Talk:MC/@comment-44596944-20200423133821/@comment-4000370-20200704081958

@Exkidu You can think however you want of course, it is ultimately your opinion, but even with your explanation regarding how Grim (he was the one who thought Epel was a girl, not Ace), Ace, Deuce, and Leona didn't react the way they should, I still think it's because Disney is keeping it entirely ambiguous and should the characters react in a specific manner, then that would take away from the ambiguity of it all.

None of us truly know how exactly Ace, Deuce, and strict Riddle, would react to a girl their age spending the night for a harmless sleepover with a male student, since it's all neutral storytelling, so I don't buy into that reasoning. That's just preconceived and unfounded guesswork on their personalities imo (is the very idea of guy and girl pals sleeping in the same room really that scandalous. Do tell because that is news to me).

And to be frank, I've played the game and read through the story repeatedly, so forgive me when I say I don't really need anyone to give me a run down on what's happened, especially since I've already seen the whole Grim, Ace, Deuce, and Leona argument many a times (sidenote, I don't know why you have an issue with Leona sleeping in the same room as a female MC, when they've revealed on several occassions that he has a high respect for women, so I doubt he'd pull anything, anyways I just found that kinda funny).

I also wanted to mention that there are arguments that point towards a female oriented MC as well (Twitter, Pixiv Encyclopedia, and other forums), which I've seen Japanese users explain themselves, so all in all, this whole debate is moot because it can clearly go either way.

I don't really know why there should be a set gender anyhows, let people imagine the MC however they want to be. A Tumblr user messaged the Twisted team via email months before the game's release (the user asked them about whether Twisted was an otome game), and they stated that while they acknowledge that their main audience would be mostly female, their intention was to make a game enjoyed by all, so I don't think there's a need for specifics. Why is there a desire to police such an obviously vague fact about the character you play 🤷

Be it Twisted Wonderland, Obey Me and all that, the MC was always meant to be the player's avatar even when you think there are "signs" that lean their gender towards one or the other because unless blatantly stated, the MC is the player and that's that.

What seems like a natural flow to you, might not be for someone else, is what I think? So I believe keeping it open is absolutely great and inclusive, I don't see anything wrong with that honestly. Is it so bad to want everyone to enjoy the game without the restrictions of an undisclosed canon?

There's a plethora of female, male, and even non-binary MC fanworks and I think it's lovely that they're all equally accepted and enjoyed within the Japanese and Western community. People have their preferences of course, but neither is more valid than the other.

Feel free to agree to disagree, since this is all conjecture, but just know, my mind's made up for now. Good day to you all and go wild with your imaginations you silly lot.

(Disclaimer, cuz I know for a fact that Twisted is popular enough to get an anime or stageplay in the future, so an MC with an actual face is mighty possible, but I am strictly referring to the information given in-game as we speak)