gender-specific pronouns to The Captain (again, it's possible that this is a case of UnreliableNarrator).

[[WMG: Something terrible will happen if The Captain's gender is mentioned.]]
Because (as mentioned above) InUniverse, Snippy specifically avoids referring to The Captain as "he" or "she" in the journals. This would make sense if Snippy honestly didn't know what The Captain's gender is, but, as explained in this [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/journal/SNIPPY-BIOGRAPHICAL-DATA-001-279495341]] journal, Snippy knew The Captain when [[spoiler:he/she was "Subject Seven"]] and mentions having seen footage of him/her causing trouble involving tea being spilled on electronics. There wouldn't be any reason for The Captain to be wearing a gas mask before the apocalypse, so Snippy should have seen The Captain's face at some point. It's much easier to use pronouns like "him" or "her" when talking about someone else (as Snippy does when mentioning Pilot), but for some reason he refuses to label The Captain as male or female. So, either The Captain's face and voice were so androgynous that Snippy couldn't tell his/her gender, or Snippy '''can't''' tell anyone about The Captain's gender. It's also possible that The Captain always wore a gas mask even ''before'' the apocalypse, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} because s/he's just weird like that]].

The ''real'' reason Snippy follows him/her around is to make sure s/he doesn't mess things up further (after all, the fact that there are still living creatures -- even if most of them are freaky mutant things -- implies that there may still be some hope for the world).
* This seems to be confirmed by a comic revealing that "he spilled tea on the server banks", and Engineer's outburst at Captain, proclaiming, "This is all your fault"! This is also mentioned on Snippy's tumblr, when a fan asks who he blames for the apocalypse. Then there's the fact that in an early comic, Captain is finishing a "conversation" with a skeleton with, "...and that's how I caused World War 3".
** More specifically, [[spoiler:Captain's tea destroyed several server banks, and, feeling threatened, ANNET killed everyone in the facility and took over everyone who was connected to the neural network. In order to shut her down, Engineer had to nuke the place]].

[[WMG: Zee Captain is Haruhi Suzumiya.]]

If the Captain is [[SamusIsAGirl female]], (or even if he [[HoYay isn't]]) then if you think about it Snippy being {{Tsundere}} for Captain ''totally'' makes sense. Note how he chooses Captain as his favorite... [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]], and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge his]] [[CrazyJealousGuy reaction]] [[RaceForYourLove when]] he finds out [[BerserkButton Pilot's taken captain from him]].

* [[spoiler:Jossed: Engineer is male as well]].

* Jossed: Engineer is male as well.

** More specifically, Captain's tea destroyed several server banks, and, feeling threatened, ANNET killed everyone in the facility and took over everyone who was connected to the neural network. In order to shut her down, Engineer had to nuke the place.

Since Snippy is confirmed to be male as well, this would presumably make Pilot female.

* [[http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/65 This strip]] might lend credence to this, as in the description, Engineer refers to him as "Zee Captain" despite the otherwise serious tone of his speech.

[[WMG: Snippy [[SubordinateExcuse has a thing for Captain.]] ]]
If the Captain is [[SamusIsAGirl female]], (or even if he [[HoYay isn't]]) then if you think about it Snippy being {{Tsundere}} for Captain ''totally'' makes sense. Note how He chooses Captain as his favorite...[[VitriolicBestBuds friend,]] and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge his]] [[CrazyJealousGuy reaction]] [[RaceForYourLove when]] he finds out [[BerserkButton Pilot's taken captain from him.]]

If the Captain is [[SamusIsAGirl female]], (or even if he [[HoYay isn't]]) then if you think about it Snippy being {{Tsundere}} for Captain ''totally'' makes sense. Note how He chooses Captain as his favorite...[[VitrolicBestBuds friend,]] and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge his]] [[CrazyJealousGuy reaction]] [[RaceForYourLove when]] he finds out [[BerserkButton Pilot's taken captain from him.]]

* This seems to be confirmed by a comic revealing that "he spilled tea on the server banks", and Engineer's outburst at Captain proclaiming "this is all your fault"! This is also mentioned on Snippy's tumblr, when a fan asks who he blames for the apocalypse.

{{Word of God}} says that one of the characters is female and so far, all the evidence seems to point to the Captain. S/he's referred to as a "little girl" on more than one occasion and the jumpsuit-thingy girl the comic's creator draws might be the same as the girl on the operating table featured in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5geL0EwZK18 The Captain's song]].

[[WMG: Romantically Apocalyptic is set in the same universe as ''GoneWithTheBlastwave''.]]

* [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/Captain-by-Rizude-Chan-276088176 This]] image, submitted by a fan for a contest, was posted to the [[{{WordOfGod}} author of RA's]] DeviantArt account, categorized as "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Males." However, as of this posting, the author has changed the category to "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Females." Either this is evidence for the above WMG, or the author is messing with us by changing the gender every so often. Or both.

* [[{{WordOfGod}} The author]] has been writing journals on DeviantArt from the POV of the characters, and Snippy uses "his" (near the bottom) in reference to Pilot [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/journal/SNIPPY-ON-THE-ROAD-TO-279726953]]. However, he may just be assuming that Pilot is a man, as he never mentions having seen Pilot without his mask. So Snippy, Engie, and most likely Pilot ([[UnreliableNarrator unless Snippy is assuming]]) are male.

