User:QueenOfTheTreelands/Anthro Ken - Roblox

 General Description and History : The first public traces of AnthroKen as a test anthropomorphic avatar on Roblox was on November 20th, 2017 at around 12:00 noon PST (3:00 EST). The AnthroKen Test image can be found here in the library: https://www.roblox.com/library/1190092759/Anthro-Ken-Test.

The public was first alerted to the existence of AnthroKen via @RBXLeaksAuto on Twitter (image attached).

As of 3:30 EST, no model or mesh had yet been published (or publicized), so it is unclear what the body proportions will look like, or how much taller he will be than female F30 avatar AnthroBarb (shall we assume that is a reference to famous doll duo Ken and Barbie?).

It is anticipated that the F30 avatar will be optional, and the traditional avatar bodies will not be deleted at any point in the immediate future. Public feedback on Twitter seems to be primarily against introduction of the F30 avatars, but it remains to be seen how people will feel after they have tried them out in-game.

The F30 avatar could pose some in-game problems for players and developers, such as scale (fitting through doors, fitting clothes designed on templates for smaller bodies, etc.).

Physical appearance: AnthroBarb and AnthroKen have the same color of eyes, a grayish green. However, their eyes are of a different shape, one more masculine (his are more angular, less round), one more feminine (hers with a hint of pink eyeshadow above the eye crease). They both seem to have the same asymmetrical side-cocked grin and slight shadowed indication of nose. Skin tone is Caucasian. AnthroBarb has reddish-brown auburn shoulder-length hair, while AnthroKen has medium brown short hair. AnthroBarb wears a cyan or turquoise blue T-shirt with a white Roblox logo on the front; the back is plain. Her Tshirt displays discreet shading of a teen or adult female body shape. AnthroKen wears a nearly identical black Tshirt with more masculine grown-up shading. These R30 avatars do not look like cute kids, as people are used to, but seem to appeal to a 'tween or teen audience. The body is taller and more mature, and the faces are less cute and cartoony, and are more realistic.