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ShadowEdge November 9th, 2014 11:29 AM

Boy or Girl?
 
Who will you be picking as your default character? Since there is no trainer customization this time I'm going to be picking May.

Altairis November 9th, 2014 1:20 PM

I'll be playing as May, of course! I'm playing as a girl because that's what I am, and because I was a girl the first time I played Sapphire. I will probably play it again later and choose Brendan, though.

ilias_ November 9th, 2014 1:49 PM

I'll be playing as Brendan! I've never played as a girl before.

ShadowEdge November 9th, 2014 1:51 PM

I like Brandon's outfit a bit more but I want to change it up this time and be a girl.

Nah November 9th, 2014 3:28 PM

Look at my avatar and tell me who I'm gonna pick. :P

I'm gonna be May. I usually choose the female on my playthroughs.

Piplup36 November 9th, 2014 3:58 PM

Definitely May!

J a s m i n e © November 9th, 2014 4:06 PM

Girl! Love May, and I haven't played as a boy since Crystal :/

Hikamaru November 9th, 2014 4:52 PM

May of course, because I am a girl myself and I always play as the girl characters.

Odyssey November 9th, 2014 5:05 PM

I'm going to play as May, as I am female myself. I have played as Brendan twice in the past. however.

CalzoneCannon November 9th, 2014 5:06 PM

This is a tough pick for me. I always played May as a kid, because I liked how sporty she looked. Now she looks more like a girly girl, while I'm a man... which could be taken in the wrong way.

I'll probably end up picking May because I'm going for a nostalgia trip on these games.

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE November 9th, 2014 6:02 PM

Both are two of my favourite protagonists so it's hard haha, although Brendan's one of the few male protagonists that could sway me (the other being Ethan/Gold), I'll be sticking with May and my own gender this time around haha :)

Death November 9th, 2014 6:05 PM

I was really set on picking Brendan when I found out about ORAS, now, I just might pick May. I guess I'll find out when I actually get to that part of the game. hehe

εcho. November 9th, 2014 7:02 PM

I almost always pick the girl, just because I feel I can relate to her more.

However, I have never really liked May's design and I reaaalllly like Brendan's new design so I might just switch things off and pick him. After all, the only game I've played through to date as a guy was Emerald, so I might just go with him for nostalgia reasons too.

Sydian November 9th, 2014 7:33 PM

I'll be picking the girl and naming her Alli, as I always do. I really like Brendan though so I'll likely pick him when I get OR later on. I'll probably go with the name Eoin.

Necrum November 9th, 2014 7:54 PM

I'm going to be Wilhelm. I think that my gender speaks for itself. I'm obviously gonna be a girl.

blue November 10th, 2014 8:07 AM

Boy in Alpha Sapphire for my first play through, Girl in Omega Ruby in my second play through. I'll be naming them after their default names so Brendan and May respectively. :3

Venitardus November 10th, 2014 8:34 AM

I will be picking May since that's what I picked on my sapphire and emerald versions way back when. I'm probably gunna name her Kimmy, as how I did in sapphire.

Pinkie-Dawn November 10th, 2014 8:45 AM

Definitely going to pick May, now that she's possibly getting a Mudkip based on the ORAS anime trailer.

Gengar's Shadow November 10th, 2014 12:05 PM

I'm a boy, so I'm going with Brendan.

clbgolden November 10th, 2014 6:54 PM

I'm going with a boy, for obvious reasons. {XD}

curiousnathan November 10th, 2014 7:51 PM

I'll be picking Brendan of course :)

Starry Windy November 10th, 2014 9:31 PM

I might play as Brendan once again, because I'm male.

Candy November 10th, 2014 9:50 PM

Brendan because hair hat.

Actually, it's more to I want to use May when I get Alpha Sapphire, since I'm getting Omega Ruby first.

Meganium November 11th, 2014 9:45 AM

I always end up choosing the female trainer, but I think I'm going for Brendan in my first playthrough seeing that I like Brendan's design more than May's.

CalzoneCannon November 11th, 2014 9:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Candela (Post 8494646)
Brendan because hair hat.

Actually, it's more to I want to use May when I get Alpha Sapphire, since I'm getting Omega Ruby first.

He always had a hair hat...

BadPokemon November 11th, 2014 7:02 PM

Ill be choosing Brendan because Im a guy and i have never chosen the girl.

Pepperton November 11th, 2014 10:02 PM

Girl, because May is simply bae. Brendan is cool and all, but May is bae.

Sheep November 12th, 2014 8:49 AM

Going with the female with Janna as her name because that's my real name. Hard to be anything else nowadays, just feels so.. foreign. So excited!

Xela November 12th, 2014 8:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepperton (Post 8495545)
Girl, because May is simply bae. Brendan is cool and all, but May is bae.

I'm planning to go girl just because of this reason, she's just an absolute bae.

Pinta77 November 12th, 2014 10:52 AM

Brendan. Cuz video games are for guys.

Nah November 12th, 2014 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinta77 (Post 8496036)
Brendan. Cuz video games are for guys.

What is this, the '80's?

Star11Pika November 12th, 2014 11:14 AM

I'm gonna pick the girl character like I always do and call her Star or Stralend didn't decide yet XD

TheGinger63 November 12th, 2014 11:32 AM

Why not both?

