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  • Base-Breaking Character:
    • The Wubbox. One portion of the fanbase love its contribution of Dubstep to the songs of the islands it is placed on, while the other portion feels its sound ruins the islands' songs. Then there is its gameplay aspect, with its high cost and completely different raising mechanics.
    • The Plant Island quad-element monster, the Entbrat. Some people are averse to its non-melodic bellowing "singing" and usually mute it once they successfully hatch one. It does sound much better when placed on the Tribal Island, however. In an ironic twist, the Entbrat was added to Dawn of Fire, and despite its Cloud Island voice fixing most of the problems people had with it, people agree that this new voice made it worse.
    • The rare Hoola certainly qualifies as this. Not only is the regular Hoola difficult to breed on its own thanks to it being a seasonal monster and its low breeding chance in general, but the Rare Hoola has (so far) only been available at random times. In 3. Hour. Increments. Not only does it only allow for about two attempts maximum on each island, it also doesn't take into account different time zones, so you better hope they don't make it available when you'd normally be asleep. Needless to say, it has caused a lot of backlash, as many see it as a ploy by BBB to make people buy it instead with Diamonds, which cost real world money. Thankfully, BBB has noticed the controversy and has not only made these Rare Hoola opportunities occur more often, but also released a code to everyone for 10 free diamonds.
    • Some monsters on Light island have divided fans. Some people think Pluckbill's large mouth doesn't fit its design, while many are disappointed in Blow't the quad due to the fact it's hard to hear. No longer the case for Blow't in Update 3.6, as it has been made significantly louder.
    • Players are divided on the Werdos; some people like that they are the first monsters to tell stories through lyrics, while others feel like the lyrics are unnecessary or don't fit with the songs.
    • shLep, at least design-wise. Most people consider its sound okay. A lot of people consider its design to be ugly, though, especially due to the worms that dangle from its mouth. There are also many who consider shLep overhated and argue that its design is supposed to be "monstrous", since it's a game about monsters, after all.
    • Gobbleygourd and Wynq are two of the most hated monsters due to their singing voices, which many people find annoying. However, there are a sizable amount of people who enjoy or at least tolerate their singing, so they aren't outright Scrappies. However, to some Gobbleygourd has since been rescued as the turkey's contributions to Seasonal Shanty's song have been praised by most of the fanbase, though some still dislike the bird on Fire Haven and Fire Oasis.
  • Broken Base: Light Island. Despite its relaxing song, a majority of players don't like it due to Kayna singing throughout the whole song and the fact that it's somewhat rushed.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse:
    • The Bowgart is a fairly popular monster among players, mostly because the songs it's in sound far more wholesome with it.
    • The Wublins in general are very popular, but Bona-Petite, which was one of the later Wublins released, is one of the more popular ones due to its cool and creative design and its very catchy drum loops.
    • Upon its release, Tiawa from Dawn of Fire became one of the most beloved monsters due to its endearing design and marimba instrument, the latter of which provides a lot of flavor to the songs it is in, especially PomPom's part in the Continent, which seemed a bit empty before. As such, many people were excited to see it arrive in the base game.
    • Despite the Broken Base, the Wubboxes were always popular among the fandom, but they exploded in popularity in 2022, coinciding with the release of new Epic Wubboxes and the game's rise in popularity. As a result, a lot of memes and videos around the game have focused on them.
    • Ghazt won many people over when it was first announced for its soothing electronic pads and its cool yet cute design. Even today, it's one of the most popular Ethereal monsters, and, alongside the Wubboxes, might come close to being one of the most popular non-Natural monsters of all time.
    • Two other Ethereals well liked among the fanbase are the Fung Prey and Whisp. Fung Prey is well liked for its cool preying mantis themed design and adding a nice violin instrumental to Ethereal Island. Whisp is also well liked for having an endearing design as well as adding an eerie yet soothing voice to Ethereal Island.
    • Out of all of the Aux-Seasonal monsters, Spurrit and Monculus seem to be the most popular; the former for marking the first appearance of a monster once thought to be extinct and its enthusiastic cry of "Huzzah!", and the latter for its somewhat ominous design and melodic moans, and for being one of the first monsters to be created by a spark of life.
    • Hyehehe wound up being the most popular of the Mythicals by far thanks to its chaotic nature, the fact that it was designed by QuinnQwerty, and that it can break the fourth wall.
