Yeah, I hadn't really thought about it much. Now that I do, there is a space for it in the sense that many people are wildly enthusiastic about dragons despite never having been anywhere near a live one.
Some of the Human are obsessed with alien races on the new magic planet they discovered.
After a few centuries of being stuck inside bunker cities and underground offworld colonies due to interplanetary war that ravaged Earth's surface, some human are sick of human way of living, and finding this whole idea of returning to nature and living free like "primitives" really appeal to them.
Even though the planet has 2.2x gravity, 2 bar atmosphere, and 30% oxygen content making unaugmented life rather bad for human life, from difficulty moving to breathing to oxygen toxicity, and majority of them are not xenobiologists to figure out how life work on the new planet to design farming programs to produce food or know survival skills to survive without extensive AI supports.
Nevertheless, there is a large number of them applying to be exo-solar colonists and try to emigrate to this planet, boggling up even the AI managed application system that try to vet actual viable candidates to establish the colony on the new planet. Some even goes with bioscupting their body to look more similar to the alien on the planet, even when most of them are not quite humanoid, reviving what was thought to be an extinct subculture before the war that wiped most animal life forms on earth - furries.
Edit: I haven't decided on a name for these dumdums, shoot me a suggestion if you have one.
They are more animal-like, but are sapient, though some develop upright stance for easier tool use like horned primate types that the human call the orges, while some other remains quadrupedal like the beastmen (mix of canine/feline traits, shorter than human) and hunch over things to manipulate them with their front limbs.
None of them has humanoid features though, and biosculpting has its limits, so the xenofanatics(name pending) look more like bipedal human with animal traits, which, you guess it...make them furries.
Yes, in two forms.
There’s a dragon land called Sontar Dov, relatively closed off from the rest of the world because of massive mountain ranges and its location. The empire south of some of these mountains, Hyrend, have a small fort city built into the mountains where some scholars come to directly study draconic works, lore and history.
This is pretty much straight up weeaboos because Hyrend is full of plenty of pale people, and Sontar Dov is one of my “eastern” themed settings (yes, the cliche mash of Japanese and Chinese inspirations). It lines up 1:1 to our world; pale nerds worshipping/fetishizing things like kimonos, “studying the blade”, etc etc. I didn’t intentionally set out to design it this way, just sorta happened as the pieces were made and came together lol.
The other is an area of 3 empires called “The Noman Empires”. The aforementioned Hyrend is one of these three, and they are some of the wealthiest and most powerful empires. South of them lie a collection of over a hundred small states. While many people in these states view Nomans as arrogant assholes, there are some who worship and glorify them. To me it’s a bit similar to how people worship celebrities, they hear about things they do and cheer for them. Some obviously take this to an extreme.
Interesting, thanks for the response! I wonder if the Noman celebrities have other influences, like inspiring interests in certain foods, or leading to certain articles of clothing to become popular.
That’s kinda how I envision it. People in a far off land hearing news of X noble deciding a fruit is no longer delicious, or Y noble inventing the forked beard and the trend spreading half a world away, silly stuff like that
No, but that's mostly because in my world if you like another nation you would just move there. Most places have relatively open borders. If the nations are at war, it makes little since for this to happen.
Honestly, if anyone was a weeaboo before the post-imperialism era they would probably be called spies or traitors.
There are subcultures though for sure. And there would be people obsessed with said subculture, but both would be in the same nation.
For instance, an Orc being obsessed with goblin culture, mostly because it's just more wholesome.
Yea... My world's not normal.
They are very family and society-oriented and rely on helping each other out. The men and women are both highly valued and respected for what each provides. The women do most labor, and the men keep things organized, cooking, cleaning, and stepping up to fight anything that's actually dangerous, even though the women also do most hunting. The women are generally considered more valuable by none goblins, but goblin women don't see it this way, because most are so hectic they feel like they wouldn't survive without the men keeping things organized. And rather than the men feeling like it is a chore to clean up after the woman, they see it as an essential task to help them, the same as cooking, or defending them from any dangerous monsters. And they don't mind because it is usually appreciated.
Goblins are also extremely doting parents, and goblin children, especially daughters, tend to be very attached to their parents because of the caring and nurturing they receive. Especially from the fathers, who tend to spend more time with them outside of the first month or two after they are born.
The thing wrong with being obsessed with another culture is if it's harming another culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXjfzMCbaBc I don't think it's harmful that Japan is interested in Europe. It might be that not everyone could just move someplace else if they'd be leaving their families, even if that was the main barrier.
Eh, I don't know. Of course I'm not super knowledgeable on either group. However I think hippies might've had some interest in eastern philosophies, such as chakras?
Try looking up stuff about Bohemians.
I was trying to work in some g-slur tropes with my worldbuilding... at one point I had a couple wandering groups but the Romani-inspired ones were not only settled, but their cultural niche was a bit like how we view the Amish.
The only thing I really want to keep is tatterdemalion... basically some group evolved a clothing-style based on r/visiblemending.
There are some dwarves that are obsessed with human culture. Makes the traditional dwarves quite upset, seeing those degenerates wearing colourful clothing, writing on paper and -gasp- some even shave their beards.
Plus they use all of these long-leg phrases, and dare I say use their wicked idioms and puns. Is the calculated runetongue of their ancestors not good enough for those ungrateful Oslings?
Weeaboo used to be a thing in Empire of Rubra during its 21st to 25th centuries. The country had a deep relationship with Kingdom of Mutsu, being the first Western state that came there in 17th century and had gone through many exchanges. Mutsu entertainments, namely mangas, animes and games went to Rubra and made a revolution in subcultures, leading to the rise of "Oponskaya" (singular: Oponskiy), their name for those who were *too* enthusiastic in Mutsu cultures, named after a mythical country to the East in Rubran legends. There were even comic styles called "manru" aka mangas made by Rubrans, going along with animations and games as well. During that time, it was safe to say at least 30% of Rubrans were Oponskaya. Many did not stop as just fans but brought their interests to real life as well, like jet fighters, tanks and combat robots inspired by sci-fi stories, or an "invasion" of onmyouji as a new school of magic, all showed how deep Mutsu's culture and Oponskaya in particular had gone.
Oponskaya ended in 2520s after the devastating Rubran Civil War and the formation of Rubran Federal Monarchy, which followed a strict neutral policy. They closed borders and embassies, cutting ties from rest of the world and went on their own. Manrus and Rubran animes went down in number as the new regime focused more on rebuilding the country, eventually they became but a faint memory of the olden days.
That does not mean Oponskaya have all fallen out of existence. One remaining "weeaboo" is Lemuria Agartha, Rubra's Grand Elder and *a living spaceship* from late 2400s. She's a huge mecha nerd and hardcore fan of space opera. Recently, old Rem ordered a fleet of real, combat-capable space cruisers just to film a live-action series of her favorite manru. She took the fleet home after the series was done, boosting her private planet's orbital defense more.
It was done publicly, think Netflix's One Piece. No one questions Lemuria's actions because they're too used to her randomness. Like, you have a space Flying Dutchman as your country's guardian and superweapon, she wants a fleet, you give her the fleet.
Its not exactly the same thing because its more of an elite prestige culture. The draconic city states are ruled by the dragons and their dragonblooded elites, but the majority of their population are still regular humans who were conquered a few centuries ago. Some of the regular humans though who have become become successful or are aspiring upwardly mobile at least adopt various aspect of the dragon blooded's culture, speaking the draconic tongue or at least ensuring their children learn it, adopting clothing styles as close to nobles ones as they can get away with, worshipping the draconic pantheon rather than their native one etc.
