User blog:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Pets

Hello, and welcome to Discussion of the Week!

This week we talk about the pets in the Monster Hunter universe!



Poogie


Easily the most iconic pet in the Monster Hunter series, our little Poogies have always been by our side since the original Monster Hunter and haven't missed single game yet! Whether we like them or not, they've always been "oinking" by our side, especially if we need someone to cuddle after failing a quest!

I wonder what they taste like? What? We can't eat Poogie? It's illegal and a Guild Knight will slice our head off if we try?!

Gu-Ku


That's right, Frontier has duckies! They look cute huh? Hunters can dress them up, pet, and them even fire them for another one. Though Gu-Ku look innocent, they have been seen taking quest from the counter and disappearing mysteriously. Are these ducks secretly hunters?! Hunters may even see

Fenny


This baby Moofah is just cute! Just look at that face and listen to that adorable cry. As much as I like Fenny, I do wish it had something to put it apart from the Poogie.

Halk


I know, the Halk are hunting comrades, just like the Palicoes, but screw it they are cool!

Monsters


No too many people know this, but you can keep monsters as pets in Monster Hunter 2 and Monster Hunter Frontier! In Frontier, it is only limited to monsters that appeared in Monster Hunter 2 (Excluding Tigrex, Akantor, Elder Dragons, Frontier's exclusives, etc.), which kinda sucks but the fact you could keep any monster at all is amazing! You can feed your monsters certain foods (Rajang loves eating Kirin horns) and even have a Player vs. Player battle with them. Even Khezu can be tamed with enough hard work, you just need to avoid its acidic saliva!

Questions

 * What is your favorite pet? Why?
 * What is your least favorite pet? Why?
 * What kind of pet would love to see in the future? Why?
 * Do you wish you could eat your own pet?
 * Which monsters would you keep as a pet? What would you name them? What kind of crazy adventures would you have with them? Would your pets have costumes?
 * Which monsters wouldn't you want to have as a pet? Why not?
 * Do you think Poogie will ever be replaced? Why or why not?
 * Do you see your Palicoes/Shakalaka as pets? Why or why not?
 * Would you consider releasing one of your pets in the wild with its own kind?