  • Epileptic Trees:
  • Good Bad Bugs: For a short time on March 5th, 2021, filling in Wublins costed 0 diamonds after a maintenance check. This allowed people to fill in Wublins that would've otherwise taken days or over a week instantly and for free. This glitch was quickly patched the same day, 6 hours after it was found.
  • Heartwarming Moments:
    • The reveal that the fire element monsters survived. The Fire Haven monsters are finally able to reunite with the monsters of other elements, and wasted no time welcoming them to the island. Fire Haven’s song is the first song they’ve sung with the othersnote  in what could very well have been eons.
    • After the discovery of Fire Haven, some fire monsters, like Phangler, appear sad that their home can’t have all of the monsters on it (likely due to the extreme heat). To fix this, water, cold, air, and fire element monsters get together, and get to work making an island together, out of blown glass. This gives their fiery friends a new home on the surface, as well as a place where water and cold element monsters can easily be with them.
    • The Werdos' song on Water Island includes the lyrics: "I'm all right now," implying that they are now being accepted again in society, including Maggpi who is mentioned in Tear Jerker below.
  • Improved Second Attempt: Bowhead was detested on its initial release on Amber Island. It was an insanely hard to get five-element monster that barely played two notes during the entirety of Amber Island's song. Come the Fire Expansion and its release to Psychic Island, Bowhead was not only given three distinct tracks, but also plays through the entire Psychic Island song.
  • Memetic Mutation:
    • The Dandidoo has become a meme among the My Singing Monsters community thanks to Mofix's "The Dandidoo Song."
    • Calling Punkleton "Pinkerton". Explanation 
    • Monster name typos in general, which have grown since the Pinkerton meme started, though none have reached the same extent as it. Notable examples include "Wobblings" note , "Bruno" note , and "Jacob" note .
    • Somebody at Big Blue Bubble has a foot fetishExplanation 
    • "Look at the stars in the big black ink..." Explanation 
    • Another TikTok trend, which occurred in the next month, is ranking the Epic Wubboxes in different ways, such as how good they sound or how dangerous they seem.
    • "Do the earthquake!" Explanation 
      • The Earth Island Epic Wubbox plays right after, and is usually subject to memetic soundclips, usually of screaming.
    • THE ZA! 🍃 Explanation 
      • "HUZZ— ...Bah." Explanation 
    • What did I breed?/This is definitely [monster] Explanation 
    • Using Composer Island to make non-music sounds is very common, with most of them being Played for Laughs, such as a microwave sound with Mammotts and a Spunge/Reedling, or screaming, usually acheived with Entbrats.
  • Nightmare Fuel:
    • The rare Punkletons have to deal with their heads decomposing, and their bio implies that the same will happen to regular Punkletons, but at a much slower rate.
    • Some of the inactivated Wublin statues look unsettling, to say the least. A lot of them look like they have been petrified rather than just being statues or looking like they're asleep. The most nightmarish statue would have to be Bona-Petite's, where Bona is depicted as a hollow skeleton with eyeless sockets, all while smiling its perpetual grin. The fact that un-hatched monster eggs essentially have to be sacrificed in order to wake them up does not help.
  • Tear Jerker:
    • Gold Island. It's essentially (almost) every single monster in the game gathering on one island to say goodbye to their human visitor.
    • The Werdos' song on Cold Island starts off sweet with Maggpi saying "Look at the stars in the big black ink". But then they imply that other monsters may not have liked them in the past. They say "No one likes me, everyone is afraid of me".
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Upon Quarrister's release in Dawn of Fire, many fans expressed disappointment that Quarrister doesn't get to go to Cave Island, an island which fits perfectly for the monster's appearance. Instead, Quarrister only goes to Party Island, which upset the fandom even more, as they thought Quarrister doesn't fit there at all.
  • Ugly Cute: A lot of monsters can be considered this, since some were made to be monstrous-looking and not cute, yet many people find them endearing for those very reasons.
    • A notable example is shLep. People who don't find it outright ugly will likely see it as this, especially for its mouth worms.
    • A few people have found Whiz-bang's face to be too cute to the point of being a bit creepy. There are some people who don't mind its beady eyes and constant smile, considering it a part of its charm.

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