Viera and Hrothgar clans detailed on official site

[Skivvy]

I hope the different ear styles aren't locked to the individual clans :X Since they opted to not go for an extreme difference, I would actually prefer for all racial features to be available to both clans - while keeping skin tones the only difference.

Can't wait for the benchmark

[Nonuel]

[cicatriz313]

Enough mental gymnastics. It looks racist to not be able to include any black females in the game, especially when one of the blondest whitest girls' dad is black. They can improve a lot. Periodt.

Would you not consider M'naago as "black" in this game?

[Nighthawky2010]

creating PANTHRO from Thundercats

[Gula]

Enough mental gymnastics. It looks racist to not be able to include any black females in the game, especially when one of the blondest whitest girls' dad is black. They can improve a lot. Periodt.

He. Is. Not. Black. Blonde hair, pale skin and blue eyes does not make Lyse white. She's a fantasy character in a fantasy game, not Caucasian. Raubahn and others having coarse hair and tanned skin does not make him in any way African or A.A. Where do you fit Nanamo, M'naago or Urianger? What about Hoary Boulder, Moenbryda or heck, even the Admiral?

[cicatriz313]

Like, I'm not offended by it, I just thought it was really strange for them to make her dad so dark when Lyse is so fair skinned. Why would they do that? Even in the XIV world kids tend to look like their parents. It makes 0 sense for her dad to be so dark and Lyse to be so light skinned.

I feel like someone who lived in ala mhigo their whole lives could easily be darker skinned than someone who left it when they were 5 years old.

[Lacan]

I feel like someone who lived in ala mhigo their whole lives could easily be darker skinned than someone who left it when they were 5 years old.

but then why was Yda white? :v She grew up there.

[LilMightBeACannibal]

It's interesting that seemingly the only difference between the two Viera clans is skin colour, but can't you usually choose the colour you like, anyway? Maybe that'll be different in this case. I wonder if there's anything else unique about them we aren't being shown?

[cicatriz313]

but then why was Yda white? :v She grew up there.

I mean, do we know how long she lived there?
Edit: Also, do we know who her mother is? Do we know if Lyse is highlander or midlander and how their skins pigment? I feel like there's enough unknowns that it's kind of silly to make a big deal about the skin color differences.

[Lacan]

I mean, do we know how long she lived there?

Well, we know she lived there till she was grown enough to wear that red outfit Lyse puts on at the end of Stormblood. So at least young adulthood?

I think Yda and Lyse's mom might have been fooling around.