Either that or it's between Pilot and Zee Captain.
* In the journals written on the [[{{WordOfGod}} author's deviantART]], the entries written by Snippy use "he" for Pilot but avoid assigning any gender-specific pronouns to The Captain (again, it's possible that this is a case of UnreliableNarrator).

** [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/Captain-by-Rizude-Chan-276088176 This]] image, submitted by a fan for a contest, was posted to the [[{{WordOfGod}} author of RA's]] DeviantArt account, categorized as "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Males." However, as of this posting, the author has changed the category to "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Females." Either this is evidence for the above WMG, or the author is messing with us by changing the gender every so often. Or both.

WordOfGod says that one of the characters is female and so far, all the evidence seems to point to the Captain. "Come here little girl," "When I was just a little girl," and the jumpsuit-thingy girl Vitaly draws might be the same as the girl on the operating table featured in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5geL0EwZK18 Captain's song]].
* This is either confirmed, or the author is messing with us. All the pics of the Captain that the creator of RA has posted to DeviantArt lately have been in the "females" category: [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/DESIRE-280384671]] .

[[WMG: Romantically Apocalyptic is set in the same universe as GoneWithTheBlastwave.]]
The Captain and the rest were simply cut off from their respective armies at around the same time the bombs fell, and thus had joined up for the purpose of survival (Due to the lack of friendly soldiers and thus supplies) and friendship (Due to boredom). Their uniforms are old pre-war clothing and masks, which explains why they don't look like their original armies.

[[WMG: The Captain is a Hermaphrodite.]]
While there is evidence to suggest that the Captain is a female, there perhaps the Captain is both male and female at the same time: The "Que Sera" video states that the Captain's DNA and Chromosomes were altered when he/she was little. Thus, if the girl/woman in that video is indeed the Captain, then perhaps the Captain started life as a female, but took on male characteristics due to this tampering, such as a deeper, male-like voice, superior strength and endurance, etc. Therefore, the Captain is both male and female at the same time.
** [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/Captain-by-Rizude-Chan-276088176 This]] image, submitted by a fan for a contest, was posted to the [[{{WordOfGod}} author of RA's]] deviantart account, categorized as "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Males." However, as of this posting, the author has changed the category to "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Females." Either this is evidence for the above WMG, or the author is messing with us by changing the gender every so often. Or both.
** Also, Captain is found to be horridly radioactive. There's no way that his/her biology isn't affected in one way or another...

[[WMG: Alternately, the Captain is MtF]]

[[WMG: The Captain is male]]

* [[{{WordOfGod}} The author]] has been writing journals on Deviantart from the POV of the characters, and Snippy uses "his" (near the bottom) in reference to Pilot [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/journal/SNIPPY-ON-THE-ROAD-TO-279726953]]. However, he may just be assuming that Pilot is a man, as he never mentions having seen Pilot without his mask. So Snippy, Engie, and most likely Pilot (unless Snippy is assuming) are male.

[[WMG: Captain's real name is Zee Captain]]
Well, Mr. Snippy's last name really is Snippy, so why not? And it is a bit strange for someone who speaks fluent English to refer to themselves as "Zee Captain" instead of "The Captain."

* In the journals written on the [[{{WordOfGod}} author's Deviantart]], the entries written by Snippy use "he" for Pilot but avoid assigning any gender-specific pronouns to Captain.

[[WMG: Something terrible will happen if Captain's gender is mentioned.]]
Because (as mentioned above) in-universe, Snippy specifically avoids referring to Captain as "he" or "she" in the journals written by the author. This would make sense if Snippy honestly didn't know what Captain's gender is, but, as explained in this [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/journal/SNIPPY-BIOGRAPHICAL-DATA-001-279495341]] journal, Snippy knew of Captain when he/she was "Subject Seven" and mentions having seen footage of him/her causing trouble involving tea being spilled on electronics. There wouldn't be any reason for Captain to be wearing a gas mask before the apocalypse, so Snippy should have seen Captain's face at some point. It's much easier to use pronouns like "him" or "her" when talking about someone else (as Snippy does when mentioning Pilot), but for some reason he refuses to label Captain as male or female. So, either Captain's face and voice were so androgynous that Snippy couldn't tell his/her gender, or Snippy '''can't''' tell anyone about Captain's gender.

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* [[{{WordOfGod}} The author]] has been writing journals on Deviantart from the POV of the characters, and Snippy refers to Pilot as "he" multiple times [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/journal/SNIPPY-ON-THE-ROAD-TO-279726953]]. However, he may just be assuming that Pilot is a man, as he never mentions having seen Pilot without his mask.

* In the journals written on the [[{{WordOfGod}} author's Deviantart]], the entries written by Snippy refer to Pilot as "he," but avoid assigning any gender-specific pronouns to Captain.

** This [[http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/art/Captain-by-Rizude-Chan-276088176?q=gallery%3Aalexiuss%2F34525097&qo=4]] image, submitted by a fan for a contest, was posted to the [[{{WordOfGod}} author of RA's]] deviantart account, categorized as "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Males." However, as of this posting, the author has changed the category to "Customization/Wallpaper/People/Females." Either this is evidence for the above WMG, or the author is messing with us by changing the gender every so often. Or both.