7 Queer Video Game Characters Who Slayed Your Console

As the first trans character, Birdo made her debut 25 years ago in 1988's Super Mario Bros. 2. The released in-game description stated that she was a boy who thinks he's a girl and likes to be called Birdetta and, from then on, Nintendo has usually been referring to Birdo as female. She started off in the antagonist team, but Birdo would eventually leave her evil ways and help Mario and Luigi, as she became a popular character from her inclusion in the Mario Kart series and other spin-off games. Birdo is often paired with Yoshi, and the two appear to have some chemistry.