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9* ''VideoGame/AgeOfWonders3'': The Seduce and Charm abilities here do not discriminate by sex. Female units like the Bard and Succubus are perfectly capable of seducing and charming other girls, and if you manage to get Seduce or Charm on a male (usually by giving a Leader or Hero an equip item with the ability) they will still be capable of seducing or charming other guys.
10* Ezio from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII''. As he walks/runs/[[LeParkour parkours]] across ''[[GratuitousItalian Italia]]'', assorted [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience allies]] of ''both'' genders comment regularly on how skilled, graceful, and attractive he is. Ezio is hard-pressed to hop a two-foot gap between rooftops without a nearby group of thieves making some kind of positive comment.
11-->"[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Who taught you to]] ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything move]]'' [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything like that]]?"
12* Ragna the Bloodedge in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. Besides Jin's blatant HoYay towards him, Arakune's Joke Ending features Hazama wanting to marry an unconscious Ragna.
13** Jin himself as well. He's a ChickMagnet and Nago really wants to take him home. Amane is also interested in recruiting him to his traveling troupe. To the point of even telling him to leave the NOL (even though Jin already defected, by this point). Jin's reaction was just being literally creeped out at the way he stares at him. In Remix Heart, Taro seems to... Love teasing him in a rather unprofessional way. And in one scene where all of the girls are wearing super-sexy bikinis in a beach, the one and only thing that got his attention was... Jin feeling unwell.
14* Jonny from VideoGame/{{Catherine}} is a downplayed example. One of the possible scenes you can get at the bar involves the group talking about him while he's in the restroom. Toby wonders how Jonny is so [[TheStoic cool and collected all the time]], and then says "If i were a girl, I'd be all over him".
15** In ''Catherine: Full Body'' [[spoiler: Rin is an example that's played for drama. Throughout the story, it's clear that the protagonist finds her attractive. Later on, it's possible for these feelings to evolve into genuine love despite the reveal that they're same gender (the protagonist is shown to be heterosexual up to that point). This can potentially lead to a relationship between them.]]
16* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'':
17** Four 4 White-Haired Badasses (namely Dante, Vergil, Sparda and Nero) whose level of manliness is so high that not only do they have a staunch EstrogenBrigade at their feet but also an equally admiring, if not outright swooning, [[SpearCounterpart Testosterone Brigade]], especially Dante. [[StupidSexyFlanders Stupid Sexy Dante...]]
18** In ''Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries'' [[FatBastard the Prison Warden]] hits on Dante in one scene.
19* In the City Elf origin in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', if you're a girl who asks Soris about your fiance's appearance, he says, "''I'd'' trade for him."
20** This also applies to the male main character. [[DepravedBisexual Zevran]] will lampshade this while speaking with the Warden, saying that a handsome man like him must draw a lot of female AND male attention.
21* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', at the Winter Palace ball, Cullen is surrounded by a small mob of both male and female admirers who offer to get him drinks, compliment his looks, and invite him to dance. Blackwall observes "nine women and six men" engaged in such behavior, adding that he's pretty sure the commander has received at least four marriage proposals and may need a bodyguard. Cullen himself is ''not'' happy about any of this, especially if he's in a romance with the Inquisitor.
22* ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'': What Izumi has for Makoto can only be described as a one-sided heavy crush. He actively seeks to be near him, gets upset when he thinks Makoto is avoiding him, hires people to take pictures of him, and when someone once made a joke about producer confessing to Makoto on the school's roof, he stated that if such thing had happened, he would've pushed both Producer and Makoto off the roof and then jump off himself. One of his cards is even named "If you get too close to Yuu-kun I won't forgive you!".
23* In the RPG ''VideoGame/FableI'', an NPC's romantic interest in the (male) player character is represented by a pink heart above their head. If the player ups his Attractiveness enough, those pink hearts will start to appear above some of the guys as well as the girls. It is possible to propose to and marry these guys, too.
24* Playing as Diarmuid Ua Duibhne in ''VideoGame/FateUnlimitedCodes'' will net you a remark about his supernatural good looks from nearly every female opponent you come up against... and from Cu Chulainn.
25-->'''Cu Chulainn''': Yo, sexy man - wanna have a go at it?
26* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
27** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', Faris appears to be this, at first, with many of his crew members having crushes on him. When Galuf and Bartz catch a glimpse of Faris asleep, both fall head over heels for him, causing extreme confusion for Galuf (an old man who claims he hasn't 'felt like that in years'). It soon turns out that he's [[{{Bifauxnen}} actually a woman]].
28** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'':
29*** Setzer, a famous ladies' man and seducer, ends up as this due to a programming oversight/ThrowItIn which leads to both ChivalrousPervert Edgar and HoYay-laden Sabin blushing when he starts putting the moves on Celes.
30** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'':
31*** Cloud Strife from is actually stated to be this in [[GuideDangIt Ultimania Omega Guide]]. "One look at Cloud in drag gets Corneo very excited. Does Cloud's charms enslave even members of the same sex?"
32*** Sephiroth is heavily indicated as being this way. Joining SOLDIER to be like Sephiroth is a common dream of young men in the setting, with him having huge amounts of adolescent male fans. His fan club in ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' is (like the other SOLDIER members') full of adolescent girls, but also male characters [[spoiler: including its owner]]. The content of the fanclubs' emails is mostly based around Sephiroth's pretty hair.
33*** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' goes even further with this, having virtually every named character in the setting, man or woman, fawning over Cloud, remarking on [[SlidingScaleOfBeauty his exceptional good looks]], or attempting to seduce, massage, or mount him. This doesn't just include women and men, but career prostitutes, asexual robots, and Sephiroth. One Japanese fan made a viral "[[https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1258077676562083841 relationship chart"]] humorously listing every character in the game as 'liking Cloud'.
34** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'':
35*** The PlayerCharacter Warrior of Light's relationships with certain NPC's is usually written with a bit of leeway for people to assume a romantic implication, which was confirmed to be on purpose by the developers. Notable examples are Haurchefant, Aymeric and G'raha. There is also a case where within the fifth anniversary livestream, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRJwAabzAY8 two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzmMKtuEuVA segments]] were shown with the Warrior on various dates during the Rising that practically screams ship bait. This happens regardless of the Warrior of Light's gender.
36* [[TheHero Ike]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' has [[GayOption paired endings with two guys]] (Soren and Ranulf), Elincia seems to have a crush on him in ''Path of Radiance'', Lethe is {{tsundere}} for him, Mia is [[InLoveWithYourCarnage in love with his carnage]], and Sothe worships Ike so much that Sothe's ''girlfriend'' Micaiah {{lampshades}} the HoYay by referring to Ike as "the father of Sothe's children".
37* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'':
38** Libra, [[DudeLooksLikeALady the VERY girlish-looking]] [[ChurchMilitant War Monk]]. [[ChivalrousPervert Virion]] seems to be rather infatuated with him [[IfItsYouItsOkay even after finding out he's a dude]], and his solo ending says he was courted by women ''and'' men as he took care of his OrphanageOfLove.
39** Also, [[PlayerCharacter The Avatar]]. Aside of his HoYay with [[TheHero Chrom]] and other guys, Vaike describes him in almost dreamy words when he and Tharja have a talk about him. And some of the more flirtatious talks that the female Avatar has with male charas do ''not'' change if the Avatar's a dude, i.e. Gregor suggests IntimateHealing to ''both'' of them.
40** If one checks on the English version of the Future Past DLC, [[spoiler:Grima in the Avatar's body]] will taunt [[spoiler:Lucina]] via mentioning how much [[spoiler: the Avatar loved her father Chrom (even if s/he is married to someone else)]]. The catch is that [[spoiler: the dialogue ''doesn't really change if the Avatar is a dude''.]] HoYay or what?!
41** Frederick, Chrom's ''very'' handsome BattleButler, seems to have quite the mancrush on his lord. It's so blatant that even ''one of Fred's potential brides'' playfully points out the HoYay:
42---->'''Frederick''': "In truths, I've no eyes for anyone else".
43---->'''Sumia''': "Hee hee! Not even Chrom?"
44* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is no slouch in these regards:
45** No guys in the army can exactly resist the Male Avatar's touch in the infamous "skinship" section (which has people of either gender [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything blushing and thanking the Avatar for calling them up]]), [[NiceGuy Silas]] seems to be pretty enamoured with either him or his female self, Jakob and Kaze are as [[UndyingLoyalty devoted to him]] as they are to the Female Avatar, and [[AntiHero Niles]] is so taken with the guy that ''he can flat out propose to him'' just like he would to a Female Avatar or the other army girls.
