Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[stormygabe]

Well, no - you couldn't. None of the artwork for Viera men that has been posted looks remotely like a Highlander. Meanwhile, a lot of the artwork posted for 'smaller' Viera men is quite objectively just a Miqo'te look-alike with bunny ears stuck on. Let's not be disingenuous.

I think that's a subjective viewpoint. Miqo'te are actually relatively muscular. Maybe not like Highlanders, but they have v-shaped, athletic, classically handsome, heroic physiques reminiscent of a typical shonen hero. Think Deku, or Naruto, etc. etc. I'd even go as far to compare them to the likes of Indiana Jones or Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible, too! The thin Viera fanart that I've seen mostly hasn't looked like that. What are Highlanders but tall, muscular humans? That's what the muscular versions people draw also look like. Ergo, you put the bunny crown on a Highlander, and it's the same idea. Let's not be disingenuous.

[stormygabe]

I dont want Viera to be like any Miqote or Highlander body. Thats why these 2 exist and we can fantasia to them anytime.
I'd rather want Viera to be what our giraffes cant be. Some good looking slim race (with muscle slider, I dont mind). Just with better proportions and physics and better faces, and a fixed neck. So basically something unique, the height... well thats something to discuss for.

I agree with this sentiment.

[BillyKaplan]

Ergo, you put the bunny crown on a Highlander, and it's the same idea.

While I can't speak for Theodric, my problem with that particular fanart is the face shape. Going at least by the female Viera models, that fanart's face is much more Miqo'te than it would ever be a Viera. Then you also have the face paint which is similar to things that already exist on Miqo'te.
I feel like the debate has needlessly expanded beyond that particular fanart to race generalizations, but maybe it's just me ^^;

[stormygabe]

While I can't speak for Theodric, my problem with that particular fanart is the face shape. Going at least by the female Viera models, that fanart's face is much more Miqo'te than it would ever be a Viera. Then you also have the face paint which is similar to things that already exist on Miqo'te.
I feel like the debate has needlessly expanded beyond that particular fanart to race generalizations, but maybe it's just me ^^;

First I want to clarify why I'm participating in this discussion. It's for two reasons: 1. It's fun, and 2. It's my twisted way of helping to keep this thread visible. Though admittedly, there are probably better ways to go about that.

Regarding your main point, I can see why that would be an issue, but you have to remember that this is just fanart. The devs are likely not going to use any of it as official concept art and they'll likely want the guys to match up well with the girls. They'll probably make them look somewhat rabbitlike, but who knows. This is assuming they even develop them at all. So yeah, this debate is entirely pointless. It isn't just you.

[BillyKaplan]

So yeah, this debate is entirely pointless.

What is existence, anyway?

...it's 2 am, I'm gonna count bunnies and go to bed. You guys keep this going strong!

[Fukuro]

Some more artwork i found yay! (gonna edit the artists later, since haven't found them right now)

I personally like this very much! gives him character (also the typicall viera bunny-nose \o/ )

[Renik]

lol after reading the jp thread i think they got their own version of Senn with this cat-cat guy, no offense, just seemed funny.

I just hope they dont make viera that short, or we could be getting the same thing Tera got in the west with the Elin, gear and body censorship <.<

[Renik]

Whatever you say is your business, and I'm not trying to police what you say, but on the japanese forum, you're sort of violating a social norm. The japanese tend not to be confrontational. Occasionally, they'll make posts disagreeing with each other, but for the most part, they only voice what they would like, and not confront others. In fact, they were having an argument earlier about this very thing in that thread.

Ah sorry, I didn't realize you were talking about my post in the JP thread, is was commenting on your "I like it comment" lol. And yes I'm aware of what I did but i have no other way to express my opinion as I cant wirte Japanese, if I see someone feels offended I'll ask a firend of mine to translate my opinion.

Edit: >< double post, what a waste /facepalm.

[Fukuro]

lol after reading the jp thread i think they got their own version of Senn with this cat-cat guy, no offense, just seemed funny.

I just hope they dont make viera that short, or we could be getting the same thing Tera got in the west with the Elin, gear and body censorship <.<

i find it funny how tera in the west at the beginning was like „this is a big nono, we need to cencor this“ and later into the game they just went „screw this“ and just copy pasted whatever came from the east :,D

[xxSouxx]

Can you guys stop posting images to the Japanese thread?
It's not like we need to be enlightened!