List of fictional bisexual characters

This is a list of fictional characters that either self-identify as bisexual or have been identified by outside parties to be bisexual. Bisexuality is a sexual orientation that refers to the romantic and/or sexual attraction towards people of more than one gender (historically towards men and women). Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters.

For bisexual literary works, see Bisexual literature. For information about how the media portrays bisexual people, see Media portrayals of bisexuality. For the names of bisexual anime characters, see List of bisexual characters in anime. For the names of bisexual animation characters, see List of bisexual characters in animation. For information about erasure of bisexual narratives, see Bisexual erasure. For information about views of bisexual toward the broader LGBT community, see Bisexual politics. For information about aversion to bisexuality, see Biphobia. For information about public acknowledgement of bisexuality, see Bisexual chic.
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Please see the lists of trans, lesbian, non-binary, pansexual, asexual, and intersex characters for information about fictional characters in other parts of the LGBTQ community.

Film
Main article: List of films with LGBT characters
Characters Title / Franchise Years Actors Notes Country
Paolo
Visitor		 Teorema 1968 Massimo Girotti
Terence Stamp		 This film, a parable, uses bisexuality as a symbol, with a beautiful man, unnamed and referred to as the "Visitor," appearing in the lives of a typical bourgeois Italian family, making love to the father (Paolo), the mother (Lucia), the son (Pietro), the daughter (Odetta), and the maid (Emilia).[1] After a telegram arrives and the Visitor has to leave, all the family members change, having to confront what was previously concealed by the trappings of bourgeois life. Italy
Joe Buck Midnight Cowboy 1969 Jon Voight Joe is a jiggalo who has sex with men and women in an attempt to make money.[2] This film is based on the 1965 novel of the same name.[3] His character was later parodied by Zapp Brannigan in the Brannigan, Begin Again episode of Futurama, which even uses the film's theme, "Everybody's Talkin'" by Harry Nilsson.[4][5] United States
Brian Roberts Cabaret 1972 Michael York Brian moves into the boarding house where Sally lives. Later in the film, during an argument, Sally tells Brian that she has been having sex with Max, and Brian reveals that he has as well, showing he is a bisexual character.[6] Brian and Sally later reconcile, and Sally reveals that Max left them 300 marks and mockingly compares the sum with what a professional prostitute gets.
Maximilian von Heune Helmut Griem This film is based on the musical Cabaret, with Maximilian as a rich playboy baron who befriends Sally and takes her and Brian to his country estate where they are both spoiled and courted.[7]
Sonny Wortzik Dog Day Afternoon 1975 Al Pacino Sonny, a first-time crook, attempts to rob a bank with his friend Salvatore "Sal" Naturale, and Stevie but the plan immediately goes awry when Stevie loses his nerve and flees, and Sonny discovers they have arrived after the daily cash pickup, finding only $1,100 in cash. Later in the film, Sonny's partner, Leon Shermer, arrives and reveals that the robbery was intended to pay for her sex reassignment surgery,[8] as she is a trans woman, and divulges that Sonny has children with his estranged wife, Angie.[9] This, and other events in the film, has led some to call Sonny a "bisexual desperado."[10]
Georges Querelle Querelle 1982 Brad Davis George, a handsome Belgian sailor, thief and murderer, visits a bar and brothel for sailors, with the head of the brotel in love with his brother, who he has a love/hate relationship with. Later on in the film, he announces that he wants to sleep with Lysiane but he also has sex with Mario.[11]

Near the end of the film, Lieutenant Seblon, Querelle's superior, tries to prove his maniliness to him, despite the fact Seblon murdered his friend, he decides to protect him, and Seblon later reveals his love, leading them to kiss and embrace before returning to Le Vengeur.[12]

 France, West Germany
Catherine Tramell Basic Instinct 1992 Sharon Stone While the character returns in Basic Instinct 2 (2006), it's noted that she's been straightwashed.[13][14] United States
Basic Instinct 2 2006
Cristal Connors Showgirls 1995 Gina Gershon A leading character in this film, Cristal, who has a boyfriend, wants a relationship with Nomi,[15] so she can destroy her, in this film where bisexuality is "a weapon, a plot device and an arena for titillating spectacle" like in Basic Intinsct.[16] France, United States
Jordan White
Xavier "X" Red		 The Doom Generation James Duval Two teen lovers, Jordan and Amy, pick up Xavier "X" Red, a handsome drifter one night when coming back from a club. X accidentally kills a store owner, has sex with Amy, while Jordan becomes sexually attracted to X as well. Later in the film, Jordan, Amy and X spend the night in an abandoned warehouse, where they engage in a threesome.[17] United States, France
Frau Farbissina Austin Powers[18] 1997-2004 Mindy Sterling Frau has a girlfriend named Una Brau in the second film who she met on the LPGA tour and fell in love. Later, in the film, when Dr. Evil and Past Frau have sex, she comments that she'll never love another man.[19] Dr. Evil remembers her, responding "Yes, that's true". The sex between Dr. Evil and Frau results in their "love child," Scott. United States
Curt Wild
Brian Slade
Mandy Slade		 Velvet Goldmine 1998 Ewan McGregor
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Toni Collette		 At the beginning of his career, Slade is married to Mandy. But when he comes to the United States, he seeks out American rock star Curt Wild, and they become involved in each other's lives on a personal and creative level.[20]
Sydney "Syd" High Art Radha Mitchell Syd, living with longtime boyfriend James, has desires and frustrations that seem typical and manageable but new events unfold, with Lucy Berliner opening

