Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[zeylos]

I don't want them to be feminine. I want them to be the cool, fierce defenders of the forest they're depicted as. Asking for the existing races to have broader customisation to account for that aesthetic makes more sense to me than hijacking Viera to be something they're not.

Ehh, female viera are very femenine but badass, so my guess is that males will be the same

[Theodric]

Ehh, female viera are very femenine but badass, so my guess is that males will be the same

Which is a strange guess to make given how they have been described by Yoshi-P and Matsuno both in terms of general commentary and within the lore itself.

[zeylos]

Which is a strange guess to make given how they have been described by Yoshi-P and Matsuno both in terms of general commentary and within the lore itself.

Well, In all honesty as long as they arent like male higlander or male au ra with their animations I'm fine. What worries me most is their running which imo should be similar to the female one since that one is great imo. Also I hope they dont make them too manly or aggressive, since pretty much everything (other than male elezen male lala and some would say miqote to some extent) are kinda like that.

Hit post limit. I actually confunded elegant wiht femenine, and lookng at it, female viera are not that femenine at all. I hope they're elegant then

[Lauront]

Well, In all honesty as long as they arent like male higlander or male au ra with their animations I'm fine. What worries me most is their running which imo should be similar to the female one since that one is great imo. Also I hope they dont make them too manly or aggressive, since pretty much everything (other than male elezen male lala and some would say miqote to some extent) are kinda like that

I think the issue here is that you're conflating elegant with feminine. I absolutely agree that they should be elegant. That is not, however, the same as being feminine.

Regarding how aggressive or masculine they are... going by Matsuno's tweets, and their lore, if their attitude is reflected in their animations, I suspect it will be closer to Miqo'te's predatory poses, more than anything. Which is good, since Miqo'te males have very fluid animation, so adapting something like that for mViera would work well.

Whilst I'm a fan of how Au Ra males animate, I realise they're pretty butch and are not exactly the most elegant creatures out there, but that's fine since it fits their lore well. Their animations, as such, wouldn't be a good base for Viera, because they're all about being boisterous, whereas Viera males intend to keep a lower profile.

[Anvaire]

Whilst I'm a fan of how Au Ra males animate, I realise they're pretty butch and are not exactly the most elegant creatures out there, but that's fine since it fits their lore well. Their animations, as such, wouldn't be a good base for Viera, because they're all about being boisterous, whereas Viera males intend to keep a lower profile.

I love Male Auri Animations as they are super awkward... over the years i've grown to love that goofy run including the limp arm jump thing.

[KaijinRhada]

I love Male Auri Animations as they are super awkward... over the years i've grown to love that goofy run including the limp arm jump thing.

Hey, I think they run with intent, and their jump animation is cool-looking! TwT

so where do you guys wish the males to be between?, personally i'd like them between min Viera female and min male Elezen

I'd be okay with that. Close to fem Viera height would be fine as well.