Sergio in Fallout: New Vegas

Sergio is the hairdresser for the Kings gang in Freeside. His speaking manner is a bit flamboyant in a manner typically used to code gay male characters, as can be heard in this video. Male hairdressers are often coded as gay as well. On the “talk” page for this character’s wiki entry, a contributor cut out the line “he is believed to be homosexual based on his voice” (though the reason was not given). Players have still read this character as a gay, however (here, here, and comments section here).

LGBTQ references in this game:

Fallout (1997): Sexaulity

Fallout 2 (1998): Sexuality

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (2004): Sexuality

Fallout 3 (2008): Sexuality; Carol and Greta; Anthony Ling; Flak and Shrapnel

Fallout: New Vegas (2010): Sexuality; Arcade Gannon; Christine Royce; Veronica Santangelo; Jimmy; Corporal Betsy; Sergio; Major Knight; Alex Richards; Confirmed Bachelor and Cherchez La Femme perks; Mentions of homosexuality

Fallout 4 (2015): TBA

Citations:

  1. Chrishp92. (2011, June 17). Fallout New Vegas: Haircut. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBU7KjWCU9k
  2. Homosexuality and Fallout: New Vegas: A gay marriage made in gay Heaven. (n.d.). GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/959557-/57128177?page=2
  3. Is everyone in the Wasteland Gay? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.gamesas.com/everyone-the-wastleand-gay-t162078-25.html
  4. Sergio. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Sergio
  5. Sergio. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Sergio
  6. (comments section) Sterling, J. (November 10, 2010). Homosexuality and Fallout: New Vegas: A gay marriage made in gay Heaven. Retrieved from http://www.gamefront.com/homosexuality-and-fallout-new-vegas-a-gay-marriage-made-in-gay-heaven
  7. Talk: Sergio. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Sergio
  8. Talk: Sergio. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Talk:Sergio