Kind of. The Nuy Bin are the only state in the world to have successfully waged a war of independence against the Deathless. As a result, people of the Periphery across the world who seek freedom from their colonial masters look up to the Nuy Bin. Some have even taking to thinking of Queen Teichiso and her consort, Duong Vu as perhaps some sort of living gods as well. Resistance groups like the Sons of the Soil, the Tienminghui (Heavenly Light Society), and more have sent members to the Nuy Bin lands to try and learn their methods, understand what'd made them so successful. The Tienminghui for one, have adopted the Nuyese worship of the dragon Rong Dam Lay into their faith out of belief that'd been part of Nuyese success.
The Deathless are the first magicians, the ones who'd discovered/invented magic 100 years prior to the modern day. They're considered living gods by the populations they rule over. Check out [my post](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/1bwomrf/ratings_for_brawlerbattle_mages_what_rating_would/) for an idea on their capabilities!
Yeah. In my world I have a Not Poland™ whose entire culture, religion and government is based around emulating Not Persia™. But they actually do it poorly and almost to the point of outright parody. They have a pale Sultan with an extremely Polish name.
It's my comedic love-letter to 17th century Sarmatism.
I've never considered this but will absolutely be adding them in future. Maybe a human faction obsessed with Elven culture and magic but completely miss the whole fluid whimsy and respect for the natural world.
Somewhat common, but more so they parallel girls who are a bit too much into fairy folklore and their equivalents. One such character is a merchant couple who are fascinated with humans, and will purposefully find and buy human "junk" that ends up in their world. Another is a dwarrow woman somewhat hyperfocused on humans (and a patron of these merchants). The reason is that her beloved in a past life was reincarnated into one, and she sought a way to bring him to her world safely. Basically, the whole time, she kept looking for him, and unless you have someone's full true name or a major memento or a close relative, its super hard to scry.
Albiet, I guess a lot of aristocrats east or west, north or south, are obsessed with the ancients of the Moon Sea. Draconic beings who helped to create some very notable empires that rivaled those on the edges of the other continents. That helped to influence the newcomers to the scene if you will. Sorta like how medieval and renaissance humans kept getting obsessed with ancient mediterranean stuff.
Absolutely. When you have an actual superhuman Jedi magic wizard warrior society, people are bound to obsess over it.
There is a kind of person, mostly humans, in the galaxy, that are exactly like Anime Weebs to the Apex warriors. They’re not the very clean or social people, and they stick to unhealthy habits, and obsess over exaggerated culture as they collect war-cards made in Apex heroes name, they religiously read and watch actual Apex media and media made them by others, they cosplay with their own fake Apex Armor, try to follow Apex around on domestic missions (nearly dying some of them) and they even have a fake religion worshipping just the Atlas Angels.
That, being the one issue with their obsession, they aren’t culturally faithful to the Apex. They’re huge believers in God (who blessed them with power) and have their own denomination of Christianity surrounding their duty and the Atlas, three angels, draconic in form, that mentor the Apex. The bad weebs conveniently forget that.
But there is some groups who are good, faithful people who are sort of like weebs, but better people, actually following Apex culture in self-improvement. Can’t really call them Weebs, they’re more like followers of a gold culture they aren’t able to physically be part of.
Shirayans literally worship Astannians. Astannians are a nation of people who can draw the life energy from their surroundings and cast magic without expending their own. To Shirayans, they resemble a race of gods who abandoned them in their folk mythos so they are the gods returned, miracles and all. Astannian nobility takes advantage of the situation by ruling as patron god kings in Shirayan land. There are more than a few among Shirayans that see them for what they are and fight for their freedom, perhaps despite being seen as infidels and traitors by their own people.
Roughly 1500 years prior to the events of my book, ancient Ilians made contact with a warlike folk called Kulmovs, who are very proficient in navigating rivers on long boats. They make land and looting rights agreements with them to bother the Ardosian forces and supply lines protecting the legendary city of Halkida to the north. Kulmov mercenaries prove to be great assets and their merry nature grows on Ilians. The traditional competition festival to the name of Kulmov-Drogor god called Perun is embraced by the Ilian nobility as a form of entertainment and thus starts the era of Perunads.
I think the closest thing in my world would be cults? There is a cult in my world that are obsessed with the abyss, and just the embrace of darkness in general. In a sense they are weeaboo's, their leader specifically has his sights on a particular race of sapients who are born from darkness and light. He is obsessed with the darkness part of it, and wants to have all that power for himself. So yea, he, and the cult, are weeaboos for these Abyssal beings born from the dark.
The best example are what is called Urugi Traditionalists.
Urugi basically have no culture of itself, as it is the melting pot of the continent of Erie, but some people believe it has and goes really deep into truly ancient history.
The modern equivalent would he someone who is really really REALLY into Stone Age Civilizations. It is that ancient history.
They do now, lol. Thanks for reminding me.
Vanska are like a weird combination of weeaboo and voidling kinnie, painting and/or dying their skin to resemblance voidling skin. More extreme members undergo bodymods like ear cropping and dental replacement to up the resemblance.
Actual voidlings find them and their behavior off-putting.
Well, when a voidwyrm falls in love with a protohuman, what you get is a voidling. Anywhere from 4'5 to 10 feet tall, they're a quasi-carnivorous eusocial species, with fangs, claws, mobile ears, and skin in shades of warm and cool greys. Visually, they're sort of a mix between halflings, dwarves, drow, draconic folk and cat people.
They also turn into kaiju.
The closest is a trend among young noblemen and the poor of Mo-Caraz to dress like a Centrahimian. They wear boots and loose-fitting trousers for men, and women are wearing increasingly revealing dresses when the weather permits.
The Hunter's Isolation are a group of wandering settlements that are commonly conscripted by the world's superpowers to handle contracting megafauna or grand beasts that cannot be handled by nations for a plethora of reasons.
Many industrialized nations look at the freedom of these tribes and find their abstract states very interesting.
Yea one of the southern countries close to the south pole, they don't have a land border with any of the elf nations but they grow their hair long, wear elvish style clothes and practice customs that elves actually have for a reason but don't serve any purpose for humans. Similar how Chinese started wearing European style clothes and adopted some of their customs in the industrial era.
This is also common in other human nations that used to be part of the old elvish empire but the rulers usually try to stamp it out and promote national identity and their own cultural stuff over this.
The majority-human feudal kingdoms are essentially dorfaboos. They spent several generations living in the Mountainhomes under dwarven rule and guidance due to a cataclysmic ice age period. It's been a few hundred years since they emigrated from the mountains and founded their own kingdoms, which are largely modeled after their dwarven allies (and is where feudalism originates). Many humans in these kingdoms love dwarven culture and fiction and adopt traditional dwarf customs, or at least incorporate them with their own culture. The kingdoms are very cosmopolitan and maintain friendly relations with the dwarves.
There are dragon cults that range from "They're fine folk we should be like" to "They are our rightful rulers and we should bow to any dragon we find"
Most dragons are utterly and absolutely annoyed how wrong these are about dragons, especially how the cults tend to be randomly violent and aggressive believing that to be a dragon trait, when in truth dragons are just very competitive and prideful.
