Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Senn]

Of course, I'm expecting the whole 'Beautiful Ice King' trope, basically the same as Ice Queen but for a male. You all know what I'm talking about. The overly perfect looking man who just looks right through you and remains stoic. These guys need resting b*tch face x 100.

If the female viera emotes are anything to go by, they will probably have a stoic and reserved demeanor. Their emotes would probably be cool.

[LittleChickenNugget]

If the female viera emotes are anything to go by, they will probably have a stoic and reserved demeanor. Their emotes would probably be cool.

I would think the males would have more aggressive emotes than their female counter parts. The females are more gentle in nature compared to the male. I think their emotes need to show their savage like history.

[Senn]

I would think the males would have more aggressive emotes than their female counter parts. The females are more gentle in nature compared to the male. I think their emotes need to show their savage like history.

I disagree because Yoshida described them as being elegant. I expect them to be reserved, cool, and aloof like the female viera come across.

[Theodric]

I would think the males would have more aggressive emotes than their female counter parts. The females are more gentle in nature compared to the male. I think their emotes need to show their savage like history.

Agreed with this.

I think SturmChurro's art is the best reflection of what male viera should look like. It captured their savage, regal and isolationist aesthetics perfectly.

[zeylos]

Of course, I'm expecting the whole 'Beautiful Ice King' trope, basically the same as Ice Queen but for a male. You all know what I'm talking about. The overly perfect looking man who just looks right through you and remains stoic. These guys need resting b*tch face x 100.


Nah man, the NPCs are more than likely still going to have the same values. You might see a male out of there, but I have no doubt they're going to be like this regardless - especially the males. As for physique, I have doubts they're going to make a different body type for male viera NPCs and our male Viera because we might 'not be part of that' of that lifestyle, not without adding a lot of customisation sliders.

Either way we will see. The issue we have with them not releasing them in 5.0 so the lore fits around them being more active and whatnot means that when adding them in we're going to have a lot of retcons. Not that retcons are bad of course. It would be interesting to see a male Viera outside of the wood. But we also can't hinge it all on 'Muh RP'. Heck, we barely see any Male Miqote NPCs as it is.

I mean, going by how they live and all, would female miqo'te, a race of strong woman who live and struggle on the desert (at least the seekers), be wearing a small bra and a miniskirt as their racial armor and have the musscle of an anime waifu? I doubt it. Races aren't designed by lore, the race is almost 100% of the times designed to catter to a specific set of ppl, designed, and then a lore is made to fit them (kinda). Male viera wouldn't look strong becuase of lore, but because the devs think it would sell more. If not, look at female au ra and tell me that is a race of strong and fierce dragons

[Gwenorai]

I think the Elegant is more in their movement, yes. But the savage part is their personalities. There is nothing stopping them being both. I remember in a book, where fierce warriors were described as elegant because their movements were graceful when they took the enemy. Yet they were still savage like. A person can look savage like, yet move with grace. Or look elegant and fight as a man possessed. Will just need to see what they go for.

[Theodric]

Miqo'te have been shown to live as a group and develop settlements. The same can be said of Xaela. Viera women also live in groups.

Male viera are an exception and are described as spending most of their time in isolation. They also live long lives. Anyone who spends any major length of time with minimal contact ends up being at least somewhat feral in appearance and mannerisms - especially when living somewhere as deadly as a forest or jungle.

Assassins can be elegant and graceful, though also very savage.

[zeylos]

I think the Elegant is more in their movement, yes. But the savage part is their personalities. There is nothing stopping them being both. I remember in a book, where fierce warriors were described as elegant because their movements were graceful when they took the enemy. Yet they were still savage like. A person can look savage like, yet move with grace. Or look elegant and fight as a man possessed. Will just need to see what they go for.

I'm guessing they'll go either bishonen anime trope since we don't really have it, or they will go super model seductive trope, which we kinda have I guess? Female viera look a lote less tribal than on XII, and in fact, theyr're fem miqote with fem elezen animations and heads put on top. The savage trope is taken by miqote and after how they talked about them not wanting to repeat races, I wouldn't necesarily expect them to look tribal or savage, more so elegant, kinda like the females or shiva-esque

[Senn]

I think the Elegant is more in their movement, yes.

No, when Yoshida was describing the male viera appearance, he said they would probably look elegant. Look, not move. Although I do think their emotes would also be elegant.

[Gwenorai]

I mean, going by how they live and all, would female miqo'te, a race of strong woman who live and struggle on the desert (at least the seekers), be wearing a small bra and a miniskirt as their racial armor and have the musscle of an anime waifu? I doubt it. Races aren't designed by lore, the race is almost 100% of the times designed to catter to a specific set of ppl, designed, and then a lore is made to fit them (kinda). Male viera wouldn't look strong becuase of lore, but because the devs think it would sell more. If not, look at female au ra and tell me that is a race of strong and fierce dragons

They live in a desert. Tribal women also wear bras and skirts/loincloths in hot environments - some tribal women don't wear bras at all. To you, it's a mini skirt. To them, it's something that allows them to move without restriction while covering their backsides. Don't sexualise the clothes and look at the practicality.

No, when Yoshida was describing the male viera appearance, he said they would probably look elegant. Look, not move. Although I do think their emotes would also be elegant.

Ah, I see. I can see both. Maybe a mix. Who knows at this point.