Paulogénero is a xenogender and gamegender in which ones gender is, in some form, connected to the games within the Little Nightmares series. This is both an umbrella term, and a term in of itself. One who is paulogénero has a connection to all the games, characters, and possibly even the comics as well. This may be an aesthetigender in which ones gender is connected to the style of the game/comics, a mutogender that is only felt when playing the game/reading the series, and/or a gender that fluctuates or changes when playing the game/reading the series.
The many subsets of this gender are listed below. However, if one feels connected to a specific location within the Little Nightmares world, they may add it to the main title. (Example: Paulomaw or Mawgénero.) One may also add this term as a prefix to another gender identity, such as paulogirl, pauloboy, pauloenby, etc.
If one relates to and experiences multiple of these, they may call themselves multipaulo.
Paulouno
Paulouno or paulone is a subset of paulogénero in which ones gender is connected to the first Little Nightmares game. One with this would feel a connection to all the characters, aesthetics, and gameplay of the first game. This may be an aesthetigender in which ones gender is connected to the style of the game, a mutogender that is only felt when playing the game, or a gender that fluctuates or changes when playing the game.
One with this gender may also feel like their gender is dark, stalking, mysterious, dangerous, surrounded, chased, possibly even rocking or swaying like an ocean, however this is not a requirement.
Paulodos
Paulodos or paulotwo is a subset of paulogénero in which ones gender is connected to the second Little Nightmares game. One with this would feel a connection to all the characters, aesthetics, and gameplay of the first game. This may be an aesthetigender in which ones gender is connected to the style of the game, a mutogender that is only felt when playing the game, or a gender that fluctuates or changes when playing the game.
One with this gender may also feel like their gender is dark, stalking, mysterious, dangerous, surrounded, chased, watched, static, rainy, and like a tragic friendship, however this is not a requirement.
Paulosecreta
Paulosecreta, paulosecreto, or paulosecret is a subset of paulogénero in which ones gender is connected to the DLC Secrets of the Maw. One with this would feel a connection to all the characters, aesthetics, and gameplay of the DLC. This may be an aesthetigender in which ones gender is connected to the style of the DLC, a mutogender that is only felt when playing the DLC, or a gender that fluctuates or changes when playing the DLC.
One with this gender may feel like their gender is escaping, running, shrowded in mystery, dangerous, surrounded, chased, with a tragic aftertaste, however this is not a requirement.
Muypaulo
Muypaulo is a subset of paulogénero in which ones gender is connected to the Mobile game Very Little Nightmares. One with this would feel a connection to all the characters, aesthetics, and gameplay of the game. This may be an aesthetigender in which ones gender is connected to the style of the game, a mutogender that is only felt when playing the game, or a gender that fluctuates or changes when playing the game.
One with this gender may feel as though their gender is chasing after someone, being chased, is in danger, is adventurous and mysterious, just awoke from a dream, and is small with a negative fate.
Pauloseries
Pauloseries is a subset of paulogénero in which ones gender is connected to the comic series of Little Nightmares. One with this would feel a connection to all the characters, aesthetics, and comics of the game. This may be an aesthetigender in which ones gender is connected to the style of the comics, a mutogender that is only felt when reading the comics, or a gender that fluctuates or changes when reading the comics.
- Paulocómica is a subset of pauloseries in which ones gender is connected to the 2017 comic series of Little Nightmares.
- Paulocómico is a subset of pauloseries in which ones gender is connected to the 2021 comic series of Little Nightmares.
Children-character subsets
Paulosix: when ones gender feels connected to Six from Little Nightmares. This may be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels broken, dark, starving, hungry, desperate, hopeless, and empty. They typically feel connected to femininity, however they don't have to be.
Paulomono: when ones gender feels connected to Mono from Little Nightmares. This may be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels gentle, kind, considerate, determined, betrayed, and possibly deeply connected to friendship and/or hats. They typically feel connected to masculinity, however they don't have to be.
