Quote Originally Posted by Roda View Post
If you look at the old concept art (the one i've posted probably like 4 times in this thread by now @@;;; ) you'll notice that they are actually shorter! Not as much as the Au Ra of course (because that height difference is hella weird and I hate it) but they're about a half a head shorter than the female in the picture.
#teamshortervieramalesbutstillhavethemtallenoughtobeleggytoughbois
Male rabbits are smaller than female rabbits in real life. It would be appropriate.

Anyway, hrothgar being in the strings before viera is the note of potential interest, as it suggests they were being worked on(at least on some level) between au ra and viera. It's entirely possible that they've just been getting worked on as a side project for 4-5 years. That would easily allow for the artist time needed for two races with both genders. Hell, they could've been cut content for Stormblood.