History Main / NoBiologicalSex

* ''Literature/TheBible'': YHWH technically doesn't have or need a physical sex. Being an unfathomable entity, this is a given. In the past, God has been arbitrarily assigned male gender nouns and pronouns because [[ItIsDehumanizing "It" is disrespectful]], and the Hebrew language has no neutral gender to begin with. However, feminine nouns are sometimes used in Jewish religious literature when God is credited with female gender characteristics such as nurturing and tenderness. The ancient Hebrews even used [[IAmLegion plural]] words for God sometimes. Christians are much more likely than Jews or Muslims to think of God as male since He got a woman pregnant and sired a male who was also Himself, in a way,, but other Christians interpret God as neither male nor female too. However, the Christian interpretation technically averts this, since Jesus (who is part of the Trinity) is a man, regardless of what applies to the other parts of the trinity. It occasionally is given as one of the reasons why Catholics will only allow men to serve as priests.

* The character Q from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' counts. The Q Continuum's ranks are filled with entities that lack organic bodies and live as EnergyBeings with MindOverMatter as their collective superpower (so much so that they can warp reality). Because they lack bodies in their "true" forms, the Q can appear as anything they want, human, animals, objects, etc. The primary Q we follow in the story (played by John De Lancie) appears to Captain Picard (and his contemporaries Sisko and Janeway) as a middle-aged man but is not limited to that appearance. As far as gender is concerned Q points out to Picard at one point that he could have appeared as a woman in their earlier encounters had he wanted to. In the novels, when told by female Star Fleet officers that he doesn't know what it's like to be a woman so he shouldn't comment on their concerns... Q turns into a woman just to mess with them. Additionally, Q reproduction does exist but it's not like human sex at all but is rather about Q using their EnergyBeing forms to combine energy signatures from 2 parent Qs in order to create a new Q with traits from both. Though the Q are capable of reproduction as humans do it, thanks to their shapeshifting powers. Amanda Rogers is the product of two Q who turned into a male and a female respectively in order to give birth to her. However, this form of birth leaves the "human" Q vulnerable because their powers don't fully manifest until they're about 19 or 20. Amanda Rogers doesn't realize she's not human until these powers finally manifest.

* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angels]] and [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Devils]] are both spiritual creatures of [[EnergyBeing primordial flame]] with no biological means of reproduction and, at most, cosmetic sexual characteristics. Angels' spiritual forms become more human-looking [[HumanityIsInfectious the closer they get to humanity]], which most of them consider a moral failing at best and criminal at worst; White Chain rankles at being called female, but defends feeling "a little... feminine." Devils, on the other hand, are fine with adopting human gender identities and even [[GenderBender swap them]] without much fanfare. They do seem to be predominately male, but that likely has something to do with the multiverse being excessively misogynistic.

* The ur-viles (and their DefectorFromDecadence offshoots, the waynhim) from the ''Literature/ChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'' have neither biological sex nor gender identity and are always referred to as "it". Justified, because they are artificial beings created by the [[OurLichesAreDifferent demondim]], who were in turn created by the [[EnergyBeing Viles]][[note]] Each group, motivated by self-loathing, was trying to create beings radically different from themselves, leading to the transition from pure spirits to undead creatures to physical living beings[[/note]]; ur-viles can't reproduce by natural means, instead apparently growing new ur-viles in vats.

** [[OurMonstersAreWeird Randomly-generated monsters]], such as [[OurTitansAreDifferent titans]], [[EldritchAbomination Forgotten Beasts]], and a third category that fans have [[FanNickname affectionately nicknamed]] "[[UnusualEuphemism clowns]]" (among other things) to avoid spoilers.

* ''Literature/TheBible'': YHWH technically doesn't have or need a physical sex. Being an unfathomable entity, this is a given. In the past, God has been arbitrarily assigned male gender nouns and pronouns because [[ItIsDehumanizing "It" is disrespectful]], and the Hebrew language has no neutral gender to begin with. However, feminine nouns are sometimes used in Jewish religious literature when God is credited with female gender characteristics such as nurturing and tenderness. The ancient Hebrews even used [[IAmLegion plural]] words for God sometimes. Christians are much more likely than Jews or Muslims to think of God as male since He got a woman pregnant and sired a male who was also Himself, in a way, depending on which Christian sect you ask.

** The Christian interpretation technically averts this, since Jesus (who is part of the Trinity) is a man, regardless of what applies to the other parts of the trinity. It occasionally is given as one of the reasons why Catholics will only allow men to serve as priests.

