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On the other hand, Bridget in VideoGame/GuiltyGear dresses in a feminine nun habit and has a stereotypically female attitude. Since transvestite representation is sadly scarce, it doesn't cross a gamer's mind either that she might be a WholesomeCrossdresser. And, since CreepyCrossdresser is a thing, more close-minded people were uncomfortable with the reveal. Plus, there's the fact that while Samus is a cis woman, Bridget specifically is a trans character.
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On the other hand, Bridget in VideoGame/GuiltyGear dresses in a feminine nun habit and has a stereotypically female attitude. Since transvestite transvestite/gender-nonconforming representation is sadly scarce, it doesn't cross a gamer's mind either that she might be a WholesomeCrossdresser. And, since CreepyCrossdresser is a thing, more close-minded people were uncomfortable with the reveal. Plus, there's the fact that while Samus is a cis woman, widely presumed to be cisgender, Bridget specifically is canonically a trans character.
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In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as ComicBook/{{Superman}} Steel. Plus, since it was a bloody 80s videogame there wasn't much room for dialogue or voice acting, or anything that would indicate a personality, so it wasn't farfetched to assume it was just another stoic Bobba Fett-esque clone. The combination of these factors it a surprise when it turned out to be a woman, since the gamers of then weren't familiar with badass action girls.
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In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as ComicBook/{{Superman}} Steel.[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Steel]]. Plus, since it was a bloody 80s videogame there wasn't much room for dialogue or voice acting, or anything that would indicate a personality, so it wasn't farfetched to assume it was just another stoic Bobba Fett-esque clone. The combination of these factors it a surprise when it turned out to be a woman, since the gamers of then weren't familiar with badass action girls.
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We all know the double standard of the trope: When a character who we assumed to be a man turns out to be a woman it's played for {{Fanservice}} and it's supposed to be hot. When a character who we assumed to be a woman turns out to be a man it's played for {{squick}}. Why? To answer the question this troper would like to use the two most well known examples: [[Franchise/Metroid Samus]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Bridget]].
In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as [[Franchise/Superman Steel]]. Plus, since it was a bloody 80s videogame there wasn't much room for dialogue or voice acting, or anything that would indicate a personality, so it wasn't farfetched to assume it was just another stoic Bobba Fett-esque clone. The combination of these factors it a surprise when it turned out to be a woman, since the gamers of then weren't familiar with badass action girls.
In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as [[Franchise/Superman Steel]]. Plus, since it was a bloody 80s videogame there wasn't much room for dialogue or voice acting, or anything that would indicate a personality, so it wasn't farfetched to assume it was just another stoic Bobba Fett-esque clone. The combination of these factors it a surprise when it turned out to be a woman, since the gamers of then weren't familiar with badass action girls.
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We all know the double standard of the trope: When a character who we assumed to be a man turns out to be a woman it's played for {{Fanservice}} and it's supposed to be hot. When a character who we assumed to be a woman turns out to be a man it's played for {{squick}}. Why? To answer the question this troper would like to use the two most well known examples: [[Franchise/Metroid [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Bridget]].
In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as[[Franchise/Superman Steel]].ComicBook/{{Superman}} Steel. Plus, since it was a bloody 80s videogame there wasn't much room for dialogue or voice acting, or anything that would indicate a personality, so it wasn't farfetched to assume it was just another stoic Bobba Fett-esque clone. The combination of these factors it a surprise when it turned out to be a woman, since the gamers of then weren't familiar with badass action girls.
In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as
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In both cases the reveal serves as a FairForItsDay subversion, but the key in that the first one isn't as unsettling as the other is the presence of stereotypically gendered characteristics in Bridget and the lack of these for Samus, combined with some hints of transphobia. If Samus had been a hairy-chested bounty hunter with a raspy voice who smoked cigars, like [[ComicBook/Lobo]], there would have probably been a similar reaction to the reveal that she's a woman. It all boils down to traits we assume only belong to a gender used in the other.
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In both cases the reveal serves as a FairForItsDay subversion, but the key in that the first one isn't as unsettling as the other is the presence of stereotypically gendered characteristics in Bridget and the lack of these for Samus, combined with some hints of transphobia. If Samus had been a hairy-chested bounty hunter with a raspy voice who smoked cigars, like [[ComicBook/Lobo]], [[Literature/{{Ulysses}} broadshouldered deepchested stronglimbed frankeyed redhaired freelyfreckled shaggybearded widemouthed largenosed longheaded deepvoiced barekneed brawnyhanded hairylegged ruddyfaced sinewyarmed heroine]] there would have probably been a similar reaction to the reveal that she's a woman. It all boils down to traits we assume only belong to a gender used in the other.
