History YMMV / Kenshi

** Almost any predatorial Elder creature is this. They are bigger, far stronger, and sturdier than any member of their species, and depending on their species, incredibly dangerous. An Elder Beak Thing is gigantic and can easily butcher entire armies by itself, leaving a bloody path of dead and mutilated bodies.

* TheScrappy:
** Noble Hunters. Unless you're one of the two human subraces, they will randomly attack you on sight for the nebulous reason of them being bored to find something to hunt with. What's even worse is that they will attack non-human members of your party ''even when you're allied with the United Cities'', of whom the hunters are aligned with. Killing them worsens your relations with the United Cities despite the hunters' extremely corrupt attitude towards non-humans. Some players did not like the inclusions of these unlikable [=NPCs=] and decided to side against the already corrupt UC for this reason.
*** Noble Hunters will shoot at ANYONE, race doesn't matter that much, though they'll almost always take a shot at Skeletons if they spot them. They're less likely to do the same with other races, but still can decide to take a shot at.
** Harmothoe, a female Greenlander trader, by virtue of being a StrawFeminist who will openly insult any of your male characters to their face. While she [[RapeAsBackstory does have a]] FreudianExcuse for hating men, her obnoxious attitude and the fact that she may randomly attack your Skeleton squad members unprovoked (which may in turn lead to [[CrimeOfSelfDefense the guards attacking]] ''[[CrimeOfSelfDefense you]]'' and leaving your squad in the dust, ripe for capture/enslavement/bleeding out) greatly outweigth any sympathy she could have inspired to the player.

* GameBreaker: Animals. Not only can they carry your stuff, but they can also rip your enemies apart. Unlike humanoid characters, who need extensive training to be effective, animals grow stronger with age. By the time they reach elderly, most of them can deal sub 90 damage, all without any expensive equipment or training. Since their stat growth is passive, you can safely leave a pack of them at the base and bring them out when they're strong enough. Thanks to their cheap price, you can buy them in bulk and have them all be ready at the same time. The only disadvantage to them is their high food cost, but that can be offset by settling in areas with a high wildlife population.

** The Beak Things. Oh god, ''the Beak Things''. They outrun even high-level athletes, so you may kiss your slow squadmates goodbye before you venture into their territory. Their attack hitbox is disjointed and can hit where they aren't even facing, and also do massive damage; more than enough to break an unprotected limb if it's hit. While on their own they are manageable, but the thing is, Beak Things travel in ''packs''. It's not unheard of for most of the Hive villages at Vain to be wiped out by the beasts long before you get there if you increase squad size too much, or that Mourn was completely slaughtered by a pack of them. It's a testament to how dangerous they are that the strength needed to slaughter one with any swiftness is equivalent to preparing for destroying a major faction..
** Bonedogs, or rather, a entire pack of them. Their prevalence makes it very likely that a pack will come across you while you are in the middle of something important. Imaging barely making it through a tough battle and trying to bring your wounded to safety, only for a pack of Bonedogs to show up. You will learn to hate and fear Bonedogs after that.
** Blood Spiders are a literal example. Extremely fragile, but capable of dealing extremely high damage, they of course travel in swarms and pose a significant threat even to heavily trained, heavily prepared characters. It's easy to take out a handful of them with a single swing of your sword, but if even one or two of them get a hit in you're likely to be eviscerated and eaten alive. Even worse, unlike almost anything else in the game [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules they can attack other creatures if they are in the water.]]

** Almost any predatorial Elder creature is this. They are bigger, far stronger and sturdier than any member of their species, and depending on its species, incredibly dangerous. An Elder Beak Thing is gigantic and can easily butcher entire armies by itself, leaving a bloody path of dead and mutilated bodies.

