#monster science

[monsterfucker-sex-ed]

I have a crush who's probably a monsterfucker by their interests. I've been rejected for a few times since I'm just a "puny human".

But I'm secretly a scientist who have been studying monsters they like. And I successfully have made an experiment that will turn me into something of a monster far better than this normal looks they don't like. I don't have the heart to test it on anyone or any creatures so the test will only be done to myself soon. Lets hope that they would accept me after my transformation.

I just needed to hear some mental preparation advices from you as an encourgement, since it's my first time potentially risking my life for someone I love.

I don't mean to poke my nose where it doesn't belong, but if they don't like you for who you are, then is it really worth it? If you dream about transforming yourself into a monster, then by all means, follow those dreams! I just worry that you might be chasing a person who might not be the best for you...

As for the transformation itself, I trust you did your research properly, and aren't one of those mad scientists that follows Tiktok tutorials! As you probably already know, the transformation could be irreversibly destructive to your psyche and personality, and always comes with a risk of death. My advice is to make sure that if you do die, you become undead! That way you get to be a monster either way!

Good luck,

The Night Queen

[monster-musings]

New World Endemic Dinosaurs 1

Thanks to an over-zealous, over-analyzation of MHW’s assets, I’ve discovered there are a couple of secret dinosaur species that are native to the New World. And totally not just copy-pasted game assets.

Today, we’ll be discussing the incredibly prolific - though never seen - Bonepile Stegosaur!

These stegosaurs have an incredible environmental range, found in every habitat the New World has offered up so far. 

The bonepiles which hunters typically collect from are small, especially in comparison to some of the stegosaur bones that can be found scattered across the New World; meaning that the collectible bonepiles likely represent juvenile specimens, especially since their skulls are much larger in proportion to their bodies than other, larger specimens.

Here, I’ve compiled the general anatomy of the bonepile stegosaurs, with the typical adult estimate in red, and the juvenile in green.

Since they are true stegosaurs, they likely have some combination of plates and spikes, however, there are no remains of such structures found around any of the specimens; as such structures are relatively small and brittle - so it’s complete guesswork from here!

Typical juvenile specimens have an odd, blade-like bone found within the rib cage; this bone is too large and general in shape to be the shoulder blade, and might, in fact, be a shoulder spike of some kind.

Highly prolific, the mysterious bonepile stegosaur seems to be the base to every habitat’s food chain; even more so than each habitat’s respective staple herbivore. Despite this, they are completely unseen outside of their preserved remains found all over the New World. But hey, it’s the New World, and there’s still plenty left to be discovered!

[monster-musings]

What makes you consider the Jagras as a synapsid?

Teeth don’t lie.

[monster-musings]

I know you classify Uragaan and Duramboros as ornithischians, but what would you classify Brachydios as?

It’s hard to give a classification to such a heavily armored animal …

So let’s peel back the layers, shall we?

(This selection from Brachydios’s ecology booklet isn’t the greatest in terms of real world anatomy, but we can absolutely use it for our purposes)

Now, as we can see, a lot of what apparently makes Brachydios Brachydios is a lot of keratin!

But sure enough, it is in fact a theropod. Looking at its tall neural spines, thick scapula, small pubis, and elaborate head ornamentation, I could conclude that Brachydios is a highly derived ceratosaurid.

[monster-musings]

Is misutsune a mammal, reptile or synapsid

The presence of fur, canines, and the number of digits per foot make it a synapsid in my mind.

[monster-musings]

Vaal probably has a real shitty sense of smell then. Do you think the extra glowy “eyes” are heat sensory organs?

It’s possible, but considering it likes to hang around the Everstream, it’s unlikely.

Vaal probably does have a completely defunct olfactory system though; nothing down in the Vale but effluvium and decay to smell.

[monster-musings]

What anatomical quirks do the Aptonoth have that makes you think that they’re Thyreophorians?

Limb and foot structure, the tail club/thagomizer hybrid, hornlet pairs behind the eyes, etc.

I won’t deny their hadrosaurine features, but given the fact that many of the bone piles found all over the New World’s environments have Thyreophorian traits (some even have straight up stegosaur skulls), I’d say the dominant herbivorous species are all Thyreophorians - including Aptonoth.

[monster-musings]

So if Ajanath and Jho were real animals, they'd be classified as Tyrannosaurs? What about Glavenus?

I think it’s safe to say the Jaw Wyverns (Anjanath and Deviljho) are definitely tyrannosauroids.

As for Glavenus, it’s harder to say since it’s clearly inspired by Carnotaurus, but also lacks abelisaur features. However, it dos have small arms with two digits, so it could also be a brachycephalic tyrannosauroid.