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Kayube Since: Jan, 2001
22nd Mar, 2024 07:20:33 PM

The best option would probably be to go with they/them for the character in general.

number9robotic (Experienced Trainee)
22nd Mar, 2024 07:22:19 PM

We have a forum thread for discussions on character pronouns/identity like this that you can consult. I think it may greatly depend on the context of the show and how the character is actually represented before necessarily settling on a game plan — to me, I'd hazard that tropes covering both incarnations of the characters can be described with neutral "they/them", but I would just wait and see first.

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UchuuFlamenco Since: Jul, 2017
22nd Mar, 2024 07:39:34 PM

There is some precedent with this kind of thing with the case of Care Bears, where some characters therough the many incarnations of the franchise got gender flipped. The franchise shares a characters page and handles this by explaining "they were X originally but has been Y since later revivals" in the characters description for that kind of characters. I know it's not the same kind of situation, but I think it's good to keep in mind.

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