the door to an uncharted world for Syd. Lucy, who lives with her heroin-addicted German girlfriend Greta, and becomes closer to Syd as the film moves forward.[21]

Ritchie Summer of Sam 1999 Adrien Brody In this film, one of the protagonists is a volatile bisexual character named Ritchie, Vinny's childhood friend who has embraced punk fashion and music, who begins a relationship with Ruby.[22]
Theodora "Theo" The Haunting Catherine Zeta-Jones Theo, a participant in a clincal study, was once a lesbian, but is now bisexual.[23]
Camilla Rhodes Mulholland Drive 2001 Laura Harring Mobsters demand that Camila Rhodes, an unknown actress, be cast in a film, and he eventually agrees, capiluating to casting her after seeing her audition, with a strange series of events that follow. Rhodes, presented as "bisexual vixen,"[24] is a driving force of the film.
Margot Tennenbaum The Royal Tenenbaums Gwyneth Paltrow Margot, a strong female character, who had a previous relationship with a woman, follows three siblings who were talents when they were children but "grow up into disappointments."[25]
Clarissa Vaughan The Hours 2002 Meryl Streep Clarissa's long-term relationship with Sally is seemingly threatened while she pines for "a long-lost romance with Richard."[26] As such, the plot twist at the end of the film makes Clarissa even more distraught, with sexual identities not the focus of this film.
Paul Denton The Rules of Attraction Ian Somerhalder This film follows a love triangle between Sean, Laura, and Paul, the latter who is the boyfriend of Laura and is attracted to Sean, who he tries to go out with, but fails.[27]
Alexander the Great Alexander 2004 Colin Farrell Alexander has an ambiguous sexuality, with director Oliver Stone saying that Alexander had "a polymorphous sensuality and was an explorer in the deepest sense of the world."[28] His portrayal led a group of Greek lawyers to threaten sueing Warner Bros for suggesting that Alexander was bisexual while GLAAD praised the film as breaking new ground.
Kate Veatch DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Christine Taylor Christine, in the last 90 seconds of the film, introduces her girlfriend to the team, and the writers do not hint she is attracted to woman, implying she is bisexual.[29] Reportedly, she made the cut because her final line in the movie, “I’m not a lesbian, I’m bisexual”.[30]
Mécir
Paul		 Grande École Salim Kechiouche
Gregori Baquet		 In this film, about education, class, race and homosexuality,[31] Paul has a girlfriend but sleeps with one of his new roommates, while Mécir, a young Arab manual worker, becomes attracted to him.[32] France
Ramona Flowers Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010 Mary Elizabeth Winstead Ramona describes her relationship with Roxy Richter (Mae Whitman) as her being "bi-curious".[33][25] As in the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series the film is based on, Ramona has seven evil exes: six ex-boyfriends and her lesbian ex-girlfriend Roxanne. United States
Robert Frobisher Cloud Atlas 2012 Ben Whishaw Robert, living in 1930s Britain, is a budding composer, an apprentice to a musical genius, Vyvyan Ayrs, while Robert has a lover, Rufus Sixsmith, as well.[34]
Adèle Blue Is the Warmest Colour 2013 Adèle Exarchopoulos Despite listing on Netflix in their Lesbian and Gay section, in fact, Adèle is bisexual, and the film is focused on her, with critics missing that bisexual erasure is "central to understanding Adele’s particular sense that she does not belong as she comes of age."[35] Adèle meets Emma in a lesbian bar, they enter a relationship and start to live with each other, and eventually, Emma finds out that Adèle cheated with Antoine, a male colleague, and their relationship ends. Afterwards, Emma enters a relationship with Lise. France
Magnus Chase The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Godfrey Gao Magnus, a bisexual warlock, first appears in "heavy guyliner, piercings and a disturbing blazer-and-boxers combo."[36] United States
Lorraine Broughton Atomic Blonde 2017 Charlize Theron Lorraine, a secret agent for MI6 does not fall in love with her male counterpart, but she has "sex with another female spy," Delphine Lasalle, entering into a romantic relationship with her. Theron confirmed Lorraine as a bisexual,[37] with some reviewers noting that the film features a bisexual subplot that was not in the original book.[38]
John Constantine Justice League Dark: Apokolips War 2020 Matt Ryan John, has a lover, Zatanna, but formerly had a relationship with King Shark.[39]
Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn Birds of Prey Margot Robbie In the film's first ten minutes, it is established that Harley is bisexual, with Harley saying she is unlucky with love, with her first two partners as men and the third one a woman.[40] At the beginning of the film, it shows that one of Harley's failed relationships was with a woman.[41]

