History Characters / MonsterMusumeMainCharacters

* GamerChick: Heh...[[IncrediblyLamePun chick.]] In any case, Papi loves video games, spending the better part of Suu's introductory chapter playing Wii Tennis oblivious to the chaos around her, and screaming that she and Mero were supposed to play video games together when it seemed like the mermaid would leave the group for good.

* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: Everyone but Rachnera and Lala have difficulty holding their strength back, which often results in Kimihito being injured. When {{Lunacy}} strikes Miia, Papi, ''and'' Centorea at the same time, they all suffer from this, thus leaving Kimihito facing a very real risk of [[spoiler:[[OutWithABang literally getting killed during intercourse]] if the temporarily lust-crazed girls manage to capture him long enough to have their way with him]].

* CelibateHero: At first, he is explicitly forbidden by law from starting a relationship with any of the girls living in his house, and with very little exception it's the girls who push to start one. Even during the initial "marriage" subplot, his first impulse was to turn Ms. Smith down rather than take advantage. That being said, he seems to find all the girls quite attractive, and would have willingly consummated things with Miia some time ago had circumstances not intervened. Yes, they come onto him, but he has a tough time really being against it. By chapter 30 he outright admits to himself he would like to be married to any one of the girls, which makes the idea of choosing all the harder.

* FauxActionGirl: Though she has SuperStrength and appears to have at least some martial arts training, Miia is generally shown to be helpless any time she actually gets into danger (such as when [[spoiler: Draco tries to kidnap and rape her]]).

* TokenWholesome: She is the most wholesome member of the group by far. She shows the least amount of skin, has fewer fanservice moments than the others, and for a long time had no nude scenes at all. The Lala-centric Chapter 38 had no notable fanservice whatsoever. Even the first time she did end up naked, it was a flashback that was the result of Kimihito telling a story of questionable veracity. She does get a brief topless scene in the next volume, however.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The first three girls, Centorea, Papi (actually blue) and Miia (though they actually debuted in the opposite order).

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's... a little complicated.
** '''At first''', Miia, Centorea, and Suu's names have been romanized as "Miia", "Centorea", and "Suu" by the fan-translator.
** '''Then''' came Chapter 10, where the cover image revealed that the author apparently intended for the names to be romanized as "Meer" [[note]]which actually makes sense, as by Japanese transliteration rules, the katakana version of that is ''Miia''[[/note]], "Centaurea", and "Sue". (Papi is still romanized as "Papi", BTW)
** However, [[http://monstermusume.blisswater.info/2013/01/04/everyday-monster-girls-chapter-10/#comment-857 the fan translator insists on adhering to the "Miia" spelling]] because they consider the official one to be a "terrible" choice as 1) it's a boy's name... in ''Hindi''; and 2) for some reason they believe that it's too much of a stretch to get "Miia" (the romaji form) out of "Meer".
** From there, it appears the fan-translator decided that it would unfair/inconsistent to make an exception for her alone, and thus all three are still referred to as "Miia", "Centorea" and "Suu" in the fan translation.
** ''Finally'', Volume 1 of the manga got an official English translation, in which the names are spelled "Miia" and "Centorea," and Volume 2 has "Suu" and, adding in another example, "Meroune Lorelei" as "Meron Lorelei"... which is '''then''' rendered as "Meroune Lorel'''a'''i" in volumes 4, 5 & 8 (kinda plausible, as "Lorelai" is an alternate spelling for "Lorelei").

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[[caption-width-right:263:Miia and her cuddling habit]]

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[[caption-width-right:288:Papi flies wherever she pleases]]

* HarpingOnAboutHarpies: Of course.
* HartmanHips: Her hips are noticeably wide for her body. Of course [[FridgeBrilliance considering that she lays eggs]]...

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[[caption-width-right:350:Cerea's got back]]

* TheNoseKnows: Chapter 71 reveals that a horse's sense of smell is 1000 times that of a human's.

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[[caption-width-right:342:Suu floats his boat]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The cover art for Chapter 10 spells her name as "Sue".

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[[caption-width-right:354:Mero makes a splash]]

* CharacterDevelopment: When first introduced, Mero has an unhealthy fixation on "tragic romance". Over the course of the series, she has endured the possibility of all her fantasies becoming a reality and realized that while they make for nice fantasies, she would be heartbroken if they actually happened. By chapter 37, she has mostly realized that what she really wants is to marry Kimihito and have a normal, happy life (though the idea of Kimihito having a mistress, namely Miia, still sounds good to her).