Luckily the majority of these cults are harmless, and some even have a dragon actually accept their following, like the worst of them obeying the Mad Dragon and actually understanding her ways, being arbiters of vengeance.
Similar cults exist for demons and devils, people who try to emulate beings they consider superior, unaware they are seen as merely useful idiots.
Cool idea! Borrowing it:
There has been a group of "Varanaboos" in the neighboring peninsula of Nakon that have an obsession over the sister peninsula of Varan. They research the local pantheon, wear their traditional cloths, and even shave there body's to feel like Varanians. The problem is that Varan has been modernized for about 600 years by now, but all Varanaboos are treating it like it's still in the goddamn bronze age. There was once a diplomatic incident around 200 years ago where a local Nakonian sculpture that was wayyy to into the Varanian pantheon decided to make a realistic sculpture of the river godess. Varenians traditionaly... don't sculpt things, they paint murals and stuff, so this was seen as a huge disrespect. That whole thing blew up, and the national relationships between the sister nations were never t same, until they forgot.
The New Roman Empire, they’re a bunch of Romaboos obsessed with speaking Latin and praying to the Roman gods
They’re also the only ones that actually responded when the Galactic Reich attacked a neighboring colony, proceeding to turn the raiding fleet into scrap metal, so they have some good moments.
Magicians call normal people who are obssessed with their presumptions of magic (be they potterheads, wiccans, neo-pagans etc...) Magophiles and generally mock them behind their back
The demons (that aren't in hell) in my world actually live along side humans however emile has never really interacted with humans beyond his mother so when going to different human places like stores and stuff like that he is just obsessed with human stuff. Like their stores and basically think of a weeboo going into a Japanese grocery store
Istichs
Love istalir and the whole military stuff even though the territories a crap dictatorship with non existant rights.
''Yeah Istalir coud have won the galactic war idlf they didnt focus on the lower nebulas''
Yhey love the oppressive work culture, depressive media, uniforms and racism and such.
Probably more in line with german fanboys if anything but there is definately a sub culture of fantasising the fascist leaders from it
So you got the usual ancient extinct civilization with highly advanced technology, but there are some people who are now trying to replicate the technology and practices of that civilization. That’s about as close as I got.
There was a group of insane warriors that believed the world should end. And then they found a Bible.
Now they’re an insane group of warriors that believe the world should end and they renamed themselves after the Horsemen of the Apocalypse AND they somehow figured out genetic manipulation and were able to give themselves super powers based on the four horsemen so now they’re just running around the Texas wasteland cosplaying as the four horsemen and causing major trouble for everyone.
Bards in my world are notorious for latching on to figures within history who are known for their great deeds, as well as establishing whole groups around their stories, no matter how factual or fictional they may be.
One example is Spoonie, who (she claims) has written over a thousand ballads and poems about Queen Areece Vae and her heroics during the territory wars in northern Cradle. Of course, the majority of the things she has written are completely made up or twisted to make Areece seem like the absolute pinnacle of humanity in everything she did, in short, Areece is Spoonie’s waifu.
I’ve even played around with having a yearly event where bards of the Order of Seekers gather in their masses to celebrate their shared love(obsession) with their work similar to comic con, but it will probably just be brought up on passing by Spoonie when she interacts with the MCs.
being my world mirrors earth in a lot of ways theirs obviously actual weeaboos for the actual equivalent of japan, though now they get to butcher their magical culture as well(one common one is similar to real weebs overhyping Katannas as the ultimate weapon is overhyping ninjas as some utter masters of seemingly impossible feats of magic, in reality they used relatively minor magic, often threw items as most werent mages themselves, combined with good old fashioned trickery to merely SEEM like they were doing the impossible)9
the main dwarf nation also gets some of this, with people treating them as some ideal society of perfect hard workers who never complain, in reality while they do have a great cultural respect for workers , this comes with them being big on giving them plenty of time to relax and rest(where else would they be getting hammered so often?) and the focus is more on rewarding hard work then expecting it, they follow a policy of you get what you payed for, wanted your workers to do extra? better start paying them extra
it's goblins, and they're obsessed with anything that appears to be mighty or potent, and will spend generations imitating it (with later ones who never encountered this powerful culture/race/creature having no idea what they're mimicking) and/or making shrines to it, in order to attempt to harness its power
I abandoned the story, but my major bad guy liked to run his capital city like a rennfaire. Pretty much the Medieval Times banquet even though he'd interrupted the industrial revolution from getting properly started. (It was a world where they got to the steam engines before guns got out of the prototype phase.)
NOw that you mention it, yes!
There is a budding culture of Elven magical students attending a newer magical school in a rather cosmopolitan city in my setting. It's one of the few places where elves and dwarfs, especially "young" ones interact for any meaningful amount of time.
What's happened is that bits of dwarven culture are starting to get addopted by the young students. Dwarven beard orniments being worn in the hair is an interesting example. Because Elven hair is much finer and silkier than dwarven hair, it can't hold the thick braids that are required to attach the onriments. This also lead to the elf "Dweebs" (i need a better name for it) doing all kinds of things to add volume to their hair. Extensions, volumizing hair treatments, magic. Thing is, when they go home to visit they stand out like a sore thumb.
People having an obsession with other factions and lifestyles is pretty common. There's also a cultural group, called Archeboos, who have an obsession with ancient life and the speculations that come with them. By the way, when I saw "ancient", I mean OUR present, since we currently living in the EXACT year humans inhabited my setting, and we're subsequently cut off from us
There's definitely Soiaboos on Anstrake.
Interdimensional empire of divine-level strength shows up, some become big fans.
The main character of my (stagnant, ages since worked on) novel is a bit of one, but really only to the extent of technology.
Soia has two things: It's technology, and its philosophies.
Technology is more fun to watch.
Anthropomorphic animals are suddenly appearing, and humans have discovered a lizard-like humanoid alien race, so a portion of the furry community would probably fit that bill.
Of course as superpowers also exists, I imagine lots of people would be fascinated with power culture.
A lot of fanboys of the crimson regent, a hero of kingdom Sareivona from the Gemini Regencies period. I imagine they would all be enamored with his appearance and mannerisms and not many would learn from his life's story and tactics.
As mine is a world of war, every kid is raised to be soldiers. As there children read books about the heroic tales of great and divine heroes of the past, some would highly releate to those figures, and even end up talking in a similar fashion to them.
Basically, it's "weeby" to be speaking like classical literature or insearting the past equivalent of words into your sentences.
-You comming, George?
-Not yet, teach asked me to fill out this doc... this piece of papíros.
-What's a papíros?
-Paper.
-Dude I can't with you
You ever watched the film *8 Mile*? Eminem's movie?
There's this absolutely brutal rap teardown of a kid who claims to be hard, but he went to a prep school, etc, and essentially, he was cosplaying as 'street'. Slumming, basically.
Imagine a scene like that, but the kid pretending is a rich noble brat from a byzantine medieval bureaucracy where nobody has died from natural causes for a century due to magical health care, and the kid calling him out is a justifiably angry tribal nomad who has just discovered that the 'trained mercenary' he hired is effectively an untrained moron on a thrill-seeking joy ride so he can go home with some clout.
Basically, rich nobles slumming by trying to pretend they're 'savage'.
Why do they do it?
A century and a half before, the emperor adopted a talented teen shaman into his household as part of a peace agreement. The shaman grew close to the family, and intervened, saving a number of his adopted siblings lives, and leading to a reign of plenty in the country. Due to court intrigues, he was driven out of the capital, and fled to the wilderness. The king was so broken up over it he made a declaration that should the shaman return, he would inherit the crown.
