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Maaan, look at all this discussion that can be answered with a single word:
"Aether."
I'm now going to drop a DBZ clip, because it's relevant. Yes, that's right. DBZ is relevant here. I know, it's silly, but think about it and you'll know it to be true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOFbabvk-M
It's a thing in a lot of Japanese (and East Asian in general) media. In other universes it's referred to variously as ki/chi, reiatsu (spiritual pressure), chakra, The Force, etc., etc. It's effectively what allows the characters within those universes to pull off their insane superhuman feats.
So let's put it this way. A Lalafell is naturally at a disadvantage from a pure physical perspective, the same way a Miqo'te is at a physical disadvantage versus a Highlander who is at a disadvantage versus a Roegadyn who is at a disadvantage vs Titan etc.. It's only after they train and gain control over aether (either their own or the environment's) that they start to exhibit abilities that go well beyond their ken. In other words, no, an ordinary Lalafell would not be able to arm-wrestle a Roegadyn... but a trained pugilist with strong control over their own aether (as well as sizable aetheric reserves) could easily overpower a Roegadyn that's had no prior training.
It's funny to me, to read all these posters who can't take superhuman feats seriously, who need realism in regards to physical size and the like. As someone who grew up with DBZ and other such fun things, I take it as a matter of course. Of course a Lalafell is capable of standing up to a Roegadyn once they've become capable. Physical size just doesn't matter in these worlds when you have aether to overcome any and all obstacles! At some point you just learn to suspend your disbelief with the understanding that the laws of physics are just different in these fictional universes, or else you can never get invested into the events depicted.
"Aether."
I'm now going to drop a DBZ clip, because it's relevant. Yes, that's right. DBZ is relevant here. I know, it's silly, but think about it and you'll know it to be true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOFbabvk-M
It's a thing in a lot of Japanese (and East Asian in general) media. In other universes it's referred to variously as ki/chi, reiatsu (spiritual pressure), chakra, The Force, etc., etc. It's effectively what allows the characters within those universes to pull off their insane superhuman feats.
So let's put it this way. A Lalafell is naturally at a disadvantage from a pure physical perspective, the same way a Miqo'te is at a physical disadvantage versus a Highlander who is at a disadvantage versus a Roegadyn who is at a disadvantage vs Titan etc.. It's only after they train and gain control over aether (either their own or the environment's) that they start to exhibit abilities that go well beyond their ken. In other words, no, an ordinary Lalafell would not be able to arm-wrestle a Roegadyn... but a trained pugilist with strong control over their own aether (as well as sizable aetheric reserves) could easily overpower a Roegadyn that's had no prior training.
It's funny to me, to read all these posters who can't take superhuman feats seriously, who need realism in regards to physical size and the like. As someone who grew up with DBZ and other such fun things, I take it as a matter of course. Of course a Lalafell is capable of standing up to a Roegadyn once they've become capable. Physical size just doesn't matter in these worlds when you have aether to overcome any and all obstacles! At some point you just learn to suspend your disbelief with the understanding that the laws of physics are just different in these fictional universes, or else you can never get invested into the events depicted.