* In ''Series/EarthFinalConflict'' the Taelons are said to be neither male nor female, though they are refered to using masculin pronouns for sake of simplicity.

* The Daleks in ''Series/DoctorWho''. They all speak with electronically-generated voices that ''sound'' masculine and use the male title "Emperor" for their leader, but are actually genderless and seem to be only able to reproduce through cloning or [[LEGOGenetics genetic corruption of other species]] (particularly humans). They are always referred to with 'it' pronouns in ExpandedUniverse media. We only encounter males of their precursor race, the Kaleds, leading to some to speculate that they were a OneGenderRace, but the Doctor's statements about how close the Kaleds and humans are to one another biologically and the fact that the only Kaleds we've seen so far were in a [[PuttingOnTheReich Nazi-like military setting]] suggests female Kaleds did exist, but if any were converted into Daleks their gender was erased. The only definitely female-identifying Dalek seen so far was in "Asylum of the Daleks", but she was the result from an unsuccessful conversion. She used to be a human woman to begin with and was able to maintain her identity due to her exceptional intelligence and willpower. Physically, [[BodyHorror she was a Dalek like any other.]]
* The angels in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' are genderless beings, but when they come to earth they take on human vessels. Castiel is known to Sam and Dean as male because his vessel, Jimmy Novak, is male, but in [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E20TheRapture season 4]] he uses Claire Novak as an emergency temporary vessel and [[Recap/SupernaturalS12E10LilySunderHasSomeRegrets the episode Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets]] shows Castiel utilizing a long-term female vessel.
* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Janet, despite looking like a normal human woman and being played by a woman, is [[RunningGag frequently stated]] to not be a girl, instead being an [[BenevolentAI anthropomorphized vessel of knowledge]].
* Aziraphale, Crowley, the angels, demons, including the Horsemen of the Apocalypse from ''Series/GoodOmens''. Confirmed by WordOfGod, despite the main duo being portrayed by male actors (Creator/MichaelSheen and Creator/DavidTennant), they’re sexless/genderless, making them non-binary/genderqueer.

Whenever any characters have no genitals or secondary sex characteristics. They may identify as masculine or feminine, or they may have an entirely different gender identity. This is frequently a trait of [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent spirits and spiritual beings]], who don't have physical bodies in the first place. Note that due to a lack of alternate phrases in the English language, referring to characters as "sexless" does not mean that they're UsefulNotes/{{Asexual}}, which instead deals with sexual orientation and attraction, nor does it mean that a character does not or cannot ''have'' sex. [[note]]No, we're not renaming this trope again.[[/note]] If EverybodyWantsTheHermaphrodite is in effect, they may, in fact, have a very active sex life.

* The Venom Symbiote from ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' counts as this. Venom is a sapient mass of black, blob-like alien matter, which envelops the flesh of its host and bonds with them mentally and physically. This bonding manifests as a black coating on the outward exterior of its host, so in this sense the shape Venom takes can either be masculine or feminine depending on its host (there have been She-Venoms for when it took females as a host, so it's not just exclusive to males like Spider-Man or Brock). In its natural state Venom has no sexual characteristics and identifies with no gender, and the default pronoun people use to describe Venom is "it". Though in Peter Parker's case he has been known to mock Venom as acting like a "jealous girlfriend" when it comes to wanting to bond with him again and kill anyone who stands in its way but that's just him being snarky rather than any serious gender identification. In addition, Venom is capable of asexual reproduction, as it has independently produced other symbiotes such as Carnage.

Whenever any characters have no genitals or secondary sex characteristics. They may identify as masculine or feminine, or they may have an entirely different gender identity. This is frequently a trait of [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent spirits and spiritual beings]], who don't have physical bodies in the first place. Note that due to a lack of alternate phrases in the English language, referring to characters as "sexless" does not mean that they're {{Asexual}}, which instead deals with sexual orientation and attraction, nor does it mean that a character does not or cannot ''have'' sex. [[note]]No, we're not renaming this trope again.[[/note]] If EverybodyWantsTheHermaphrodite is in effect, they may, in fact, have a very active sex life.

* Angels in ''Literature/GoodOmens'' are specifically stated as being sexless and {{asexual}} (fanon usually ignores this completely). It can be inferred they take on masculine/feminine appearances to cut down on confusion with the mortals, or just out of habit.

* {{Satan}} in ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist'' is portrayed by a woman with a [[BaldWomen shaved head]] and a voice altered to sound more masculine in post-production. This fits in with Thomas Aquinas' writings, which specifically refer to angels, of which Satan is a (fallen) one as being pure spirits, and therefore not possessing a physical sex (see below).

