If the gamer completes the adventure, Mario and Princess Peach will live happily ever after. One only has to look so far as Super Mario Brothers, in which the protagonist Mario vies for the safety and love of Princess Peach.
These male avatars are not afraid to use violence, weapons, and curses to win over their true love, which usually ends in the gamer beating the video game. There are, however, an abundant amount of tough, courageous male avatars who celebrate heterosexuality in the form of saving damsels in distress. If a homosexual male avatar is present in a video game, he is usually portrayed as flamboyant, feminine, and unable to fend for himself. Due to the lack of homosexual characters in mainstream video games, there are very few positive references to homosexuality.
