The V3 Male was used before M3 existed. He was sort of a temporary thing, for people who wanted a higher-res male figure to go with V3. One M3 was released, the V3 male wasn't used much.

He could be made to look pretty manly. DAZ sold a separate male pack, I believe, with muscle morphs that could make him anything from 98 pound weakling to musclebound moose.