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At first, I believe that Dio Eraclea and Lucciola were female due to their
appearance and voice. However, at some part, people refer as "he" (English
subtitle).

Wikia mentioned that both [Dio
Eraclea](http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Dio_Eraclea) and
[Lucciola](http://lastexile.wikia.com/wiki/Lucciola) are male.

  * Are Dio Eraclea and Lucciola gay/homosexual (with explicit evident in anime/manga/novel)?
  * Do people in _Last Exile_ always acknowledge that Dio Eraclea and Lucciola are male (without even mistaking them with girls due to their appearance or voice)? 


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Are Dio & Lucciola gay?


Dio and Lucciola are both male and definitely share a special relationship,
but they're **_not_** in any kind of romantic or physical relationship.

To wit, Dio and Lucciola were friends as children growing up. This continued
until they reached maturity. In fact, Dio holds Lucciola in such _high_ regard
that...

> Even after Dio is initially brainwashed by the guild (and Lucciola snaps him
> out of it by effectively sacrificing himself before Delphine), when he
> realizes that Lucciola is dead, he keeps the rear seat of his Vespa empty
> out of respect of the memory of his fallen comrade. (Note that initially Dio
> demanded it stay empty because he was still a _little_ distraught behind the
> loss of his friend. He somewhat mellows out in _Fam, the Silver Wing_.)

However, make no mistake:

  * They're _both_ male,
  * They're _not_ romantically involved, and
  * They were _definitely_ close friends.

You don't have to be sexually attracted to someone to have a close
relationship with them.


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