[darryl]

Originally Posted by varlog

Spoiler:

I think from some point on it was quite clear - Breq was originally female.

Thanks for the Spoiler. Yes, the physical gender of Breq's ancillary body was made clear from the early scene in the bar, as was the physical gender of Seiverdan. Physical gender was not a mystery with all characters, but made little difference to the story even where revealed.