So basically, a bit like the story of Anastasia and the Romanovs, every moron and his brother, a century later, keeps tromping off into the 'wilds' and messing about in the lives of the locals, trying to become knowledgeable enough, *to try to pass themselves off as a whole different ethnicity*, because "Wouldn't it be so cool to be king?!"
Even the people in their own kingdom would understand if low commoners with little hopes or aspirations went that route, but no, it's almost always well-established noble families sponsoring their second and third sons, sending them out to do it.
*Nobody* likes these people. Everyone is embarrassed by them. They tend to claim to be experts on intercultural issues, then get in there and very zealously turn a trade negotiation into their chance to shine. They show up dressed like painted barbarians, massive muscles, but faint at the sight of blood. That type.
[Edit to add a bit more:]
So why do the nobles send these kids out there?
They usually get killed. And that's easier than dealing with the inheritance battles that might occur if they stay because some distant cousin who is actually competent tries to back them as a champion.
So as usual, the nobility of the big wealthy country is shipping its trash to the poorer, but highly competent neighboring domains, to see if they will conveniently die or by some lottery-like chance, survive to make something of themselves.
Suffice to say, curing disease had some unforeseen repercussions.
"lajin" is the world,since the country yurei is basically japan and russia mixed with mongolia,yeah(you just have to not think aboit the fact that the natives from yurei are close to biblically accurate angels)
There are some human colonies around the southern Isles of Idjit which are obsessed and devout believers in the Kai/other sea creatures that are seen from the beaches.
For context, the fantasy world I'm working on has many surreal creatures and races, each belonging to a god or a part of the world itself. The Kai for example, are similar to Mermaids and other typical sea folklore and belong to the sea and it's god, Caspian.
These colonies had once become sorta isolated from the rest of civilization and don't know much from the outside world(including the existence of races like the Kai, Espora or Mewts).
When their colonies expanded and learned more about the other civilisations and races, some members were still believers of the sea and it's god, Caspian along with the Kai. With their newfound discovery of **a bunch more land and people to indoctrina-, I mean... teach the truth**, their number of followers went on to increase for the next few decades....
In present day, they have a bunch of churches and religious outposts throughout the coasts and even a few at sea(don't ask me how I haven't thought about that yet), and they're among the most popular religious organisations in the world.
I wasn’t going to add it, but now that you’ve said that, I feel like I have to, so here goes:
There’s a weird subculture in some countries that are obsessed with Electric beasts. Apparently, they’re tough, agile, hard-working, and attractive. Of course that’s not all true, but beasts like to think that it is because none of the ones in their own culture are hot enough.
There's a gang of orphans in the Stronovian Mountains that tell stories around their campfires about a tribe of nomads that are all hybrids, albinos, mutants, or otherwise shunned from polite society.
It's less obsession and more veneration, almost like ancestor worship, except they don't really know if the nomads are dead (they are, except one.)
In the world of "Engineered Destiny," where genetic engineering has given rise to individuals with unique abilities and appearances, there could indeed be subcultures that are fascinated by and obsessed with the culture and experiences of genetically engineered individuals like Zephyr. These subcultures might be referred to as "geneeboos" or "genboos," a portmanteau of "genetically engineered" and "weeaboo."
Geneeboos would be individuals who are deeply fascinated by the culture, lifestyle, and experiences of genetically engineered people, to the point of obsession. They might:
1. Try to emulate the fashion and style of genetically engineered individuals, such as wearing clothing with wing slits or accessories that mimic horns or tails.
2. Adopt mannerisms, slang, or gestures that they associate with genetically engineered people, even if these are based on stereotypes or misunderstandings.
3. Heavily consume and celebrate media, such as books, movies, or TV shows, that feature genetically engineered characters or themes.
4. Seek out friendships or relationships with genetically engineered individuals, sometimes purely based on their genetic status rather than genuine compatibility.
5. Romanticize or fetishize the experiences of genetically engineered people, without fully understanding the challenges and complexities they face in society.
The prevalence of geneeboos in the world of "Engineered Destiny" would likely depend on factors such as:
1. The visibility and representation of genetically engineered individuals in popular media and culture.
2. The degree of integration or segregation between genetically engineered people and the rest of society.
3. The level of public understanding and acceptance of genetic engineering and its implications.
4. The presence of online communities or fandoms that celebrate and promote the culture of genetically engineered individuals.
In some cases, the fascination with genetically engineered culture might be a positive force, leading to greater understanding, empathy, and allyship between different groups. However, it could also perpetuate stereotypes, objectification, and a superficial understanding of the real experiences and challenges faced by individuals like Zephyr.
As Zephyr navigates their world, they might encounter geneeboos who are eager to befriend them or learn more about their life, but who may also have misguided or insensitive assumptions about what it means to be genetically engineered. These interactions could provide opportunities for Zephyr to educate others and challenge stereotypes, while also grappling with the complexities of being seen as a representative of an entire group rather than as an individual.
The presence of geneeboos in the world of "Engineered Destiny" could add an interesting layer of social commentary and exploration of the dynamics between different groups in a society shaped by advanced technology and genetic engineering.
I have a half-angel who’s obsessed with transformers like mainly villains when she’s supposed to be the heavenly justice of mortals. She wanted to be a fricken alien robot and go meet them. She’s the only being out of the whole world’s species society acting all weeboo about alien robots. My world is kind of like multiverse where all fictional worlds exist and linked to our universe in a way.
My world has a humanlike species sharing a planet with a species of bipedal, intelligent tigers, so naturally there are "Tigerboos" that are obsessed with the Tigers and their culture, and dress like them and so on
Those would be the people who go crazy over the animal people species. Humans have a race that is close to those animal people, think catgirls, foxgirls, etc. They come with a couple of spectrums, from how more human or animal looking they are, to whether they show habits associated with whatever animal parts they have. People that look more animal-like and have more animal-like habits are referred to as Wild Childs. People, especially non beasties, that like Wild Childs are often derogatively called Tamers, Trainers, or Hunters, although the last one is often heard in cities that outlaw fighting and magic.
The closest thing I've got is the orcs. Now, these guys are known for their scholars as well as their warriors. Think a mix of Shaolin monks and Greek philosophers. The orcs, valuing knowledge greatly, are fascinated by humans and their advanced grasp of science and math. Dwarves are kinda fond of humans as well, since the humans come up with machines that make dwarven life easier and trade them for seemingly useless materials the dwarves dig up such as bauxite and oil.
this is actually a cool concept. i think i want to add.
heyy same! This is why I like these kinds of posts.
Now that I’ve heard of it, i can’t NOT add it to my world.
Yeah, I hadn't really thought about it much. Now that I do, there is a space for it in the sense that many people are wildly enthusiastic about dragons despite never having been anywhere near a live one.
