Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Lauront]

I agree with myself too.

In any case, that second concept art just looks too alien to be attractive to me. Too spindly, and the grey skin tones and eyes give it an X-files alien look.

[Senn]

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Good thing we have skin tone options in this game. And wow, it's not like it's concept art or anything, or that the other concept art doesn't also have grey skin.

[Theodric]

Even though I think a buff bunny man would look ridiculous, you don't see me calling your request abhorrent. Let's not throw insults.

You're free to use whatever term you wish. It's hardly a personal attack. I'd go out on a limb and wager that if you went out into the street and asked random people which Viera design they preferred, most would lean towards the one with conventional beauty standards. It's not as if they're overly bulky, either. They're possessed of a lean physique well suited to their role in regards to defending their forest.

[Lauront]

Good thing we have skin tone options in this game. And wow, it's not like it's concept art or anything, or that the other concept art doesn't also have grey skin.

Yeah, it's just all those things in combination. There's good art of slim male Viera, but that piece is by far one of the most unappealing I've seen.

[Skivvy]

Personally I like this one

Leggy
Lean
Longhaired
Little-bit shorter than the female. >:3c

The middle one imo is a bit too bulky and broad. The first is muscular while still having a comparable physique to the females.
Could take or leave the shorter ears.

I'm with you, although in that particular picture, the head seem to be taking on Elezen proportions. Could just be the angle/hairstyle used.

[Veis_Alveare]

Good thing we have skin tone options in this game. And wow, it's not like it's concept art or anything, or that the other concept art doesn't also have grey skin.

People find that art unattractive.

People also find others telling them what to find attractive unattractive.

I think you're barking up a redwood here, maybe let them express their opinions without needing to try to make it all about what you think. Everyone already knows you like that art, saying it repeatedly is confusing and weird.

[Lauront]

You'd think the sig bunny man looked like this...

[Senn]

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You're more than welcome to request whatever body type you want, but don't put other types down. Calling it abhorrent isn't really civil.

I've been going off interviews and concept art. Even though it should be obvious by now that I prefer slim male viera, I'm not only saying the things I do because of my own preferences or bias. It would be nice to have a reasoned discussion, based off of the facts we have been given, as to why my interpretation would be wrong. Putting aside the fact that "things can change in development", we can make educated guesses with the current information from interviews. However, it seems like none of you really want to talk about it, because the information does not appear to be in your favor.

[Veis_Alveare]

You'd think the sig bunny man looked like this...

Yes, this seems about right.

Don't forget a little puffball tail!

However, it seems like none of you really want to talk about it, because the information does not appear to be in your favor.

There is no information apart from a few translated words. Ffs relax.

[Roda]

Words

Words

WORDS

My golly, I think we're looking at different parts of the images. For musculature, yes the two seem very comparable. Skeletal-wise, the fanart seems to have WAAAAAAAAAAYYYY too much of a difference between his shoulder and his hip size. That is a dorito man.

As for the second concept art. It has kind of... turbo-elezen proportions. Tiny face, tiny head, LLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGG neck. Like I get the feeling of lanky elegance that the artist was trying to convey, and I agree with the direction, but the depiction, if taken at face-value as a final sketch is a bit alien. But that's the thing. It's a concept sketch, essentially a doodle to warm the artist up and kind of set the over all feeling of the race when they get to the refinement process. It's a good direction, imo, but it's not quite the final step on this creation journey.