r/TopCharacterTropes • u/altrightobserver • 5h ago

Characters (loved trope) Trans characters who do not/cannot pass but everyone still respects their identity

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  • Lev from The Last of Us Part II: Lev is a trans boy who cannot medically transition due to being in a zombie apocalypse with a fascist government, yet the main cast in the story supports and affirms him as male.
  • Denise Bryson from Twin Peaks: A trans woman DEA and FBI agent. She does not pass in the series, which is an integral part of her character; her boss simply tells people who don't like it to "fix their hearts or die."
  • Cordelia from Vinland Saga: As a trans woman living in Northern Europe during the Viking age, it is impossible for Cordelia, who has a hulking, muscular figure, to transition to female. But despite not looking the part physically, everyone is cool with it and refers to her as female.
  • Ladiva from Granblue Fantasy: A pro wrestler who makes no attempts to pass (save for hair) and is still beloved by the cast as a maternal figure, serving as a stark contrast to her species' women who are petite.

Edit: typos and incorrect lore fixes

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u/QuincyAzrael 5h ago

she simply tells people who don't like it to "fix their hearts or die."

Damn I gotta watch Twin Peaks

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u/Electrical-Room-2278 5h ago

It's not actually her who says that, it's her boss who says it to other people about her

Also I'm not sure there's evidence that she doesn't pass in universe? I mean obviously cooper knows since he knew her before her transition, but I think she even says that she found out she was trans when going undercover as a woman so I think that suggests that she is meant to pass.

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u/Stackbabbing_Bumscag 4h ago

Her boss is played by the show's creator David Lynch, and he basically yells it in case the audience doesn't get the message. David Lynch was a real one.

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u/porce-lain- 4h ago

he LITERALLY yells it, because director gordon cole of the FBI is canonically very hard of hearing, so lynch is almost always wearing hearing aids and half-shouting to hear himself.

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u/Pomegranate_Planet01 4h ago

WHAT WAS THAT COOP? SOMETHING ABOUT PARTLY ENDEARING?

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u/Bank_Gothic 3h ago

"THAT'S THE KIND OF GIRL THAT MAKES YOU WISH YOU SPOKE A LITTE FRENCH"

Me too, Gordon. Me too.

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u/dern_the_hermit 3h ago

"I DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR LANGUAGE, COLONEL! ... OH, BUCKHORN!"

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u/SagittaryX 3h ago

To be fair he is yelling because his character is hard of hearing, he yells pretty much everything. But David Lynch is definitely a real one.

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u/OccultBeanFarmer 2h ago

YOU REMIND ME TODAY, OF A MEXICAN CHIWOWOW

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u/Moobook 2h ago

For the entire first season I didn't understand he was wearing hearing aids and thought he was listening to a cassette walkman. I thought he yelled all the time because he couldn't hear anything over the sweet metal tunes I assumed he was constantly blasting. Blew my mind when someone finally told me they were hearing aids