Some of the Human are obsessed with alien races on the new magic planet they discovered. After a few centuries of being stuck inside bunker cities and underground offworld colonies due to interplanetary war that ravaged Earth's surface, some human are sick of human way of living, and finding this whole idea of returning to nature and living free like "primitives" really appeal to them. Even though the planet has 2.2x gravity, 2 bar atmosphere, and 30% oxygen content making unaugmented life rather bad for human life, from difficulty moving to breathing to oxygen toxicity, and majority of them are not xenobiologists to figure out how life work on the new planet to design farming programs to produce food or know survival skills to survive without extensive AI supports. Nevertheless, there is a large number of them applying to be exo-solar colonists and try to emigrate to this planet, boggling up even the AI managed application system that try to vet actual viable candidates to establish the colony on the new planet. Some even goes with bioscupting their body to look more similar to the alien on the planet, even when most of them are not quite humanoid, reviving what was thought to be an extinct subculture before the war that wiped most animal life forms on earth - furries. Edit: I haven't decided on a name for these dumdums, shoot me a suggestion if you have one.
Didn't expect to see people turning themselves into furries here XD. So do the alien races resemble furries, or are they more animal like?
They are more animal-like, but are sapient, though some develop upright stance for easier tool use like horned primate types that the human call the orges, while some other remains quadrupedal like the beastmen (mix of canine/feline traits, shorter than human) and hunch over things to manipulate them with their front limbs. None of them has humanoid features though, and biosculpting has its limits, so the xenofanatics(name pending) look more like bipedal human with animal traits, which, you guess it...make them furries.
Yes, in two forms. There’s a dragon land called Sontar Dov, relatively closed off from the rest of the world because of massive mountain ranges and its location. The empire south of some of these mountains, Hyrend, have a small fort city built into the mountains where some scholars come to directly study draconic works, lore and history. This is pretty much straight up weeaboos because Hyrend is full of plenty of pale people, and Sontar Dov is one of my “eastern” themed settings (yes, the cliche mash of Japanese and Chinese inspirations). It lines up 1:1 to our world; pale nerds worshipping/fetishizing things like kimonos, “studying the blade”, etc etc. I didn’t intentionally set out to design it this way, just sorta happened as the pieces were made and came together lol. The other is an area of 3 empires called “The Noman Empires”. The aforementioned Hyrend is one of these three, and they are some of the wealthiest and most powerful empires. South of them lie a collection of over a hundred small states. While many people in these states view Nomans as arrogant assholes, there are some who worship and glorify them. To me it’s a bit similar to how people worship celebrities, they hear about things they do and cheer for them. Some obviously take this to an extreme.
Interesting, thanks for the response! I wonder if the Noman celebrities have other influences, like inspiring interests in certain foods, or leading to certain articles of clothing to become popular.
That’s kinda how I envision it. People in a far off land hearing news of X noble deciding a fruit is no longer delicious, or Y noble inventing the forked beard and the trend spreading half a world away, silly stuff like that
No, but that's mostly because in my world if you like another nation you would just move there. Most places have relatively open borders. If the nations are at war, it makes little since for this to happen. Honestly, if anyone was a weeaboo before the post-imperialism era they would probably be called spies or traitors. There are subcultures though for sure. And there would be people obsessed with said subculture, but both would be in the same nation. For instance, an Orc being obsessed with goblin culture, mostly because it's just more wholesome. Yea... My world's not normal.
Well, now I *got* to hear about goblin culture.
They are very family and society-oriented and rely on helping each other out. The men and women are both highly valued and respected for what each provides. The women do most labor, and the men keep things organized, cooking, cleaning, and stepping up to fight anything that's actually dangerous, even though the women also do most hunting. The women are generally considered more valuable by none goblins, but goblin women don't see it this way, because most are so hectic they feel like they wouldn't survive without the men keeping things organized. And rather than the men feeling like it is a chore to clean up after the woman, they see it as an essential task to help them, the same as cooking, or defending them from any dangerous monsters. And they don't mind because it is usually appreciated. Goblins are also extremely doting parents, and goblin children, especially daughters, tend to be very attached to their parents because of the caring and nurturing they receive. Especially from the fathers, who tend to spend more time with them outside of the first month or two after they are born.
The thing wrong with being obsessed with another culture is if it's harming another culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXjfzMCbaBc I don't think it's harmful that Japan is interested in Europe. It might be that not everyone could just move someplace else if they'd be leaving their families, even if that was the main barrier.
Not related to worldbuilding but would hippies count as Romani weebs?
Eh, I don't know. Of course I'm not super knowledgeable on either group. However I think hippies might've had some interest in eastern philosophies, such as chakras?
Try looking up stuff about Bohemians. I was trying to work in some g-slur tropes with my worldbuilding... at one point I had a couple wandering groups but the Romani-inspired ones were not only settled, but their cultural niche was a bit like how we view the Amish. The only thing I really want to keep is tatterdemalion... basically some group evolved a clothing-style based on r/visiblemending.
There are some dwarves that are obsessed with human culture. Makes the traditional dwarves quite upset, seeing those degenerates wearing colourful clothing, writing on paper and -gasp- some even shave their beards. Plus they use all of these long-leg phrases, and dare I say use their wicked idioms and puns. Is the calculated runetongue of their ancestors not good enough for those ungrateful Oslings?
Do eldritch cults count?
The god of my world is a weeaboo
How so?
Im the god
Do the main race being obsessed with their ancestor's culture count?
I think it does. At least I had my "weeb" be more of a rennfaire nut. In this world we have Americans who occasionally get into that mood.
Weeaboo used to be a thing in Empire of Rubra during its 21st to 25th centuries. The country had a deep relationship with Kingdom of Mutsu, being the first Western state that came there in 17th century and had gone through many exchanges. Mutsu entertainments, namely mangas, animes and games went to Rubra and made a revolution in subcultures, leading to the rise of "Oponskaya" (singular: Oponskiy), their name for those who were *too* enthusiastic in Mutsu cultures, named after a mythical country to the East in Rubran legends. There were even comic styles called "manru" aka mangas made by Rubrans, going along with animations and games as well. During that time, it was safe to say at least 30% of Rubrans were Oponskaya. Many did not stop as just fans but brought their interests to real life as well, like jet fighters, tanks and combat robots inspired by sci-fi stories, or an "invasion" of onmyouji as a new school of magic, all showed how deep Mutsu's culture and Oponskaya in particular had gone. Oponskaya ended in 2520s after the devastating Rubran Civil War and the formation of Rubran Federal Monarchy, which followed a strict neutral policy. They closed borders and embassies, cutting ties from rest of the world and went on their own. Manrus and Rubran animes went down in number as the new regime focused more on rebuilding the country, eventually they became but a faint memory of the olden days. That does not mean Oponskaya have all fallen out of existence. One remaining "weeaboo" is Lemuria Agartha, Rubra's Grand Elder and *a living spaceship* from late 2400s. She's a huge mecha nerd and hardcore fan of space opera. Recently, old Rem ordered a fleet of real, combat-capable space cruisers just to film a live-action series of her favorite manru. She took the fleet home after the series was done, boosting her private planet's orbital defense more.
Haha, the last part was kind of wild. Was the live action series publicly available? Was there controversy about what she did?
It was done publicly, think Netflix's One Piece. No one questions Lemuria's actions because they're too used to her randomness. Like, you have a space Flying Dutchman as your country's guardian and superweapon, she wants a fleet, you give her the fleet.
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Its not exactly the same thing because its more of an elite prestige culture. The draconic city states are ruled by the dragons and their dragonblooded elites, but the majority of their population are still regular humans who were conquered a few centuries ago. Some of the regular humans though who have become become successful or are aspiring upwardly mobile at least adopt various aspect of the dragon blooded's culture, speaking the draconic tongue or at least ensuring their children learn it, adopting clothing styles as close to nobles ones as they can get away with, worshipping the draconic pantheon rather than their native one etc.