Graphic novels
Main article: List of graphic art works with LGBT characters
Characters Title Years Notes Country
Korra
Asami Sato		 The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars 2017–present In the animated series The Legend of Korra, Korra and Asami date Mako at different points. At the end of the series, Korra and Asami are holding hands and looking into each other's eyes while traveling through a portal right before the ending credits.[42] The creators later confirmed that the intention of the ending scene was to show Asami and Korra becoming a romantic couple.[43][44][45] In the graphic novel The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, which is the sequel to the animated series, Korra and Asami are in a relationship. United States
Toya Kinomoto Cardcaptor Sakura and
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card		 1996–present The creators have confirmed that Yukito and Toya (both male) are a couple.[46] They are stated to be in love within the series itself.[47] Before meeting Yukito, Toya dated Kaho Mizuki when she was his junior high school teacher, and she broke up with him when she left to study in England. Japan
Dee Laytner Fake
Fake 2
Fake 3		 1994-2000
2007
2010-2011		 Dee, a police detective, repeatedly tells Randy "Ryo" Maclean, a New York City rookie cop, he is bisexual, while Ryo and Dee enter a relationship throughout the course of this manga.[48][49]
Noh-Varr Young Avengers 2005–2014 Noh-Varr has stated that he had experiences with Kree of the same sex at the end of Young Avengers (2013), to which Kate Bishop replied "Am I the only one on the team who is straight?"[50] United States
Nuriko Fushigi Yûgi 1992–1996 Nuriko is one of the seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku. She is introduced as "Kang-Lin", a woman in Emperor Hotohori's harem who has the power of superhuman strength.[51] Nuriko is in love with Hotohori and at first considers Miaka her rival for his love,[52] but Nuriko and Miaka soon become friends.[53] Japan
Wonder Woman
Harley Quinn
Poison Ivy		 DC Comics Bombshells and Bombshells United 2015–present Wonder Woman was in a relationship with Mera and later Steve Trevor.[54] Harley and Poison Ivy are in a relationship in the series.[54][55] United States

Live-action television
Main article: List of television series with bisexual characters

Having been created as a radio program in 1937 and transitioning to television in 1952, Guiding Light is the oldest television series in the world to feature bisexual characters; Olivia Spencer and Natalia Rivera Aitoro. Olivia was introduced in 1999 and Natalia in 2007, with the two women realizing they are bisexual and beginning a relationship in 2008.[56] In 1990, L.A. Law became the first primetime television series to introduce a recurring bisexual character; C.J. Lamb.[57][58] In 2015, during The 100's second season, the protagonist Clarke Griffin kissed Lexa, making the series the first in America belonging to one of the "Big Five" networks with a bisexual lead.[59]

Literature
Main article: List of LGBT characters in modern written fiction
Characters Work Author Years Description
Claudine
Rézi		 Claudine at School Colette 1902 Claudine is unfaithful to her husband, Renaud, having an affair with her friend Rézi, who herself has a secrete liaison with Renaud.[60]
Hélène Noris
Tamara Soulerr		 The Illusionist (Le rempart des Béguines) Françoise Mallet-Joris 1951 Tamara has a romantic relationship with both Hélène and her father; Hélène prefers men after the fair ends.[61]
Courtney Farrell
Barry Cabot		 Chocolates for Breakfast Pamela Moore 1956 Courtney develops a crush on her female boarding school teacher, and later has a sexual relationship with Barry Cabot, her mother's bisexual friend who is in a relationship with a man.[62][63]
Brigham Anderson Advise and Consent Allen Drury 1959 Married US senator Anderson is blackmailed over a secret wartime homosexual affair for which he is unapologetic.[64][65]
Alexander the Great


