If i can MAKE the character, male. If not, still male. I like relating to the character more than the aesthetic. The way SJWs are pushing female characters on us to progress their agendas make me never want to see or hear female game characters ever again. And this is coming from a guy who grew up playing and watching the Tomb Raider series, Metroid, and is a huge fan of Michelle Rodriguez and the Alien movies. Well written female characters are ok but the feminist trash we get now ruins the whole experience.