Danganronpa and the surprising joys of clumsy queer representation

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Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today as Eli Cugini finds joy in the clumsier side of LGBTQ+ representation, and the strange, raw beauty that sometimes lies within

. Every day of my life I talk about queer people's art, and how we make ourselves visible in the world. But I have been thinking a lot, lately, about the richness of the muddled queerness – sometimes so muddled you can barely call it 'representation' – in some games I've played from straight developers, and the surprising joy I have found in it; the strange, mixed pleasures of a game whose curiosity about queerness is unfettered by clear intention, knowledge, or propriety.

Danganronpa 2's Nagito is an iconic queercoded character, even appearing in the later Ultra Despair Girls in a collar and harness.But there is also shockingly tender, understated queer intimacy in the games, as well as other playful, powerful queercoded dynamics between characters. A muscular girl with a deep voice cares for and protects a smaller girl with a sunny demeanour, eventually sacrificing herself for her.

 

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