Hephaistion
Bagoas		 Fire from Heaven
The Persian Boy		 Mary Renault 1969
1972		 Alexander is involved in a romantic sexual relationship with Hephaistion, and then the Persian slave Bagoas, but is also married three times and fathers a son. Both men are involved in romantic sexual relationships with Alexander the Great.[66]
John Le Carre Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Bill Haydon 1974 Has a girlfriend, a male lover, seduces Ann, the wife of George Smiley, and rumoured to be the lover of Jim Prideaux.[67]
Akhenaten
Smenkhkara		 A God Against the Gods
Return to Thebes		 Allen Drury 1976
1977		 Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten is married to Nefertiti, but his romance with his brother Smenkhkara contributes to his downfall.[68]
 The Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice 1976–2014 Lestat, Armand and most of Rice's male vampires have intense sexual and emotional attractions and relationships with both sexes.[69]
Beauchamp Day
DeDe Halcyon Day
Mona Ramsey		 Tales of the City series Armistead Maupin 1978–2014 While the original series featured gay and bisexual characters who "kissed on camera and had sex in bathhouses,"[70] in the Netflix adaption of this series, Shawna is "explicitly bisexual character."[71]
Herewiss
Freelorn
The Goddess		 The Tale of the Five series Diane Duane 1979–1992 This book is a fantasy with a "bisexual male protagonist whose main love interest is male," and is set in a world with normalized polyamory,[72] with bisexuality and polyamory seeming to "be the default."[73]
Clayton "Clay" Less Than Zero
Imperial Bedrooms		 Bret Easton Ellis 1985
2010		 This is coming-of-age story narrated by Clay, "a sexually ambiguous eighteen-year-old student," who tries to resume a relationship with the woman he loved in high school but "leaves a party with a young man."[74][75]
Ruth Jamison Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg 1987 This novel weaves together the past and the present through the blossoming friendship between Evelyn Couch, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman who lives in a nursing home, while her sister-in-law, Idgie, and her friend, Ruth, ran a café. Ruth is married to a man and bears his child but subsequently has long-term romantic relationship with another woman.[76] Although it is not explicitly labeled as a lesbian relationship, every resident both knows about and accepts Idgie and Ruth's relationship, making lesbianism a theme in the novel[77] while in the film adaptation, a story of Southern female friendship and love, Ruth had been in love with Buddy Threadgoode, Idgie's brother.[78].[79]
Villanelle The Passion Jeanette Winterson In this book, Villanelle is an androgynous and bisexual daughter of a boatman from Venice who crosses paths with Henri, who also has a "ambivalent sexuality."[80]
Paul Denton The Rules of Attraction Bret Easton Ellis In this book, set in Camden like Ellis's other books, Paul lusts for another character, Sean Bateman, saying he slept with him, while Bateman "never admits as much."[74] This book ended up fortifying Ellis's reputation as a "nihilistic authorial presence who reports action but seldom comments on it."
Alice Meadows A Village Affair Joanna Trollope 1989 In this story, Alice Meadows questions her identity, having an affair with a lesbian woman named Clodagh Unwin, while she remains married, with her awakening depending on "a heart-wrenching choice between her lover and her family."[81]
Darvish Shayrif Hakem The Fire's Stone Tanya Huff 1990 Darvish is willing to have sex with anyone, whether men or women.[82]
René Suratt University series Allen Drury 1990–98 René is protagonist Willie Wilson's nemesis, "a bisexual seducer of students."[83]
Raymond Tyler, Jr.
Basil Henderson
  • Invisible Life
  • Just As I Am
  • Abide With Me
  • Any Way the Wind Blows
 E. Lynn Harris 1991
1995
1999
2001		 Raymond is torn between his girlfriend Nicole and his married male lover; Basil leaves his fiancée Yancey at the altar and pursues a gay lifestyle.[66][84][85]
Seregil i Korit
Alec i Amasa
Ilar i Sontir		 The Nightrunner series Lynn Flewelling 1996–2014 Seregil and Alec are committed lovers but both have had experiences with women in the past; Ilar is one of Seregil's former lovers.[86]
Jack Twist
Ennis del Mar		 "Brokeback Mountain" (short story) Annie Proulx 1997 Gay. Jack and Ennis have a long term sexual and romantic relationship despite both being married to women and fathering children. Jack also has sexual relationships with other men and a woman, while Ennis does not. Critics have described both men as gay or variably Jack as bisexual and Ennis as heterosexual.[87][88]
Alluvia (Alice) Fairfax
Stella		 Gut Symmetries Jeanette Winterson Alice has romantic and sexual relationships with both Stella and Stella's husband Jove.[89]
Kitty Butler Tipping the Velvet Sarah Waters 1998 Has a sexual/romantic relationship with the main character and marries a man.[90]
Denise Lambert The Corrections Jonathan Franzen 2001 In this novel, Denise begins affairs with both her boss and his wife,[91] and though the restaurant is successful,[92] she is fired when this is discovered.
Chuck Bass Gossip Girl Cecily von Ziegesar 2002–2011 In this series, Chuck was bisexual, although this was never explored in the Gossip Girl TV show, which creator Joshua Safran said he regretted.[93]
Shori Fledgling Octavia Butler 2005 The novel tells the story of Shori, a 53-year-old member of the Ina species, who appears to be a ten-year-old African-American girl, biting a construction worker named Wright because she finds his scent irresistible, and they begin their relationship.[94]
Magnus Bane The Shadowhunter Chronicles Cassandra Clare 2007–present Magnus is openly bisexual, having several relationships with both men and women, his most notable partners being his current boyfriend Alec Lightwood and his ex-girlfriend Camille Belcourt.[95][96]
Fever Crumb Fever Crumb Series Philip Reeve 2009–11 Fever first falls in love with the male Arlo Thursday, and later with the female Cluny Morvish.[97]
Patroclus
Achilles		 The Song of Achilles] Madeline Miller

