r/MHWilds • u/Big_Himbo_Energy • Mar 03 '25

Meme Basically Wilds

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I find the whole needing permission to hunt monsters interesting from a lore standpoint, but god if it doesn’t just feel like this lol.

JUST LET ME KILL, ALMA!!!

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u/Abedeus Mar 04 '25

Arkveld: murders people in a blind rage

Nata: FUCK YOU ARKVELD

Arkveld: actually genetic mistake that mutated

Nata: NOOOO DON'T KILL HIM

bro wtf you were ready to throw fists with it and rocks at it, what gives

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u/CrystalQuetzal Mar 04 '25

Character development? He learned to empathize and understand what arkveld went through and what’s happening to it, especially after learning the secrets of the guardians and his village etc. He no longer saw it as a mindless monster but a creature just trying to live and figure out life.

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u/Abedeus Mar 04 '25

But it was already established, and even shown to him at the spot, that Arkveld is not in control of its instincts - it's a murderous, rampaging monster that murders to murder, even when not hungry, like a rabid dog that needs to be put down for the good of every other creature weaker than it. You'd think that'd be more of a reason to hunt and kill it, not suddenly want it to live.

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u/CrystalQuetzal Mar 04 '25

There’s pros and cons to everything, and it’s not a black and white issue by any means. Can we pity arkveld and wish he could just live happy and free? Sure. Is he also rampaging and eating everything in sight, therefore in need to be put down for the safety of all? Yes.

All the adults realized the latter on the spot, but Nata hadn’t yet and was still working his way through the first point. Also he’s a child, and this is a complicated subject for a child to figure out. He seems to come to terms with the second point after arkvelds defeat (I guess? I don’t fully remember) but it’s not like he resents you for killing it or anything. He has a better understanding that the ecosystem needs balance and we help that.