| Wright said:
Evidence? Aside from Sheik being called "a man" by Princess Ruto, the official art and in-game appearance being masculine and different from Princess Zelda's body type, plus the eye colors being different? The official Nintendo's Player Guide also states that Sheik is a male. Taken from the Zelda wiki: In the game itself, some of Sheik's grunts seem vaguely masculine. Additionally, Zelda and Sheik do not share physical characteristics, such as Zelda's helplessness when trapped by a ring of fire in Ganon's collapsing castle; this is a jump that she would presumably be able to make as Sheik, implying an actual transformation or magical augmentation as opposed to a mere clothing difference. When Princess Ruto describes Sheik to Link, she refers to him as a "nice young man", and in the original Japanese version, Sheik introduces him/herself using boku, a pronoun mostly used by young males Manga has Sheik as a male [...]. Not to mention the manga stating Sheik is a male, although this is a non-canonical source. But the point is there's enough evidence to suggest gender-bending here. |
In Persona 4 characters called Naoto a boy before they found out she was a girl so that's not really a strong case neither is quoting a fan speculated source. The Zelda/Sheik thing is something that's been in countless animes and various games, Fire Emblem even had a lite go at it in Awakening.
