AoU and also crowdsourcing: LGBTQ characters!
Have seen Age of Ultron twice. Thought it had some pacing issues, and some of the character beats felt off (mostly due to the pacing issues), but in general I definitely liked it. Enjoyed it more the second time, probably because I'd made peace with the things I didn't like as much and could just enjoy it on its own merits. But I generally enjoy Marvel movies more on rewatching than on first viewing, not sure why. Fandom's hate-on for this movie (and all things Whedon in general) is kind of upsetting me deeply, so I'd rather not dissect it further right now. I'm super aware that my fave is problematic and I absolutely agree, but I still really love the Whedonverse, including his forays into Avengers. I don't think the MCU is where he's at his best, and I'm glad he's stepping out of the franchise now, both because I think the MCU in general can be stronger with Marcus & McFeely and the Russo brothers at the helm AND because I want Joss to go back to doing his own thing instead of playing with other people's toys. But all the hate is really dragging me down, and I need fandom to be my happy place right now so I'm just gonna dive back into Steve/Bucky(/Sam/Natasha) fic and ignore the rest of fandom until the dust settles.
Please don't comment on this post to harsh my squee, is what I'm saying, because I really don't want to be guilted for the things I love. Which includes AVENGERS v2.0 OMG I AM SO BEHIND THE NEW TEAM GIVE ME ALL OF THE TEAM!FIC WITH STEVE AND NAT AND SAM AND RHODEY AND WANDA AND VISION (AND BUCKY AND I THINK LADY SIF SHOULD SUB IN AS WELL).
Next up: I'm trying to compile a list of LGBTQ characters in geeky genres for an upcoming trivia and I need your help! Because I don't know all of the fandoms, obvs. I'm looking for TEXTUALLY queer characters (as in, not just subtext/slash goggles) in any of the following genres: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics/graphic novels/manga, video games, anime/cartoons. I know sci-fi/fantasy pretty well, but very much need help in the comics/anime/gaming areas. And in particular I don't know of many trans* characters, so tell me what you've got!
TV shows
BtVS: Willow, Tara, Kennedy, Andrew, Larry
Firefly: Inara (is bi, damnit)
True Blood: Lafayette, Tara, Jesus, basically all the vampires to some extent
Supernatural: Charlie
Torchwood: Jack, Ianto, Tosh
Doctor Who: Madame Vastra, Jenny, Canton
DS9: Jadzia Dax
BSG: Gaeta, Hoshi, Cain
Xena: Xena, Gabrielle (these two are pushing it, because I don't think they're technically canon)
Orphan Black: Cosima, Delphine, Felix, Tony
SGU: Camile Wray
The 100: Clarke Griffin, Lexa
Flash: Captain Singh
Arrow: Nyssa Al Ghul, Sara Lance
Once Upon a Time: Mulan
Lost Girl: Bo, Tamsin, Lauren
Warehouse 13: HG Wells, Steve Jinks
Babylon 5: Susan Ivanova, Talia Winters
Comics
Marvel: Iceman, Victoria Hand, Northstar, Wiccan, Hulkling, America Chavez, Mystique, Destiny, Xavin, Karolina Dean, Loki, David Alleyne, Julie Power, Brandon Sharpe, Xi'an Coy Manh, Juilo Richter, Shatterstar, James Howlett & Hercules
DC: Batwoman, Renee Montoya, Maggie Sawyer, Selina Kyle, Eiko Hasigawa, Midnighter, Apollo, Alysia Yeoh, Frankie Charles, Holly Robinson, Cullen Row
Morning Glories: Hisao, Guillame
Saga: Upsher, Doff
Rat Queens: Betty, Faeyri
Movies/Books
Rocky Horror: all of the characters, basically
Harry Potter: Dumbledore (sigh)
Dune: Baron Harkonen (double sigh)
Game of Thrones: Renly, Loras
Raven Cycle: Ronan
Vorkosigan Saga: Aral Vorkosigan, Ethan of Athos, Ges Vorutyer, Dono Vorutyer
Temeraire: John Granby
Anime/Cartoons
LoK: Korra, Asami
Sailor Moon: Michiru, Haruka
Video Games
Fear Effect: Hana Tsu-Vachel
Dragon Age: The Warden, Hawke, The Inquisitor (player characters, female or male, can be whatever you want), Dorian Pavus (gay), Sera (lesbian), Anders, Fenris, Iron Bull, Isabela, Josephine Montilyet, Lace Harding, Leliana, Merrill, Zevran Arainai (bisexual or pansexual), Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi, Maevaris Tilani (trans*)
Mass Effect: Shepard (female or male, can be whatever you want), Steve Cortez (gay), Samantha Traynor (lesbian), Diana Allers, Kaidan Alenko, Kelly Chambers (bisexual or pansexual), Liara T'Soni, Morinth, Samara (are from a monogendered species and can romance anyone regardless of gender)
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Please don't comment on this post to harsh my squee, is what I'm saying, because I really don't want to be guilted for the things I love. Which includes AVENGERS v2.0 OMG I AM SO BEHIND THE NEW TEAM GIVE ME ALL OF THE TEAM!FIC WITH STEVE AND NAT AND SAM AND RHODEY AND WANDA AND VISION (AND BUCKY AND I THINK LADY SIF SHOULD SUB IN AS WELL).
