Viera From Final Fantasy XII Were Considered as Final Fantasy XIV's New Race; Male Concept Revealed

Within every MMORPG community, speculation on new races always runs rampant, especially when a game is based on an established IP like Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Before the announcement of the Au Ra for the Heavensward expansion, the bunny-like Viera from Final Fantasy XII came up quite often in that kind of discussion, doubtlessly because Fran has always been a favorite among fans.

[G3n3raL86]

Dem Viera legs and high-heels:)

[DonkeyDoner]

wish this race makes appearance in other FF universe

[chikane]

Cant wait to see Fran in HD... What did i say something wrong? we know its coming -_-

[Thryhring]

Oh my

is it hot in here, or is it just bunny guys

[PhoenixUp]

We really need FFXII HD

[hkgamer]

would be amazing if that really happened. dont care too much about graphics but just improving the audio quality would be amazing.

[Tapani]

Come on FFXII HD for PS4 with Matsuno and his team redoing the work, just like with Tactics Ogre remake (one of the best games in the world).

[bangoskank]

This is one of my biggest gaming wishes.

[Last_Boss]

I love how the creatures & races pretty much come from the movie The Dark Crystal.

[Nio-Nai]

And I love how "The Dark Crystal" was inspired by Leonard B. Lubin..

[Tapani]

Nio-Nai,

I'm interested in Leonard B. Lubin, but I can't find too much info on him just by googling. Can you tell me more about him?

I see some of this illustrations for the three books he wrote (drew?) on Amazon and Google image search, but that's it.

Edit: I see he has a version of Aladdin's Lamp as well... Found like 8 or so books from him from the 80s, so I think I've read (or been read) some of these. The art is just spectacular and I love the way animals have been personificated.

[Last_Boss]

That's cool, but doesn't change the facts like the bangaa representing the Skeksis. The Nu Mou represent the Mystics. The Viera are amuch prettier version of landstriders with the long rabbit type ears, and the Seeq to Aughra with their pig looking features. The Dark Crystal is a classic 80's movie for everyone to see. I'm glad you name dropped the info, but most people won't think of him in this situation. There's other references to DK in XII. It was a fun observation that can't be changed.

[Nio-Nai]

I would have switched from playing my hyur for this.

[MasterCornholio]

My what big ears you have.

O.O

I'm not too fond of the race to be honest.