Originally Posted by
JunkhogMakison
I've been seeing some comments of people curious as to why so many Male Roegadyn are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Hrothgar. So I figured I'd shed some light on the matter and provide education to the uninitiated.
Simply put, it's an all Male race of sexy burly lion dudes. It's the dream fantasy not seen since Final Fantasy XI's all Male Galka race. Not to mention it's at long last a furry bestail race with actual beast like features instead of just an elf with cat tails and ears.
Obviously it's not every individual but 90% of Male Roegadyn players are in the Bara scene, and to summarize what Bara is, it's a genre which consists of gay monster/human/furry muscular husky gigaton beast dudes. And if your familiar with the genre, it's easy to understand why fans of the genre gravitate so much towards Roegadyn males and the Hrothgar.
In the gaming industry, it's difficult to find bara content, Final Fantasy XIV being the only game at least in the MMO scene that offers healthy and diverse options for Bara Rp and fantasy. It's a genre that is completely overshadowed by heteronormative ideologies and yaoi content, as people believe men shouldn't be muscular or chubby, rather they must be feminine with fem like features...and straight.
Hrothgar to us in the genre is a breath of fresh air. It gets tiring and exhausting being around cat girls and lady elves all day. You go into any server, you see cats girls and lady humans. You may see 1 or 2 Male Roe, if you see more than that take pictures as it's an anomaly that will never happen again. Hopefully with the arrival of this race we will see a nice boom in beastmen roaming the lands of Eorzea.
So hopefully this has given you some insight as to why the Male Roes are so hyped for Hrothgar and perhaps educated yourself on the Bara genre.