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On the other hand, Bridget in GuiltyGear dresses in a feminine nun habit and has a stereotypically female attitude. Since transvestite representation is sadly scarce, it doesn't cross a gamer's mind either that she might be a WholesomeCrossdresser. And, since CreepyCrossdresser is a thing, more close-minded people were uncomfortable with the reveal. Plus, there's the fact that while Samus is a cis woman, Bridget specifically is a trans character.
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On the other hand, Bridget in GuiltyGear VideoGame/GuiltyGear dresses in a feminine nun habit and has a stereotypically female attitude. Since transvestite representation is sadly scarce, it doesn't cross a gamer's mind either that she might be a WholesomeCrossdresser. And, since CreepyCrossdresser is a thing, more close-minded people were uncomfortable with the reveal. Plus, there's the fact that while Samus is a cis woman, Bridget specifically is a trans character.
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We all know the double standard of the trope: When a character who we assumed to be a man turns out to be a woman it's played for {{Fanservice}} and it's supposed to be hot. When a character who we assumed to be a woman turns out to be a man it's played for {{squick}}. Why? To answer the question this troper would like to use the two most well known examples: [[Franchise/Metroid Samus]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Bridget]].
In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as [[Franchise/Superman Steel]]. Plus, since it was a bloody 80s videogame there wasn't much room for dialogue or voice acting, or anything that would indicate a personality, so it wasn't farfetched to assume it was just another stoic Bobba Fett-esque clone. The combination of these factors it a surprise when it turned out to be a woman, since the gamers of then weren't familiar with badass action girls.
On the other hand, Bridget in GuiltyGear dresses in a feminine nun habit and has a stereotypically female attitude. Since transvestite representation is sadly scarce, it doesn't cross a gamer's mind either that she might be a WholesomeCrossdresser. And, since CreepyCrossdresser is a thing, more close-minded people were uncomfortable with the reveal. Plus, there's the fact that while Samus is a cis woman, Bridget specifically is a trans character.
In both cases the reveal serves as a FairForItsDay subversion, but the key in that the first one isn't as unsettling as the other is the presence of stereotypically gendered characteristics in Bridget and the lack of these for Samus, combined with some hints of transphobia. If Samus had been a hairy-chested bounty hunter with a raspy voice who smoked cigars, like [[ComicBook/Lobo]], there would have probably been a similar reaction to the reveal that she's a woman. It all boils down to traits we assume only belong to a gender used in the other.
We all know the double standard of the trope: When a character who we assumed to be a man turns out to be a woman it's played for {{Fanservice}} and it's supposed to be hot. When a character who we assumed to be a woman turns out to be a man it's played for {{squick}}. Why? To answer the question this troper would like to use the two most well known examples: [[Franchise/Metroid Samus]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Bridget]].
In Metroid, Samus wears a non-gendered outfit that fully covers her. There's nothing indicating the gender. Now, since this was The80s and there weren't many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] everyone asumed that it was another space hero without considering that maybe she was a girl. Plus, most of the times to indicate a character under an armour is a woman they tend to give her a FormFittingWardrobe that, even if it doesn't make sense, tends to show HartmanHips and MostCommonSuperpower. Think of Natasha Irons as [[Franchise/Superman Steel]]. Plus, since it was a bloody 80s videogame there wasn't much room for dialogue or voice acting, or anything that would indicate a personality, so it wasn't farfetched to assume it was just another stoic Bobba Fett-esque clone. The combination of these factors it a surprise when it turned out to be a woman, since the gamers of then weren't familiar with badass action girls.
On the other hand, Bridget in GuiltyGear dresses in a feminine nun habit and has a stereotypically female attitude. Since transvestite representation is sadly scarce, it doesn't cross a gamer's mind either that she might be a WholesomeCrossdresser. And, since CreepyCrossdresser is a thing, more close-minded people were uncomfortable with the reveal. Plus, there's the fact that while Samus is a cis woman, Bridget specifically is a trans character.
In both cases the reveal serves as a FairForItsDay subversion, but the key in that the first one isn't as unsettling as the other is the presence of stereotypically gendered characteristics in Bridget and the lack of these for Samus, combined with some hints of transphobia. If Samus had been a hairy-chested bounty hunter with a raspy voice who smoked cigars, like [[ComicBook/Lobo]], there would have probably been a similar reaction to the reveal that she's a woman. It all boils down to traits we assume only belong to a gender used in the other.
