Gerard and Buigen
Screen shot from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuDvM8Mlf0s
In Shadow Hearts: From the New World, Gerard Magimel has moved to the United States and now runs a travelling shop out of a motorcycle sidecar with his boyfriend Buigen. Their shop is called “Just Us Guys” (pictured above, and seen in this video around minute 11). These two characters also reportedly flirt with the main character Johnny throughout the game. The official game guide describes them in this way: “the amazingly gay duo of Gerard and Buigen. From the bright rainbow helmet to the light leather jackets, these two are all man, and proud of it! Since they happen tot think Johnny’s cute, both flirt a bit before offering up presents” (Pavlack, p. 40).
LGBTQ references in this game:
Magimel brothers in Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2001)
Joachim Valentine in Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2004)
Gerard and Buigen in Shadow Hearts: From the New World (2005)
Citations:
- Buigen. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Buigen
- Fruit Brute. (2006, July 23). Top 20 Gayest Video Game Characters – Pierre and Gerard Magimel. GayGamer.net. Retrieved from http://gaygamer.net/2006/07/top_20_gayest_video_game_chara_17.html
- Gerard Magimel. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://shadowhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Gerard_Magimel
- LGBT characters in video games. (n.d.). Retrieved . from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_characters_in_video_games
- OmegaSion. (2015, January 16). PS2- Shadow Hearts: From the New World Part 4- To the Grand Canyon. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuDvM8Mlf0s
- Pavlacka, A. (2006). Shadow Hearts: From the New World- Prima Offical game Guide. New York: Random House Information Group
- Shadow Hearts: From the New World. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Hearts:_From_the_New_World
- Villemez, J. (2006). Gaps! Gay Game Characters? RPGamer.com Editorials. http://www.rpgamer.com/editor/2006/q4/102306jv.html
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