skyscale known as she

[Etria.3642]

> @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:

> > @"Danikat.8537" said:

> > > @"Westenev.5289" said:

> > > I don't think there's much to say. As a biologist who seems to specialise in exotic animals, one would hope Gorrik would be able to tell the difference between boy parts and girl parts...

> >

> > Especially since the whole skyscale collection started with Gorrik studying their lifecycle and reproduction.

> >

> > I had been wondering if everyone's skyscale is a female or if it's random, but either way it's convenient for me since I'd already decided mine would be female. (In the absense of any in-game info I'm aware of my raptor, springer, jackal and warclaw are male - and the beetle of course - and the skimmer, griffon and skyscale are female, mainly to fit the names I gave them.)

>

> The sand jackals would be genderless as they're magical constructs. Possibly warclaw too, that one's a bit weird in what it is.

>

>

> EDIT:

> The raptor is also called a she in the story:

>

> Tasa: Outlander! You're back!

> PC: Thanks for the raptor.

> Aksim: You bet. It's the least we could do. I know you'll take care of her.

> https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Small_Victory_%28Epilogue%29

>

> AFAIK, the other mounts aren't given a pronoun.

 

Huh. Neat. Didn't remember that!

[XYLO.7031]

I trust Gorrik as an Asuran researcher took the time to learn how to communicate with Skyscales so that he could ask what our story mount skyscale identifies as.

 

Either that or he checked to see if the skyscale had a dongle or not.

 

If the skyscale had a double dongle, we can safely assume the skyscale is an Apple iPhone.

[nosleepdemon.1368]

> @"Funky.4861" said:

> > @"nosleepdemon.1368" said:

> >

> > OP apparently castrated male horses are easiest to control, while female race horses are more difficult but perform better. Maybe the Skyscale is female to reflect its fiercely independent nature?

>

> Maybe it's to reflect the massive nest-building, resource-heavy, timegated investment the player has to make to get her, as well as her being difficult and only needed for a few things?

 

Oof, rude but funny ;)

[nosleepdemon.1368]

> @"XYLO.7031" said:

> I trust Gorrik as an Asuran researcher took the time to learn how to communicate with Skyscales so that he could ask what our story mount skyscale identifies as.

>

> Either that or he checked to see if the skyscale had a dongle or not.

>

> If the skyscale had a double dongle, we can safely assume the skyscale is an Apple iPhone.

 

In which case it has dongle privelege.

[Offair.2563]

Mine is a transgender

[Lady Celtaine.3760]

> @"Offair.2563" said:

> Mine is a transgender

 

Do you mean your Skyscale is transgender?

So although Gorrik called the skyscale she it's actually a he?

 

[Weindrasi.3805]

The roller beetle is "Petey" presumably because it is male, and the Skyscale is female.

I think Arenanet missed an opportunity with raising the Skyscale here. We got to "pick" our own egg to carry around for all the collections, but not really. I wish we truly would have been able to pick 1 of 21 slightly different sized and colored eggs. The resulting Skyscale could be 50/50 male or female, with the pronoun Gorrik chooses determining what sex we got. We could also have a different randomized base color for our baby Skyscale (which would be changeable once the mount is unlocked, but still). It would personalize OUR chosen Skyscale a little bit.

[nosleepdemon.1368]

> @"Weindrasi.3805" said:

> The roller beetle is "Petey" presumably because it is male, and the Skyscale is female.

> I think Arenanet missed an opportunity with raising the Skyscale here. We got to "pick" our own egg to carry around for all the collections, but not really. I wish we truly would have been able to pick 1 of 21 slightly different sized and colored eggs. The resulting Skyscale could be 50/50 male or female, with the pronoun Gorrik chooses determining what sex we got. We could also have a different randomized base color for our baby Skyscale (which would be changeable once the mount is unlocked, but still). It would personalize OUR chosen Skyscale a little bit.

 

Well he, she, or undefined by rare chance which gives you an extra skill that launches hell-fire missiles and makes helicopter noises.

[Lady Celtaine.3760]

> @"Weindrasi.3805" said:

> The roller beetle is "Petey" presumably because it is male, and the Skyscale is female.

> I think Arenanet missed an opportunity with raising the Skyscale here. We got to "pick" our own egg to carry around for all the collections, but not really. I wish we truly would have been able to pick 1 of 21 slightly different sized and colored eggs. The resulting Skyscale could be 50/50 male or female, with the pronoun Gorrik chooses determining what sex we got. We could also have a different randomized base color for our baby Skyscale (which would be changeable once the mount is unlocked, but still). It would personalize OUR chosen Skyscale a little bit.

 

You just reminded me of Creatures, a game I played in the 90's. I'd have loved that option. It would be a real nostalgia trip.

[Haleydawn.3764]

> @"Weindrasi.3805" said:

> The roller beetle is "Petey" presumably because it is male, and the Skyscale is female.

 

Well, people theorised Petey’s name came first, then gender, because Pete/Petey is known as a masculine name.

The name Petey was theorised to come from the breed of Scarab that Gorrik bred him from (Pestilentix Termitroxus, or PT, hence “Petey”). This terminology for the scarab breed is referenced in Forearmed is Forewarned, from Long Live The Lich.