Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-39280634-20200306212900

"A miserable little pile of kinks."

Okay, jokes aside, I've been having some very mudy thoughts about our beloved Mamonos. And frankly, I've started to lose some faith in them. Not helped by the fact I've heard other people's views on Mamonos, views that I simply cannot agree with. Yet, I myself am starting to doubt my own beliefs. Made even worse by some examples of fan Mamonos that simply... wouldn't fit within the canon. Or other ideas that completely turn around (and shatter) the image I had on Mamonos for so long.

So what makes a Mamono, a Mamono ? Yes, there's their whole schtick of being heartfell and truthfully loving companions, girlfriends and spouses. But surely there's something else beyond that, right ? Is it the fact that, despite the odd or even agressive mannerism, they ultimately mean well. And not just in their own view but also objectively ? That they strive to be as far removed from the beasts they once were ? Maybe. Honestly I don't know anymore.

What I always admired about Mamonos is their globally collective value towards love, life and peace. That they lack petty motivations such as greed, power, fame, rascism and so on so forth. That you will always feel safe around them. That they do not abide to any kind of evil or sick depravity. That they will always accept and help you, with no judgment and (almost) no ctiticism. That you can always trust them. That is why I always loved about Mamonos and MGE in general.

But lately I've seen some notions about Mamonos that just... ruin everything for me. Various fanfics and examples of fanmade Mamonos that just... feel wrong. Notions that imply that Mamonos can be evil (at least given some special circumstances) or dangerous to just about any human, not just bad people. Ideas like "this Mamono has little DE and therefore it can hurt people with little issues" or stories where a Mamono just dominates a guy in a rather unhealthy fashion. Maybe it's not my place to judge how others should see this setting or their artistic choices but it seriously feels to me that the core premise is ignored more and more.

All Mamonos are supposed to be a civilization of peace, not just love. Any monster girl from most settings can be capable of romance, but only MGE monster-girls are truly trustworthy to be kind, despite some individuals, even if this 'do no wrong' image is unfeasable (of course they make mistakes, no one is perfect). You take away their pacifism and all you're left with is a generic, dime-a-dozen setting that's no different than say Elder Scrolls or Dragon Age (and that just sounds boring) and monster-girls will become just as bland and even horrific like in MGQ or Violated Hero. This is the sort of vibe I got from some of the fan-made stuff.

I'm also irritated by some people's dumbass view of MGE being grimdark when we all know that's far from it, despite it not being perfect. It's articles like these-

(https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Monster_Girl_Encyclopedia)

(https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/monster-girl-encyclopedia-the-sfw-thread-of-a-porn-setting.409022/)

-that really got on my nerves on how misunderstood MGE is (or when there's the ocasional dumbass who rants on profile pages about how horrible Mamonos are). All in all, I'm not sure how I should feel about the setting myself anymore. I apologise for this weird rant; I needed to get this conundrum off my chest. Am I an unreasonable purist or maybe I have seen MGE the wrong way all this time ? What do you think ? 