Gender locked race?

[Duskane]

would be pretty nice being Byakko inspired
skin color options like au ra to simulate different fur and the pure color eyes would be cool

[Mansion]

would be pretty nice being Byakko inspired

How do you hold your weapon if your arm is a tiger though?

Yeah, I think all "beast like" features can only be in the head / face. Because everything related to body, posture etc. it has to revolve around body assets we already have and they can build upon.

[Duskane]

How do you hold your weapon if your arm is a tiger though?

with my clip on lego weapons of course

[AnnaRosa]

Am so, so curious on male viera appearance due to all fan art in this thread gave me time to think about it and my perfect male viera would be a large, belly-pot, big beard and middle stature man looking.

Not playing male viera but dying to see them in game like other different races they might add and see whats the public preference.

Think we will have a surprise in good way.

[Fredco191]

..my perfect male viera would be a large, belly-pot, big beard and middle stature man looking.

Sounds hot.

oops

[Sehrina]

I think the truth is that it is fun to contemplate and share our opinions/desires on the matter, especially on such a controversial and hyped topic as the Viera. It certainly beats sitting around nervously while waiting for the next fan-fest. It is almost cathartic.

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I personally don't have an issue with the look of the female options in this game. I'm 5'0", 105lbs and often get mistaken for a highschooler irl; yet, I'm a few years short of 30. My personal preferences tends to align closer to myself in terms of both self-inserts and what I find attractive on both genders. So yeah, short, thin, and youthful would be closest...

Now "beautiful" is a word I've seen used a few times and would probably be a better descriptor for what I realistically hope for out of Viera than just any actual specific type or structure. We are discussing a lot on bodies, but the true deal-breaker would depend on all features. Body, face, hairs, animations, etc. If it all comes together to resemble something that is youthful, beautiful, and graceful... Ya know kinda like how the female Viera seem to be. Male miqo'te can be cute and youthful, but their animations aren't very graceful. Elezen have some graceful poses and animations(like their unique sits, poses, and bow animations), but some of their other animations are a bit klinky and they aren't very youthful. I play both of these races and sometimes I wish I could just mix and match features. XD

[artyport]

I think the truth is that it is fun to contemplate and share our opinions/desires on the matter, especially on such a controversial and hyped topic as the Viera. It certainly beats sitting around nervously while waiting for the next fan-fest. It is almost cathartic.

I personally don't have an issue with the look of the female options in this game. I'm 5'0", 105lbs and often get mistaken for a highschooler irl; yet, I'm a few years short of 30. My personal preferences tends to align closer to myself in terms of both self-inserts and what I find attractive on both genders. So yeah, short, thin, and youthful would be closest...

Now "beautiful" is a word I've seen used a few times and would probably be a better descriptor for what I realistically hope for out of Viera than just any actual specific type or structure. We are discussing a lot on bodies, but the true deal-breaker would depend on all features. Body, face, hairs, animations, etc. If it all comes together to resemble something that is youthful, beautiful, and graceful... Ya know kinda like how the female Viera seem to be. Male miqo'te can be cute and youthful, but their animations aren't very graceful. Elezen have some graceful poses and animations(like their unique sits, poses, and bow animations), but some of their other animations are a bit klinky and they aren't very youthful. I play both of these races and sometimes I wish I could just mix and match features. XD

Very much this .
I used to constantly Fantasia between miqo and elezen. Elezen really have some very prim animations but look kinda old minus that one overly baby face.
Miqo are cute but have beastish animations. Ugh and the fact that they are constantly looking at the floor...eye roll
If I could combine the two no matter the height honestly that’s what I would play

[Gwenorai]

Ah, so it's less about the height and more about the mannerisms and movements? I will say that there are a lot of male dancers, specifically male ballet dancers that move with elegance and beauty and they do not have that specific body type for which you desire - as most need to have the strength and muscle development to lift the other dancers. Again, there are outliners. But yeah, in reality, it's hard work to dance, haha. It's food for thought really, a well-defined man - which a lot of ballet dancers are - can dance around like damned feathers in a breeze with how 'light' they seem.

Example; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OR-n3Rg6E8. A man certainly doesn't need to be small and cute to be beautiful in the artistic viewpoint - not that you folks were assuming this; but yeah. Look at those muscles work.

[Allegor]

Given how the lore states male Viera as a ruthless, xenophobic 'I murder you before asking questions' bunch, I honestly don't see them being elegant and sophisticated AT ALL, even if they're physically so beautiful they leave even women to shame. They'd just be as 'beastly' as male Miqo, if not more.

(Then again, if the reveal trailer turned the females from Amazonian babes to Victoria Secret models, I guess anything can happen)

[Sehrina]

(Then again, if the reveal trailer turned the females from Amazonian babes to Victoria Secret models, I guess anything can happen)

This is what I keep trying to say. The dev's are so inconsistent on this that lore can no longer be used as a true indication of the end product. See also female Au'ra. Their mannerisms are all dainty despite many of the Xaela being ruthless and tough. This makes it possible to speculate... well anything.