Talk:Incubus/@comment-12.49.77.207-20160402200830/@comment-28655817-20160604003305

I don't think that "losing humanity" is the thing that is feared, as many people would make the change willingly if they could. The key words here, however, are "most people" and "willingly."

The thing that makes Mamono still monstrous is the fact that they're supposedly impossible to resist. Within a short time, you have NO CONTROL of your thoughts, desires, or actions. You become a completely different person, and you have no choice. Not everyone is OK with this, nor should they be. As a human, you have complete control over who you are (MGE theocratic politics notwithstanding.)  You can shape yourself. As a monster, you can't...you become tailored to the monster.

I believe that the aggressiveness of Mamono is open to interpretation, and that much, if not most of the hyperbole put forth by the Wandering Scholar is just that. I can live with Mamono who just come on really strong and have quirky characteristics. But I could never, ever abandon who I am, because I made myself into what I wanted to be. If I saw my family getting turned into monsters, I'd likely swear bloody, eternal vengeance.

If the change was simply mental, and only limited to a perfect affinity for my monster wife, that'd be different. But as canon stands, I'd likely become a member of a less aggressive sect of the Order, just so I could protect humanity's interests.