History YMMV / KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts

** Season Three. Some people find the final season of Kipo just as great as the first two seasons by having higher stakes, great comedy, hard-hitting emotional moments, and a nearly perfect resolution to the series that stays true to its themes. Others criticize it for having less polished animation and a rushed pace.
** The fact that the cause of the Great Mutant Outbreak [[RiddleForTheAges is never revealed]]. Quite a few people wish there would have been more of a clear explanation as to why the world ended up the way it did here, while others feel diving deeper into the history of the world would distract from the current narrative of the series.

** [[spoiler:Asher and Dahlia's parents got very little to do after realising they were wrong about Mutes. At the very least, we could've gotten a scene at P.R.A.H.M where they thanked the Timbercats for taking their kids in for all those months.]]

* EvilIsSexy: As awful as her personality is, Dr. Emilia is considered quite attractive by several fans, owing to her being a tough, athletic young woman in a form-fitting bodysuit with a silky, almost soothing voice. She later wears a very nice black [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery corset dress in the final fight with Kipo]] [[{{Fanservice}} for some odd reason]]. [[spoiler:Some even consider [[CuteMonsterGirl her Mega-Mute Walrus form]] oddly beautiful looking.]]

** Margot’s return in Season 3. Fans are split on whether or not she was utilized well. Some people are glad that [[spoiler: Wolf did not forgive Margot because [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse even if she regrets leaving Wolf to fend for herself, Wolf was not obligated to forgive someone who emotionally scarred her.]] People on this side of the argument say that it serves as a lesson that you don’t have to forgive everyone who has done bad things to you. Others felt that Margot’s return was not used to its full potential and doesn’t leave much of an impact in the grand scheme of things for Season 3. [[WeHardlyKnewYe These people point out how Margot only properly shows up in two episodes, gets suddenly cured into a regular animal,]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and is not acknowledged again afterwards.]] They argue Margot was wasted and still had some room for development to redeem herself, which could assist in Wolf’s character arc too.]]
** There have been mixed reactions to [[spoiler: Scarlemagne’s death in the final episode. While some people thought it was satisfying and fitting for Scarlemagne to die saving Kipo and accepting his old name, there are fans who thought that his death was a largely unnecessary example of [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dying just to show he redeemed himself]], despite already doing enough to show he was a changed person. There are even a few people who thought the way he died was anticlimactic due to [[BloodlessCarnage barely having any injuries to show he is badly hurt]] ]].

** Kwat, Harris, and Mrs. Sartori are other Mod Frogs who also get a lot of attention in fan-art despite being minor antagonists.

* {{Expy}}: Many fans have pointed out similarities between Benson and [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderverse Miles Morales]]. The fact that part of Benson's EstablishingCharacterMoment involves him hanging upside down from somewhere high up probably helped with this idea.

** Emilia and Liam's Father is a very intimidating character. After all, he's the reason why Emilia turned so evil. However, not only does he appear in only two scenes but also, he's never even mentioned once in present day. Leaving his fate and current relationship with Emilia ambiguous. Although his old age makes it very unlikely he would've still been alive during Kipo's time. Also, given his lack of experience on the surface, it's also unlikely he would've been an actual threat towards Kipo and her friends.

* BrokenBase: Margot’s return in Season 3. Fans are split on whether or not she was utilized well. Some people are glad that [[spoiler: Wolf did not forgive Margot because [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse even if she regrets leaving Wolf to fend for herself, Wolf was not obligated to forgive someone who emotionally scarred her.]] People on this side of the argument say that it serves as a lesson that you don’t have to forgive everyone who has done bad things to you. Others felt that Margot’s return was not used to its full potential and doesn’t leave much of an impact in the grand scheme of things for Season 3. [[WeHardlyKnewYe These people point out how Margot only properly shows up in two episodes, gets suddenly cured into a regular animal,]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and is not acknowledged again afterwards.]] They argue Margot was wasted and still had some room for development to redeem herself, which could assist in Wolf’s character arc too.]]

** One Timbercat named Shoelace [=McCutty=] has some fans who love her for her derpy and adorable design.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Troy was never given any characterization beyond just being a love interest for Benson. Likewise, not much is known about Asher and Dahlia other than that they're Kipo's friends and classmates from the burrow. Even after these three made their debuts, they rarely appeared as focus remained primarily on Kipo's group.

