Where did the Lalafell hate originate?

[Vahlnir]

Got a chuckle out of this.

*draws katana and heads for Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks*

What? It's for sport!...and science.

[Elohiel]

i hate lalas one being the ONLY exception, because they are all rude as hell. have had to black list so many lalas.

[Tint]

i hate lalas one being the ONLY exception, because they are all rude as hell. have had to black list so many lalas.

Comes out of nowhere to necro an 6 year old topic to call all Lalafell players rude...

What a nice person you are.

[CVXIV]

Comes out of nowhere to necro an 6 year old topic to call all Lalafell players rude...

What a nice person you are.

clearly the lalafells are to blame
they're in the walls

[RyoXander]

I for one play Lala because I enjoy being smaller than most of the enemies I face. It makes the game feel more insurmountable and I enjoy that. I'm also a mage/ranged main and big/tall characters in the back line looks weird af lol.

[Kunzite_Lockhart]

They should add an option to replace all Lalas with Lopporits!

[VeyaAkemi]

I for one play Lala because I enjoy being smaller than most of the enemies I face. It makes the game feel more insurmountable and I enjoy that. I'm also a mage/ranged main and big/tall characters in the back line looks weird af lol.

For what is worth, you will be smaller than the overwhelming majority of enemies as is, since enemies have large hitboxes for a multitude of reasons, this is notable with the 10 foot tall Au Ra NIN in one of the Variant dungeons, or Prishe being 15 foot tall as a boss but the size of a normal teenager as a normal NPC.

This even applies to normal enemies, as a 5'2" Au Ra, I think every single overworld enemy barring the handful that are meant to be small like Sylphs, Pixies and the like is at least twice my size.

[Gunz_Zbestest]

People usually joke about weaknesses or shortcomings. Jokes can be made into a tool to insult people and if they can get a reaction out of you, then it gives them a level of control over you. This is one example.

[Asako]

Look at the state of them, who would ever play them, sick sick people.

[Dakimakura]

Can't say I've came across any Lala hate... yet.
All I have ever gotten was head pats or players making there characters faint for being "too cute".

I was indifferent to Lalas mostly when I started as a Au Ra briefly before going Viera through Shadowbringers and most of Endwalker, but I did click with Lala when me and my friends all fanta'd into Lalafells as a joke and me sticking with it once they all switched back.

I think it was for me the subverting expectations trope, having a cute AF appearance but also being the most mischievous, crass and/or debaucherous character in the group.