* CovertPervert: Doesn't really mind getting tied up by Rachnera since it feels good to her.

* EarFins: Because she's a mermaid.

* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: Always speaks very politely, which was part of Cerea's suspicion toward her background. [[spoiler:Cerea was right to be suspect something; Mero's a princess.]]

* {{Hammerspace}}: Keeps a large, heavy-looking conch shell ...somewhere that she whips out to smack people with; Kimihito, Sebasstian and Flounnder have all been on the receiving end at some point.

* OjouRinglets: Has straight hair that curls into ringlets, which befits her ElegantGothicLolita attire and princess-like behavior. [[spoiler:And she really is a princess.]]

* PsychoPink: ''HEAVILY'' downplayed, as despite her bright pink exterior Mero's mind harbors some surprisingly dark fantasies.

* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Wants to experience a "tragic love" like in the original Little Mermaid story, including turning into sea foam.

* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Zigzagged, walking aside; Mero wears a full-length dress with sleeves when out in public and other similar outfits, but around Kimihito's house is usually seen in a bikini styled like a maid outfit, and even then, she has been seen wearing some more stereotypically feminine swimsuits. That being said, the maid-styled bikini is easily her most iconic outfit, as the vast majority of promos feature her wearing it.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Rachnee catches her prey]]

* ArtEvolution: Rachnera's pedipalps have over time been drawn to look more like the legs of a human (albeit missing the feet and covered in chitin). This is certainly attractive, but has led some to say it makes her look more like a human with a giant spider stuck to her rear (ignoring the various spider features of her humanoid portion).

* BuxomBeautyStandard: The second biggest bust in the household behind Centorea.

* SleepCute: While Kimihito doesn't fall asleep himself, it is quite cute how Rachnera falls asleep while giving him a multi-limbed hug.

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[[caption-width-right:339:Lala owns your soul]]

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Very cold and blunt, but still a sweet girl who loves Kimihito just as much as the other girls.

* ArtEvolution: When the series started, Miia's scales extended up around her "hips" in the rear, but eventually these scales were scaled back to give her a more human-looking "butt." The question remains if it serves a function aside from being attractive and being something to sit on.

* CordonBleughChef: Miia has an incredible lack of judgment in cooking. Her recipe for white rice gruel includes things such as white peach, white icefish, and ''white chocolate'' (in other words, ingredients chosen simply because they were white). And later, she added peanut butter to ''miso soup'' on the basis that she thinks it looks like miso. Just one of the reasons she's the LethalChef in residence.

* EvilIsHammy: As "Cobra Miia" in Chapter 32.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has [[AnimalEyes slitted snake pupils]], a normal trait for lamiae, though it becomes much more prominent when [[HellishPupils she's mad]] -- or really deep in [[{{Lunacy}} full moon-induced lust]].
* {{Expy}}: As noted in the Shout Out page, she's an Expy of '''the''' MagicalGirlfriend archetype, Lum from ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''. Just like Lum, she's a non-human who one day appeared in the life of a normal boy for pretty much no reason and fell in love with him so much that she plans to marry him even if he resists; both call the object of their affections "Darling"; both are very sweet and cuddly but also a ClingyJealousGirl and prone to hurting him (Miia with her body, instead of Lum's electric discharges); their sense of taste is totally different from a human's and thus their cooking is [[LethalChef terrible]]. Finally, both like to go around half-naked when not wearing [[TheFashionista the latest fashion fads]]. And they both [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking have pointy ears]].

* {{Miko}}: Becomes one at the end of Chapter 43. As snakes are considered lucky, her being a lamia ends up being a big draw for the place. In Chapter 45, she shows off her skills by dueling Lala using ''ofuda'' and a ''gohei'' wand.

* MistakenForPregnant: Or at least, Mistaken For ''Previously'' Pregnant. Both Cathyl and Merino thought that she was a mother because of the size of her breasts.

* SnakePeople: Duh.
* SnakesAreSexy: And she exploits it for all it's worth.

