I POSTED THIS ON THE WRONG ACCOUNT INITIALLY OOPS NEED THAT RESPONSE FROM JOEYY DELETED

As was pointed out, yeah, having Roxy transition was in part motivated by him being a Void player. My perspective differs from @spicyyeti, though. Roxy's gender is not fixed. In the comic, Roxy expresses the sentiment that there is no timeline more valid than another, irregardless of doomed or alpha status. Every timeline manifests just one of endless valid possibilities. In Candy, Roxy gives a similar pep talk to John when he vents about how that timeline doesn't "feel" like it's going how it's "supposed" to. This is the same conversation where Mom Roxy brings up that she once considered transitioning & decided against it. She can be someone else if she chooses. Compare this to the compulsion of her fellow Strilondes on the other side of the aspect wheel: Dirk must stay "true to himself" (originally said about his homosexuality), no matter how difficult that is for himself or others. Dave is compelled to make the same choices as he manages time loops, without question. As a Light player, Rose's desire for there to be a cogent story feels justified by the alpha timeline, no matter how fucked up everything else gets in the pursuit of victory. Each of them holds onto an idea of their personal "brand." Roxy? Just someone trying to be a good friend & person. Not without their own internal world but not bogged down by it when there's so much to be grateful for

While Dave's arc is all about subverting the hero's journey in a more traditional adventure structure (this itself gets subverted by the fact an alt-Dave still has to fight Lord English), Roxy's exploration of identity is a foil to all the demi-ironic-god meta bullshit that Dirk cares about. The Ultimate Self isn't something to become or ascend to, because there's nothing greater than the sum of its parts. Roxy Lalonde simply is, & I love that for him/her/them in any world. Dirk can't stand that someone could be at peace winging things when he's gone through all this anguish about who he is & what exact role he feels he has to play. In all likelihood, he deeply envies Roxy. I truly look forward to when he has to actually face this, assuming Roxy gets the chance to confront him soon. It will probably be horrifying to realize how bitter Dirk really is, or for Dirk & Rose to consider they might be straight up incorrect about the nature of their reality (canon)

Considering all that, I understand the queer DirkRoxy shippers. Masc Roxy could maybe fix Dirk, if he'd allow it