2011

 Achilles is gay, showing no interest in girls. Patroclus is bisexual, saying he would fall in love with Briseis if not for Achilles.[98]
Ronan Lynch
Adam Parrish
Kavinsky		 The Raven Cycle Maggie Stiefvater 2012–16 Adam shows a romantic interest in the female protagonist during the first two books, but then develops a relationship with Ronan Lynch.[99]
Rosemary Harper, Sissix The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers 2015 Rosemary Harper and Sissix are both either lesbians or bisexual as the two women enter a relationship with each other over the course of the novel.[100]
  • Cassie Peskin-Suso
  • Mina Choi
  • Nadine Suso
 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Becky Albertalli Abby's cousin Cassie Peskin-Suso, a principal character in the sequel novel The Upside of Unrequited, is a lesbian and Mina is her pansexual girlfriend while Cassie also has two mothers Nadine, who is a lesbian, and Patty, who is bisexual.[101]
Jesper Fahey
Wylan Van Eck
Nina Zenik		 Six of Crows duology Leigh Bardugo 2015–2016 Jesper is bisexual, and Wylan is gay; they begin dating each other by the end of the duology, while Nina has also been confirmed to be pansexual.[102]
Rhy Maresh
Alucard Emery		 Shades of Magic trilogy V.E. Schwab 2015–17 Rhy is bisexual while Alucard is gay. They had a fling three years prior the events of the books. Victoria Schwab actually stated multiple times that in her eyes none of the characters are straight, but that is not mentioned in the series.[103][104]
Henry "Monty" Montague, Felicity Montague, Percy The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue Mackenzi Lee

2017

 Henry Montague is bisexual and has romantic feelings towards Percy, while his sister Felicity is asexual.[105]
Calixte
Tzara
Thyon Nero
Ruza		 Strange the Dreamer series Laini Taylor 2017- 2018 Calixte and Tzara enter a long-term lesbian relationship with each other at the start of the series. Thyon Nero has never been romantically or sexually attracted to a woman, but finds himself drawn to Ruza, who seems to reciprocate his interest, making them both gay or in Ruza's case at least bisexual.[106]