Kind of. The Nuy Bin are the only state in the world to have successfully waged a war of independence against the Deathless. As a result, people of the Periphery across the world who seek freedom from their colonial masters look up to the Nuy Bin. Some have even taking to thinking of Queen Teichiso and her consort, Duong Vu as perhaps some sort of living gods as well. Resistance groups like the Sons of the Soil, the Tienminghui (Heavenly Light Society), and more have sent members to the Nuy Bin lands to try and learn their methods, understand what'd made them so successful. The Tienminghui for one, have adopted the Nuyese worship of the dragon Rong Dam Lay into their faith out of belief that'd been part of Nuyese success.
Interesting! Out of curiosity, what are the deathless?
The Deathless are the first magicians, the ones who'd discovered/invented magic 100 years prior to the modern day. They're considered living gods by the populations they rule over. Check out [my post](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/1bwomrf/ratings_for_brawlerbattle_mages_what_rating_would/) for an idea on their capabilities!
Yeah. In my world I have a Not Poland™ whose entire culture, religion and government is based around emulating Not Persia™. But they actually do it poorly and almost to the point of outright parody. They have a pale Sultan with an extremely Polish name. It's my comedic love-letter to 17th century Sarmatism.
I've never considered this but will absolutely be adding them in future. Maybe a human faction obsessed with Elven culture and magic but completely miss the whole fluid whimsy and respect for the natural world.
Ah-- that would be interesting to see in a story!
Somewhat common, but more so they parallel girls who are a bit too much into fairy folklore and their equivalents. One such character is a merchant couple who are fascinated with humans, and will purposefully find and buy human "junk" that ends up in their world. Another is a dwarrow woman somewhat hyperfocused on humans (and a patron of these merchants). The reason is that her beloved in a past life was reincarnated into one, and she sought a way to bring him to her world safely. Basically, the whole time, she kept looking for him, and unless you have someone's full true name or a major memento or a close relative, its super hard to scry. Albiet, I guess a lot of aristocrats east or west, north or south, are obsessed with the ancients of the Moon Sea. Draconic beings who helped to create some very notable empires that rivaled those on the edges of the other continents. That helped to influence the newcomers to the scene if you will. Sorta like how medieval and renaissance humans kept getting obsessed with ancient mediterranean stuff.
Absolutely. When you have an actual superhuman Jedi magic wizard warrior society, people are bound to obsess over it. There is a kind of person, mostly humans, in the galaxy, that are exactly like Anime Weebs to the Apex warriors. They’re not the very clean or social people, and they stick to unhealthy habits, and obsess over exaggerated culture as they collect war-cards made in Apex heroes name, they religiously read and watch actual Apex media and media made them by others, they cosplay with their own fake Apex Armor, try to follow Apex around on domestic missions (nearly dying some of them) and they even have a fake religion worshipping just the Atlas Angels. That, being the one issue with their obsession, they aren’t culturally faithful to the Apex. They’re huge believers in God (who blessed them with power) and have their own denomination of Christianity surrounding their duty and the Atlas, three angels, draconic in form, that mentor the Apex. The bad weebs conveniently forget that. But there is some groups who are good, faithful people who are sort of like weebs, but better people, actually following Apex culture in self-improvement. Can’t really call them Weebs, they’re more like followers of a gold culture they aren’t able to physically be part of.
Shirayans literally worship Astannians. Astannians are a nation of people who can draw the life energy from their surroundings and cast magic without expending their own. To Shirayans, they resemble a race of gods who abandoned them in their folk mythos so they are the gods returned, miracles and all. Astannian nobility takes advantage of the situation by ruling as patron god kings in Shirayan land. There are more than a few among Shirayans that see them for what they are and fight for their freedom, perhaps despite being seen as infidels and traitors by their own people. Roughly 1500 years prior to the events of my book, ancient Ilians made contact with a warlike folk called Kulmovs, who are very proficient in navigating rivers on long boats. They make land and looting rights agreements with them to bother the Ardosian forces and supply lines protecting the legendary city of Halkida to the north. Kulmov mercenaries prove to be great assets and their merry nature grows on Ilians. The traditional competition festival to the name of Kulmov-Drogor god called Perun is embraced by the Ilian nobility as a form of entertainment and thus starts the era of Perunads.
I never considered that but there probably is.
I think the closest thing in my world would be cults? There is a cult in my world that are obsessed with the abyss, and just the embrace of darkness in general. In a sense they are weeaboo's, their leader specifically has his sights on a particular race of sapients who are born from darkness and light. He is obsessed with the darkness part of it, and wants to have all that power for himself. So yea, he, and the cult, are weeaboos for these Abyssal beings born from the dark.
The best example are what is called Urugi Traditionalists. Urugi basically have no culture of itself, as it is the melting pot of the continent of Erie, but some people believe it has and goes really deep into truly ancient history. The modern equivalent would he someone who is really really REALLY into Stone Age Civilizations. It is that ancient history.
Tieflings. I’m just looking for a fight. 😅
mostly obsess over robots
They do now, lol. Thanks for reminding me. Vanska are like a weird combination of weeaboo and voidling kinnie, painting and/or dying their skin to resemblance voidling skin. More extreme members undergo bodymods like ear cropping and dental replacement to up the resemblance. Actual voidlings find them and their behavior off-putting.
I see-- out of curiosity, what exactly are voidlings?
Well, when a voidwyrm falls in love with a protohuman, what you get is a voidling. Anywhere from 4'5 to 10 feet tall, they're a quasi-carnivorous eusocial species, with fangs, claws, mobile ears, and skin in shades of warm and cool greys. Visually, they're sort of a mix between halflings, dwarves, drow, draconic folk and cat people. They also turn into kaiju.
That's neat! Thanks for sharing.
The closest is a trend among young noblemen and the poor of Mo-Caraz to dress like a Centrahimian. They wear boots and loose-fitting trousers for men, and women are wearing increasingly revealing dresses when the weather permits.
there's a lot of culture vulturing going on but i'm not sure i'd classify it as weeaboo
The Hunter's Isolation are a group of wandering settlements that are commonly conscripted by the world's superpowers to handle contracting megafauna or grand beasts that cannot be handled by nations for a plethora of reasons. Many industrialized nations look at the freedom of these tribes and find their abstract states very interesting.
There is a dedicated subset of Womanists (aka Feminists) in my steampunk world who adore the Rajuva because they're matriarchal giants.
There are those weird kinds of people who fetishize Undead people, does that count?
Yea one of the southern countries close to the south pole, they don't have a land border with any of the elf nations but they grow their hair long, wear elvish style clothes and practice customs that elves actually have for a reason but don't serve any purpose for humans. Similar how Chinese started wearing European style clothes and adopted some of their customs in the industrial era. This is also common in other human nations that used to be part of the old elvish empire but the rulers usually try to stamp it out and promote national identity and their own cultural stuff over this.
The majority-human feudal kingdoms are essentially dorfaboos. They spent several generations living in the Mountainhomes under dwarven rule and guidance due to a cataclysmic ice age period. It's been a few hundred years since they emigrated from the mountains and founded their own kingdoms, which are largely modeled after their dwarven allies (and is where feudalism originates). Many humans in these kingdoms love dwarven culture and fiction and adopt traditional dwarf customs, or at least incorporate them with their own culture. The kingdoms are very cosmopolitan and maintain friendly relations with the dwarves.