46** Prince Leo of Nohr, too. In the ''Summer Scramble'' DLC, the aforementioned Niles and his partner Odin are enthralled with [[AcademicAthlete Leo's surprisingly nice body]] and end up fanboying him just like the female subordinates swoon over their respective male lords.
47** [[spoiler: Leo's son]] Prince Forrest is [[DudeLooksLikeALady incredibly pretty and girly]], and Shigure points out that there are beauties in the army... and then there's Forrest himself.
48* Bridget from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', as in "Everyone's gay for..." And it isn't pure MemeticMutation: any discussion on the character will have multiple male fans saying "I don't care, *she's* ''still'' hot." Of course, being a crossdressing {{Bishonen}}, a ''girl'' finding Bridget attractive is in the same "trap." Subverted of course after ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearStrive -STRIVE-]]'' where she explictly states she was a trans girl all along.
49* Haseo from ''VideoGame/DotHackGU''. He's got his fangirls and Endrance, Ovan, and other guys directing much HoYay towards him.
50* In ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'', this trope can be invoked with a pair of skills named "Charm up!" that can be given to both girls AND [[DudeLooksLikeALady effeminate guys]] and it always makes the boys from the opposing team fall in love with your character, whether it's a girl or a boy, and "Cool up", which can be given to the latter to make the girls fall in love with them.
51* Yuri from ''VideoGame/InfiniteSpace'', considering Cico's obsession to him. There's also his relationship with Dietrich, which is rather questionable when compared to his relationship with other military characters.
52* Ellis in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' is a big fan of Jimmy Gibbs Jr., a famous race car driver. He'll sometimes mention, "If the laws of nature allowed it, I would bear that man's children."
53* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'': Protagonist Lloyd Bannings gets hit on by CampGay Wazy Hemisphere constantly and has a scene with Randy where he's called a "Lady-killer killer" that has some HomoeroticSubtext to it.
54* ChickMagnet Link even has a male character go on about how handsome he is in the adult timeline of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''.
55** Also on the subject of Zelda, arguably Link in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYFd772l7Y these]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o4mK_5tFhU videos]].
56** The June issue of Out, a magazine focusing on gay and lesbian culture, called Link the Hottest Video Game Character in its "What's Hot Now" section for his role in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. From the magazine: "When darkness enshrouds the land, Nintendo's sexy farm-boy-turned-wolf sets out to save the day in this upcoming game. His weapons: a sword, a bow, arrows, and kick-ass grooming skills." This isn't the first time Link has been associated with gay culture -- he was the inspiration for Xandir P. Wifflebottom, the homosexual video game character in Creator/ComedyCentral's ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether''.
57** In a good number of games Link is already quite the ChickMagnet, and attracts more girls for demonstrating his heroic and badass side even among the Gerudo women who are stated to hate men. In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', he even has the male demon Ghirahim fascinated with him. His ChickMagnet nature even extends outside of the games and is mentioned in other series like ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks''.
58** In addition to Ghirahim and the Poe Collector [[http://www.zeldainformer.com/news/that_romantic_spark_part_ix_-_beyond_heterosexual this article]] talks about possible feelings other male characters have for Link. Of note are:
59*** Ricky the Kangaroo from the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle of Seasons]]'' manga who was quite gay for Link: gushing over the [[TheChosenOne Chosen Hero]], oozing admiration at Link's sword skills, and openly voicing his disappointment at the possibility of him having a female love interest.
60*** Fledge is another of Link’s childhood friends in ''Skyward Sword'', who can be described as Link’s biggest fan. Fledge believes that Link can do anything and wants to be exactly like him. It may be a one-sided relationship, but Fledge gives Link several gifts, including a Piece of Heart. Remembering Yeta and Yeto from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', or the Heart Piece in Zelda’s closet at the Knight Academy, the giving of a Heart Piece bears some significance. At night Fledge can be found “working out so that someday [he] might be strong like [Link].” He goes on to say to Link that “it’s not as easy as you make it look. You really are amazing!” Fledge’s infatuation with Link is undeniable, as is his desire to appear strong for Link. He admits that Link seeing him training would be embarrassing, and prefers Link to see him less vulnerable, or even better, strong when throwing pumpkins. To be of use to Link and help the hero in his training makes Fledge somewhat content.
61*** Tingle, the ManChild who wants to be a fairy, is obsessed with Link. However, [[WordOfGod according to]] Creator/EijiAonuma, he is not gay.
62*** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Linebeck]] is implied to have a hidden affection for Link.
