Kuja...Female?

August 30, 2007, 2:50 AM

I've heard from several places that in the original Japanese version of FFIX Kuja was indeed Female, however, American and European censors changed it's gender to male because they were homophobic over Kujas lust for Garnet - the whole "Canary" thing.

What do you guys think? do you have any sources to back you up?

Discuss

August 30, 2007, 2:53 AM

well if he wasnt Male in the Japanese before, he is now. In the Dissidia Trailer Kuja's voice was very manly and deep, and it reminded me a lot of Sephiroth's

August 30, 2007, 5:34 AM

Eh, Kuja's probably a hermephrodite, he could go either way.

August 30, 2007, 6:58 AM

I have no idea where these ludicrous ideas come from. I think it's all insecure people who can't handle the idea of a man being effeminate. He's a man and was always a man. It's called Bishounen and is extremely common in Japanese culture. It's the concept of a man's attractiveness/beauty going beyond a gender distinction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bish%C5%8Dnen

August 30, 2007, 10:34 AM

It's something that I've heard before, but all they are is stories.
To be honest, I've never understood why people thought Kuja was female. I noticed it from the start that he's male, but just a bot effeminate.

August 30, 2007, 10:37 AM

Well they changed Sailor Nepture and Sailor Uranus to cousins in the American and European versions of the show instead of them being lesbians.

So its possible Kuja's sex could have been changed from female to male. He does have a female air about him and in some Japanese screenshots, I believed him to be female before the game was released.

August 30, 2007, 11:05 AM

i guess its POSSIBLE that this could have happened but i think its just the people out there that are like "ZOMG KOOJA IZ GEY HES A GURL LOLOLZ!!" being stupid and making up theories. but like i said, it is possible since there are apparantely other instances of this happening.

August 30, 2007, 11:15 AM

I've heard about this as well but there I can't find anything to back this up. I would have expected Wikipedia or something to at least mention it but doesn't. If he was female in the original Japanese version then there would definitely be available sources.

August 30, 2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by VengefulRonin

I have no idea where these ludicrous ideas come from. I think it's all insecure people who can't handle the idea of a man being effeminate. He's a man and was always a man. It's called Bishounen and is extremely common in Japanese culture. It's the concept of a man's attractiveness/beauty going beyond a gender distinction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bish%C5%8Dnen

Yeah I agree with you here, a lot of Japanese male fictional characters like in anime are really feminine. They'd get a shock when they meet the traditional British Bald Builder.

And I quote from a dubbed FF video on Youtube:

Kuja - "Whattt? I'm a guy!"
Zidane - "Jessica Alba looks more manly than you!"

Sorry had to throw that in rofl..

August 30, 2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Aerith Gainsborough

American and European censors changed it's gender to male because they were hom