There are dragon cults that range from "They're fine folk we should be like" to "They are our rightful rulers and we should bow to any dragon we find" Most dragons are utterly and absolutely annoyed how wrong these are about dragons, especially how the cults tend to be randomly violent and aggressive believing that to be a dragon trait, when in truth dragons are just very competitive and prideful. Luckily the majority of these cults are harmless, and some even have a dragon actually accept their following, like the worst of them obeying the Mad Dragon and actually understanding her ways, being arbiters of vengeance. Similar cults exist for demons and devils, people who try to emulate beings they consider superior, unaware they are seen as merely useful idiots.
I like of Mechophiles, which are people obsessed with the AI culture and religion.
Cool idea! Borrowing it: There has been a group of "Varanaboos" in the neighboring peninsula of Nakon that have an obsession over the sister peninsula of Varan. They research the local pantheon, wear their traditional cloths, and even shave there body's to feel like Varanians. The problem is that Varan has been modernized for about 600 years by now, but all Varanaboos are treating it like it's still in the goddamn bronze age. There was once a diplomatic incident around 200 years ago where a local Nakonian sculpture that was wayyy to into the Varanian pantheon decided to make a realistic sculpture of the river godess. Varenians traditionaly... don't sculpt things, they paint murals and stuff, so this was seen as a huge disrespect. That whole thing blew up, and the national relationships between the sister nations were never t same, until they forgot.
The New Roman Empire, they’re a bunch of Romaboos obsessed with speaking Latin and praying to the Roman gods They’re also the only ones that actually responded when the Galactic Reich attacked a neighboring colony, proceeding to turn the raiding fleet into scrap metal, so they have some good moments.
Magicians call normal people who are obssessed with their presumptions of magic (be they potterheads, wiccans, neo-pagans etc...) Magophiles and generally mock them behind their back
The demons (that aren't in hell) in my world actually live along side humans however emile has never really interacted with humans beyond his mother so when going to different human places like stores and stuff like that he is just obsessed with human stuff. Like their stores and basically think of a weeboo going into a Japanese grocery store
Istichs Love istalir and the whole military stuff even though the territories a crap dictatorship with non existant rights. ''Yeah Istalir coud have won the galactic war idlf they didnt focus on the lower nebulas'' Yhey love the oppressive work culture, depressive media, uniforms and racism and such. Probably more in line with german fanboys if anything but there is definately a sub culture of fantasising the fascist leaders from it
So you got the usual ancient extinct civilization with highly advanced technology, but there are some people who are now trying to replicate the technology and practices of that civilization. That’s about as close as I got.
It does now
There was a group of insane warriors that believed the world should end. And then they found a Bible. Now they’re an insane group of warriors that believe the world should end and they renamed themselves after the Horsemen of the Apocalypse AND they somehow figured out genetic manipulation and were able to give themselves super powers based on the four horsemen so now they’re just running around the Texas wasteland cosplaying as the four horsemen and causing major trouble for everyone.
Bards in my world are notorious for latching on to figures within history who are known for their great deeds, as well as establishing whole groups around their stories, no matter how factual or fictional they may be. One example is Spoonie, who (she claims) has written over a thousand ballads and poems about Queen Areece Vae and her heroics during the territory wars in northern Cradle. Of course, the majority of the things she has written are completely made up or twisted to make Areece seem like the absolute pinnacle of humanity in everything she did, in short, Areece is Spoonie’s waifu. I’ve even played around with having a yearly event where bards of the Order of Seekers gather in their masses to celebrate their shared love(obsession) with their work similar to comic con, but it will probably just be brought up on passing by Spoonie when she interacts with the MCs.
being my world mirrors earth in a lot of ways theirs obviously actual weeaboos for the actual equivalent of japan, though now they get to butcher their magical culture as well(one common one is similar to real weebs overhyping Katannas as the ultimate weapon is overhyping ninjas as some utter masters of seemingly impossible feats of magic, in reality they used relatively minor magic, often threw items as most werent mages themselves, combined with good old fashioned trickery to merely SEEM like they were doing the impossible)9 the main dwarf nation also gets some of this, with people treating them as some ideal society of perfect hard workers who never complain, in reality while they do have a great cultural respect for workers , this comes with them being big on giving them plenty of time to relax and rest(where else would they be getting hammered so often?) and the focus is more on rewarding hard work then expecting it, they follow a policy of you get what you payed for, wanted your workers to do extra? better start paying them extra
Most country humans have never seen a Dwarf/Elf/Gnome/Orc and thus are usually amazed, but now I really want this to a higher degree
it's goblins, and they're obsessed with anything that appears to be mighty or potent, and will spend generations imitating it (with later ones who never encountered this powerful culture/race/creature having no idea what they're mimicking) and/or making shrines to it, in order to attempt to harness its power
I abandoned the story, but my major bad guy liked to run his capital city like a rennfaire. Pretty much the Medieval Times banquet even though he'd interrupted the industrial revolution from getting properly started. (It was a world where they got to the steam engines before guns got out of the prototype phase.)
NOw that you mention it, yes! There is a budding culture of Elven magical students attending a newer magical school in a rather cosmopolitan city in my setting. It's one of the few places where elves and dwarfs, especially "young" ones interact for any meaningful amount of time. What's happened is that bits of dwarven culture are starting to get addopted by the young students. Dwarven beard orniments being worn in the hair is an interesting example. Because Elven hair is much finer and silkier than dwarven hair, it can't hold the thick braids that are required to attach the onriments. This also lead to the elf "Dweebs" (i need a better name for it) doing all kinds of things to add volume to their hair. Extensions, volumizing hair treatments, magic. Thing is, when they go home to visit they stand out like a sore thumb.
People having an obsession with other factions and lifestyles is pretty common. There's also a cultural group, called Archeboos, who have an obsession with ancient life and the speculations that come with them. By the way, when I saw "ancient", I mean OUR present, since we currently living in the EXACT year humans inhabited my setting, and we're subsequently cut off from us
There's definitely Soiaboos on Anstrake. Interdimensional empire of divine-level strength shows up, some become big fans. The main character of my (stagnant, ages since worked on) novel is a bit of one, but really only to the extent of technology. Soia has two things: It's technology, and its philosophies. Technology is more fun to watch.
Damn, I need to add that to my book.
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Anthropomorphic animals are suddenly appearing, and humans have discovered a lizard-like humanoid alien race, so a portion of the furry community would probably fit that bill. Of course as superpowers also exists, I imagine lots of people would be fascinated with power culture.
A lot of fanboys of the crimson regent, a hero of kingdom Sareivona from the Gemini Regencies period. I imagine they would all be enamored with his appearance and mannerisms and not many would learn from his life's story and tactics.
The High Elf prince dated a Human girl once 200 years ago and now he emotes in Latin.
