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As the title asks. Just where is the line drawn for "dark" plots in MG? One of my MG settings happens to be a sort of dystopia. The setting in question is a bunch of various planes populated by civilizations of anthro animals and other creatures(Referred to as a "multiverse") fused together into one, single world("the monoverse") that is under the tyrannical rule of the main villain. This "monoverse" is filled with dark, gloomy, polluted cityscapes, robot soldiers, mass poverty, nightmarish factories (in the TV tropes sense) etc...There is all kinds of terrible things that have happened(Unicorns being killed to extinction(save for one) due to the dragons gluttonously consuming all of them, many of the once beautiful and kindly "starlight trees" being mutated into evil monster plants by pollution, living creatures(including the anthro-animal citizens) being used as energy sources etc..) and over the course of the story there is at least one genocide that becomes a major plot point. Also, several main/important characters die over the course of the story, and one gets transformed into a "Dark General" in the main villain's armies against their will in a rather grim manner. (Brainwashing via noxious chemicals and evil dragon magic along with some cybernetic upgrades, to be precise.)
However, despite all of this, there is no gore, and the genocides and "dark" setting are treated with a cartoon-y tone that is both true to the grim nature of the setting but also hopeful(In reguards to the fact things -can- be changed) and is at times funny/comedic and even light-hearted. If you've seen the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon fans label SATAM the "feel" of the monoverse is a lot like the feel of Robotik-controlled Mobius from that cartoon. Even further, the cast is entirely anthro animals, robots, cyborgs, monsters and dragons. So...my question is are "darker" plots ok for MG? If so, where is the line drawn between "acceptable" and "too dark?" Any thoughts on this would be appreciated!
However, despite all of this, there is no gore, and the genocides and "dark" setting are treated with a cartoon-y tone that is both true to the grim nature of the setting but also hopeful(In reguards to the fact things -can- be changed) and is at times funny/comedic and even light-hearted. If you've seen the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon fans label SATAM the "feel" of the monoverse is a lot like the feel of Robotik-controlled Mobius from that cartoon. Even further, the cast is entirely anthro animals, robots, cyborgs, monsters and dragons. So...my question is are "darker" plots ok for MG? If so, where is the line drawn between "acceptable" and "too dark?" Any thoughts on this would be appreciated!
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