<p>This is <a href="http://www.trifolium-garden.net/amaranto/chara/11.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Troy's profile from the official site's character introduction.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SQle8.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SQle8l.png" alt="Troy's profile" /></a></p>
<p>Although Troy's appearance is like a boy, Troy is a <strong>she</strong>. From the last paragraph of Troy's description:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>口数が少なく、常に行動を共にする双子も<br />
<strong>彼女</strong>のことはよく知らない。</p>
<p>Does not talk much, and even the twins whom Troy usually act together with<br />
do not know much about <strong>her</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>While <a href="http://vndb.org/c11438" rel="nofollow noreferrer">VNDB</a> claims that she is also a transgender, I don't have any proof to support or counter it. However, from the sample dialog on the image,</p>
<blockquote>
<p>「そんなの、<strong>ボク</strong>には関係ない。<br />
　　君たちの好きにすればいいだろ」</p>
</blockquote>
<p>she refers to herself as <strong>ボク (<em>boku</em>)</strong> which defines her personality as a <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bokukko" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>bokukko</em></a> (<strong>Warning: TV Tropes link</strong>)</p>
<blockquote>
<p>A Bokukko is, literally, a girl who uses the first-person Japanese Pronoun <em>boku</em>, primarily used by boys and young men. [...]</p>
<p>Most bokukko are tomboys, but not all; sometimes it just indicates that the user is a Plucky Girl or unaware of social norms. [...] Although none of this has to be reflected in her appearance, bokukko are usually either flat-chested or extremely well-endowed.</p>
<p>This speech pattern can also be used to keep a character's gender obscured—is she a boyish girl, or a girlish boy?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Last but not least, Kisaki Kotori ― the voice-actor herself ― <a href="http://littleconcert0.web.fc2.com/work.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">listed her role on her official site</a> as female for Troy.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>トロイア役 (Troy)　♀</p>
</blockquote>
<hr />
<p>Regarding the name トロイア (<em>toroia</em>) as Troy, most possibly it refers to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Troy</a>, a city used as the setting of the famous Trojan War. <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Japanese Wikipedia</a> lists トロイア (<em>toroia</em>), トロイ (<em>toroi</em>) and トロイアー (<em>toroia-</em>) as the possible pronunciations.</p>

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<p>In the Visual Novel <a href="http://vndb.org/v1987" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amaranto</a>, one of the members of Triad is Troy. I'm playing the English patch of it now, and they refer to Troy as a "she". When they say Troy's name, it does sound exactly like they've translated it. However I'm confused about whether this is a translation error or not.</p>

<p><strong>Points that indicate that Troy could be a girl</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p>All characters that are in the story or mentioned but two are girls (the two guys being a nameless vagrant that Mio was about to kill and the strawberry-loving owner of the cafe Yuuki's group hangs out in).</p></li>
<li><p>It's noted that Queen hates men, even going so far as to kill most of them off when she takes over a Sect, and since the Triad are like her elite guard, she would have nothing but girls in it.</p></li>
<li><p>The twins joke about how Troy only has eyes for "Senpai" which refers to Ria, since all the relationships shown/possible are Shoujo Ai (female × female). So, this would be the same with Troy and Ria.</p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Points that indicate that Troy could be a boy</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p>Troy is a guy's name at least in English (in Japanese, it's pronounced as <em>to-ro-i</em> / トロイ) however in the game it seemed to be pronounced as <em>to-ro-i-a</em> / トロイア so the English name may be a mistranslation.</p></li>
<li><p>Troy's appearance:</p></li>
</ul>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/m9gabm.jpg" alt="Troy by himself">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/J3hhjm.png" alt="Triad"></p>

<ul>
<li>Troy sounds like a boy (but that could mean little)</li>
</ul>

<p>So I am wondering, is Troy a girl, or is Troy actually a boy (and the translation is wrong)?</p>

