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4	* Why are the latex beasts already driven by a HorrorHunger to engulf and assimilate any human on sight especially determined to catch you? Even the ones designed to prioritize on [[PickyPeopleEater stronger prey]] rather than the weak? Because you are SecretlyDying, infected by the same deadly virus that ended civilization, and only have a few hours left to live before you succumb. The latex beasts were originally created to be the ultimate vaccine against the ulimate disease. ''They're trying to save your life''. Even if said assimilation means your DeathOfPersonality.
5	* Yuin, a feminine goat-like creature with exceptional {{Objectshifting}} capabilities, can shapeshift into just about anything. So why do they insist on assuming only the form of a [[ChestMonster fake savepoint]]? Because you, the player, interact with this object more than any other; you need to save your game often due to the NintendoHard difficulty.
6	* The different goo species normally [[AnimalJingoism hate each other]]. Why is it when Colin gets assimilated by the light-latex puddles on the Library floor, he/[[GenderBender she]] immediately wants to hug/[[GenderBender flirt]] with Puro? Because the dark latex wolf tried to [[FantasticLivestock setup his own farm]], and raised all the resident monsters from tiny blobs.
7	** Alternatively, both 'transfurs' in the Library still have blue eyes, indicating Colin didn't suffer DeathOfPersonality. It's possible Colin was being friendly to Puro, and is now taking advantage of being a latex to [[TheGlomp hug him]]. As for why the female variant tries flirting, likely either the ThirdLawOfGenderBending or a case of JumpingTheGenderBarrier.
8	* Why is the [[MeaningfulName Headless]] Knight in Dr. K's area? As a horribly deformed creature, he's likely studying it to understand how and why it has no head. Likewise the scientist despises putting Colin in 'unwinnable situations', so the monster having [[LogicalWeakness no eyes or ears to sense]] a human's trapped with it, is a more ideal subject.
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11	* Puro, a dark latex beast ''cannot'' survive forever without a human host. Without one, he would undergo [[BizarreAlienBiology a regeneration cycle]] (a common quirk of his kind) where he'll revert to crystalline form, and back again. Puro rightfully fears this process will destroy [[UpliftedAnimal his sapience]] and because his [[LonersAreFreaks species have already rejected him]], he'll be alone ''forever''. Doctor K in the ESC ending provides him the means to survive indefinitely out in the wilderness with Colin, saying he found a "biorobot" for the monster, no different from a human. Anyone who knows what happened [[{{UsefulNotes/Chernobyl}} in the Chernobyl disaster]] can tell you what a "biorobot" is - they were civil and military human liquidators called upon to clean up and contain the consequences of the nuclear accident. Puro managed to find another human survivor, ''and assimilated them'', so he could be with you.
12	** Maybe FridgeBrilliance when you remember there's barely any non-transfurred humans. Most likely, Dr. K gave Puro a pre-transfurred human. Maybe a white latex? Or maybe something similar to Prototype.
13	* Lingering in the Tiger Shark's room on the deck for too long after defeating him causes him to [[SoreLoser throw a shark at Colin, transfurring him]]. However, the Tiger Shark is the only shark that ever displays tendencies of TerrestrialSeaLife, all of the other sharks refuse to pursue Colin on dry land, and the transfur screen shows Colin not looking happy at all. There's a good possibility that shark Colin ended up suffocating and dying offscreen on the deck.
14	** Given the Tiger Shark's awareness of his playmates, there's a good chance he knew a shark couldn't survive on dry land, making his SoreLoser tendencies far [[IfICantHaveYou worse]].
15	** Then again, some of his buddies were seen sitting on the railings and catwalks near the pools, so it's possible they ''can'' survive on land, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda like the Zora]], so long as they don't stray too far from their habitat.
16	* While the DeathOfPersonality element in some assimilations is quite terrifying, [[PerspectiveFlip one needs to consider that for every assimilation that results in Colin still being himself]], that means ''he'' inadvertently gave a DeathOfPersonality to the latex beast, when most of them are established to [[ItCanThink be intelligent]].
17	** This can border into HeartwarmingInHindsight if this was intentional on the beast's part (it was always meant to be this way with the Genetic Project as the monsters were supposed to be sentient vaccines for an incurable disease, not a GreyGoo doomsday scenario). Like with [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Headless Knight]], it was more than happy to let Colin be the dominant-half of their merger, while it wags its tail.
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20	* The latex monsters are [[TragicMonster just lab animals following their instincts]]. You the player, see them as threats that [[TouchOfDeath must be avoided]]. The goo beasts? [[PerspectiveFlip They see you as the greatest thing]] that's ever happened to them; assimilating you makes [[IJustWantToBeNormal some normal]], others [[IJustWantToBeBadass stronger, smarter]] and [[CompleteImmortality more]]. As [[PleaseDontLeaveMe they bang on the doors]] when you escape, you've denied them ''[[PunBasedTitle the change]]'' they're desperately hoping for.

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