Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Senn]

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I'll repost what I said somewhere else here

"in my opinion, we already have bulky male body types: highlander, au ra, roegadyn, and now hrothgar
we already have tall male body types: highlander, au ra, roegadyn, hrothgar, elezen
we already have broad/fit male body types: midlander/highlander, miqo'te, au ra, roegadyn, hrothgar
and we have one really short male body type: lalafell

what we're missing is a short, but not lalafell short, male, who is also slim
I think male viera would fit very well into this. when I think of male viera, I think of a smaller build, slim, and agile. something that can stay hidden easily"

[ChenLore]

what we're missing is a short, but not lalafell short, male, who is also slim
I think male viera would fit very well into this. when I think of male viera, I think of a smaller build, slim, and agile. something that can stay hidden easily"

May I ask where you got that assumption of the male Viera being small? You do realize females in all the races are smaller compared it to the male counterpart. A lot of people wanted Viera, many of them with the expectation of it looking like Fran or having a similar vibe to Fran. Granted we haven't seen a male yet but we have always been given a rough idea of them being savages including the concept art.

I am all for a role reverse race but I honestly believe it can't be with the Viera's; In any way or shape. When we are talking about the subspecies like the Feol that a completely different story but in this case I can't see us having both varients. Diversity is great but you have to keep in mind the east. Japanese players may think oddly about this concept.

[BillyKaplan]

I am all for a role reverse race but I honestly believe it can't be with the Viera's

Male bunnies are smaller than the females, so there's justification in that. Granted that doesn't mean they'll be tiny compared to them, and given how tall female Viera are the males can still be shorter but still pretty tall.
That said, I both hope they'll stick to the released concept art as well as don't think they'll stray from it. They already have it, so that's at least some work they won't have to redo when the time comes to release the buns.

[ChenLore]

Male bunnies are smaller than the females, so there's justification in that. Granted that doesn't mean they'll be tiny compared to them, and given how tall female Viera are the males can still be shorter but still pretty tall.

Fair enough, I did mention I wasn't against the idea of one being smaller prior to my reply. Only if it is by a small amount. Having a literal child like male seems a bit.... "Unrealistic" in terms of lore.

[BillyKaplan]

Fair enough, I did mention I wasn't against the idea of one being smaller prior to my reply. Only if it is by a small amount. Having a literal child like male seems a bit.... "Unrealistic" in terms of lore.

[motions towards Au Ra]

[Zenpaikun]

Made a forum account just to like this-- I would very much appreciate the unlocking of both new races, but completely understand if such actions require a large amount of time to deliver.

[ChenLore]

[motions towards Au Ra]

I know that Au Ra are a thing, but they had no prior lore to them. They have never existed before or was a reference from any other final fantasy series so it seems like a bad comparison to make. The developers in the recent MrHappy interview said themselves that they are basically Elezen but bunny ears.

[BillyKaplan]

The developers in the recent MrHappy interview said themselves that they are basically Elezen but bunny ears.

I should hope they'll invest more length in the ears than in the neck.