Richard III

*This article is about the third Yorkist King of England. For the Dukes of York and the English knight of the same name, see Richard II, Richard of Shrewsbury and Richard Grey.*

*Richard is intersex but identifies as male therefore the pronouns that are to be used are he/him.*

## Biographical Information

### Place of Birth

Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England

## Personal Description

### Sibling(s)

Edward (eldest brother)George (older brother)

### Lover(s)

Henry VI (Lover) Earl of Buckingham (Lover)

## Behind the Scenes

### Voiced By

Mitsuki Saiga

**Richard III** is the third son of Richard, Duke of York, who is labelled as "demon" and despised by his mother.

## Appearance

Richard is intersex and displays both male and female anatomy, but has a fairly ambiguous body shape due to him binding his chest. He is taller than most women but shorter than most men in the series. Despite the fact that he is actually quite muscular due to his devotion to swordplay, Richard is shown to be skinny frail looking.

Richard has heterochromia iridium, making his left eye yellow and his right eye purple. He is sensitive about this, so he covers his left eye with his hair. He is noted by other characters to have a "feminine face”.

Richard is seen as attractive to both men and women, with some scenes showing him with longer eyelashes and tinted lips, and others presenting him as masculine with no drawn eyelashes or colored lips, displaying the ambiguous nature of his form.

## Personality

Richard is shown from the start to be relatively quiet and inexpressive while around others.

Due to his intersexuality, Richard is constantly confused about who he is. This is brought on by his mother, who believes that he's cursed. Due to his mother's treatment towards him, Richard believes that he is a "demon child" and that no one (with the exception of his father) truly loves him. He seems to think that his body-- by extension, him as a person-- is unlovable, and decides to dedicate himself to combat instead of forming relationships.

Despite usually keeping to himself, Richard is usually honest about what he thinks. He is also shown to be pessimistic in his standpoint of the world around him, considering it “hell”. He often states that he died long ago in later chapters, showing how warped his mind has become.

## Relationships

Richard is closest with his father, Richard, Duke of York, but he does not get along at all with his mother. He is also stated to feel "at peace" when with Anne and Henry but repeatedly attempts to separate himself from them for fear of losing them either because of his body or death.

Despite not knowing Edward's identity, Richard felt comfortable enough to collaborate with him when situation persisted.

Catesby has been taking care of him since birth, and have continued to do so. He is also one of the people who knew of Richard's body. Despite being under Hastings, Catesby still accompanies Richard where ever he wants to.

Richard's first few encounter with Buckingham made him think of the possibilities he once thought impossible to reach. Buckingham declares himself Kingmaker to Richard and swore loyalty. Not long after, the secret of Richard's body got exposed and they ended up being lovers.

## Trivia

* Richard III was the 13th and last King of the Plantagenet Dynasty.
* He was also the last english king to die on the battlefield.
* The real Richard III was not intersexual but had a scoliosis instead, which contributed to Shakespeare’s representation of him.