Wind-Up Moenbryda Description

[KaitoAsaha]

With regards to the Wind-Up Moenbryda minion, I feel the description isn’t appropriate considering the context and development we’re given for her relationship with Urianger in Endwalker. Not only does it feel insulting to their beautiful dynamic and her memory, it also feels degrading to Urianger who clearly respects Moenbryda far more than this description would let on. Please consider changing it to be more appropriate!

The description currently reads as follows: This anatomically accurate representation of Moenbryda was secretly crafted by none other than Urianger immediately following the untimely passing of his beloved companion. What he did with it before it passed to your hands is a tale best left untold.

So I went to the reddit thread about this same thing and I like how the change only needs to happen based on either the true intent when this description was made, or where your mind is at when you read it. Personally I'm a fan of one response that mentions he went out of his way to have multiple outfits for it and crafted miniature weapons to coordinate with the outfits while carrying it on his person, in a bag. Maybe he held it close when reading a book, to recapture those very same moments from their childhood? All easily things best left untold if left to Urianger.

I mean.. you can either think he did something inappropriate with the minion, or think he did very wholesome things with it, which may seem out of character(?), and would make that a tale best left untold. The latter can easily be my headcanon, as it's more likely something along those lines for this character.

Tldr; all depends on where your head is at, but ultimately I feel the description is fine. That's just me though. It doesn't have to allude to something vile, but could just as easily be referring to something heart warming and wholesome.

[miragedive]

So I went to the reddit thread about this same thing and I like how the change only needs to happen based on either the true intent when this description was made, or where your mind is at when you read it. Personally I'm a fan of one response that mentions he went out of his way to have multiple outfits for it and crafted miniature weapons to coordinate with the outfits while carrying it on his person, in a bag. Maybe he held it close when reading a book, to recapture those very same moments from their childhood? All easily things best left untold if left to Urianger.

I mean.. you can either think he did something inappropriate with the minion, or think he did very wholesome things with it, which may seem out of character(?), and would make that a tale best left untold. The latter can easily be my headcanon, as it's more likely something along those lines for this character.

Tldr; all depends on where your head is at, but ultimately I feel the description is fine. That's just me though. It doesn't have to allude to something vile, but could just as easily be referring to something heart warming and wholesome.

Normally I would agree to leave things up to interpretation, but considering the tone of the description and also the trend in that sort of "phase" for slyly inserted jokes, it seems painfully obvious that it's not exactly wholesome. Especially when, looking at the Reddit post above, the JP text translates to something along the lines of: A magical doll modeled after Moenbryda. Urianger created this doll by himself in secret in order to sort out the feelings he did not realize he had until after her death. No doubt the doll's gentle expression is a recreation of what he saw on her face whenever she looked at him.

[Iscah]

I've been meaning to make a post about this. It was already an unpleasantly innuendo-laced description when Urianger was just that weird guy in the corner who delivers wordy exposition sometimes, but now that he's a really active and developed character it's even worse. It doesn't fit with how he's portrayed and it seems disrespectful to both him and Moenbryda.

The writers have revised text before where they've realised it's inappropriate, and I hope they'll at least consider this one.

I mean.. you can either think he did something inappropriate with the minion, or think he did very wholesome things with it...

As a general rule, if there's an innocent and a "naughty" reading to be found in the same text, it's highly unlikely that you're supposed to take the innocent reading as the truth.

You can't seriously look at the claim that what someone did with an "anatomically accurate" doll is a "tale best left untold" and say that the reader should give equal weight to the possibility that this was a wholesome incident.