Different Identities: Choosing a Gender That is Not the Same as Behind the Screen

In SWTOR, you are not asked what gender you are and then given a character that matches that gender.  Most games allow you to pick if your character is male or female.  A lot of people will choose the gender that they are for their character.   However, there are some that decide that they want to play the opposite sex.

I will say this had baffled me for a bit.  I was always wondering why a guy would want to play a girl character and vice versa.  I couldn't see me playing a male character.  Why would I want to be a guy?  Was there an advantage to being a guy?  If you can choose why choose to play what you're not.

I have a friend that plays regularly and 95% of his characters are female.  Finally, I had the guts to ask him why.  He told me it was because if he was going to look at something on the screen for a few hours while playing the game it might as well be a beautiful woman.  His characters are very nice looking ladies.  I can see his point on this.  Why not.  Still I wasn't sure about making myself a male character.

One day I said, what the hell.  I created a male gunslinger.  He is a race called the Mirialan.  This means he is a lovely shade of green.  I am quite proud of how I made my male character.  His looks aren't bad.  I had gotten some armor that really fits a gunslinger, so he is dressed rather nicely too. Whether you're male or female fashion is everything.

The real tricky thing about making this character was the name.  However, names are very difficult for either gender and sometimes you have to play with a name's spelling to get what you want.  He is named after my great grandfather.  I had to spell it a little differently to get the name.  Anyway, here is Sallvator.

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This other picture is me and my friend I play with.  We have swapped genders for the game.  He is playing his female character and I'm on my male character.  This was before the change in clothing.  I have to say my friend makes a pretty woman. 

Whether you are a guy playing a guy, a guy playing a girl, a girl playing a girl or a girl playing a guy it doesn't matter.  SWTOR is a place where you can be exactly who you want to be.  On that note, if you're one of these people who likes to flirt in games, you might want to be careful because you never know who might be behind the av.  The gender of the character might not match the gender of the person playing it.  Keep that in mind.

I'm Too Sexy for my Armor

You say sexy and Star Wars don't go together.  Alright then explain Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi.  That was quite the scantily clad outfit she was in.  Notice she still kicked butt while wearing it.  You can get this very outfit for your character in Nar Shaddar in the cantina on the main promenade.

It does seem that the challenge in SWTOR is to make your female character as scantily clad as possible.  The outfit shown here is quite revealing. However, I have seen some that show even more skin.  I know you're thinking how is that even possible.  My character Lio'eg is showing quite a bit already.  

Nadia Grell Jedi Sage Companion

You're not limited to dressing your character provocatively.   You can also dress your companion in a revealing outfit.  This is probably the most skin I have seen in SWTOR.  Nadia here is basically running around in lingerie.  If you're wondering no you can't strip down totally.  Naughty bits showing is not allowed in SWTOR.  

Ladies aren't the only ones that can rock the sexy look in SWTOR.  The guys can do it too.  Here is a certain Jedi shirtless.  There are some open jackets that achieve the shirtless look too.  Of course there is the Covert Shirt that looks like the character isn't wearing a shirt at all.  To all the girls playing SWTOR see you're not left out.  O.k. maybe you are since most guys aren't running around looking like this.  There are more half naked female characters around then male characters.  However, there are some nice looking Twi'lek dancers in the same cantina where you can get the slave girl outfit.




However, you don't have to show a whole lot of skin to look sexy. In my opinion, showing little bits of skin is more tantalizing then showing nearly everything you have.  

Lio'eg March 2017

Currently this is how my character looks right now.  I think she looks very attractive for a Torgruta.  She is showing a little bit of her beautiful purple skin but not so much that she looks as if she belongs on a street corner.  I think I have her dressed to look like one sexy smuggler.

Stay tuned for the next post about fashion on the darkside.