Quote Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk View Post
Lore went out the window as a valid argument when they made male Miqo'te playable back in 2.0, and it's getting another kick in 6.0 with male Viera.
I have said this numerous times on other forums, Miqo'te do not have a significance in the FF franchise so there's no comparison to Viera who have 10+ years of lore as well as numerous game appearances. People argue that Miqo'te are essentially the Mithra from XI but there's obviously no definitive confirmation that they're linked other than the fact they're cat people. So no - Miqo'te only existed in XIV thus aren't *that* lore-developed that people care if it changes.

Male Viera, understandably were previously never seen in the Ivalician era but it makes sense considering Endwalker has a dire storyline, it makes sense that the male Viera come out of hiding to lend their aid.