OR: Girl-May
AS: Boy-Nick

ΩRαS November 13th, 2014 6:46 AM

I'll be picking Brendan when I start my ΩR adventure although I think he will go by a different name ;)
In the past I've tried to play as a female character but I have found I can't quite enjoy it as much, mostly likely due to the fact I'm male!

RetroFanatic November 13th, 2014 7:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepperton (Post 8495545)
Girl, because May is simply bae. Brendan is cool and all, but May is bae.

There's a word I've never seen before. *looks it up*

Oh, it's a danish word for poop. I do, however, suspect that's not what you meant. :P

As for which gender, I'm not quite sure yet. I thought I'd be picking May but...hmm.

epicbiscuit23 November 13th, 2014 7:35 AM

boy. jeez im not a girl why would i pick may?

SapphireMillennium November 13th, 2014 11:55 AM

May for sure. Not only is she my favorite female protagonist, but her look this time around is super cute!

Nakasu November 13th, 2014 12:00 PM

Obviously picking May, she's a huge advancement from R/S/E. She's incredibly adorable. Brendon is meh.

KevinsKingraKollection November 13th, 2014 4:12 PM

I'm picking Brendan just because of the whole Norman sub-plot. It just doesn't feel as competitive when a dad is battling his "Little Girl". It's more epic for me to dethrone him as his only son lol XD

TheComposer November 13th, 2014 6:38 PM

I'm grabbing both versions, so I'll be using both. I intend on Brendan for my main however.

MarinoKadame November 13th, 2014 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinsKingraKollection (Post 8497224)
I'm picking Brendan just because of the whole Norman sub-plot. It just doesn't feel as competitive when a dad is battling his "Little Girl". It's more epic for me to dethrone him as his only son lol XD

It's more epic when a Little Girl destroy her father in battle for me.

GhostTrainer November 14th, 2014 6:06 PM

I'm a male, so I'm going for the male chracter

Bobbylicious November 14th, 2014 11:41 PM

Male. I only every switch sexes if I'm playing through the game again, my first play throughs are always me playing as the male sex

FlyingBeastie November 15th, 2014 3:17 AM

English OR: Girl, Emma (main game)
Eng AS: Boy, Alex ((?) Not sure, using bf's name for now)
Jap OR: Boy, don't know yet.
Jap AS: Girl, Emma (Other main game)
I always play as a girl called Emma in my main saves since I'm a girl and Emma is my name, then with spare saves I play as a boy and just pull a name out of thin air.

gliscorgames November 15th, 2014 10:49 PM

i will be choosing brendan for that awesome headband

KillerTyphlosion November 16th, 2014 8:44 AM

I never got crystal(I had silver so i didn't get a new pokémon game) so in ruby i could choose a girl for the first time and i just loved the female's design. After that i never choose the female again just because I didn't like their design. But i will go for female again this time.

Pendraflare November 16th, 2014 3:25 PM

As someone who has played as the girl basically every single time in Emerald... I actually think i'm gonna choose the boy for the file that i'll keep bred stuff on and go for completion, while i'll likely play as the girl for fun playthroughs.

ShadowEdge November 16th, 2014 5:48 PM

I know I said I would be picking the girl but lately I've been digging Brandon's shorts so I don't know ANYMORE! XD

Evening November 18th, 2014 1:31 AM

I'll likely play as a girl, for variety's sake.

Hiatus November 18th, 2014 5:41 PM

It'll likely be May, as I'm a much bigger fan of her. Very used to her, as I've found myself constantly seeing her in anime back when Advanced Generation series was still airing (during then, I used to be a big follower of the show, but now, not so much), and in general, her character was great, and I found her to be pretty easy to get attached with. Although this does not relate to the games in any precise manner, it still does raise my likeness of this particular character. As far as name goes, I'll probably either keep her default one or go with Ashley, which is my real name; haven't fully decided yet, unfortunately.

I will definitely be playing-through with Brendan at some point, however! Perhaps in my second run.

Disolia November 18th, 2014 7:23 PM

These kinds of situations are always very interesting. I've noticed that the older men of these communities in these games will often times pick the female characters, while the younger men tend to pick the male character of the game.
Just a random thing that I've noticed with my friends, and how people I've met in other communities seem to react; which has always left me curious. My assumption is that people just prefer to play as something they aren't.

Moving on from my previous statement. My character of choice this game will be the female this time around as I played as the male character in the previous game. My choice alternate in each generation.

(All Generations before the Girls) Boy
Crystal: Girl - Sapphire: Boy - Emerald: Girl
Fire Red: Boy - Diamond: Girl - Platinum: Girl
Soul Silver: Boy - Black: Boy - White 2: Girl
X: Boy - Omega Ruby: Girl

PokeXavier November 21st, 2014 5:06 AM

In Alpha boy in Omega girl

Nakala Pri November 21st, 2014 5:48 AM

I'll be playing as May! :D I always play as girls and she looks awesome!

Nick November 21st, 2014 5:56 AM

Chose a guy because that's what I am.

She_Delphox November 21st, 2014 7:46 AM

I will definitely choose to play as a girl, as always when this was made possible since Pokemon Crystal ^_^
I am a girl myself, so this makes me somewhat feel more "connected" to my game :3

Belldandy November 21st, 2014 8:16 AM

I chose May, as I am female. I am very content with her new sprite, too! She was so ugly before, and now she's the cutest little stubby blob <3


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