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My free guess: is it cousin Itt? (Addams family)

To avoid going too far down the wrong rabbit hole, let me just say I wasn’t even aware this character ever appeared in puppet medium before this question was asked. Probably still a useful clue though.

Kakarroto wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:38 am

My free guess: is it cousin Itt? (Addams family)

Fun guess, but no.

VillageIdiot wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:57 am

To avoid going too far down the wrong rabbit hole, let me just say I wasn’t even aware this character ever appeared in puppet medium before this question was asked. Probably still a useful clue though.

Right, so it's not a Muppet or a Fraggle or anything like that.

1. Not a real person who is now dead
2. Not a real person
3. Not human
4. Video game character *(not exclusively)
5. Has fur.
6. Character appears in a film or tv series
7. Not created by a Japanese company
8. Created before 01.01.2000
9. Not female
10. Not an animal
11. Appeared before video game in a different medium
12. Protagonist/hero? Yes and no
13. Does not appear in a Walt Disney film or tv show
14. Does not walk mainly on four legs
15. No magical powers
16. Has been portrayed in puppet medium
17. Has not been featured on Sesame Street

Incorrect guesses:
- Pikachu
- Gonzo
- cousin it

I'm tempted to ask if it was created before 1250 AD. It might be a character from some kind of mythology, e.g. a minotaur.

supi13 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:08 am

I'm tempted to ask if it was created before 1250 AD. It might be a character from some kind of mythology, e.g. a minotaur.

Sorry, this is NOT an official question. I'm just asking other players if they think it would be a good question.

supi13 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:09 am

supi13 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:08 am

I'm tempted to ask if it was created before 1250 AD. It might be a character from some kind of mythology, e.g. a minotaur.

Sorry, this is NOT an official question. I'm just asking other players if they think it would be a good question.

Gotcha

supi13 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:08 am

I'm tempted to ask if it was created before 1250 AD. It might be a character from some kind of mythology, e.g. a minotaur.

Then why not just ask if it's a legendary / mythological creature?

.....although a lot of creatures from myth and legend have some kind of magical aspect (impossible powers of flight, breathing fire, gaze turns you to stone, etc etc) and that's been ruled out already.

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:08 pm

supi13 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:08 am

I'm tempted to ask if it was created before 1250 AD. It might be a character from some kind of mythology, e.g. a minotaur.

Then why not just ask if it's a legendary / mythological creature?

The problem with this phrasing is that it may include in-universe legendary/mythological creatures, such as the Chaos gods of Warhammer.

Ok let's have a go

Q: Was this character created / first mentioned before the year 1800 AD?

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:18 am

Ok let's have a go

Q: Was this character created / first mentioned before the year 1800 AD?

No

Is the character a werewolf or a character who has met/seen/encountered a werewolf?

JECE wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:18 am

Is the character a werewolf or a character who has met/seen/encountered a werewolf?

No

Hints:
- main character
- useful to figure out original medium or audience
- useful hint that he’s both yes and no a hero

1. Not a real person who is now dead
2. Not a real person
3. Not human
4. Video game character *(not exclusively)
5. Has fur.
6. Character appears in a film or tv series
7. Not created by a Japanese company
8. Created before 01.01.2000
9. Not female
10. Not an animal
11. Appeared before video game in a different medium
12. Protagonist/hero? Yes and no
13. Does not appear in a Walt Disney film or tv show
14. Does not walk mainly on four legs
15. No magical powers
16. Has been portrayed in puppet medium
17. Has not been featured on Sesame Street
18. Not originally created/mentioned pre-1800
19. Has not encountered or is a werewolf

Incorrect guesses:
- Pikachu
- Gonzo
- cousin it

Ugh, the yes and no thing plus fur and other answers had me thinking about werewolves for a while.

I don't think that we should ask the 20th question yet. Probably a lot of free guesses to use.

The Gremlins speculation was probably the closest so far.

(But not the answer)

VillageIdiot wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:35 pm

[...]
Rules

1. Only yes/no objective questions may be asked.
2. If the answer is unclear, question master must clarify why.
[...]

VillageIdiot wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:45 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:04 pm

Oh I've got one:

Is this character presented as a hero / protagonist / goodie?

It’s complicated (both yes and no)

regarding the rule 2, I kindly ask of clarifying this a bit more without revealing too much of course, like is it because of the change of times and experiences of that person, is it part of a soulfinding/heromaking story, is it because people view them different but it's the system that makes them evil, is it something else, that kind of stuff, please.

Just generalize it and it should be fine (I hope).

The character has been in both situations considered heroic and others that would be considered non-heroic. About all I can say about that without giving too big of a clue.