* {{Tsundere}}: Type B. When she has Kimihito all to herself, her personality is sugary-sweet and demure. However, whenever she feels her claim on him is threatened (especially by romantic competition, i.e. Papi and Centorea), she quickly grows irritable and aggressively domineering even towards her beloved "Darling".

* {{Catchphrase}}: In the English manga, she's fond of "no pro", as in "no problem".

* PrincessesPreferPink: She has long pink hair and a pink tail, contributing to her princess-y looks [[spoiler:and serving as hints that she really is a princess]].

* RoseHairedSweetie: Very princess-y and refined, whatever her bizarre interests.

* VisualPun: Mer'''''maid'''''. Get it?

* {{Catchphrase}}: The English manga gave her the descriptive phrase "itsy-bitsy", referring to the nursery rhyme "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider".

* SpiderPeople: She's an arachne.

* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Drastically lowers the temperature of the room she's currently in to try to make Mero uncomfortable. She's the only one who has any issues with the cold. Papi and Centorea aren't sure if she was going to kill herself or just end up hibernating, but Kimihito fixes the temperature before they can find out.

* LimitedWardrobe: She's notable in that she's an [[AvertedTrope aversion]]. Compared to the other girls, she has quite a few outfits in a variety of styles. One chapter reveals she orders a lot of clothes online.

* TheEmpath: In Chapter 13, the answer to whether or not she could read thoughts from Chapter 8 is answered. She's apparently able to figure out the basic emotions of people when she puts her antenna to their forehead. Chapter 25 reveals she can also communicate her own thoughts to others this way.

* IngestingKnowledge: Chapter 54 explains the usual method of slime reproduction, namely that slime will split into experience and nutrient gathering type slimes before recombining and splitting once more with the combined traits of the two original splits. Suu is the former, and theorized to have become extraordinarily experienced. [[spoiler: This excess of experience is what leads to her being targeted by a colossal nutrient type.]]

* NoNavelNovelBirth: Inverted, where despite being an amorphous mass of slime who was originally "birthed" by splitting from a larger slime mass, her SlimeGirl form somehow possesses a navel-shaped indentation on her "stomach", as shown quite well whenever her waist gets specific MaleGaze. This bizarre quality does have some [[JustifiedTrope justification]], though, as her human shape came from directly mimicking the girls in Kimihito's harem, every one of which ''does'' possess a naturally-developed navel.

** Chapter 20 reveals that her intelligence is based on her size. As a blob able to fit in a bucket she's essentially just running on instinct, in her base form her intelligence is that of a child, and in kaiju form, she's able to make scientific deductions based on her surroundings. Though in Chapter 25 her "child" form is still able to hold a conversation once out of sight of everyone but Kimihito and makes rude insults when taste-testing possibly-poisonous plants has given her a "venomous" tongue.

* PersonalityPowers: As a SlimeGirl, things she consumes can affect her attitude, abilities, and form. She really makes the phrase "you are what you eat" literal in a sense.

* SheepInSheepsClothing: Her debut chapter establishes her as this: a sweet, polite, refined individual whom Miia is absolutely sure is trying to steal Darling away from her. To the lamia's credit Mero gives her more than enough reasons to think so, between asking incessantly whether Kimihito has a girlfriend and a rather disturbing {{Yandere}}-esque moment. As it turns out, Mero's every bit the NiceGirl she seems to be, and in fact is a ShipperOnDeck for Miia and Kimihito... [[{{Netorare}} in her own way]].

* BellyButtonless: Inverted, where despite being an amorphous mass of slime who was originally "birthed" by splitting from a larger slime mass, her SlimeGirl form somehow possesses a navel-shaped indentation on her "stomach", as shown quite well whenever her waist gets specific MaleGaze. This bizarre quality does have some [[JustifiedTrope justification]], though, as her human shape came from directly mimicking the girls in Kimihito's harem, every one of which ''does'' possess a naturally-developed navel.

* BoobsOfSteel: The biggest ActionGirl in the household, and correspondingly has the biggest bust.

* BoobsOfSteel: The second biggest ActionGirl in the household with the second biggest bust.

* MundaneUtility: An Arachne silk developed to catch prey and assist in climbing, but Rachnera also uses hers to make clothing, dolls, and thread phones, to bundle up things when packing, and (of course) for bondage techniques. Additionally, her claws (developed to dispatch prey items) make excellent letter openers.