Ranma ½ Rosario + Ranma
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Those would have been much more reasonable answers, lol.
I have no inclination to check, but I do believe we discussed this much earlier in this thread and an additional common speculation was that Succubi could only produce children with one individual and for the most part never found that person.
To add an additional layer of disbelief to this explanation: why would succubi actively seek their "Destined one" then? If they don't find that person they are fine, but if they are rejected they die. Why the hell would they go looking?
I have no inclination to check, but I do believe we discussed this much earlier in this thread and an additional common speculation was that Succubi could only produce children with one individual and for the most part never found that person.
To add an additional layer of disbelief to this explanation: why would succubi actively seek their "Destined one" then? If they don't find that person they are fine, but if they are rejected they die. Why the hell would they go looking?
Yeah, I've heard a lot of perfectly reasonable (and not reasonable but still plausible, or at least entertaining) theories in this thread. I was not aware that canon had actually addressed the issue until now.
Like in most other aspects, it disappoints. But whatever. I look at the creaky, fragile plot devices of canon as a challenge rather than an impediment.
Like in most other aspects, it disappoints. But whatever. I look at the creaky, fragile plot devices of canon as a challenge rather than an impediment.
I find it amusing that you people are complaining about the rediculousness of mating habits and other biological traits of beings who fly with wings too small to adequately support them, girls who spontaneously create ice, multitudes of beings who can reduce their apparent mass and size, etc., etc.
And then there are monster creation myths like centaurs...
And then there are monster creation myths like centaurs...
I don't think that succubi being the only race capable of literally dying from heartbreak was mentioned as the reason that they're near extinction, though it's probably a contributing factor. One sufficiently cruel or uncaring Casanova might have done a lot of damage to a few succubi communities, though.
Bah, the answer to all those mysteries is well known: magic!
But a biological mechanism that kills its host organism after suffering significant (though hardly extreme) emotional trauma? If it had the same excuse (magic!) then it would be fine, and as a result I intend to play it off as such. But the suggestion that this is simply the nature of succubae, and thus the result of proper evolution, demands scorn!
Also, it distracts people from asking what a huge colony of unreasonably large spiders eats to sustain itself when they run out of cats and the students learn to be more careful.
'Cause it aint magic.
It WOULD be supremely ironic if a race of seductresses were devastated by a man with ungodly charm, moving through the community and then dumping them all once he'd had his fun.
Huh. That actually gives me another idea. But it conflicts with the first one, slightly. What to do...
But a biological mechanism that kills its host organism after suffering significant (though hardly extreme) emotional trauma? If it had the same excuse (magic!) then it would be fine, and as a result I intend to play it off as such. But the suggestion that this is simply the nature of succubae, and thus the result of proper evolution, demands scorn!
Also, it distracts people from asking what a huge colony of unreasonably large spiders eats to sustain itself when they run out of cats and the students learn to be more careful.
'Cause it aint magic.
It WOULD be supremely ironic if a race of seductresses were devastated by a man with ungodly charm, moving through the community and then dumping them all once he'd had his fun.
Huh. That actually gives me another idea. But it conflicts with the first one, slightly. What to do...
That was exactly what I was going for.
You must admit that it is the most reasonable of a wide variety of very bad explanations though
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Really it's the only way they could sustain an increasing stationary population without resorting to hunting parties which would result in a bit too much carnage to be laughed off easily.
You must admit that it is the most reasonable of a wide variety of very bad explanations though
.Really it's the only way they could sustain an increasing stationary population without resorting to hunting parties which would result in a bit too much carnage to be laughed off easily.
See, this is why I wanted everybody distracted from the subject!
Though how easy it is to laugh off depends on what's being hunted.
I doubt many people would get offended by the idea of a confused cattle farmer wondering about a steady drop in his livestock headcount (yet another gift from the gods!) And why there are spider webs big enough to sit in stretched across portions of his barn.
People might find a zoo suspiciously devoid of animals slightly less funny, but I'm sure they'll get over it.
Though how easy it is to laugh off depends on what's being hunted.
I doubt many people would get offended by the idea of a confused cattle farmer wondering about a steady drop in his livestock headcount (yet another gift from the gods!) And why there are spider webs big enough to sit in stretched across portions of his barn.
People might find a zoo suspiciously devoid of animals slightly less funny, but I'm sure they'll get over it.
They probably could, were it not for the fact that even Saffron could easily handle any spiders that aren't at least human sized. They might put him down through sheer numbers or cunning traps, but he'd still kill way too many to be worth the eats.
There's a reason they don't hunt the "false gods" actively, and it's not because they're theologically opposed to killing Master's ungrateful disciples.
There's a reason they don't hunt the "false gods" actively, and it's not because they're theologically opposed to killing Master's ungrateful disciples.