* CommonKnowledge: A common criticism of the third season is that [[spoiler: Song and Lio’s plan to make a vaccine for the mutes who were turned into normal animals went nowhere due to the DistantFinale showing all the mutes hit with the cure still being normal animals. These people were hoping the cured mutes would be returned back to normal and felt this plot line was an AbortedArc. However, it is important to remember that Kipo’s parents thought of making a ''vaccine'', which would not not undo the effects of the cure, but would instead be used on mutes to prevent them from being turned into normal animals in case they were hit by a cure dart.]]

* CommonKnowledge: A common criticism of the third season is that [[spoiler: Song and Lio’s plan to make a vaccine for the mutes who were turned into normal animals went nowhere due to the DistantFinale showing all the mutes hit with the cure still being normal animals. These people were hoping the cured mutes would be returned back to normal and felt this plot line was an AbortedArc. However, it is important to remember that Kipo’s parents thought of making a ''vaccine'', which would not not undo the effects of the cure, but would instead be used on mutes to prevent them from being turned into normal animals.]]

* BrokenBase: Margot’s return in Season 3. Fans are split on whether or not she was utilized well. Some people are glad that [[spoiler: Wolf did not forgive Margot because [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse even if she regrets leaving Wolf to fend for herself, Wolf was not obligated to forgive someone who emotionally scarred her.]] People on this side of the argument say that it serves as a lesson that you don’t have to forgive everyone who has done bad things to you. Others felt that Margot’s return was not used to its full potential and doesn’t leave much of an impact in the grand scheme of things for Season 3. These people point out how Margot only shows up in two episodes, gets suddenly cured into a regular animal, and is not acknowledged again afterwards. These people argue Margot was wasted and still had some room for development to redeem herself, which could assist in Wolf’s character arc too.]]

** What was Margot’s life like after Wolf [[spoiler: killed her mother?]]

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Divination through cheese-making is tyromancy, a technique practiced in the Middle Ages.

* BrokenBase: Margot’s return in Season 3. Fans are split on whether or not she was utilized well. Some people are glad that [[spoiler: Wolf did not forgive Margot because even if she regrets leaving Wolf to fend for herself, Wolf was not obligated to forgive someone who emotionally scarred her. People on this side of the argument say that it serves as a lesson that you don’t have to forgive everyone who has done bad things to you. Others felt that Margot’s return was not used to its full potential and doesn’t leave much of an impact in Season 3. They point out how Margot only shows up in two episodes, gets suddenly cured into a regular animal, and is not acknowledged again afterwards. These people argue Margot still had some room for development to redeem herself, which could assist in Wolf’s character arc too.]]

* CatharsisFactor: After [[spoiler: Dr. Emilia killed her brother for going against her ideals, worked Hugo to exhaustion for his pheromones, enslaved Song as a Mega Mute using said pheromones, ordered Song to kill her daughter, tried to kill Kipo and her friends, cured various mutes into mindless animals, tried to leave Zane to die for talking against her, and attempted to kill Kipo after she had helped her from losing her mind inside a Mega Mute, many fans expressed joy seeing Dr. Emilia end up in the clutches of Fun Gus never to be seen again.]] Most fans are just happy to see a villain get their comeuppance without redeeming themself even when given multiple chances to surrender.

* FanNickname: Dr. Emilia is often called a [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife “Karen”]] by the fandom due to being a mute-hating sociopath who has zero tolerance for people going against what she believes.

** Kipo being a human-Mega Jaguar hybrid is no longer a secret to most people, especially since Netflix has shown her half-mute form and full Mega Jaguar form across promotional images for the show.

* FanficFuel: Finding a way to reverse the condition of the cured Mutes.

* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Kipo/Asher. Asher is a pretty minor character who has barely even had any interactions with [[SocialFriendFiller Kipo despite being one of her friends]], yet many people ship them together anyways.

* InferredHolocaust: "Requiem for a Dave" shows a flashback set 200 years in the past where [[spoiler: Dave has a fight with a nerdy man over a fan. When the man steals the fan from him, Dave actually leads a group of colossal Mega Beavers into the city so he can get the fan back. The thing is, Dave tears down an entire city while people and mutes are still populated in it. Since the destroyed city eventually became known as Skyscraper Ridge, just how many people and mutes died while the Beavers’ reconstruction was going on?]]