* MemeticMutation: ''Relax. Enjoy death.'' [[labelnote: Explanation]]Coming from a Twitter post from the lead dev of the game, where he posted that, in early dev builds of ''Kenshi'', the [[DemonicSpiders Beak Things]] used to ''talk''. The image entailed showed a Beak Thing facing down a horde of humans, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dtw98s0XcAEgqwX?format=jpg&name=medium saying the aforementioned phrase.]] It was almost immediately memetic in the ''Kenshi'' community due to how [[DissonantSerenity eerily serene]] the sentence is, especially considering it's spoken by one of the horrifically violent and aggressive Beak Things. The phrase quickly began to be associated with the Beak Things in the community, with some even asking that the ability to speak be given ''back'' to the creatures. But as the meme began to spread, many chose to associate the phrase with the game as a whole.[[/labelnote]]

*** Noble Hunters will shoot at ANYONE, race doesn't matter that much, though they'll almost always take a shot at Skeletons if they spot them. Other races they're less likely to do so but still can decide to take a shot at.

** The Beak Things. Oh god, ''the Beak Things''. They outrun even high-level athletes, so you may kiss your slow squadmates goodbye before you venture into their territory. Their attacks are AOE, as little sense as that makes due to the angle of their swing, and they do a fuck ton of damage, more than enough to break an unprotected limb if it's hit. You can kill one if you swarm it from all angles, but here's the problem: Beak Things travel in ''packs''. It's not unheard of for most of the Hive villages at Vain to be wiped out by Beak Things long before you get there if you increase squad size too much, or that Mourn was completely slaughtered by a pack of them. By the time you are strong enough to survive in Beak Thing territory, you would be able to destroy the Holy Nation at least 20 times over. Beak Things are ''that'' dangerous.
** Bonedogs are very dangerous, but not dangerous enough to qualify for DemonicSpider. That is if you forget that they are in a lot of biomes and spawn everywhere. Their prevalence makes it very likely that a pack will come across you while you are in the middle of something important. Imaging barely making it through a tough battle and trying to bring your wounded to safety, only for a pack of Bonedogs to show up. You will learn to hate and fear Bonedogs after that.
** Blood Spiders are a literal example. Extremely fragile but capable of dealing extremely high damage, they of course travel in swarms and pose a significant threat even to skilled, well-armored characters. It's easy to take out a handful of them with a single swing of your sword, but if even one or two of them get a hit in you're likely to be eviscerated and eaten alive. Even worse, unlike almost anything else in the game [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules they can attack other creatures if they are in the water.]]
** Security Spiders. They're the guardians of the abandoned Labs that dot the world. There's a good reason those places are mostly untouched, and they are the reason why. Those things can hit like a truck and very quickly. A few hits can easily break limbs and mess up even a strong character.

* GameBreaker: Animals, especially ones with AOE attacks. Not only can they carry your stuff, but they can also rip your enemies apart. Unlike humanoid characters, who need extensive training to be effective, animals grow stronger with age. By the time they reach elderly, most of them can deal sub 90 damage, all without any expensive equipment or training. Since their stat growth is passive, you can safely leave a pack of them at the base and bring them out when they're strong enough. Thanks to their cheap price, you can buy them in bulk and have them all be ready at the same time. The only disadvantage to them is their high food cost, but that can be offset by settling in areas with a high wildlife population.

* MemeticMutation: ''Relax. Enjoy death.'' [[labelnote: Explanation]]Coming from a Twitter post from the lead dev of the game, where he posted that, in early dev builds of Kenshi, the [[DemonicSpiders Beak Things]] used to ''speak''. The image entailed showed a Beak Thing facing down a horde of humans, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dtw98s0XcAEgqwX?format=jpg&name=medium saying the aforementioned phrase.]] It was almost immediately memetic in the Kenshi community due to how [[DissonantSerenity eerily serene]] the sentence is, especially considering it's spoken by one of the horrifically violent and aggressive Beak Things. The phrase quickly began to be associated with the Beak Things in the community, with some even asking that the ability to speak be given ''back'' to the creatures. But as the meme began to spread, many chose to associate the phrase with the game as a whole.[[/labelnote]]

** Noble Hunters. Unless you are human (Greenlander/Scorchlander), they will randomly attack you on sight for the nebulous reason of them being bored to find something to hunt with. What's even worse is that they will attack non-human members of your party ''even when you're allied with the United Cities'', of whom the hunters are aligned with. Killing them worsens your relations with the United Cities despite the hunters' extremely corrupt attitude towards non-humans. Some players did not like the inclusions of these unlikable [=NPCs=] and decided to side against the already corrupt UC for this reason.

