Character Height of Female Miqo'te and Au Ra

[kyuven]

You sure? I'm not really sure how the various races all resemble certain Japanese aesthetic ideals and archetypes, so I wouldn't mind if you went more in depth.

The Miqo'te and Au Ra I already went into a bit so I'll only cover the male miqo'te:
He's the "rugged, but short" type. The dashing rogue quick on his feet. Kind of a Miyamoto Musashi type. Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai is a lot like this as well.
Midlander Hyur of both genders are the "base," the normal. Nothing much here. The men aren't too masculine and the women aren't too cute.
Highlander males are the "very masculine" type. These are the guys you see working out, etc. etc. They're kind of a universal ideal (minus the eyebrow thing) due to "tall and strong" being positive traits worldwide.
Highlander and Roe females are an interesting case. See, they're actually NOT a sort of feminine ideal in Japanese culture. Women don't normally have extremely well-built or tall physiques, with even the most athletic Japanese woman i've seen in my life bearing more of a resemblance to Midlander proportions. But they're a foreign ideal, and the 2.0 development team wisely realized the whole "no Highlander and Roe women" thing was nonsensical, so they got added.
Elezen males are the "tall and handsome" archetype. The brooding foreigner/pretty boy, more or less. They're exotic and unique, but they're also LEAN, which is an incredibly common trait and ideal in Japanese males.
Elezen females evoke the "smart older sister/mother" archetype. There's a reason one of the most notable female elezen in the game is a "motherly" character. They're exceptionally tall, but still rather lean. Again, for the ideals here the height should be taken out of the equation along with the ears.
Roegadyn males are the ULTIMATE MAN MEAT. There's always someone who finds that type attractive. The big, tall, boisterous bruiser type. Men want to be strong like him, and most straight women won't say no to the ripped musculature.
Lalafell are "cute." Japan is big on cute. Cute things are to be protected and cherished.
Which is why the fact that there are so many Lalafell antagonists in this game is incredibly hilarious.

Also yes being over about 185 cm is rough in Japan. Seriously that's the maximum height for a lot of things, and when you're that tall it becomes more practical to grab the bar the straps in the subway are attached to rather than the handles, for example.

[Samcaesar]

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They said lots of things, I personally want the girl Au Ra to go up to 7'3 which is 2 feet :P Even then, the max height OP wants is 6 more inches! They told us Au Ra would be most customizable race, which would include a lot of things, height and horns included! Both are relatively minor depending on perspective, and let's be honest, SE ain't gonna do either of them, so let's at least complain together, alright? <3

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That really seems to be just archetypes in general though, look at Gnomes, Elves, Dwarfs, and Humans in WoW (Or LotR or heck DAO if you go dwarf, Elf, Qunari, and Human), a "Small and cute" race, "Tall and Handsome", "Thick" (Though short as well they're still pretty darn man meaty) race, and a "Normal" race respectively

[kyuven]

That really seems to be just archetypes in general though, look at Gnomes, Elves, Dwarfs, and Humans in WoW (Or LotR or heck DAO if you go dwarf, Elf, Qunari, and Human), a "Small and cute" race, "Tall and Handsome", "Thick" (Though short as well they're still pretty darn man meaty) race, and a "Normal" race respectively

Well yeah, because we ARE basically the same species after all. There's always going to be similarities, since things like physical fitness are important across our entire species.
The primary difference, though, is the Japanese preference for "cute" and "lean." Something you don't see a lot in American games.
Look at WoW for example: Orcs? Beefcake. Tauren? Don't make me make the pun. Trolls? Gangly and unattractive. Male Draenei? Beef. Even their elves are beefy.
But here? We have ONE beefy race, with the subrace meant to be "beefy-ish" looking like a "normal" human in many other games. Not a coincidence.

[Onikimaru]

so let's at least complain together, alright? <3

FIIINEEE. MORE HEIGHT FOR AU RA!. Happy?