* Metatron, the Voice of God, in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. All the other angels also qualify as genderless, though it's implied that they did have physical sexes at one point before God gave them the physiques of Ken dolls as punishment. Serendipity -- a muse -- does not have one either, which is kind of funny since she's a stripper by profession.

* Aku, the demonic BigBad of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' predominantly appears in a male form with a deep and imposing voice, but is really just a black mass literally MadeOfEvil older than the universe. He's appeared to Jack as a woman before and [[FoeRomanceSubtext grew closer to the Samurai]] just to mess with him. [[spoiler:It does turn out that he can procreate when the High Priestess of the Aku cult consumes his "essence", creating a half-human, half-demon hybrid.]]

* Franchise/{{Digimon}} of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' are technically sexless, being mere data, but their manifestations often take the form of specific creatures with genders for purely aesthetic reasons, something [[Anime/DigimonTamers Renamon]] explains to Ruki. Either way, they do not reproduce sexually. Apparently not the case in Anime/DigimonXrosWars, which doesn't hold back with the implications of sexual relationships between Digimon. One of the supporting mons in Taiki's team even has parents who appear on-screen, and the BigBadDuumvirate [[spoiler:are ''brothers''.]] Ironically, [[HornyDevils Lilithmon]] is made fun of at one point for not having a boyfriend.

* The creator of ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'', Creator/YujiNaka, confirmed that all of the dream characters are sexless, and it's really up to the dreamer's idea as to what gender--if any--[=NiGHTS=] is. [=NiGHTS=] is intentionally made to look [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]], and in ''VideoGame/NiGHTSJourneyOfDreams'', [=NiGHTS=] was given a voice actress who sounded both like a young boy and a slightly older girl at the same time, yet is referred to with masculine pronouns.

* The creator of ''VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams'', Creator/YujiNaka, confirmed that all of the dream characters are sexless, and it's really up to the dreamer's idea as to what gender--if any--[=NiGHTS=] is. [=NiGHTS=] is intentionally made to look [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]], and in ''VideoGame/NiGHTSJourneyOfDreams'', [=NiGHTS=] was given a voice actress who sounded both like a young boy and a slightly older girl at the same time, yet is referred to with masculine pronouns.

* The creator of ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'', Yuji Naka, confirmed that [=NiGHTS=] is genderless and was intentionally made androgynous. In ''VideoGame/NiGHTSJourneyOfDreams'', [=NiGHTS=] was given a voice actress who sounded both like a young boy and a slightly older girl at the same time, but it's basically up to the dreamer and the player as to what gender--if any--[=NiGHTS=] is.

* Similarly, in C. S. Lewis's Literature/SpaceTrilogy, the Oyarsa (basically guardian angels, Earth's being Lucifer) of Mars and Venus can be described as masculine and feminine, respectively, but only because these genders arose from intelligent life imitating them. The other Oyarsas do not conform to either, but each have their own genders.

* Aigis, of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', is [[RobotGirl an android]] that was only built to look human because it made her a more effective weapon, so anything that didn't serve that purpose wasn't added to her design. While she's considered female based on her appearance, she doesn't necessarily identify as such given that she's made of metal and has no sex organs, though with a female protagonist she does worry about IncompatibleOrientation and accepts being referred to as female.

** According to the character guide, Limstella doesn't have a sex. She possesses a generally feminine figure but a noticeable lack of bosom (especially next to [[MsFanservice Sonia]], who's implied to be her FlawedPrototype), but is referred to with female pronouns and generally accepted to have a female gender identity. Makes sense given she's a [[ArtificialHuman Morph]]. In the ''Fire Emblem Cipher'' trading card game she's also the sole character to have no gender listed.

* Rimuru Tempest of ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'' has this, being a slime. He identifies as male mainly because his past life memories makes him see himself as such. Even when Rimuru gets a human form, it is still genderless (being a case of BarbieDollAnatomy In-Universe). He ''could'' give himself actual sexual organs if he tried to, but sees it as [[CelibateHero a waste of time]].

* Tellie from ''Podcast/{{Sequinox}}'' has no sex or gender, and it doesn't even know what those are. Because its from space.

* The creator of ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'', Yuji Naka, confirmed that [=NiGHTS=] is genderless and was intentionally made androgynous. In ''VideoGame/NiGHTSJourneyOfDreams'', [=NiGHTS=] was given a voice actress whom sounded both like a young boy and a slightly older girl at the same time, but it's basically up to the dreamer and the player as to what gender--if any--[=NiGHTS=] is.