PauloRK: when ones gender feels connected to Runaway Kid from Secrets of the Maw. This may be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels sneaky, hidden, rushed, chased, determined, friendly, and capable. They typically feel connected to masculinity, however they don't have to be.
Paulonome: when ones gender feels connected to the Nomes from the Little Nightmares series. This may be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels skiddish, kind, fearful, gentle, and hard working.
PauloYRG: when ones gender feels connected to The Girl in the Yellow Raincoat from Very Little Nightmares. This may be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels dexterous, compassionate, small, determined, kind, and intelligent. They typically feel connected to femininity, however they don't have to be.
Paulopretend: when ones gender feels connected to The Pretender from Very Little Nightmares. This may be kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels dangerous, obsessive, playful, controlling, and connected to dolls and tea parties. They typically feel connected to femininity, however they don't have to be. They also typically fall under the dollyic or dollcoric spectrums.
Paulocapture: when ones gender feels connected to one or more of the captured children in Little Nightmares or Very Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels captured, cold, lonely, hopeless, and/or desperate for freedom.
Pauloghost: when ones gender feels connected to Ghost from the Little Nightmares (2021) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels sheltered, quiet, compassionate, gentle, afraid, and ghost-like.
Paulopop: when ones gender feels connected to The Lollipop Kid from the Little Nightmares (2021) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels fearful, bullied, surrounded, and connected to candy or other child-like aesthetics. They typically also fall on the dessertgender or kidcore spectrum, however they don't have to be.
Paulotail: when ones gender feels connected to The Girl With Pigtails from the Little Nightmares (2021) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels trapped, small, feverish, tired, and possibly connected to spoons and hospitals. They typically feel connected to femininity, however they don't have to be.
Paulotoddler: when ones gender feels connected to The Toddler from the Little Nightmares (2021) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels wild, explorative, investigative, young, and intrigued. They typically feel connected to the naturecoric spectrum, however they don't have to be.
Paulohump: when ones gender feels connected to The Humpback Girl from the Little Nightmares (2017) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels morphed, compassionate, fearful, stretched, surrounded in reflections, and shrowded in dread. They typically feel connected to femininity, however they don't have to be.
Paulorefugee: when ones gender feels connected to The Refugee Boy from the Little Nightmares (2017) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels chased by evil, hiding, tired, compassionate, and connected to the concept of siblingship. They typically feel connected to masculinity, however they don't have to be.
Pauloshadow: when ones gender feels connected to Shadow Kids from Secrets of the Maw. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels dark, evil, mysterious, masked, aggressive, and faded. They typically also fall on the agender spectrum, however they don't have to be.
Pauloglitch: when ones gender feels connected to Glitching Remains from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels glitched, hidden, mysterious, depressed/empty, and fuzzy. They typically are also staticgender, however they don't have to be.
Paulobullies: when ones gender feels connected to The Bullies from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels doll-like, mischevious, sneaky, wild, aggressive, and porcelian.
Monster-character subsets
Paulojanitor: when ones gender feels connected to The Janitor from Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels blind, hoarding, obsessive, connected to touch, highly sensitive to sound, and desiring toys/dolls. They are typically connected to masculinity, however they don't have to be.
Paulochef: when ones gender feels connected to The Twin Chefs from Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels connected to brotherhood, cooking, resturaunts, kitchens, and aggression. They are typically connected to masculinity, however they don't have to be.
Pauloguest: when ones gender feels connected to The Guests from Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels gluttonous, obsessive, hungry, dangerous, and careless. They are typically on the foodgender or gastrogender spectrum, however they don't have to be.
Paulolady: when ones gender feels connected to The Lady from Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels graceful, powerful, hypnotic, masked, shadows, and possibly connected to music and music boxes. They are typically connected to femininity, however they don't have to be.
