Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5613590-20130307055621/@comment-6003396-20130906074919

It doesn't necessarily have to be a transgender, but speaking more broadly, a blur between the genders. The individual taking on a physical appearance or manner that is in contrast to what is generally perceived as "appropriate" for their gender. It could be as subtle as short hair on a girl or long hair on a guy - or just outright cross dressing, which is not fully accepted by the Japanese people as a "lifestyle", although male actors often took on the roles of females in kabuki theater, for example.

Looking at more contemporary examples, Final Fantasy is full of such characters. Off the top of my head: Yuffie ("tomboy"), Laguna from FFVIII, the main playable character of FFXII (forgot the name), main character from IX (that monkey guy, although he is pretty much a ladies man, yet he has a somewhat feminine face and attire, a good example of a distinction between androgyny and homosexuality) - a lot of this is subjective, but you get the idea.

Perhaps I was exaggerating a bit in my previous post. just wanted to get across the idea that the concept of Gwyndolin is really not so far fetched, especially withiin japanese culture.