Quote Originally Posted by Floortank View Post
As others have pointed out, two of the most popular characters in the game are male healers. And Y'shtola has shifted over to a DPS role.

Sage's Job art might be a viera, but will the art for the other healers also be of female characters? Likely not all of them.
What other healers? All the artworks depict females.

There seems to be confusion about the official artwork versus character artwork. While it is true that Alphinaud and Urianger are healers, they don't represent those healers, they just happen to have those jobs in game. Not all artwork of a specific character represent a certain job. That's what the OP is referring to is the nameless WoL that only represents a particular job. This point is the same for female representation among the melee jobs as well, especially the tanks. That's where the game has it's disconnect. The game itself is inclusive and showing a wide variety of people in each role, but all official artwork is "gender locked" in a sense. And while that isn't a bad thing per se, it sends an example of expectation that some people can't really look past.