Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Averax]

Consider that people think the dimorphism of Au Ra is NOT fine and would rather not see it repeated on another race. How about a nice, average sized male race, that isn't 7 feet tall, or disturbingly short in comparison with their female counterparts.

People need to Remember that Viera males live a generally harsh, unforgiving lifestyle, so even if they were smaller they would not be "cute, soft bois".

I'm thinking more in the vein of Wildstar's Aurin race. The males were smaller, but not dramatically so, and not chibi-esque either.

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[Jybril]

People need to Remember that Viera males live a generally harsh, unforgiving lifestyle, so even if they were smaller they would not be "cute, soft bois".

Well the Au Ra girls in the Xaela tribe look as dainty as the
Raen counterparts so you can throw that out the window tbh because they
are suppose to be more fierce but my character is a Xaela and she is sitting here
giggling like a shy anime school girl lol.

SE is just gonna half-butt it and make them like
Miqote guys and call it a day. Can't see them doing
too much at this point with how F.Viera are lol.

[Palibun]

i know the meme that this thread will never die, but fr we need short viera males for one reason and one reason only:

[SturmChurro]

i know the meme that this thread will never die, but fr we need short viera males for one reason and one reason only:

I wouldn't ever want one of those animals in the house, they poop everywhere.

[Senn]

SE is just gonna half-butt it and make them like
Miqote guys and call it a day. Can't see them doing
too much at this point with how F.Viera are lol.

If male viera are ever added, the devs will probably make the male viera face similar to that of miqo'te, while their bodies will sort of be like elezen - just with better proportions. Female viera is the same way. It would be nice if the males were shorter in my opinion, but I think the males and females will most likely be around similar heights.

Also, as was pointed out earlier in this thread, female rabbits are only "larger" to accommodate sexual reproduction, i.e. possess more body fat, but are not longer, per se, and it's also not uniform across all leporine species.

Female rabbits and hares tend to be larger than their male counterparts.
"Rabbits and hares are unusual among mammals because females tend to be larger than males."
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Leporidae/

Maybe there is the odd species of rabbit where the male might be the same size as the female or a little bigger, but that is not the norm. There is a clear trend in females being larger than the males. Females are bigger in size and they also weigh more.

As a side note, male rabbits tend to be more easy-going and relaxed than female rabbits.
"Male and female rabbits are distinctly different from each other, even after de-sexing. Males tend to be more easy going and relaxed while females are usually "the boss" of any household. In the wild, rabbits pair up into couples with the female digging their burrow and the male defending her and the burrow against intruders."
http://www.bunnyhugga.com/a-to-z/rab...rsonality.html

I thought this was kind of interesting because it's similar to how viera are portrayed. Female viera seem to be the "boss" of their homeland, while the males are sort of out there defending the females that are tending to their home.

Viera aren't actually rabbits so I don't see how that's relevant at all? Realistically (in the context of the other races in the game) the males would be taller.

Aside from the obvious rabbit ears, it's possible viera were inspired by rabbits in other ways. I already mentioned how female rabbits tend to their burrows, while the males are defending the female and the burrow against intruders. This is similar to how viera live in the game as well. Of course, this could only just be a coincidence, and the behavior rabbits display in the wild was not used as inspiration for the viera lifestyle.

[Yencat]

If male viera are ever added, the devs will probably make the male viera face similar to that of miqo'te, while their bodies will sort of be like elezen - just with better proportions. Female viera is the same way. It would be nice if the males were shorter in my opinion, but I think the males and females will most likely be around similar heights.


Female rabbits and hares tend to be larger than their male counterparts.
"Rabbits and hares are unusual among mammals because females tend to be larger than males."
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Leporidae/

Maybe there is the odd species of rabbit where the male might be the same size as the female or a little bigger, but that is not the norm. There is a clear trend in females being larger than the males. Females are bigger in size and they also weigh more.

As a side note, male rabbits tend to be more easy-going and relaxed than female rabbits.
"Male and female rabbits are distinctly different from each other, even after de-sexing. Males tend to be more easy going and relaxed while females are usually "the boss" of any household. In the wild, rabbits pair up into couples with the female digging their burrow and the male defending her and the burrow against intruders."
http://www.bunnyhugga.com/a-to-z/rab...rsonality.html

I thought this was kind of interesting because it's similar to how viera are portrayed. Female viera seem to be the "boss" of their homeland, while the males are sort of out there defending the females that are tending to their home.


Aside from the obvious rabbit ears, it's possible viera were inspired by rabbits in other ways. I already mentioned how female rabbits tend to their burrows, while the males are defending the female and the burrow against intruders. This is similar to how viera live in the game as well. Of course, this could only just be a coincidence, and the behavior rabbits display in the wild was not used as inspiration for the viera lifestyle.

I mean, that's also pretty much how humans used to live so I wouldn't read too much into it. I don't think they height difference would be massive, but like all the other races males will most likely have a higher min. and max. height than the females.

[Senn]

I don't think they height difference would be massive, but like all the other races males will most likely have a higher min. and max. height than the females.

All the male characters (except lalafell?) are taller than their female counterparts. So yeah, I would assume that's not going to change now if SE decides to add male viera (although if the males were shorter, it would be a welcomed change for me). It's likely male and female viera will be around the same height, with males having a higher min./max. height just as you said.