Why the ChCh't Hate Cloning
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:56 am
At first, it puzzled me that the ChCh't would be so hostile to cloning. After all, they're a numerous species that seems to put a low value on individual life (as seen in sting boxing and the Dance of Devouring).
But then I realized that the Dance of Devouring actually provides an explanation. By being devoured by the Queen, the ChCh't's body is used as fuel to create more ChCh't. Their deaths mean something.
Cloning, on the other hand, completely undercuts this. While the Dance of Devouring isn't essential to ChCh't reproduction, it plays a major cultural role. Clones indicate that the devoured ChCh't gave up their lives for nothing.
I have no idea if this is what the game designers were thinking, but it does provide a good explanation.
But then I realized that the Dance of Devouring actually provides an explanation. By being devoured by the Queen, the ChCh't's body is used as fuel to create more ChCh't. Their deaths mean something.
Cloning, on the other hand, completely undercuts this. While the Dance of Devouring isn't essential to ChCh't reproduction, it plays a major cultural role. Clones indicate that the devoured ChCh't gave up their lives for nothing.
I have no idea if this is what the game designers were thinking, but it does provide a good explanation.