* ThatOneBoss: Kenshi has some boss monsters that are extremely powerful and can easily kill an untrained party with their sheer brute strength.

* GameBreaker: Animals. Not only can they carry your stuff, but they can also rip your enemies apart. Unlike humanoid characters, who need extensive training to be effective, animals grow stronger with age. By the time they reach elderly, most of them can deal sub 90 damage, all without any expensive equipment or training. Since their stat growth is passive, you can safely leave a pack of them at the base and bring them out when they're strong enough. Thanks to their cheap price, you can buy them in bulk and have them all be ready at the same time. The only disadvantage to them is their high food cost, but that can be offset by settling in areas with a high wildlife population.

* GameBreaker: Animals. Not only can they carry your stuff, but they can also rip your enemies apart. Unlike humanoid characters, who need extensive training to be effective, animals grow stronger over time. By the time they reach elderly, most of them can deal sub 90 damage, all without any expensive equipment or training. Since their stat growth is passive, you can safely leave a pack of them at the base and bring them out when they're strong enough. Thanks to their cheap price, you can buy them in bulk and have them all be ready at the same time. The only disadvantage to them is their high food cost, but that can be offset by settling in areas with a high wildlife population.

* GameBreaker: Animals. Not only can they carry your stuff, but they can also rip your enemies apart. Unlike humanoid characters, who need extensive training to be effective, animals simply grow stronger over time. By the time they reach elderly, most of them can deal sub 90 damage, all without any expensive equipment or training. Since their stat growth is passive, you can safely leave a pack of them at the base and bring them out when they're strong enough. Thanks to their cheap price, you can buy them in bulk and have them all be ready at the same time. The only disadvantage to them is their high food cost, but that can be offset by settling in areas with high wildlife population.

* TheScrappy: Noble Hunters. Unless you are human (Greenlander/Scorchlander), they will randomly attack you on sight for the nebulous reason of them being bored to find something to hunt with. What's even worse is that they will attack non-human members of your party ''even when you're allied with the United Cities'', of whom the hunters are aligned with. Killing them worsens your relations with the United Cities despite the hunters' extremely corrupt attitude towards non-humans. Some players did not like the inclusions of these unlikable [=NPCs=] and decided to side against the already corrupt UC for this reason.
** Harmothoe, a female Greenlander trader, by virtue of being a StrawFeminist who will openly insult any of your male characters to their face. While she [[RapeAsBackstory does have a]] FreudianExcuse for hating men, her obnoxious attitude and the fact that she may randomly attack your Skeleton squad members unprovoked (which may in turn lead to [[CrimeOfSelfDefense the guards attacking]] ''[[CrimeOfSelfDefense you]]'' and leaving your squad in the dust, ripe for capture/enslavement/bleeding out) greatly outweigth any sympathy she could have inspired to the player.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The game takes place centuries after an apocalypse, and the 2 major factions are the United Cities, a bloated, corrupt plutocracy that extorts its citizens in broad daylight to pay for costs, and the Holy Nations, a sexist, racist, technophobic theocracy that depends on slave labour for a large portion of its economic output. And your character is incredibly weak and powerless, and it will take tens of hours for you to be able to benefit the world in a substantial fashion.

* CompleteMonster: If an entire faction could be considered this, the Holy Nation would fit perfectly. A nation of [[EvilLuddite ruthless technophobic]] [[KnightTemplar religious savages]] that show nothing but contempt for anyone who isn't human man, they lash women for wearing jewelry, and enslave and kill countless innocents for the mere fact that they were not born as a human, or simply because they didn't worship their evil god, Okran. A good example of their savagery is what they did to the entire region of Bast, where they killed the entire adult population and sent every last child to the Holy Rebirth, a massive quarry where they're worked to death until they ''hopefully'' reincarnate as an Okranite. Representing the worst of religious extremism, many players declare them their nemesis and make one of their main goals to expunge their faction off the face of the world.