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Monster Hunter Wildsbeta players werequick to recreate their old Monster Hunter World charactersand craft countless cosplays and lookalikes.
Another, more heartwarming character creation trend stood out to me, too.
NahricNovak told me about Sparky, the Australian Shepherd pictured above.
“I named him when I was super young,” they say.
“He ran so fast sparks flew behind him.”
He was here for Monster Hunter World but has since passed away.
Now he’ll live on as NahricNovak’s trusty Palico.
“My brother picked him out and he was technically a gift for my birthday,” NahricNovak recalls.
“I think I was around 4 or 5.
He lived for 18 years, finally passing after a series of health issues starting when he was 17.
We don’t really know what happened to his left eye.
One day it was just hurt in a way that couldn’t be saved.
Knowing how he’d chase animals I can’t help but think something finally fought back.”
“It’s a mix of emotions,” they say of their Palico.
“I teared up recreating him.
It made me think of everything.
I usually don’t make my character in Monster Hunter look like me.
I couldn’t help putting a little more of myself into my character this time though.
I know he’d want me beside him as well.”
“I got Loki in 2014,” Khimsince tells me.
Monster Hunter is uniquely positioned for tributes like this.
I also spoke to BluLilyx, whose cat Lincoln, or Link, passed away this year.
“He would chase me around when I was a kid and I would chase him back.
Lincoln loved every person he came across.
He was well-known for being a gentle giant who loved to receive pets and lay in the sun …
He passed at the old age of 19 and enjoyed his last day in the sun.”
“I loved the Palicoes so much and throughout the years I named and customized my Palicoes as Link.
To me, that is exactly how Lincoln was in real life.
He was my support and he lifted me up in dire times.”
Monster Hunter is my favorite game series and it helped grow my immense love for cats.