Video games
Main article: List of video games with LGBT characters
Characters Series / Title Years Notes Developer
Deirdre Hallam Moonmist 1986 This interactive fiction was the first game to feature a queer character, with one of the plotlines being that an artist named Vivian was in a relationship with Diedre, still married to a man.[107] However, over the course of the game, the appearances by Dierde decreased. Infocom
Avatar
Sex workers		 Ultima VII: The Black Gate / Ultima 1992 In the House of Baths at Buccaneer's Den, the player (the "Avatar") can pay for the services of male and female sex workers, regardless of the player's gender.[108] Origin Systems
A mage Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle / Ultima 1993 A mage sexually proposes the player's character regardless of the character's gender.[109] The player is given the choice to accept or decline.
Morrigan Aensland Darkstalkers,
Marvel vs. Capcom,
and others / Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors		 1994 Morrigan is bisexual.[110] She is a recurring character in the Darkstalkers and Marvel vs. Capcom fighting game series. Capcom
Daisuke True Love 1995 At the end of the Japanese visual novel game, the player character—default name is Daisuke—may attempt to start a relationship with any of the ten available girls, or with his best friend Kazuhiko as the only gay option. Depending on the choices taken and interactions experienced throughout the game, each girl and Kazuhiko may or may not be available for a relationship.[111] Software House Parsley
Curtis Craig Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh 1996 In this interactive movie, point-and-click adventure, Curtis is the protagonist. He is also close friend with his co-worker, Trevor, who is gay. Curtis admits to his psychiatrist that he has feelings for Trevor and might be bisexual, and the two almost kiss later in the game, and is also shown as having relations with his girlfriend and a S&M domme.[112][113] Sierra On-Line
Claude C. Kenny
Rena Lanford
Ashton Anchors
Precis F. Neumann		 Star Ocean: The Second Story 1998 In this Japanese action role-playing game, the player can choose to play as either Claude or Rena. They can have a friendship and romance level with each party member acquired. Ashton (a male party member) and Precis (a female party member) can go on a date with them, regardless of their gender.[109] tri-Ace
Tose (PSP)
Hana Tsu-Vachel Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix 2001 The player character Hana Tsu-Vachel, in this Action-adventure game, is bisexual and in a relationship with her hacker; Rain Qin, a lesbian character. The game's advertising heavily emphasized their relationship.[114] Kronos Digital Entertainment
Player character
Jeanette Voerman		 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2004 The in this action role-playing game, the player can have sex with female prostitutes or Jeanette as either a man or a woman.[115] The female player character is able to have implied offscreen sexual relations with Jeanette, another female character.[115] Troika Games
Last Spirit Monk
Sky
Silk Fox
Dawn Star		 Jade Empire 2005 In this Canadian action-adventure game, the Last Spirit Monk is the player character. The player can choose to play as either male or female. The player, regardless of their gender, can romance Sky (a male character) and Silk Fox (a female character). Only a male player can romance the female Dawn Star, but she can end up in a relationship with Silk Fox.[109] BioWare
James "Jimmy" Hopkins Bully 2006 In this Canadian action-adventure game, Jimmy is able to kiss both boys and girls.[116] In the Xbox version the player can unlock an achievement by kissing a boy twenty times.[117] Rockstar Vancouver
Cassus Vicus Clive Barker's Jericho 2007 In this Spanish first-person shooter and survival horror game, the Ancient Roman Governor Cassus Vicus claims it had been a while since "tasting" both genders after becoming aroused while confronting the Jericho Squad. Vicus is portrayed as overly perverted and morbidly obese and is said to practice cannibalism, sadomasochism and "blood orgies".[118] MercurySteam, Alchemic Productions
Violet Violet 2008 In this interactive fiction, The player is either a man or woman and Violet is their girlfriend.[119] The player is freely able to change their gender and sex mid-game, which mostly only results in a few cosmetic changes in the dialogue. Violet serves as the game's narrator, but in fact the player character is only imagining how she would narrate. Upon gender-changing, Violet may react by saying, "I adore you either way." Jeremy Freese
Axton Borderlands / Borderlands 2 2012 In the DLC Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep (2013), it is revealed that Axton, one of the playable characters, is bisexual. While his flirtatious lines with male characters were originally a coding error, Gearbox Studios decided to confirm his bisexuality with overt references in the DLC.[120] Gearbox Software
Mister Torgue High-Five Flexington It is alluded in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep that Mr. Torgue is bisexual. This was confirmed via an interview.[121]
Nicky Case Coming Out Simulator 2014 2014 This is a Canadian autobiographical game, and interactive fiction, about a teenage Nicky Case coming out as bisexual to his mother. Jack is his boyfriend.[122] Nicky Case
Korra The Legend of Korra and The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins / The Legend of Korra These video games are based on the animated television series The Legend of Korra. Though her sexuality is not referenced in the games, the protagonist, Korra, is bisexual.[123] PlatinumGames
Webfoot Technologies
Player character Queen's Gambit In this visual novel game, the player character can romance Emily Verma, a lesbian character,[124] or one of three male characters.[125] Voltage Entertainment USA
Player character Astoria: Fate's Kiss 2015 In this visual novel game, the player character is bisexual woman[126] who can romance Medusa, Alex, or one of multiple male characters.[127] Voltage Entertainment USA
Sole Survivor Fallout 4 / Fallout The player character, "Sole Survivor", can romance their companions, regardless of their sex.[128] Bethesda Game Studios
Jacob Frye Assassin's Creed /Assassin's Creed Syndicate The lead writer of this game indicated that the team explicitly avoided giving Jacob Frye, one of the game's two protagonists, a female love interest during the main storyline. He also hinted at the idea that Jacob needed to "figure himself out to some degree" after his brief partnership with Maxwell Roth.[129] This led to speculation regarding Jacob's sexuality, with the official Assassin's Creed Tumblr later confirming that the character is canonically bisexual.[130][131] Ubisoft Quebec
Corrin (player character), Niles and Rhajat Fire Emblem Fates / Fire Emblem This game is the first in the Fire Emblem franchise to feature a same-sex marriage option for both the 'Birthright' and 'Conquest' versions of the game (Niles and Rhajat in the American version).[132] The same sex options, however, are restricted to one character per game, where the Conquest edition contains a man who may be romanced by male or female main characters, while the Birthright edition has a woman who may be romanced by male and female protagonists. In the DLC, Revelations, both Rhajat and Niles are available to be romanced by the female and male main characters. However, they can still marry characters of the other gender so it is implied they are bisexual. If the player marries a character of the same sex, they will not be able to unlock Kana (the player's child) or Nina, Niles' daughter.[133] Nintendo SPD,
Intelligent Systems
Maxine "Max" Caulfield
Rachel Amber		 Life Is Strange Life Is Strange (2015) is experienced from Max's perspective. The prequel Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (2017) is experienced from Chloe's perspective. The development of Max and Chloe's relationship is the main plot of Life Is Strange (2015), and they can end up romantically. At different points in the game, Max may have the choice to kiss Warren (her male friend) or Chloe.[134]

