10 Best LGBT+ Characters In Gaming History

10. Juhani - Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic

When it comes to queer representation, BioWare have been a real force for good and so it's no surprise they'll show up several times on this list.

So it seems perfect in retrospect that, before they broke huge with own original IPs, they left a mark on one of the biggest media franchises of all time. Not only is Juhani the first gay character the studio ever wrote, she's the first LGBT+ character in Star Wars history.

In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Juhani lives a downtrodden and lonely life. She is a survivor of the near-genocide of her peoples and a lower-class immigrant on the world she grew to call home. Her instinctual emotions get the better of her Jedi training and she assumes that she is destined to join the dark side.

The player convinces her to abandon this thought process and beckons her back towards balance.

David Gadier, the game's writer, admitted that the team never asked for permission with writing Juhani as a lesbian woman but they did tread carefully with it. As such, the character is never too specific with her words but will express a deep care for the player character before the game's final act, only if they're female.

Juhani's struggle with balance speaks to one of the central themes of Star Wars and her timid confession to the player likewise spoke to queer gamers.