Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[TaiyoShikasu]

the quality of that artwork sure is nice, but the body type reminds me of male highlander.

Official concept art also portrays them as absolute units. Doesn't mean an in-game version would look like that, but the ones saying they should look like children probably aren't allowed near schools and parks and should be silenced.

[Senn]

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man, can you guys stop being weird about it lol
starting to creep me out

[HealerMagi]

I think the male Viera can be feminine and youthful without being childlike, a lot like how the fem Miqo'te and fem Viera are. I still stand by the idea of the Raza being more in line with eh concept are, muscled, lean and taller while the Venna could be more soft, feminine and shorter. It would be a lot like the divide between Highlander and Midlander women, the same genera model with slight texture and scale differences.

[TaiyoShikasu]

Compared to male Au Ra, the female Au Ra definitely look like children. Most of them are nearly half the height of the males. Female Au Ra are only like one head taller than a lalafell. Even the emotes are childish looking. :v You're in a glass house Miss Penelope. I don't want young looking viera either, but to try and act like people are disturbed or perverted just for wanting that is wrong. If we're allowed to have young looking females in the game there is no reason males shouldn't be allowed too.

In literally any mammalian species males are generally larger than females. Given how all the playable races in-game also have mammalian specifically human characteristics, it shouldn't be a shock that applies in-game as well.

Biggest complaint that should be leveled about the portrayal of female Au Ra is how even among the Mol who are the only non-militaristic tribe shown, the female members aren't shown to be nearly as waifish as a players female Au Ra.

Also someone looking young isn't the same as looking like a literal child which is what they're speaking against.

[Adamantini]

Why not?

Lore? But Male Viera exist according to lore.

Gender lock is so... out of date.

image from @g_althe on twitter

[Senn]

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you know, male rabbits tend to be smaller than their female counterparts of the same species

[LoreChief]

Male Viera is a must! Don't get me wrong I love that Viera is added, Fran is one of my favorite characters in the series next to Freya - but I would rather play a bunny boi. Preferably one with a long flowing Ramuh-styled beard.

[Taybat]

Again showing my need for male vierra

[Asahi_Aru]

We want male viera!
Also, I wish a little more slim Ronso xD

[Luciferia]

I was really hoping to play male Viera. I really loved the (adult) body type from the concept artwork that was shown a few years ago.
It was devastating to see that both new races are genderlocked... :/