In Life Is Strange (2015), Chloe admits that she had romantic feelings towards Rachel. In the prequel Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (2017), depending on the player's actions, Rachel may open up and reveal that she has romantic feelings towards Chloe too. At some point, Chloe may have the choice to kiss Rachel. Rachel also had a relationship with Frank before the plot of Life Is Strange.

 Dontnod Entertainment
Ares Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei In this Japanese tactical role-playing game, Ares is the player character. He can confess his feelings to the guys along with the girls to unlock different perks.[135] Masaya Games
Player character Gangsters in Love 2016 In this visual novel game, the player character can romance Aurora James or one of multiple male characters.[136] Voltage Entertainment USA
Alexios / Kassandra Assassin's Creed / Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2018 The player may choose to play as either Alexios or Kassandra; a pair of siblings. The game presents both opposite-sex and same-sex relationship options for the player character.[137] They are potentially lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Ubisoft Montreal
Byleth (player character), Edelgard, Dorothea, Mercedes, Linhardt, Jeritza, Rhea, Sothis, Yuri Fire Emblem: Three Houses / Fire Emblem 2019 Edelgard, Jeritza, Dorothea, Yuri, Rhea, Sothis, Linhardt, and Mercedes can be romanced by the player character regardless of gender during certain routes.[138][139] Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo
Zagreus Hades 2020 In this Roguelike and dungeon crawler game, Zagreus is the son of Hades and confirmed by the games writer and designer Greg Kasavin to be "either bisexual or pansexual".[140] Supergiant Games

Webcomics
Main article: List of webcomics with LGBT characters
Characters Name of comic Years Notes
Bruno Bruno 1996–2007 In this comic by Christopher Baldwin, the titular character, Bruno, is a "bisexual, philosophical, free-spirited woman"[141] and becomes involved with Sophia, who "has male and female lovers within the bounds of a polyamorous relationship."[142] The webcomic also features a trans woman named Judi, with Baldwin offering "brief flashes inside Judi's private sexual life," even though most of the main characters don't know she is trans.[143]
Jane Jane's World 1998–2018 In this comic by Paige Braddock, most of the central characters, including the titular Jane, are lesbians. Bisexual women characters are also included.[144][145]
Multiple characters Acception 2015–present This ongoing Dutch teen dramedy romance webcomic by Coco “Colourbee” Ouwerkerk,[146] who was inspired by "manga genres such as shojo and shounen," features various LGBTQ characters. This includes gay, bisexual, asexual and transgender characters.[147]
Nye Fera 2009–present This webcomic by Davy Shirley features a lesbian protagonist, Nye, and her bisexual partner.[148]
Trolls Homestuck 2009–2016 This comic by Andrew Hussie includes multiple LGBT characters like Calliope who shares a body with her "misogynistic brother Caliborn," Kanaya Maryam and Rose Lalonde, a same-sex "troll/human pairing," along with the "normalization of queerness in the troll universe," who have a default bisexual/pansexual nature.[149] The story has also been praised with creating "a wide range of relatable narratives for LGBTQ readers."
Various characters Kate or Die 2012–present This comic by Kate Leth covers issues including bisexuality and feminism.[150] The latter is manifested in "short, witty dissertations on issues such as youth, feminism, tattoo etiquette and bisexuality."

Background
Further information: History of bisexuality

Bisexuality is a sexual orientation that refers to the romantic and/or sexual attraction towards people of more than one gender (historically towards men and women). Throughout history numerous bisexual characters have appeared in television series, including cartoons, anime and web series.

