Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Atreyu]

My two cents, if I may:

We know that the male Viera are rarely ever seen in public and you are being true to lore by not allowing players to play them, but you've actually written yourself an out! Allow me to explain.

- We know that male Viera do not come out in public and are really only around to mate.
- We know that the Viera are typically an all-female society, so most of the time males are not welcome.
- We also know that Viera were modeled after Amazonian women, who shunned males.

... At least, where we are now. But we're going to the First, aren't we? Where things developed differently.

My thought is that, what if Viera society is different on the First? What if males are not only welcome in Viera society, but protected? What if hearing about this sort of thing on the First prompted males of the Viera in our home world to finally come into the light? Wouldn't that be a really cool story arc for the race? That would also allow you to unlock the gender lock.

Now, if Viera women are like Amazonian women, what would male Viera be like? My vote is for some reverse sexual dimorphism, which would mean that the males are smaller than the females. Maybe not by a lot, but I feel it would make sense, right? From an evolution standpoint, if the males are smaller it's easier for them to hide away and not be found.

Just my thoughts! Please consider adding them to the game as a playable race!

I agree with this, and nothing wrong with them being shorter/smaller, but the second picture looks borderline jailbait and imho that's not ok.
PS: I didn't like it when they did the Au Ra like that, either. Why do it again? Extreme sexual dimorphism is kinda tacky at best and gross at worst.

[Shieke]

I agree with this, and nothing wrong with them being shorter/smaller, but the second picture looks borderline jailbait and imho that's not ok.
PS: I didn't like it when they did the Au Ra like that, either. Why do it again? Extreme sexual dimorphism is kinda tacky at best and gross at worst.

I agree with you there. Not making male Viera kid-like would be great. I'd feel very awkward playing a male Viera that looked like that second picture.

[tehnutmeg]

I agree with you there. Not making male Viera kid-like would be great. I'd feel very awkward playing a male Viera that looked like that second picture.

Best option would be to not make a Feol Viera then, if we even get them. They're entirely different from what we've been shown so far - just like the miqote races are different.

[Shieke]

Best option would be to not make a Feol Viera then, if we even get them. They're entirely different from what we've been shown so far - just like the miqote races are different.

There is a fundamental difference between the Feol and the Viera. Take this explanation:


Nowhere in this explanation does it say that male and female Feol look like children. That second picture on the first page looks like a child. That is what people are getting at.

Your argument for the Miqo'te races is also that they are different. That is true, but literally the only differences in appearance are tendencies toward darker colors and their eyes.

Think of it like this: If male Viera were midlander Hyur built, male Feol would likely be Miqo'te built. And keep in mind that the pictures you see above is comparing a GIANT Viera (have you seen how tall Fran is in-game?) to a smaller Feol, who is probably still the height of a midlander male. If they're supposed to be smaller and "cuter," there are ways to do that. Look how cute you can make a male Miqo. They don't look like children.