63*** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Komali]], the young Rito, is more rational in his admiration. Komali’s affection is largely directed at Medli, but as the game progresses his feeling for Link deepen. Initially these are feelings of hostility for Link’s intrusion in Rito matters, but once Link rescues Valoo, these emotions turn to reverence and respect.
64*** From ''Oracle of Ages'', Nayru’s guardian Ralph is similar to Komali in some ways. Ralph’s feelings, or at least his outward display of them, moves from rivalry to informing Link that his “respect for [him] has grown”, before the end where he simply says “You’re amazing.”
65*** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'', Prince Sidon basically becomes Link's biggest fan after he purifies Vah Ruta and saves Zora's Domain from destruction and often exclaims how incredible Link is with extreme enthusiasm. Additionally, there's a male NPC at one of the stables who will comment that Link has extremely beautiful features and is hit on when he's DisguisedInDrag as a Gerudo woman or by AmbiguouslyGay male NPC.
66* ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'': When Amelia worries that her coworker and LoveInterest Joe might [[AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder hook up with someone else at the baker's retreat]], her ImagineSpot shows both male and female chefs admiring him.
67* ''Franchise/MassEffect''
68** [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] is already a ChickMagnet ''par excellence''. His squad in the first game are a GenderEqualEnsemble composed of three men and three women. By the time the game has ended, ''four'' of Shepards squadmates have fallen in love with him.
69** Garrus, of all people, gets hit on by a male casino guard in the ''Citadel'' DLC, in addition to the surprisingly extensive list of turian, [[InterspeciesRomance human]], and [[spoiler: [[InterspeciesRomance quarian]]]] women who've expressed sexual/romantic interest in him throughout the franchise, including Fem!Shepard herself. He even calls Paragon!Male Shepard out on it in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.
70---> ''(Garrus has just sustained a horrific injury)''\
71'''Garrus''': Nobody would give me a mirror. How bad is it?\
72'''Paragon!Male Shepard''': Hell, Garrus, you were always ugly. Slap some face paint on there, and nobody'll even notice.\
73'''Garrus''': Ha! Oh, don't make me laugh, my face hurts bad enough as it is. Ah well, everybody was always ignoring you, and hitting on me. Only fair for you to get a shot at it.\
74'''Shepard''': ''[[TrueCompanions (smiling to himself and shaking his head)]]''
75* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
76** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'': This is pretty much the source of the Everyone Is Gay For Big Boss {{meme|ticMutation}} on 4chan. The character in question has a rather profound effect on both female (EVA) and male (Ocelot) characters thanks to sheer masculine sex appeal. This carried over to the fanbase -- every now and again someone will pop up on the aforementioned image board and declare their wonderful gay love for him. ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' took it to the extreme by [[{{Deconstruction}} perfectly seriously revealing]] that the events of the ''entire timeline'' were ''caused'' by a very large amount of people ''being gay for Big Boss''. This is even pointed out in [[http://gigaville.com/comic.php?id=283 this page]] of ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFOXHOUND'', in which Liquid Snake comments, "Did any of you ''not'' have a crush on my dad?" to a starry-eyed rest of the group (minus Mantis and Raven).
77** [[DepravedBisexual Vamp]] flirts with and gets uncomfortably close to Raiden all throughout ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''. Their encounter in ''4'' drops any pretense of subtlety, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzLQMO0W9U8#t=1m12s with a scene that's more erotic than some actual sex scenes]], including Vamp licking Raiden's [[VisualInnuendo thick white artificial blood]] off of his crotch-knives, and a session of grappling and [[OrgasmicCombat groaning]] that involves Raiden penetrating Vamp with his sword (the non-metaphorical one). Also, Jetstream Sam, like Vamp before him, is quite clearly flirting with Raiden, getting [[OrgasmicCombat really excited]] while fighting him, calling him [[{{Bishonen}} "pretty boy"]], and giving him battle pointers, relishing the opportunity for a rematch [[spoiler:[[DeathSeeker and hopefully to be killed by him]].]]
78* The "brother" version of ''VideoGame/{{NieR}}'' was a prostitute for some time in the backstory to support his sister. WordOfGod is that [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Emil]] is also into him.
79* ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016'': Apparently Seimei's ''jutsu'' posture is so elegant and beautiful that the Hair Eater is absolutely smitten with him after their battle.
