Talk:Bradamante/@comment-39748852-20200130171247/@comment-35022050-20200207024038

Though I agree that it was nice to have a good lore reason for the gender-bending. That being said, almost every gender-bended characters DO actually have some reason why they are, whether that be lore or culture. Remember, Servants are heavily influenced by humanity's perception of them, so the effect of culture does have some lore impact.

Nero: Was a homo or at least bi.

Jack: The real identity of Jack the Ripper was never clear, and it is explicitly stated that loli Jack is not actually the "real" Jack but that her killings were attributed to Jack the Ripper and so "the World" recognizes her as such. In Fate/Starnge fake, there is a male Jack who is recognized as Jack for the same reasons.

Sanzo and Okita: They are popularly depicted as female in Japanese media culture.

There are some that don't really have a clear reason though. I think Nobunaga's reasons were pretty much the same as Artoria's since heirs had to be male. They used the same excuse for Raiko since she is also the heir of a prestigious family that only wanted male heirs, although there's NO WAY Raiko could had hide what she's packing. Dick magic I guess. Although, in an interview with Nasu, Raikou was never intended to be gender-bended but Takeuichi apparently insisted on it. I suppose this excuse could be used for MANY of them, as many of them are heirs to traditional male successions.