History ViewerGenderConfusion / VideoGames

** Due to his dreadlock-like quills and becoming pink in super form, Knuckles was often mistaken for a girl in the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis era. This has decreased over time, though, thanks the voice acting introduced in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast era usually giving him a very deep voice.

** Earlier on, a ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' gave a player-only version in Seliph, who is always treated as male in-universe, but is drawn androgynously enough (particularly in some official art) to confuse some in the audience. It also doesn't help that prior to official localisation, fan translators [[SpellMyNameWithAnS romanised his name]] as 'Celise'. Such confusion spawned this immediately {{memetic|Mutation}} screenshot:

** Then the second playable Water Adept was revealed. A slender, {{Moe}} [[TheIngenue Inegenue]] whose name in Japanese is phonetically identical to "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Harmony]]". And an introductory storyline including an extended ShirtlessScene. The European official site cited the [[DubNameChange redubbed]] Amiti as a girl for a while, and we can't really blame them for being confused. [[spoiler: It might run in the family; Amiti's biological father is heavily implied to be Alex, making Amiti and Rief second-cousins. Once you're looking for it, they even resemble each other.]]

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' brings us [[KidHero Jean]] (pronounced “zjawn”), who can very easily mistaken for a girl at first glance due to his ''very'' androgynous appearance and [[VocalDissonance surprisingly feminine voice]], even by the standards of CrossDressingVoices. In fairness, he's also a pre-pubescent child.
** A fairly extreme case with Rosado, one of Hortensia's bodyguards. Outside of a handful of instances of being referred to as "he", he can easily be mistaken for a husky-voiced female due to his his long hair, fixation on "cuteness", and habit of crossdressing (including wearing miniskirts and feminine swimwear).

** A fairly extreme case with Rosado, one of Hortensia's bodyguards. Outside of a handful of instances of being referred to as "he", he can easily be mistaken for female due to his high voice, long hair, fixation on "cuteness", and habit of crossdressing (including wearing miniskirts and feminine swimwear).

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' brings us [[KidHero Jean]] (pronounced “zjawn”), who can very easily mistaken for a girl at first glance due to his ''very'' androgynous appearance and [[VocalDissonance surprisingly feminine voice]], even by the standards of CrossDressingVoices.

** Due to his dreadlock-like quills and becoming pink in super form, Knuckles is often mistaken for a girl.

* In the first ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', Kunimitsu was an AmbiguousGender PaletteSwap of Yoshimitsu with the same voice, but was made distinctly female in the second game.

** Flick, a male chameleon [=NPC=] who frequents the player's ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons New Horizons]]'' island as a vendor, can easily be mistaken for female due to his androgynous style of dress: he prefers the sort of emo/goth style that is worn without much gender differentiation in real life. There's also the fact that his voice is quite high-pitched, he is evidently very close with his male roommate CJ (sometimes referred to as "his partner", though allegedly that's because they run a business together), and that "Flick" is fairly common as a nickname for "Felicity". Google him and most of the top questions are about his gender and relationship status with CJ; unsurprisingly, he's attracted something of an LGBTFanbase due to headcanons popularly interpreting him and CJ as a couple and/or regarding Flick as non-binary.

** Flick, a male chameleon [=NPC=] who frequents the player's island as a vendor, can easily be mistaken for female due to his androgynous style of dress: he prefers the sort of emo/goth style that is worn without much gender differentiation in real life. There's also the fact that his voice is quite high-pitched, he is evidently very close with his male roommate CJ (sometimes referred to as "his partner", though allegedly that's because they run a business together), and that "Flick" is fairly common as a nickname for "Felicity". Google him and most of the top questions are about his gender and relationship status with CJ; unsurprisingly, he's attracted something of an LGBTFanbase due to headcanons popularly interpreting him and CJ as a couple and/or regarding Flick as non-binary.

* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'': Most players initially confuse Sakura Ogami for a man due to her muscular build and grizzled appearance. The fact that her default sprite features her doing a BadassArmfold that hides [[BoobsOfSteel her breasts]] probably doesn't help either. It's not until Makoto introduces himself to her (and immediately identifies her as a girl due to knowing who she is in advance) that the player is likely to notice that she's wearing a skirt and blouse, has a traditionally feminine name, and generally isn't trying to hide her gender at all. In fact, Sakura demonstrates an interest in feminine dress and pursuits throughout the game; she's just also incredibly physically tough and dedicated to her martial arts discipline first and foremost.

* ''VideoGame/MySims'' has quite a few of these. Take almost any male Cute Sim, for example. There's also a [[{{Goth}} Spooky]] Sim with bangs and an overall androgynous appearance... Nicknamed Goth ''Boy''. He also has a [[CrossdressingVoices female voice]], albeit altered to be deeper and more boyish.

* ''VideoGame/MySims'' has quite a few of these. Take almost any male Cute Sim, for example. There's also a [[{{Goth}} Spooky]] Sim with PeekABangs and an overall androgynous appearance... Nicknamed Goth ''Boy''. He also has a [[CrossdressingVoices female voice]], albeit altered to be deeper and more boyish.

** Susie and Ralsei have their genders easily mistaken by many players. Susie is female, but her character being TheBully and having ragged clothing and PeekABangs had many people believe she was a boy. Likewise, Ralsei is male, but his rather soft and kind personality as well as loving to bake had many people think he was a girl. What also doesn't help is Ralsei wears a pink scarf and when he takes his hat off, his true face is shown to be quite feminine looking.

** All three cookies released in the Lost Kingdom update were subject to this. Pure Vanilla Cookie wears long robes and has a feminine voice but is male, Black Raisin Cookie is easily mistaken for a LongHairedPrettyBoy, and Strawberry Crepe is a small child with pink hair who gets mistaken as both a boy ''and'' a girl but uses they/them pronouns.