80* In ''Videogame/{{Outlast}}'', poor Waylon gets several unwanted attention. Andrew the doctor who straps Waylon down for the morphogenic therapy ''licks'' Waylon's face. The inmate who sets Waylon free calls him "pretty flower" and promises to "make him purr". The Cannibal makes creepy suggestive comments about Waylon ("Gorgeous. Just the smell!") and Waylon describes him looking at Waylon with a hint of desire. Gluskin mentions that Waylon is one of the prettiest "girls", attempting to woo him, calling him sexual slurs and wanting to make Waylon his perfect "bride".
81* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
82** Tatsuya Suou from ''VideoGame/Persona2'' isn't just desired by seemingly every female character in the game (both major and minor), but by even some of the guys (*cough*Jun*cough*) as well.
83** Teddie's human form from ''VideoGame/Persona4''. He makes extensive use of the BishieSparkle and uses it to manipulate women that he comes across. Not to mention during the crossdressing scene he was the only one able to pull off looking like a girl. One male commentator even exclaimed "I'd hit it" even after finding out that Teddie was actually a guy.
84* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime'' has the Hot Date. He's capable of attracting zombies to his lane regardless of their gender, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-tzYcZWb5E trailer showcasing him]] even has him attract a male zombie on a dating site. What makes this ridiculous is that Hot Date is a plant.
85* ''Creator/RandleSimRacing'' : An enforced example by RSR's founder and developer Davey Randle, who designed his video game and art characters to be attractive to both males and females, men with big hips, thighs, etc.
86* Arthur from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'' frequently gets males -- random citizens and secondary characters alike -- complimenting him in-game about how rugged and manly he is (if they're not calling him "pretty boy" or "effeminate").
87* ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'': In Shovel of Hope's ending, a bunch of women and one burly man swoon over Propeller Knight. This trope can be [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer inverted]] in Body Swap Mode, where the women and one guy swoon over a female Propeller Knight.
88* In ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' expansion "[=FreeTime=]", one of the rewards for a life well lived is a magic lamp containing a genie. If the Sim chooses "Give Me Beauty" as one of three wishes, s/he is granted automatic maximum chemistry with any Sim of his/her preferred gender, and all the Sim needs to do to activate this trope is to "Flirt... Check Sim Out" at least one Sim from each gender. A bug in the code then causes every NPC and their sister to ring the Sim's doorbell at all hours of the night, making a good night's sleep all but impossible but guaranteeing a gigantic stable of friends and/or lovers. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
89* In ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'', the narcissistic [[McNinja Spanish Ninja]] [[Franchise/StreetFighter Vega]] pretty much tells [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kyo Kusanagi]] that he's the only male fighter who's ''almost'' as handsome as Vega himself, much to Kyo's [[DudeNotFunny embarrassment and annoyance]]. Not to mention Shingo's [[HeroWorshipper hero worship]] of him can be ''very'' easily interpreted as a man-crush, and Kyo's tension with Iori is freaking ''legendary''.
90** Also, Vega and Benimaru will both do opening poses normally reserved for female opponents if facing one another. [[TheFightingNarcissist They're that pretty]].
91** In the KOF pachinko game, at some point Kyo is surrounded by fans and then ends up buried under a whole pile of them. The "pile" includes both fangirls ''and'' fanboys, all of them with floaty hearts around them.
92* In ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', Louie Montaine loves to go on about how hot he finds Sonic and lusts after his body after every successfully cleared mission offers.
93* Subverted in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld''. Decus certainly ''thinks'' that his (putrid) cologne has this effect.
94* ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'': YURI LOWELL. There's Zagi's whole violent obsession with him, [[ChildhoodFriends Flynn]]'s massive amount of HoYay, a few NPC seem to be interested in him even after they realize [[DudeLooksLikeALady he's actually a guy]], [[KidHero Karol]] sometimes seems to have a PrecociousCrush and even [[ChivalrousPervert Raven]] has a few moments despite otherwise only showing interest in women (especially [[MsFanservice Judith]]).
95* Neku Sakuraba from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' has a case of this going on. Ignoring the HoYay vibes he gets from Joshua for a moment, there's one point in Week 2 where Minamimoto starts following him and Joshua around, and Joshua wonders aloud whether it's because he's taken a fancy to Neku. Not to mention certain male clerks will start getting a little ''friendly'' with him as their FSG rises.
96* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', [[LongHairedPrettyBoy Lor'themar Theron]], the leader of the blood elves, has an ability called "Mass Charm" which charms members of both sexes.
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