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Your thoughts on the Vaycaylians?

Victory63Victory63
edited September 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
The Vaycaylians being one of the newest species to the Monkey Island universe. What are your thoughts on them. Do you like them, dislike them, would you date one?

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  • SpadgeSpadge
    edited September 2009
    I'm ok with them. I think they might be responible for the monkey head and loosely related to the cannibals and the voodoo lady. But there's no way of knowing.
  • Victory63Victory63
    edited September 2009
    Spadge wrote: »
    I'm ok with them. I think they might be responible for the monkey head and loosely related to the cannibals and the voodoo lady. But there's no way of knowing.

    Yes but would you date one?
  • DeLucaDeLuca
    edited September 2009
    I would have like them a LOT better if they didnt have a species name (ie: just called merfolk) and looked more human.
  • FriarFriar
    edited September 2009
    vitas wrote: »
    Yes but would you date one?

    I try to make it a habit not to date individuals of a different species. Especially Digital ones.
  • balin2kbalin2k
    edited September 2009
    vitas wrote: »
    Yes but would you date one?

    sure, i will give it a go.
  • doggansdoggans
    edited September 2009
    DeLuca wrote: »
    I would have like them a LOT better if they didnt have a species name (ie: just called merfolk) and looked more human.

    I thought it was more of a nationality name, not a species name.

    And I think the androgynous inhuman look is far more interesting than a traditional cliche mermaid would have been.
  • FriarFriar
    edited September 2009
    doggans wrote: »
    I thought it was more of a nationality name, not a species name.

    And I think the androgynous inhuman look is far more interesting than a traditional cliche mermaid would have been.
    And lets face it, if they were human, they would probably be using the same character models as everyone else (Short/fat or tall/thin)
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited September 2009
    doggans wrote: »
    I thought it was more of a nationality name, not a species name.
    Considering Anemone says s/he's "Vacaylian Merfolk", that seems to be the case. Especially since "Vacaylian" is also used for the wind-worshiping land-walkers.
    And I think the androgynous inhuman look is far more interesting than a traditional cliche mermaid would have been.
    Agreed.

    And no, I wouldn't date one. The gender ambiguity and the fact that their somewhat fishy anatomy kind of spoils the mood.
  • nitsujsedohrnitsujsedohr
    edited September 2009
    vitas wrote: »
    Yes but would you date one?

    They have mouths, it could'nt be THAT bad. Line one up for me, I'll give it a shot.
  • Victory63Victory63
    edited September 2009
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    And no, I wouldn't date one. The gender ambiguity and the fact that their somewhat fishy anatomy kind of spoils the mood.

    But they did say that they had the abillity to replace their tails with legs so to survive on land.
  • Victory63Victory63
    edited September 2009
    DeLuca wrote: »
    I would have like them a LOT better if they didnt have a species name (ie: just called merfolk) and looked more human.

    Well I think Vaycaylian was the name humans called them to which the merfolf adopted it.
  • SheepbrushSheepbrush
    edited September 2009
    Hated them.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited September 2009
    Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman were okay with them, that's good enough for me.
  • moo535moo535
    edited September 2009
    you are allowed to form your own opinions

    i liked them, i like the idea of them, and it adds to the experience trying to figure out which are male and female.

    my guess is librarian was male and mast repairs was female, chief no idea but erring on female. would i date a real vaycalian? umm no, apart from mechanical issues involved, fish are covered in slime. plus one of us needs to be taken out of their comfort zone. i'm not wearing scuba gear, nor am i using a wading pool (new definition of waterbed anybody)
  • DeLucaDeLuca
    edited September 2009
    For me, even though I've already commented, I can stomach the Vacaylians but I don't think they should be a HUGE part of the story or be referenced ALL the time.
  • youmaycallmemurrayyoumaycallmemurray
    edited September 2009
    I didn't find them interesting but not really annoying either.
  • Victory63Victory63
    edited September 2009
    moo535 wrote: »
    you are allowed to form your own opinions

    i liked them, i like the idea of them, and it adds to the experience trying to figure out which are male and female.

    my guess is librarian was male and mast repairs was female, chief no idea but erring on female. would i date a real vaycalian? umm no, apart from mechanical issues involved, fish are covered in slime. plus one of us needs to be taken out of their comfort zone. i'm not wearing scuba gear, nor am i using a wading pool (new definition of waterbed anybody)

    Umm if you listened to them closely. they said they have the technology to replace their tails with legs :cool:
  • RagismRagism
    edited September 2009
    At first, I hated them. But there are mystical creatures of the sea in many pirate stories. So they can also fit in the Monkey Island series.
  • Victory63Victory63
    edited September 2009
    Ragism wrote: »
    At first, I hated them. But there are mystical creatures of the sea in many pirate stories. So they can also fit in the Monkey Island series.

    Dude you just gave me a great idea for a monkey island story. What if Guybrush and crew crash on an island after hearing a siren! :eek:
  • moo535moo535
    edited September 2009
    vitas wrote: »
    Umm if you listened to them closely. they said they have the technology to replace their tails with legs :cool:

    doesn't fix the slime.
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