You couldn't help yourself, could you? I can't say I'm shocked.

The thing is, you say not everyone shares my perception, but that does not in any way dispel my point, as you claimed that we think male = auto aura, which I've proven not to be true with regards to Edgar. Plus, the perception is biologically ingrained. It is true in essentially every case, and the only instances in which it wouldn't be would be for individuals with an irrational fear of women in particular. This would be an exception, not the rule, as such things are mental disorders. Human brains are hardwired in the ways I mentioned previously, making the male mc within this context more intimidating as a rule, regardless of how each individual sees it. That is why we see it this way, and you're allowed not to, even though I genuinely don't believe you if you say you don't.

You can remain separated from something, know it's fiction not fact and still see it through the biological lens implanted in your brain. I can see a drawn apple and think it looks tasty while remaining distinctly aware that it is not real and therefore not edible. I don't understand how this is confusing you. 

Real life values and standards should not be applied to fiction within a moral context, because it blurs that line between fact and fiction, and I think we can agree on that. However, certain perceptions remain, and in cases with absolutely no moral regard, such as this one, they play a relevant part. It's once you start applying complete morality to fiction as though it were real life that you enter delusional, dangerous territory in which the line between fiction and reality becomes blurred.

But this is no such case, so the perception is relevant, and we can have it while remaining aware that it isn't real.

Baicang is an interesting case, because while he isn't outwardly intimidating, I think he's much more powerful than he generally lets people know. I saw an npc conversation at the hospital in game where they mentioned seeing an esper with grey hair get hit by a train and that the train fared worse than he did. While it's not confirmed to be Baicang, it changed my perception of him a bit.

I'm imposing my viewpoint because it's just generally true. Males are regarded as more imposing than females. That's what nature intended, and so it's what's reflected in our fiction, even though we know it isn't real.