Wicked Guardian

Gender Representation Tropes

Hello MaRo, I'm loving Throne of Eldraine spoilers, and am super excited for prerelease. You're doing a great job! Anyway, what caused the gender neutral name on Wicked Guardian in comparison to Charming Prince, Faerie Guidemother, and Beloved Princess? Doesn't Magic try to go mostly gender neutral on non-legendary creatures (Angels, Demons, and Enchantresses aside)?

The tropes of fairy tales are pretty gendered, so we leaned into a little more than normal. We did work hard about being careful with ones that pushed a negative connotation.

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