** Troy and, to a lesser extent, Asher and Dahlia are popular in the LGBTFanbase with Troy having a lot of ShipTease with Benson and Asher being confirmed non-binary.

* AngstWhatAngst: ZigZagged. While Kipo actually ''loves'' being a half-Jaguar Mute hybrid created as (in her own words) “a living science experiment” by her parents, much to everyone’s surprise, what she does worry about is the possibility of her powers scaring away or harming people she cares about.

** Despite all the pain [[spoiler:Emilia]] caused her, Song Oak never gets a proper confrontation and is mostly sent to the sidelines after being made human again. What makes this frustrating is that she has ''every reason'' to want payback, given [[spoiler:Emilia]] tortured her adopted son, enslaved her as a Mega-Mute for 13 years, and tried to murder her daughter. [[spoiler:The final BehemothBattle could've easily been between Emilia and Song, but instead she literally gets tossed aside when she tries to help Kipo.]]
** Song and Lio Oak were looking for a way to reverse the "cure," but it gets dropped with no resolution in the end and the 5 year future shows they never found it.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: While generally a light-hearted show, it also includes surprisingly dark elements like a cure that permanently strips Mutes of their intelligence and a villain who [[spoiler:unleashed the aforementioned cure on children and even murdered her own brother.]]

* {{Misblamed}}: Many fans like to accuse either Netflix or Dreamworks of purposely cancelling the show, which admittedly is supported by the fact that the show had [[InvisibleAdvertising very little promotion]] from either company. In actuality, the show was always intended to end with three seasons, something that the showrunners even had to confirm multiple times.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Kipo's heart may be in the right place, but she makes a phenomenally awful decision in the last few episodes. When hunting down [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Dr. Emilia]] to stop her plan to eradicate all Mutes, Kipo ultimately decides not to resort to senseless violence with the help of her friends.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' If she really wants to stop Emilia and her followers(who have already [[DeathOfPersonality "cured"]] several of her Mute allies) without hurting anybody, Kipo could sneak onboard their ship and destroy the rest of the cure, since she's immune. Alternatively she could bring her parents with her so they can tell the other humans of Emilia's crimes,(which include enslaving a mutated Song Oak and creating Scarlemagne) thus turning them against their leader's agenda.\\
'''Instead:''' She lands on deck and...invites the sociopathic, Mute-hating scientist and her henchmen to a ''party'' to encourage better human-Mute relations.\\
'''Result''': Emilia feigns diplomacy, then launches an attack on "Prahm" that cures a few more Mutes. When Kipo saves most of the guests, Emila transforms herself into a Mute-monster, goes on a rampage that mortally wounds Scarlemagne, nearly beats Kipo to death, and after reverting to human form, gets sucked to her implied doom by Fun Gus. Meaning Kipo's diplomacy plan ironically got more people killed.
** Speaking of Dr. Emilia, earlier she acquired [[WilyWalrus Mega-Walrus]] DNA and decides to use it to create her own [[{{Kaiju}} Mega-Mute]] to combat Kipo's Mega-Jaguar.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Emilia would use the serum on one of her more loyal subordinates(ie. [[DumbMuscle Greta]]). It's not like she hasn't experimented on living things before and she's proven competent at handling giant creatures, so she can use the cure should her Mute-monster lose control.\\
'''Instead:''' She eventually injects ''herself'' with the serum, [[KarmicTransformation transforming into the very thing she hates]], while entrusting the aforementioned Greta with a sample of the cure. Unsurprisingly, Greta gets talked out of helping Emilia by Wolf, and Emilia [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody almost loses her mind to the walrus beast.]] She's only lucky Kipo decided to save her out of innate compassion.

* CatharsisFactor: After [[spoiler: Dr. Emilia killed her brother for going against her ideals, working Hugo to exhaustion for his pheromones, enslaving Song as a Mega Mute using said pheromones, ordering Song to kill her daughter, trying to kill Kipo and her friends, curing various mutes into mindless animals, leaving Zane to die for talking against her, and trying to kill Kipo after she had helped her from losing her mind inside a Mega Mute, many fans expressed joy seeing Dr. Emilia end up in the clutches of Fun Gus.]] Most fans are just happy to see that a villain get their comeuppance without redeeming themself even when given multiple chances to surrender.

** Benson is very endearingly awkward around Troy.