Next up: I'm trying to compile a list of LGBTQ characters in geeky genres for an upcoming trivia and I need your help! Because I don't know all of the fandoms, obvs. I'm looking for TEXTUALLY queer characters (as in, not just subtext/slash goggles) in any of the following genres: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics/graphic novels/manga, video games, anime/cartoons. I know sci-fi/fantasy pretty well, but very much need help in the comics/anime/gaming areas. And in particular I don't know of many trans* characters, so tell me what you've got!
TV shows
BtVS: Willow, Tara, Kennedy, Andrew, Larry
Firefly: Inara (is bi, damnit)
True Blood: Lafayette, Tara, Jesus, basically all the vampires to some extent
Supernatural: Charlie
Torchwood: Jack, Ianto, Tosh
Doctor Who: Madame Vastra, Jenny, Canton
DS9: Jadzia Dax
BSG: Gaeta, Hoshi, Cain
Xena: Xena, Gabrielle (these two are pushing it, because I don't think they're technically canon)
Orphan Black: Cosima, Delphine, Felix, Tony
SGU: Camile Wray
The 100: Clarke Griffin, Lexa
Flash: Captain Singh
Arrow: Nyssa Al Ghul, Sara Lance
Once Upon a Time: Mulan
Lost Girl: Bo, Tamsin, Lauren
Warehouse 13: HG Wells, Steve Jinks
Babylon 5: Susan Ivanova, Talia Winters
Comics
Marvel: Iceman, Victoria Hand, Northstar, Wiccan, Hulkling, America Chavez, Mystique, Destiny, Xavin, Karolina Dean, Loki, David Alleyne, Julie Power, Brandon Sharpe, Xi'an Coy Manh, Juilo Richter, Shatterstar, James Howlett & Hercules
DC: Batwoman, Renee Montoya, Maggie Sawyer, Selina Kyle, Eiko Hasigawa, Midnighter, Apollo, Alysia Yeoh, Frankie Charles, Holly Robinson, Cullen Row
Morning Glories: Hisao, Guillame
Saga: Upsher, Doff
Rat Queens: Betty, Faeyri
Movies/Books
Rocky Horror: all of the characters, basically
Harry Potter: Dumbledore (sigh)
Dune: Baron Harkonen (double sigh)
Game of Thrones: Renly, Loras
Raven Cycle: Ronan
Vorkosigan Saga: Aral Vorkosigan, Ethan of Athos, Ges Vorutyer, Dono Vorutyer
Temeraire: John Granby
Anime/Cartoons
LoK: Korra, Asami
Sailor Moon: Michiru, Haruka
Video Games
Fear Effect: Hana Tsu-Vachel
Dragon Age: The Warden, Hawke, The Inquisitor (player characters, female or male, can be whatever you want), Dorian Pavus (gay), Sera (lesbian), Anders, Fenris, Iron Bull, Isabela, Josephine Montilyet, Lace Harding, Leliana, Merrill, Zevran Arainai (bisexual or pansexual), Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi, Maevaris Tilani (trans*)
Mass Effect: Shepard (female or male, can be whatever you want), Steve Cortez (gay), Samantha Traynor (lesbian), Diana Allers, Kaidan Alenko, Kelly Chambers (bisexual or pansexual), Liara T'Soni, Morinth, Samara (are from a monogendered species and can romance anyone regardless of gender)
This entry was originally posted on Dreamwidth. Comment wherever you'd like.