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Raymond Holt (Brooklyn Nine-Nine): Instead of being a classic "gay black man" character, he's a very strict police captain with a desert-dry sense of humor and an occasional flair for drama when he wants to be petty. While his sexuality is sometimes incorporated into some gags or storylines, it's far from his domineering trait. Gustavo Fring (Breaking Bad): I haven't seen Breaking Bad so I can't quite say, but from what I've been told, Gus could basically be a straight guy and the story wouldn't change. I didn't even know there were gay Breaking Bad characters until this post. Undyne the Undying (Undertale/Deltarune): You don't actually realize Undyne is a lesbian unless you go for the more pacifistic option and watch her date Alphys. You could play undertale start to finish and never realize it, but the ship between the royal guard & royal scientist is one of the best in game.

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[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IIRC, Gus is never officially confirmed to be gay. It’s highly implied, but I don’t remember in either BB or BCS where it was directly confirmed.

Hector Salamanca makes some very disrespectful insinuations about this which is about as close as I remember it coming to that.

[–] Visstix@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you saying he was roommates with the guy the salamancas killed off causing him to plot his revenge the rest of his life?

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Did they live together? I don’t remember seeing that either, but it’s been a few months since I last binged both shows.

[–] Visstix@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was just making a "they were roommates" joke.