Topic: Can Protogens be feral?

Started the TagMe project today and was workingon Semi_Feral when a protogen showed up. The tag does fit but can a protogen be feral? Like even if they had paw pads, I don't think a naked protogen on all fours would just look like someone put a funny helmet on a canine but maybe I'm looking at it wrong?

l'ankou said:
Started the TagMe project today and was workingon Semi_Feral when a protogen showed up. The tag does fit but can a protogen be feral? Like even if they had paw pads, I don't think a naked protogen on all fours would just look like someone put a funny helmet on a canine but maybe I'm looking at it wrong?

No. Not if they are to be considered canon.
There's species rules set up by the species creator.

People can make whatever they want, but it's not a Protogen if it's not following the rules:
1. Anthropomorphic Body Plan
Must be bipedal
Humanoid proportions
Arms with hands
Digitigrade legs
No feral/quadrupedal forms

2. Visor Face
Smooth, rounded visor
LED or holographic facial expressions
No exposed organic eyes
The visor is not a glass helmet — it is integrated tech

3. Cybernetic Structure
Protogens are partially synthetic, not full robots.
Organic base lifeform
Mechanical limbs and enhancements allowed
Chest core panel typical
Mechanical joints common
Must not be mostly mechanical (that becomes Primagen territory)

4. Horns & Ears
Ears must follow approved shapes
Horns are limited in type and number
Overly exotic horn configurations may be restricted

5. No Wings (Standard Canon)
Standard Protogens do not have wings
Winged versions are typically non-canon or require special rarity

6. Tail Rules
Tail must follow approved shapes
No overly exotic monster tails
Mechanical base integration is common

And again; People can do what they want. But the species as created has set rules. So if your question is 'Can a species-accurate Protogen be feral?' then no.

animalistic species can be anthro, feral, or even possibly animal humanoid, so long as they are still determinable as the species. their defining feature might be their visor, but they are still depicted as animals; if you take away their animal features, then you could have a human in a funny helmet...

fuzzy_kobold said:
So if your question is 'Can a species-accurate Protogen be feral?' then no.

"Species-accurate" or canon doesn't really matter here. For e6 tagging purposes, form (feral, anthro, taur, humanoid) is separate from species; if something looks like a given species but has feral body instead of anthro, it would be taggable as that species and feral. It can be non-canon, but would still be tagged as the thing it looks like. Just as we can have anthro arcanine, despite it being canonically feral-only.

fuzzy_kobold said:

No. Not if they are to be considered canon.
There's species rules set up by the species creator.

People can make whatever they want, but it's not a Protogen if it's not following the rules:
1. Anthropomorphic Body Plan
Must be bipedal
Humanoid proportions
Arms with hands
Digitigrade legs
No feral/quadrupedal forms

2. Visor Face
Smooth, rounded visor
LED or holographic facial expressions
No exposed organic eyes
The visor is not a glass helmet — it is integrated tech

3. Cybernetic Structure
Protogens are partially synthetic, not full robots.
Organic base lifeform
Mechanical limbs and enhancements allowed
Chest core panel typical
Mechanical joints common
Must not be mostly mechanical (that becomes Primagen territory)

4. Horns & Ears
Ears must follow approved shapes
Horns are limited in type and number
Overly exotic horn configurations may be restricted

5. No Wings (Standard Canon)
Standard Protogens do not have wings
Winged versions are typically non-canon or require special rarity

6. Tail Rules
Tail must follow approved shapes
No overly exotic monster tails
Mechanical base integration is common

And again; People can do what they want. But the species as created has set rules. So if your question is 'Can a species-accurate Protogen be feral?' then no.

please, read the protogen wiki page, while the guidelines are noted it specifically states that it doesn't need to be followed. there doesn't need to be a distinction between "canon" and "non-canon" protogen on e6, it would undermine the tag-ability of them to only follow hyperspecific rules when considering one (for all applying tags in this case, not just protogen).

watsit said:
"Species-accurate" or canon doesn't really matter here. For e6 tagging purposes, form (feral, anthro, taur, humanoid) is separate from species; if something looks like a given species but has feral body instead of anthro, it would be taggable as that species and feral. It can be non-canon, but would still be tagged as the thing it looks like. Just as we can have anthro arcanine, despite it being canonically feral-only.

I get that. I was just trying to be thorough with my answer.
Yes: People can make a feral Protogen. Or even Protogen-taurs.
No: It's not not species/lore accurate.

siral_exan said:
please, read the protogen wiki page, while the guidelines are noted it specifically states that it doesn't need to be followed. there doesn't need to be a distinction between "canon" and "non-canon" protogen on e6, it would undermine the tag-ability of them to only follow hyperspecific rules when considering one (for all applying tags in this case, not just protogen).

I apologize if my post was coming off as 'They need to be this'.
I was just trying to say that, while people can make feral protogen, they would not be lore-friendly.

Basically, I was trying to answer both questions set by 'Can a Protogen be a feral?'
The literal: Yes, someone can make a feral protogen. And I learned that it would still be tagged as a Protogen.
The lore (Is it canon/accepted in-universe/proper?): No. It's not.

I am bad at communicating, so I apologize if I came off as 'No! No one can do that!'

if they have qualities of bipedal feral animals like kangaroos/theropods then i guess it depends