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Pete/Peta the Make-over Mage in RuneScape

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The Make-over Mage is a non-playable character in RuneScape, who is described as having “power over genders”. The Make-over Mage goes by Pete or Peta depending on the gender that they are presenting at the time. In addition to changing one’s gender, The Make-over Mage can also alter the player’s skin color. The Make-over Mage is known to sometimes change genders mid-conversation with players. It is unclear whether this character is meant to be read as transgender or non-binary.

LGBTQ References in this game:

Angof

Wizard Jalarast

Pete/Peta the Makeover Mage

The Oracle

 

Citations:

  1. Various. (n.d.). The Make-over Mage (character page). Runescape Wiki. Retrieved from http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Makeover_mage
  2. Sissorelle Ferox. (2015, August 27). Transgender Characters Revealed in ‘RuneScape’. FemHype. Retrieved from https://femhype.com/2015/08/27/transgender-characters-revealed-in-runescape/
  3. Alayna Cole. (n.d.). Runescape. QueerlyRepresentMe. Retrieved from http://www.queerlyrepresent.me/database/runescape

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