Quote Originally Posted by SturmChurro View Post
They use the same model but here's the thing, it's modified. They do look different. Viera have wider hips, are slimmer, their heads match the proportion of their body. In different lighting, and even here, you can see more muscle definition of Viera. Also, for that matter if you are trying to tell me they all use the same "identical" model why did you specifically name Elezen? Elezen have less curves, they look like a cardboard box. When you actually see them in game next to your viera, you can easily spot all the differences. Yes, head size makes a big impact on how they are perceived, and Elezen have tiny heads.

For that matter you can spot the differences in all of the female races. Midlander is a bit more slim than miqo'te, au ra are very petite much smaller than either, elezen are cardboard boxes, roe are much wider and broad in stature, highlander actually use the same body as miqo'te but they have a muscle slider.. Even if they all used the exact same model their idle poses, and animations would make them look distinctively different.
I said all females use the same base model. So Base -> Elezen -> Viera. I also said female Viera are almost identical (read not identical to the T) to Elezen. Moreso than any other race in comparison to each other. Both Viera and Elezen have the same slopped shoulders and long arms. Their necks are also the same length but Viera has a larger head on top of it to make it look more proportional. And to top it off, stance has a lot to do with the perceived difference in body shape. Take a look in the benchmark (q-q servers down) to see what I mean. Not that this matters anyways cuz this isn't the female Viera thread and once again, super nit picky. XD

It's just something there to point out that more than likely since female Viera were very clearly a variation of female Elezen with a larger head, male Viera might mirror it by being a male Elezen with a larger head. I think it would fit both the female counter parts and make sense with their lifestyle.