Should you choose the male or female Rover in Wuthering Waves?

Your choice is permanent, so choose wisely.

The male and female Rovers in water in Wuthering Waves.
Images via Kuro Games. Remix by Dot Esports

Your journey in Wuthering Waves begins with a crucial choice that affects who the main character of the story is for the rest of the game. This decision is the choice between the male and female Rover.

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The Rover is the protagonist within the main storyline, which means you’ll be playing as them throughout the entirety of your journey. This is a big decision to make, so here’s whether you should choose the male or female Rover in Wuthering Waves.

Should you pick the male or female MC in Wuthering Waves?

The male and female Rovers in Wuthering Waves side by side.
You can only play as one of them. Images via Kuro Games. Remix by Dot Esports

The differences between the male and female Rover in Wuthering Waves are purely cosmetic, so you should choose whichever one you like more. The sole differences between the two are what their assigned genders are and how they look, so the choice completely comes down to whichever character appeals to you more overall.

While there are no gameplay benefits to choosing one over the other, the choice you make upon starting the game is permanent. This means you can never choose to play as the other Rover unless you start an entirely new save by switching to a different server region.

If you’re unsure how to decide between the two, you might consider which voice actor you like better, which outfit you think is cooler, and what gender you want to play. I personally went with the female Rover since her look seemed a bit more unique and detailed overall, but both options are really well done.

Although the Rover is the main character in the Wuthering Waves storyline, you’ll likely spend most of your time playing as other more powerful characters. You can grab a free five-star character, pull for powerful units like Jiyan, and otherwise expand your roster to include far better units than the Rover.

The only times you’ll really be dealing with the Rover are special cutscenes, major story moments, and potentially some major boss battles. Otherwise, your team and the characters you play are entirely up to you, which means there’s a good chance the Rover won’t be one of your main units.

The two main characters in Wuthering Waves by a rock.
You have to choose between them before your journey begins. Screenshot by Dot Esports

If you’re familiar with other games of a similar style, you likely have a solid understanding of how this choice impacts the game overall. The Rover is Wuthering Waves‘ version of a main character like the Traveler in Genshin Impact, the Trailblazer in Honkai: Star Rail, and other such recruits in gacha games. Just choose whatever feels right for you since there are no differences beyond appearance.

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Kacee Fay
Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.