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Drag Race Star Aquaria Yassified This Leaked ‘Arceus’ Genie Pokémon
‘Drag Race’ Star Aquaria Yassified This Leaked ‘Arceus’ Genie Pokémon
Pokémon, but make it fashion.
rachelkiley
January 21 2022 1:08 PM EST
December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST
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Drag Race Star Aquaria Yassified This Leaked ‘Arceus’ Genie Pokémon
Pokémon, but make it fashion.
Pokémon fans were psyched this week when the new game, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, leaked ahead of its scheduled release date, particularly as it gave us an advance look at the new Pokémon set to be included in the game.
While Nintendo gamers poured over the pics and videos circulating social media, one drag queen took a different approach, already serving up a fancy new lewk based on one of the pocket monsters joining the crew.
“I yassified the new genie from #LegendsArceus,” Aquaria wrote on Thursday. “Hope you’re all enamored with my interpretation.”
\u201c\ud83e\uddde\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udc95 love is in the air \ud83d\udc95\ud83e\uddde\u200d\u2640\ufe0f \u2026 so I yassified the new genie from #LegendsArceus \u2763\ufe0f hope you\u2019re all \u2728enamored\u2728 with my interpretation! \ud83d\udc8b\ud83d\udc0d\u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1642710787
The sentiment is a pun on the Pokémon’s name — Enamorus, a female genie Legendary Pokémon that is reportedly akin to a “goddess of fertility and spring” and who helps the people of Hisui, the ancient region in which the new game is set.
\u201cthey have a new f@g genie in pok\u00e9mon arceus \ud83d\ude2d\u201d— aidan (@aidan) 1642607341
Fans were deeply impressed not only with Aquaria’s bold interpretation of the new pocket monster we still know so little about but with how quickly she managed to pull something so good together after the leak.
“Bitch the leak was yesterday???” replied one follower. “The devil works hard but aquarium works harder.”
\u201c@velmas_glasses @aquariaofficial ...and the auto-spell works the hardest\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1642710787
\u201cNintendo is going to get her ass for this they\u2019re going to send out the elite Yoshi squad to eliminate her\u201d— Existential Worker (@Existential Worker) 1642727032
And as there was initially some confusion as to the gender of Enamorus (the other genies are all male), people were already latching on to her as a gay icon — and Aquaria jumping into the fray with this take on her only fueled the fire.
\u201c@aquariaofficial I KNEW it had strong queer vibes from the moment I saw it, thanks for this :>\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1642710787
\u201c@thatpastrygay @aquariaofficial @mysteri0ussly We had this from yesterday\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1642710787
\u201c@Sveipr @aquariaofficial And would kill it \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1642710787
\u201c@aquariaofficial I don't think this pokemon could be any more yassified...\n\nAquaria: bullshit...\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1642710787
\u201cThe gays won again. That's my queen right here \ud83d\ude0d\u201d— Bayodrake (@Bayodrake) 1642719242
Aquaria is an outspoken Pokémon fan, and has cosplayed as Rocket Boss Giovanni for the 'gram in the past and tweeted about believing all of them are LGBTQ+ icons, so diving into this look so quickly while most fans are still processing the leak makes perfect sense.
The game itself officially comes out on January 28 and we can only hope more “yassifications” follow!
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.