User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Cannibals/@comment-5020152-20160617135256

1) Not really. Seltas Queen's "smash Seltas to bits" is well-known already, and I think we've all seen Remobras swooping down to have a quick bite of their fallen brothers. I've read the stuff about Savage Jho and Plesioth on Banned's monster ecology blog.

2) Duh, Plesioth. Not simply because it's my favorite monster, though - in the context of this blog, it's very interesting to read this detail because Plesioth is based on real-life sharks. It's cool how they're supplementing Plesioth's shark-like design with shark-like behavior.

Same with Astalos. Praying mantis nymphs are cannibals, too, and don't hesitate to eat their siblings if they don't get away from each other in time. Adult mantises eat any juveniles they come across, as well.

3) Deviljho. Yeah, he's a laser-breathing dinosaur and all, but that's not as awesome as it sounds when you put him next to a bug zapper wyvern, giant earwig-beetle, flying snake, and shark dragon.

4) I'd hate to be a Plesioth. Eaten before I could even start my life. Even for nature, that's harsh. (At least Seltas has a chance of getting laid first.)

5) I'm sure any monster would cannibalize another given the opportunity. That's just how life works.

6) Well, we know for a fact that Savage Deviljho's main gimmick is pretty much dependent on cannibalism, so...

7) None of them, really. Plenty of real animals eat their own species at birth, before birth, while mating, or just for the opportunity to fill their bellies. Heck, even Deviljho's reason is justified, because the damn thing is always starving.

8) Of course. But thinking about it and going through with it are two completely different things.