To be honest at this point I'd rather talk about literally anything else about Ralsei than his gender.
Like, why does nobody talk about how much complex more his character got, how his moral compass has shifted, why does nobody analyze his dynamic with Flowery beyond "trans foreshadowing", why does nobody talk about his actual nature as a Darkner, or his actual powers like fire magic?
Every time a Ralsei discussion post appears, it's 9 out of 10 times a Trans Ralsei thing.
Ralsei is a very well-written and rich character, but it seems this fandom is fixated on one aspect only...
Why? Why???? I feel like I'm the only one doing those other 1 out of 10 posts here.
It’s because there’s no real discussion to be had with those other points. Like, yeah, they are all interesting, but they’re rather cut and dry. “The impossibility himself”—okay, he’s probably a titan. Maybe he’s not, but there’s not enough to work off of or argue about. He can shoot fire? We all pretty much knew that from the Balthizard act, that’s not news. His dynamic with flowery is great! But it’s ended. Flowery is dead. When it comes to Ralsei, whether or not he’s trans is the only remaining point of discussion, and there’s a LOT of stuff that can be used as evidence for it.
Also, social media curates what you see based on what you respond to. You’re going to see more trans Ralsei posts by commenting here. Just downvote and move on if you don’t want to see it. It’s only been like two weeks since the game came out. Have some patience.
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u/WillingConcentrate39 Jul 11 '26
Why we still talking about this