Having been created as a radio program in 1937 and transitioning to television in 1952, Guiding Light is the oldest television series in the world to feature bisexual characters; Olivia Spencer and Natalia Rivera Aitoro. Olivia was introduced in 1999 and Natalia in 2007, with the two women realizing they are bisexual and beginning a relationship in 2008.[56] In 1990, L.A. Law became the first primetime television series to introduce a recurring bisexual character; C.J. Lamb.[57][58] In 2015, during The 100's second season, the protagonist Clarke Griffin kissed Lexa, making the series the first in America belonging to one of the "Big Five" networks with a bisexual lead.[59]

Bisexual characters have been featured in animation and anime for years. For instance, a 1980s series, Urusei Yatsura featured Ryūnosuke Fujinami, a tomboyish girl and protagonist who she goes out on a date with an alien girl Ran, who thinks that Ryūnosuke is a lesbian after she says she has no interest in boys,[151] is backmailed into going on a date with Shinobu,[152] and becomes good friends with Benten, who acknowledges her femininity without making a joke.[153] In the OVA, Nagisa Shiowatari becomes her fiancé, a guy who was raised as a girl, meaning he behaves and crossdresses as a girl, implying that she may be bisexual.[154] A few months after Sailor Moon ended, another fan favorite, named Revolutionary Girl Utena, began on April 2. The show contained many LGBTQ characters since Ikuhara tried to express queer and feminist themes in the series, leading some to call the series "groundbreaking."[155][156] Some characters are lesbian, like Juri Arisugawa, and others are bisexual, like Utena Tenjou, a crossdressing prince and her friend (and love) "Rose Bride" Anthy Himemiya.[157] As lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender characters appeared in anime throughout the later 1990s, like Nuriko in Fushigi Yûgi who initially dresses and acts as a woman named Kang-lin,[158] and is in love with Hotohori, but later also grows to love the main heroine Miaka,[159] a few shows on U.S. broadcast networks featured LGBTQ characters like South Park, specifically manifested in the characters Liane Cartman[160] and Stephen Stotch,[161][162] and Family Guy as shown by Meg Griffin[163][164][165][166][167] and Stewie Griffin[168][169][170][171] The show's abrupt cancellation caused MacFarlane to abort these plans, and the episode "Queer Is Stewie?" was actually produced, but never shown.[172][173]

In later years, Drawn Together featured Foxxy Love, a bisexual character,[174] while The Fairly OddParents featured a bisexual character (Sanjay) in the later 2000s.[175] An openly bisexual woman (Kaikaina "Sister" Grif) appeared in episodes of Red vs. Blue, becoming a main character by the show's fifth season in 2006.[176] Another well-regarded show, Queer Duck, the first U.S. animated TV series to have homosexuality as a major theme,[177] was received positively by some in the LGBTQ community since it had lesbian, gay, and bisexual characters. In the UK, Eddsworld featured bisexual and gay characters: Kim and Katya.[178] Then, in early 2011, Wandering Son, known as Hōrō Musuko in Japan, would premiere on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block, an anime which would be praised as a "breakout show in the transgender drama genre" for its delicate art, empathetic story, and focus on characters,[179] included a bisexual woman (Anne Suehiro) and a trans woman (Hiroyuki Yoshida). In the 2010s, Love Stage!! also premiered with two bisexual characters: Izumi Sena and Ryoma Ichijo.[180] Western animation made strides as well, with Adventure Time beginning in 2010, with Rebecca Sugar working to foster the relationship of two bisexual characters (Marceline "Marcy" the Vampire Queen and Princess Bonnibel "Bonnie" Bubblegum) through her work on the show,[181] Adventure Time would set the stage for other groundbreaking shows in the future. In the years that followed, a number of shows would introduce bisexual characters: Good Vibes (Voneeta Teets[182]), Bravest Warriors (Plum[183]), The Crumpets (Grownboy & Steve[184]) and The Boondocks (Walter Sweetlove[185]). In the 2010s, there would be a number of other shows with bisexual characters.Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans featured Norba Shino, a slightly flamboyant, and bisexual, eccentric person who reciprocates another boy's romantic affections,[186] while Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, which would have two bisexual characters: Pitohui[187] and Clarence.[188] In 2015, Star vs. the Forces of Evil introduced Jackie Lynn Thomas, who become a bisexual character as shown in later episodes, while Castlevania introduced two bisexual characters (Carmilla and Alucard),[189][190] whhile the Chinese show, Spiritpact which introduced two LGBTQ characters: Yang Jinghua (bisexual) and Duanmu Xi (gay).[191] Additionally, a Chinese show, Mo Dao Zu Shi included two LGBTQ characters: Wei Wuxian (bisexual) and Lan Wanji (gay),[192] Big Mouth included two bisexual characters (Shannon Glaser[193] and Jay Bilzerian[194]) Hazbin Hotel introduced a bisexual character named Charlie,[195][196] and Helluva Boss introduced Stolas, a bisexual character.[197]

Despite this representation, "not all queer presentation" is created equal as one scholar noted, with representation of bisexual and transgender characters lagging behind lesbians and gay men in some respects,[198] with this representation important in the U.S. political climate while GLAAD called for Hollywood to produce more characters with LGBTQ characters.[199][200]

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