Kyra in Gloria Union

Gloria Union is a spinoff of the Yggdra Union series, a series that is a subseries from Department of Heaven). One of the final, antagonistic characters in this game is Kyra. Depending on how the player progresses through the game, she is one of the final bosses of the game. In the game the character wears feminine clothing but speaks in a masculine style, and is generally treated as a genderqueer or non-binary character. The character’s coded behavior is a combination of male character and female character options, though according to one article appears to identify as female.

LGBTQ references in this game series:

Zilva and Elena in Yggdra Union (2006)

Eater in Blaze Union (2010)

Garlot in Blaze Union (2010)

Kyra in Gloria Union (2011)

Citations

  1. Crystal. (2012, June 26). GLBT History in Video Games: Present Day and Beyond. Gaming Bus. http://www.gamingbus.com/2012/06/26/glbt-history-video-games-present-day/
  2. Gloria Union. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Union
  3. Kyra. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://deptheaven.wikia.com/wiki/Kyra
  4. LGBT characters in video games. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_characters_in_video_games