Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Kyuuen]

I have no issue with their introduction, but it's not just about them venturing forth because of the events of Endwalker. Maybe that will be a thing for some NPCs, but you-the-main-character can be a male Viera from the very beginning of the story, long before Endwalker's apocalyptic threat. So that doesn't stand as the reason that they are becoming available to play.

The main character in 14 has always been the exception. And easily explained away simply due to the call of the crystal. May not be the best way of explaining it, but it is what it is.

[Bellsong]

Your character is always going to be an exception lore wise. Or else it would be pretty weird and difficult playing a duskwight or Highlander starting in Gridania....

[MercuryD]

Here's the thing though, Viera both male and female are exceptionally rare and the description for the tribes outright says in recent times many have chosen to leave the forests. Also, keep in mind that what the Dramaturge knows is hearsay and may not exactly be completely true.

[Caurcas]

Male Viera, sadly forever manlets.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Yeah, that whole inch or so shorter is a killer.

[nebby00]

So very true, but I'll fantasia to a max height Male Viera when Endwalker comes anyways, though I will miss those few inches since my female Viera is max height. Already have the fantasia ready any everything, it's just taking so long for November 19th to come :c

I would have rather have both males and females though to have the same exact minimum and maximum height, but I suppose the few inches won't be too noticeable in game unless a max height female Viera stand next to a max height male.

[MellowMink]

I hope that female Hrothgar don't take too long to see added, so that the gender options aren't unfairly imbalanced. Happy to see male Viera finally be appearing though!

[WhiteArchmage]

Here's the thing though, Viera both male and female are exceptionally rare and the description for the tribes outright says in recent times many have chosen to leave the forests. Also, keep in mind that what the Dramaturge knows is hearsay and may not exactly be completely true.

Exactly! We know NPCs aren't infallible in their knowledge of Hydaelin and Her Children. So it could be a soft-retcon (or additive retcon, if you will) that the Dramaturge was just wrong, was purposefully given wrong information, or made the wrong assumption from what he was told.

Yoshi-P already said we wouldn't run into a whole village filled with male Viera, so they'll be keeping their rarity as NPCs, but I don't think that means they'll be completely invisible; we may find a couple here and there and it turns out they're just as capable as their female counterparts of going against the Green Word, they just... don't normally leave Ivalice.

[Fukuro]

So very true, but I'll fantasia to a max height Male Viera when Endwalker comes anyways, though I will miss those few inches since my female Viera is max height. Already have the fantasia ready any everything, it's just taking so long for November 19th to come :c

I would have rather have both males and females though to have the same exact minimum and maximum height, but I suppose the few inches won't be too noticeable in game unless a max height female Viera stand next to a max height male.

same same, i‘ve created a f viera around 186cm (max male height) and i must say you still will feel pretty tall. most of the people play female characters on minimum, or male hyur and miqo‘te anyways so you‘ll keep the feeling of being a tall race. i would have loved the extra cm too tho, just to have more differentiation to male hyur xD but not really a killer for me, can‘t wait to phantasia into one as well!

i‘d recommend to keep an eye out on zeplas youtube/twitch channel on the 13th, since they will be able tho show us stuff from the media tour event. zepla has already stated she‘ll look into male viera, so we could expect a glimpse on their emotes and other exciting stuff!

I hope that female Hrothgar don't take too long to see added, so that the gender options aren't unfairly imbalanced. Happy to see male Viera finally be appearing though!

I'd say expect them with 7.0, anything earlier in my opinion is highly unlikely... I would be positively surprised if they come earlier tho!

[LisSquid]

I don't think the NPC has to be wrong for playable Viera to be a believable. The chances of several true Black Mages running around, let alone congregating at the plaza of Limsa with weapons made out of the body parts of god-like entities is so far beyond reality, but no one is trying to scream and thrash about it breaking immersion.

Viera, especially male Viera, are rare to see outside of their wood. This doesn't change just because they're playable, but it is made possible because we are all playing the main character of our own MSQ. We get to be the exception. I am still holding out hope we do encounter more Viera settlements in EW, though. FFXIV is setting the stage to be the single resource for male Viera lore, and I expect them to give the buns the same treatment they gave Au Ra.

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