{"id":135605,"date":"2025-09-17T22:47:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2139186"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:47:47","slug":"hogwarts-legacy-will-reportedly-have-trans-inclusive-character-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hogwarts-legacy-will-reportedly-have-trans-inclusive-character-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogwarts Legacy will reportedly have &#8220;trans-inclusive&#8221; character creator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hogwarts-legacy-will-reportedly-have-trans-inclusive-character-creator.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harry Potter prequel game Hogwarts Legacy is planned to include a &#8220;trans-inclusive&#8221; character creator, as well as a transgender character, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-03-02\/harry-potter-video-game-will-allow-for-transgender-characters\">Bloomberg<\/a> has reported.<\/p>\n<p>The character designer will let you pick from unlinked body type and voice options for your Hogwarts school protagonist. Body types are labelled as either &#8220;witch&#8221; or &#8220;wizard&#8221;, and this will also determine which of the school&#8217;s dormitories your character is placed in.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous video games now offer unlinked body type, voice, and gender pronoun options, or simply avoid specific gender labels, but the fact Hogwarts Legacy will as well has drawn attention due to the game&#8217;s connection to Harry Potter universe creator JK Rowling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-02-hogwarts-legacy-will-have-trans-inclusive-character-creator\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-02-hogwarts-legacy-will-have-trans-inclusive-character-creator\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Potter prequel game Hogwarts Legacy is planned to include a &#8220;trans-inclusive&#8221; character creator, as well as a transgender character, Bloomberg has reported. The character designer will let you pick from unlinked body type and voice options for your Hogwarts school protagonist. Body types are labelled as either &#8220;witch&#8221; or &#8220;wizard&#8221;, and this will also determine which of the school&#8217;s dormitories your character is placed in. Numerous video games now offer unlinked body type, voice, and gender pronoun options, or simply avoid specific gender labels, but the fact Hogwarts Legacy will as well has drawn attention due to the game&#8217;s connection to Harry Potter universe creator JK Rowling. 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