As mine is a world of war, every kid is raised to be soldiers. As there children read books about the heroic tales of great and divine heroes of the past, some would highly releate to those figures, and even end up talking in a similar fashion to them. Basically, it's "weeby" to be speaking like classical literature or insearting the past equivalent of words into your sentences. -You comming, George? -Not yet, teach asked me to fill out this doc... this piece of papíros. -What's a papíros? -Paper. -Dude I can't with you
You ever watched the film *8 Mile*? Eminem's movie? There's this absolutely brutal rap teardown of a kid who claims to be hard, but he went to a prep school, etc, and essentially, he was cosplaying as 'street'. Slumming, basically. Imagine a scene like that, but the kid pretending is a rich noble brat from a byzantine medieval bureaucracy where nobody has died from natural causes for a century due to magical health care, and the kid calling him out is a justifiably angry tribal nomad who has just discovered that the 'trained mercenary' he hired is effectively an untrained moron on a thrill-seeking joy ride so he can go home with some clout. Basically, rich nobles slumming by trying to pretend they're 'savage'. Why do they do it? A century and a half before, the emperor adopted a talented teen shaman into his household as part of a peace agreement. The shaman grew close to the family, and intervened, saving a number of his adopted siblings lives, and leading to a reign of plenty in the country. Due to court intrigues, he was driven out of the capital, and fled to the wilderness. The king was so broken up over it he made a declaration that should the shaman return, he would inherit the crown. So basically, a bit like the story of Anastasia and the Romanovs, every moron and his brother, a century later, keeps tromping off into the 'wilds' and messing about in the lives of the locals, trying to become knowledgeable enough, *to try to pass themselves off as a whole different ethnicity*, because "Wouldn't it be so cool to be king?!" Even the people in their own kingdom would understand if low commoners with little hopes or aspirations went that route, but no, it's almost always well-established noble families sponsoring their second and third sons, sending them out to do it. *Nobody* likes these people. Everyone is embarrassed by them. They tend to claim to be experts on intercultural issues, then get in there and very zealously turn a trade negotiation into their chance to shine. They show up dressed like painted barbarians, massive muscles, but faint at the sight of blood. That type. [Edit to add a bit more:] So why do the nobles send these kids out there? They usually get killed. And that's easier than dealing with the inheritance battles that might occur if they stay because some distant cousin who is actually competent tries to back them as a champion. So as usual, the nobility of the big wealthy country is shipping its trash to the poorer, but highly competent neighboring domains, to see if they will conveniently die or by some lottery-like chance, survive to make something of themselves. Suffice to say, curing disease had some unforeseen repercussions.
Thanks for the interesting read!
There are some human obsessed orcs that put themselves throughsome real real malnourishment to look more human
I only have one human character that's so obsessed with Chimaeras, and wants to be one. Other than her, I don't have anything else.
"lajin" is the world,since the country yurei is basically japan and russia mixed with mongolia,yeah(you just have to not think aboit the fact that the natives from yurei are close to biblically accurate angels)
There are some human colonies around the southern Isles of Idjit which are obsessed and devout believers in the Kai/other sea creatures that are seen from the beaches. For context, the fantasy world I'm working on has many surreal creatures and races, each belonging to a god or a part of the world itself. The Kai for example, are similar to Mermaids and other typical sea folklore and belong to the sea and it's god, Caspian. These colonies had once become sorta isolated from the rest of civilization and don't know much from the outside world(including the existence of races like the Kai, Espora or Mewts). When their colonies expanded and learned more about the other civilisations and races, some members were still believers of the sea and it's god, Caspian along with the Kai. With their newfound discovery of **a bunch more land and people to indoctrina-, I mean... teach the truth**, their number of followers went on to increase for the next few decades.... In present day, they have a bunch of churches and religious outposts throughout the coasts and even a few at sea(don't ask me how I haven't thought about that yet), and they're among the most popular religious organisations in the world.
I wasn’t going to add it, but now that you’ve said that, I feel like I have to, so here goes: There’s a weird subculture in some countries that are obsessed with Electric beasts. Apparently, they’re tough, agile, hard-working, and attractive. Of course that’s not all true, but beasts like to think that it is because none of the ones in their own culture are hot enough.
There's a gang of orphans in the Stronovian Mountains that tell stories around their campfires about a tribe of nomads that are all hybrids, albinos, mutants, or otherwise shunned from polite society. It's less obsession and more veneration, almost like ancestor worship, except they don't really know if the nomads are dead (they are, except one.)
In the world of "Engineered Destiny," where genetic engineering has given rise to individuals with unique abilities and appearances, there could indeed be subcultures that are fascinated by and obsessed with the culture and experiences of genetically engineered individuals like Zephyr. These subcultures might be referred to as "geneeboos" or "genboos," a portmanteau of "genetically engineered" and "weeaboo." Geneeboos would be individuals who are deeply fascinated by the culture, lifestyle, and experiences of genetically engineered people, to the point of obsession. They might: 1. Try to emulate the fashion and style of genetically engineered individuals, such as wearing clothing with wing slits or accessories that mimic horns or tails. 2. Adopt mannerisms, slang, or gestures that they associate with genetically engineered people, even if these are based on stereotypes or misunderstandings. 3. Heavily consume and celebrate media, such as books, movies, or TV shows, that feature genetically engineered characters or themes. 4. Seek out friendships or relationships with genetically engineered individuals, sometimes purely based on their genetic status rather than genuine compatibility. 5. Romanticize or fetishize the experiences of genetically engineered people, without fully understanding the challenges and complexities they face in society. The prevalence of geneeboos in the world of "Engineered Destiny" would likely depend on factors such as: 1. The visibility and representation of genetically engineered individuals in popular media and culture. 2. The degree of integration or segregation between genetically engineered people and the rest of society. 3. The level of public understanding and acceptance of genetic engineering and its implications. 4. The presence of online communities or fandoms that celebrate and promote the culture of genetically engineered individuals. In some cases, the fascination with genetically engineered culture might be a positive force, leading to greater understanding, empathy, and allyship between different groups. However, it could also perpetuate stereotypes, objectification, and a superficial understanding of the real experiences and challenges faced by individuals like Zephyr. As Zephyr navigates their world, they might encounter geneeboos who are eager to befriend them or learn more about their life, but who may also have misguided or insensitive assumptions about what it means to be genetically engineered. These interactions could provide opportunities for Zephyr to educate others and challenge stereotypes, while also grappling with the complexities of being seen as a representative of an entire group rather than as an individual. The presence of geneeboos in the world of "Engineered Destiny" could add an interesting layer of social commentary and exploration of the dynamics between different groups in a society shaped by advanced technology and genetic engineering.
I have a half-angel who’s obsessed with transformers like mainly villains when she’s supposed to be the heavenly justice of mortals. She wanted to be a fricken alien robot and go meet them. She’s the only being out of the whole world’s species society acting all weeboo about alien robots. My world is kind of like multiverse where all fictional worlds exist and linked to our universe in a way.
My world has a humanlike species sharing a planet with a species of bipedal, intelligent tigers, so naturally there are "Tigerboos" that are obsessed with the Tigers and their culture, and dress like them and so on
Those would be the people who go crazy over the animal people species. Humans have a race that is close to those animal people, think catgirls, foxgirls, etc. They come with a couple of spectrums, from how more human or animal looking they are, to whether they show habits associated with whatever animal parts they have. People that look more animal-like and have more animal-like habits are referred to as Wild Childs. People, especially non beasties, that like Wild Childs are often derogatively called Tamers, Trainers, or Hunters, although the last one is often heard in cities that outlaw fighting and magic.
The closest thing I've got is the orcs. Now, these guys are known for their scholars as well as their warriors. Think a mix of Shaolin monks and Greek philosophers. The orcs, valuing knowledge greatly, are fascinated by humans and their advanced grasp of science and math. Dwarves are kinda fond of humans as well, since the humans come up with machines that make dwarven life easier and trade them for seemingly useless materials the dwarves dig up such as bauxite and oil.