• I put off posting this for like 2 months lol

I'm almost certain they DO expect you to take it that way. The English localizers kept trying to make Marina seem less gay in Splatoon 2 so they let her fuck in 3 to atone

  • Starlet [she/her, it/its]
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, they keep the veil of plausible deniability, but it could NOT be any thinner. Also:

    • I'm pretty sure you can be gay in Fire Emblem
    - This DLC has a they/them octopus in it

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    • There is way more flirty dialog than just the one I posted
    - I mean look at these two

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    • ashinadash [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 months ago

      Fire Emblem is by Intelligent Systems ✨ but also, "my coffee maker has one job - to make coffee! I am not subject to coffee undertones!"

      • Starlet [she/her, it/its]
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        2 months ago

        I think I get what you mean, but I wouldn't even say it counts as "undertones". It feels more like it's just the point

        Marina's diaries where she keeps using heart emojis when talking about Pearl

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        Marina's wallpaper being this picture of Pearl wearing both of their jewelery

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        Marina seemingly getting jealous of Acht when she thinks they're hitting on Pearl (which is somehow queer no matter how you interpret it)

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        This actual shoujo manga Marina made with a love letter to Pearl shown

        and there's still somehow way more than this in-game. Nintendo is barely holding back