Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Gwenorai]

Signed, straight up signed. Come on LORE is the excuse? LORE? What about male Miqo'te? What about female Roe? What about female Highlander? You can't hide behind the excuse of lore! We know the reasoning behind this wasn't lore driven that has been pretty much confirmed by Yoshi P. Time constraints and lack of resources is a good excuse, an understandable one. While I wish for Male Viera in a timely manner - I also understand that it may take some time that may be another year or so - however, this doesn't stop me desiring them to be added in.

Edit #3 Since the first post has the child versions back in again? I do not support the child/feol version with the adult/full viera. I would like to reconfirm that I support the idea of the first concept art as well as the Omega M comparison.

Images that I enjoy and feel that fit the male Viera are the following; Note; those that upvoted this post may have done so before I edited in these opinions and thus should not be counted towards support.

Artwork by FrischeNq

Artwork by Elithmoon - on FF14 forums.

Original Concept Art

Below here is proof from Shadow Bringers that Male Vii exist - the Vii are Viera in the first - they have similar lifestyles. Going through the story of the vii shows gives us a lot of information on how the males could be introduced.

More Vii lore; DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS. I will be talking to every single Vii in this village and will update accordingly. This includes dialogue that you won't get from quests. I will update when I can.

Personal thoughts; I'm not sure if this meant that for the Vii, males were actually in charge - they had a King/Emperor. Could be that the Ronka Rulers were male Vii - seems doubtful as the Empire fell before the flood. Most if not all of the elders perished to save the children. The village seems to be all that remains of the children that survived and a few elders. Will update when I find out more. I don't see any child Vii here either. Speculation at this point lol. But what is obvious is that the Vii were royal guards to the Emperor. And what's more obvious is that the vii here are going face to face with an extinction crisis. Their numbers are pitiful...

Updating; progression -

Looks like one of them is with child and is about to give birth? Will give an update with that as I go along.

Confirmed to be a Viera child - might be a mixed race kid? Will edit as I go along.

Looks like their children are very rare, very rare indeed. Considering they slap all who enter the wood at the time that it's very much likely that it was a male who did the deed. And recent at that, last year or so.

More on Vii males.

And, there we go. Yerp.

[LillithCale]

Male miqo'te are said, in lore, to be rarer than what we're told about male viera. Yet we can play male miqo'te but not male viera? :/

[Senn]

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lol of course

[ErryK]

I'm more disappointed in the lack of a healer tbh.

[WhyAmIHere]

Signed, straight up signed. Come on LORE is the excuse? LORE? What about male Miqo'te? What about female Roe? What about female highlander? You can't hide behind the excuse of lore!

You're upset over a FINAL FANTASY game catering to LORE?
...maybe XIV just aint the MMO for you.

[Kallistra]

I have no interest in playing a male character, but oof. I was looking forward to actually seeing one. I can't help but feel disappointed too. Signed.

[Gwenorai]

You're upset over a FINAL FANTASY game catering to LORE?
...maybe XIV just aint the MMO for you.

That's not the point I'm making - the other three were genderlocked due to lore then they removed the lock.

[Eloah]

I feel we deserve a better explaination then just, we wanted more "beastly" races, Viera are not beastly. And besides lalafells, why cant males be cute, like what the heck SE. I probably wasn't going to play a bunny boy, but I would of liked the option to make one. And what about girls who wanna play a more beastly female race, Vieras are just sex objects. What was the point of stating you didn't want to have gender locked races for the relaunch. I am very disappointed.

[Mirakumi]

I was hoping Hrothgar was those Fat Cats they showed in the trailer. rip oh well

[Corue]

Did he really do the "lore" excuse when male cats and female Roes exist?