The Gay Knight in Shining Armor

It's on my to-do list.

And he's gonna be hot.

Hell to the fucking yeah! 
You also need to draw him being gay at one point so I can die in peace. You know, hugs, kisses, blowjobs... that sort of shit.
I kid I kid, I'm just very interested in how he'll turn out! Quote me if you ever get it done!

There he is. There he is. I want him. Give him to me.
It looks stellar, for just a rough sketch! I love it

I remember this thread from the old BSN. I hope there is an option like this for people that have been pining for it, especially someone like Alistair/Cullen in the DA series. Hopefully more like Alistair than Cullen, for my own tastes.

I'm actually one that really loves the rogue-ish personality type, so the slant has somewhat benefited me. I'm pretty sure eventually they'll give us the gay KISA type and I'll be pining for the surprise hetero rogue. But I totally sympathize with the fact that people have been waiting for it a long time and that it's good representation to break stereotypes.

I actually didn't mind Alistair and would have romanced him, though. When I think about it more, I think my biggest problem with KISA types is that I don't actually agree they're unambiguously "good" people. It usually turns out that KISA types are on the wrong side of most of my in-game opinions. Alistair didn't agree with the Chantry very strongly, he didn't want to be a Templar, and he had a fun sense of humor, which made him more appealing to me. I had basically no base to relate to Cullen on and I don't find the "very serious person" demeanor very appealing.

An outside Bioware example, which I think would qualify (correct me if you think I'm wrong here), that was available as an m/m romance was Danse in Fallout 4. I could never do a Danse romance. I can't stand a lot of his anti-Ghoul/anti-Synth attitudes and his "12 year old boy playing war" persona. It's those sorts of very black and white moral reasoning and adherence to the majority opinion without questioning that's often tied with the KISA types that I can't get around, and I think Cullen had a lot of that. But if Preston from Fallout 4 was a KISA, and he may very well also be, then I thought he was actually adorable. Basically, I could probably like a KISA if they weren't too tied to a moral majority that I didn't agree with as part of the package deal.

KISA to me means they're idealistic, not necessarily tied to a moral majority view. I actually prefer a knight in sour armor, which is someone whose cynical and had their ideals tarnished, yet still can't help but live by their ideals anyway. Geralt from the witcher series and Harry Dresden from the Dresden series, fit this I think.

Looking forward to some interesting discussion here!

Personal story: I'm a (mostly gay) bisexual guy who grew up in a homophobic religious environment, which messed me up pretty badly psychologically. Kaidan being a tough, thoughtful, and unambiguously good bisexual KISA was a big deal to me when I was playing ME3, because it sent a much needed message saying "No, you aren't broken/depraved/perverted/less valuable because of your sexuality," when it felt like just about everyone around me was saying otherwise.

...ugh.

one reason i'm always reluctant to play as a guy romancing a girl in these games is because the writing squicks me out so hard. did they have to infantilise her...

KISA to me means they're idealistic, not necessarily tied to a moral majority view. I actually prefer a knight in sour armor, which is someone whose cynical and had their ideals tarnished, yet still can't help but live by their ideals anyway. Geralt from the witcher series and Harry Dresden from the Dresden series, fit this I think.

An outside Bioware example, which I think would qualify (correct me if you think I'm wrong here), that was available as an m/m romance was Danse in Fallout 4. I could never do a Danse romance. I can't stand a lot of his anti-Ghoul/anti-Synth attitudes and his "12 year old boy playing war" persona. It's those sorts of very black and white moral reasoning and adherence to the majority opinion without questioning that's often tied with the KISA types that I can't get around, and I think Cullen had a lot of that.

It's baaaaack, I'm so glad!

Hello friends, my name is Gomez. I ventured into the original gay KISA thread on occasion. Most of my favorite LIs have not been KISAs at all, but I'm in favor of the archetype for diversity's sake and for those who're really attached to it! (Though my first video game love was Aribeth de Tylmarande, and she... sorta counts. If you disregard that Blackguard business.)

One thing that came up on the old board... a There Can Only Be One™ attitude with regard to having a gay or lesbian KISA, as if men or women getting their wish would bar the other group from getting theirs. But considering we had Aveline and Sebastian in one game, and Cassandra, Cullen, and Blackwall (pre-Revelations) in another, I see no reason why we can't have two gay/bi KISAs in a hypothetical future game.  Then everyone can be swept off their feet by the Ser Hottie of their dreams!