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I know nothing about this VN, but [VNDB claims](http://vndb.org/c11438) that Troy is female and transgender.
senshin
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Oh, sorry about that edit. I didn't quite catch what you meant there.
senshin
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wow, i dont know this vn... and its english. thanks @Memor-X
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In Amaranto, is Troy a girl or boy?
# In Amaranto, is Troy a girl or boy?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-01-01
In the Visual Novel [Amaranto](http://vndb.org/v1987), one of the members of Triad is Troy. I'm playing the English patch of it now, and they refer to Troy as a "she". When they say Troy's name, it does sound exactly like they've translated it. However I'm confused about whether this is a translation error or not.

**Points that indicate that Troy could be a girl**

* All characters that are in the story or mentioned but two are girls (the two guys being a nameless vagrant that Mio was about to kill and the strawberry-loving owner of the cafe Yuuki's group hangs out in).
* It's noted that Queen hates men, even going so far as to kill most of them off when she takes over a Sect, and since the Triad are like her elite guard, she would have nothing but girls in it.
* The twins joke about how Troy only has eyes for "Senpai" which refers to Ria, since all the relationships shown/possible are Shoujo Ai (female × female). So, this would be the same with Troy and Ria.

**Points that indicate that Troy could be a boy**

* Troy is a guy's name at least in English (in Japanese, it's pronounced as *to-ro-i* / トロイ) however in the game it seemed to be pronounced as *to-ro-i-a* / トロイア so the English name may be a mistranslation.
* Troy's appearance:

![Troy by himself](https://i.sstatic.net/m9gabm.jpg)
![Triad](https://i.sstatic.net/J3hhjm.png)

* Troy sounds like a boy (but that could mean little)

So I am wondering, is Troy a girl, or is Troy actually a boy (and the translation is wrong)?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I know nothing about this VN, but [VNDB claims](http://vndb.org/c11438) that Troy is female and transgender.  
> **username_1**: Oh, sorry about that edit. I didn't quite catch what you meant there.  
> **username_2**: wow, i dont know this vn... and its english. thanks @Memor-X  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-05. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
This is [Troy's profile from the official site's character introduction.](http://www.trifolium-garden.net/amaranto/chara/11.html)

[![Troy's profile](https://i.sstatic.net/SQle8l.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/SQle8.png)

Although Troy's appearance is like a boy, Troy is a **she**. From the last paragraph of Troy's description:

> 口数が少なく、常に行動を共にする双子も  
> **彼女**のことはよく知らない。
>
> Does not talk much, and even the twins whom Troy usually act together with  
> do not know much about **her**.

While [VNDB](http://vndb.org/c11438) claims that she is also a transgender, I don't have any proof to support or counter it. However, from the sample dialog on the image,

> 「そんなの、**ボク**には関係ない。  
> 　　君たちの好きにすればいいだろ」

she refers to herself as **ボク (*boku*)** which defines her personality as a [*bokukko*](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bokukko) (**Warning: TV Tropes link**)

> A Bokukko is, literally, a girl who uses the first-person Japanese Pronoun *boku*, primarily used by boys and young men. [...]
>
> Most bokukko are tomboys, but not all; sometimes it just indicates that the user is a Plucky Girl or unaware of social norms. [...] Although none of this has to be reflected in her appearance, bokukko are usually either flat-chested or extremely well-endowed.
>
> This speech pattern can also be used to keep a character's gender obscured—is she a boyish girl, or a girlish boy?

Last but not least, Kisaki Kotori ― the voice-actor herself ― [listed her role on her official site](http://littleconcert0.web.fc2.com/work.htm) as female for Troy.

> トロイア役 (Troy)　♀

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Regarding the name トロイア (*toroia*) as Troy, most possibly it refers to [Troy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy), a city used as the setting of the famous Trojan War. [Japanese Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9) lists トロイア (*toroia*), トロイ (*toroi*) and トロイアー (*toroia-*) as the possible pronunciations.
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