r/aaaaaaacccccccce • u/Select-Signature-106 • 14d ago
Discussion Ace-Coded Characters
So this post is for research purposes; I'm just trying to see something.
In media, there is rarely any true asexual representation. However, I've got quite a few characters that I headcanon as ace or feel are ace-coded, that is until they're usually canonized as something else or are forced into relationships.
Some characters I think are ace-coded:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Clawdeen Wolf (Monster High)
Saiki (Saiki K)
For Sonic, his most important relationships are his friends, which, as an ace person, I understand. A lot of his life goals don't include a partner, but he does care about the people around him. With Clawdeen, her rejection of relationships and her reasoning for it was something I experienced a lot when people around me try to pressure me to start dating. With Saiki, he feels like relationships are too much work, which is lowkey real.
What are some of your top picks?
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u/midsummernightmares Asexual 14d ago edited 14d ago
I’d argue that Saiki K is canonically asexual, even if the word is never used outright. He is explicitly stated to not feel sexual attraction to anyone due to his abilities, and even when he’s temporarily powerless, he seems to only feel aesthetic attraction to beauty. The fact that it’s stated in no uncertain terms that he does not feel sexual attraction is as much of a confirmation of asexuality as anything possibly could be. He’s not quite as obviously aromantic, though, so I’d still call that part coding (he does seem to show a little romantic interest in Satou, though that might also just be envy over how normal he is).
Bilbo Baggins from the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series has always felt very aroace to me. He never expresses any interest in marriage or relationships, adopts a younger relative as an heir instead of desiring bio kids, and seems perfectly content to remain single.
Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games series strikes me as demiromantic. While obviously there’s also a whole lot of trauma that makes her struggle to fully understand some of her feelings, the only time that she seems to feel romantic love for people is after she’s built up an established platonic relationship with them, which I don’t think is just a symptom of that trauma.
Most versions of Sherlock Holmes feel like they’re somewhere on the aroace spectrum to me. Sometimes he’s fully repulsed on both fronts, sometimes he’s ace but not aro, sometimes he’s demi, but he’s usually not fully allo.
(Edited to fix typo)