Pauloeye: when ones gender feels connected to The Eyes from Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels stone-like, watchful, dark, and spotlighted.
Paulohunter: when ones gender feels connected to The Hunter from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels dark, huntful, connected to wilderness, and connected to taxidermy. They are typically connected to masculinity, however they don't have to be.
Pauloteacher: when ones gender feels connected to The Teacher from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels dark, controlling, connected to teaching and schools, stalking, and watchful. They are typically connected to femininity, however they don't have to be.
Paulopatients: when ones gender feels connected to The Patients from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels operated on, mannequin-like, afraid of light, desperate for help, and connected to hopsitals.
Paulohands: when ones gender feels connected to The Living Hands from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels quick, handful, connected to hands, aggressive, and possibly insect-like.
Paulodoctor: when ones gender feels connected to The Doctor from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels obsessed with protection, doctorhood, operation, and connected to hospitals.
Paulothin: when ones gender feels connected to The Thin Man from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels connected to static, television, ready to strike, stalking, and from another universe. They are typically connected to masculinity, or fall on the altegender spectrum, however they don't have to be.
Pauloviewer: when ones gender feels connected to The Viewers from Little Nightmares II. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be gender that feels consumed by TV, hypnotized, empty, unaware of their surroundings, and obedient.
Paulounder: when ones gender feels connected to the Dump Monster, Shoe Monster, and/or the Granny from the Little Nightmares games. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels hidden, sunken under, sneaky, and ready to hunt. Depending if one is connected to a specific one, they may also experience a connection to water, shoes, or garbage.
Paulonorth: when ones gender feels connected to The North Wind from the Little Nightmares (2017) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels spirit-like, dark, connected to wind, evil, and taunting.
Paulomirror: when ones gender feels connected to the Mirror Monster from the Little Nightmares (2017) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels reflective, distorting, evil, and connected to twisted granted wishes, possibly also connecting to abandoned houses.
Pauloferry: when ones gender feels connected to The Ferryman from the Little Nightmares (2017) comics. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels huntful, shrowded in mystery, shape-shifting, and possibly connected to boats or bounty-hunting.
Paulocrafts: when ones gender feels connected to The Craftsman from Very Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels a connection to craftmanship, clothes, dolls, and possibly connected to ones physical disabilities, making it an exclusive gender some cases.
Paulobutler: when ones gender feels connected to The Butler from Very Little Nightmares. This could be a kingender, aesthetigender, or it may be a gender that feels a connection to serving, obedience, aggression, hotheadedness, and butlerhood.
History
These terms were all coined on March 22nd of 2021 by Cryptocrew (specifically Alex) to describe his gender experiences.
Flags
The flags were coined by Alex on March 22nd, 23rd, and 27th of 2021.
The paulogénero flag was coined on March 23rd of 2021. The shades of grey represents darkness and evil, while the large figure and the eye represents the large monsters within the story, and the mini figures represents the children within the story.
The paulouno flag was coined on March 23rd of 2021. The shades of brown represent misery and the murky feeling of the game, while the background design represents The Maw, and the yellow figure represents Six.
The paulodos flag was coined on March 23rd of 2021. The shades of blue represent misery and despair, the design in the background represents the signal tower, and the figures represent Six and Mono.
The paulosecreta flag was coined on March 23rd of 2021. The shades of blue represent sadness and desperation, the lighter shades represent hope and times of almost making it, the darker shades represent the tragic truth, and the humanoid figures represent the Runaway Kid and the Nomes.
The muypaulo flag was coined on March 27th of 2021. The shades of grey represent the darkness of the world, the blue represents tragic hope, and the figure represents The Girl in the Yellow Raincoat.
Etymology
Paulo is latin for 'little,' género is spanish for 'gender,' uno is 'one' in spanish, dos is 'two' in spanish, secreta/secreto mean 'secret' in spanish, muy is 'very' in spanish, and cómico/cómica is 'comic' in spanish.