Gender locked race?

[Gwenorai]

I always imagined the males being tall, taller than Highlander at least - perhaps between Elezen and Au'ra - with the females being slightly taller. Due to how Viera are, being the result of the 'creme of the crop' due to how only the strongest of males only pass on their genes and the fact all males are taken at a young age and put through a rigorous training regime that kills a few of them. Well, I suspect them to be very lean, muscular but not overly bulky. I just imagine them being developed yet elegant enough to run and leap from tree to tree. While I wouldn't mind 'cute small Viera', I would be upset if that was the only option, and if I had to pick for these silent one man armies, then I'm going for the ectomorph body type.
Personally; I can't imagine them being cute small Viera due to the nature of them. If someone can show me the information on how the males look like 'Elezen children', then I'd appreciate it. Something about that irks me a little.

So yes, some of these examples are spot on for me. I need me a lean/tall/muscular male toon. Au'ra was tall and lean but they weren't muscular in the midsection and didn't have the correct proportions. Highlander has an excellent muscular scale - I wouldn't mind seeing that on them. As long as we get a wide range of the scale. A muscular Elezen type body would honestly make a lot of sense to me. Or just the Elezen type body with a muscle scale that is like Highlander.

Regardless, as long as it makes sense. They're woodland folk, they fight from the trees and fiercely. They need to be light on their feet, fast and capable of delivering strong blows.

In regards to this rumored lion race may I just point something out? There are rabbit breeds with catlike ears:


This particular breed is called the Lionhead and I think you can guess why. Then you have the fact that we have already seen mane-like hairstyles for the Viera and the fact that Yoshida cut off Ayumi Namae when she was about to talk about another ear customization option in addition to the two they had showcased. It is something to think about.

Also, we are heading into the Rak'tika Greatwood next expansion and they have all but stated that this is the Viera's homeland. A homeland to an xenophobic race that every male member, no exceptions, has formed the border patrol of said land for centuries with a "trespassers will be shot" policy, also with no exceptions. Odds of us not having to deal with hostile male Viera NPCs while questing in this area based on everything they have said lore wise are slim to none.

I was thinking about this. If you were out in the woods all day surviving only by yourself; would it not make sense for your ears to be 'smaller' than the females to avoid getting caught on everything? That or the males tend to keep their ears flat on their heads while they're running from tree to tree? I can certainly see them having long hair as well that is mane like, simply for warmth and the fact - well, they keep to themselves if they're masters - only the unproven jacks who haven't completed their training stay in groups with one master. Anyway, can't imagine that grooming of the hair is first on their agenda and they just grow them out and trim when it gets way too irritating. Of course, it could be completely the opposite due to the climate. Ah, over speculation.

And yes, I stated this myself. With all the wars going on in Ivalice with the Empire. It's actually laughable and shoddy writing if the WoL and crew just manage to stroll up and not come face to face with a male Viera who will take offence to them being there. They're not going to trust them straight away. It will take a lot of intervention by either the forest spirits, the matriarch, a combination of all these things - and of course the WoL proving themselves. And even then! With all the side quests, can someone tell me they can't imagine some outsider getting their bottom smacked by a male Viera? If the resistance is bunkered down in the Viera home then the males will certainly be there playing bouncer and snarling at them. Love me those angry bois.

As for that rumoured race; from what I saw they never directly mentioned that race. But wasn't there also another clan in FF12 which showed only males and of course in the early days folks thought they were the male equivalent of the Viera? The Garif? http://prntscr.com/mg9akb I would have thought these guys would have been more likely than 'Ronso'