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Template:Infobox character Galfoy,[1] also known as Dracia Malfoy, Draconia Malfoy, or Malfoid, is a fan-made tsundere and gender-swapped version of the Harry Potter franchise character Draco Malfoy, in which the character is a girl instead of a boy, and grows to be romantically interested in Harry Potter.[2] The character was originally created on 14 January 2018 by Jean "TheMightFenek" Hayashi, a Japanese online artist, as part of a comic commission which she posted to Twitter and DeviantArt. Galfoy subsequently became an Internet meme and rose in popularity internationally following a Twitter trend of drawing her in 2026,[3] with related hashtags in English and Japanese trending on Twitter; several professional Japanese artists contributed their own renditions of the character on the website, referring to the character as Galfoy, derived from 'Girl Malfoy' or Gal-foy.[4]
Background
In January 2018, Japanese Twitter and DeviantArt user Jean "TheMightFenek" Hayashi started a drawing trend of drawing Draco Malfoy gender-swapped, as a girl instead of a boy, Dracia Malfoy,[‡ 1][‡ 2] and likened to the tsundere anime trope in being shipped with Harry Potter, in a variation of the Drarry ship.
The concept went viral in September 2026 following a Twitter post of Galfoy by RedTeneri, which was followed by hundreds of thousands of pieces of fan-art, fan-fiction, Harry Potter rewrites, fan films, and dating sim video games being produced about the character and ship, both from human-made and artificial intelligence-produced sources.[5][6][7][8]
The manga artists Soichiro Yamamoto, Bkub Okawa, and Shun Saeki were noted for drawing fan-art of Galfoy and helping to coin the "Galfoy" name.[‡ 3][9][‡ 4]
See also
References
- ↑ W. Amirul Adlan (October 5, 2026). ""Galfoy" Trend Sees Everyone Drawing Draco Malfoy As A Chick". https://slimepress.com/posts/galfoy-trend-sees-everyone-drawing-draco-malfoy-as-a-chick. "Harry Potter is back, but not in the way you expect – because now everyone's drawing Draco Malfoy as a girl. Dubbed "Galfoy" or "Malfoid" if women cover their drinks around you, this trend has been seeing fans reinterpret the Harry Potter series through an important lens: what if instead of a bratty rich boy, his rival and bully was a bratty rich chick."
- ↑ Arroz, Jon Del (2026-10-12). "Malfoid Fan Art Trend Takes Over Harry Potter Fandom" (in en). https://www.fandompulse.com/p/malfoid-fan-art-trend-takes-over.
- ↑ Min-El (2026-10-05). "Gender-Swapped Draco Malfoy Sparks New Harry Potter Fan-Art Craze: From 20-Year-Old Fanfiction to a “Tsundere Heiress” Renaissance" (in en-US). https://www.toy-people.com/en/?p=115147.
- ↑ "Malfoid Fan Art Trend Turns Draco Malfoy Into a Bratty Anime Girl With an Incel-Linked Name" (in en). 2026-10-05. https://www.inkl.com/news/malfoid-fan-art-trend-turns-draco-malfoy-into-a-bratty-anime-girl-with-an-incel-linked-name.
- ↑ GBest (October 9, 2026). "Harry Potter: Female Draco Malfoy Fan Art Is Everywhere Right Now, And They Already Named Her Malfoid". https://comicbookmovie.com/fantasy/harry-potter/harry-potter-female-draco-malfoy-fan-art-is-everywhere-right-now-and-they-already-named-her-malfoid-a230320.
- ↑ Adam (October 12, 2026). "Malfoid: Harry Potter AI Fan Animations Draw Mixed Reactions". https://templepc.com/articles/malfoid-divides-the-internet-fan-fun-or-more-ai-slop.
- ↑ P, Jewel (2026-10-19). "Harry Potter Fans Have Gender-Swapped Draco Malfoy In A New AI Series, And She's Dating Harry" (in en). https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/harry-potter-ai-gender-swapped-draco-malfoy-romance-1765872.
- ↑ Walsh, Marcus (2026-10-06). "Why Harry Potter's viral "Malfoid" trend triggered a toxic online feud" (in en-US). https://cybernews.com/entertainment/harry-potter-malfoid-backlash-anime.
- ↑ "「父上ー」大川ぶくぶが描く女体化マルフォイに反響 ハーマイオニーに殴られる姿も" (in ja). October 2, 2026. https://realsound.jp/book/2026/10/post-2541666.html.
External links
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