Spectra’s backstory is also pretty sad, but mysterious. The fact that she’s lied about her backstory so much that even SHE doesn’t remember who she was when she was a human is kinda heartbreaking. And then there’s also Robecca, who probably had the most intricate backstory that’s actually shown in the movies and not just in bonus content.
g3 seems to go back and forth on how the undead work. I think it's just whatever fits the story at the moment. g1 had some wild backstories. Count Fabulous did NOT have to have that backstory and yet...
If I remember correctly in one of the Monster High Chapter Books about cleo, it says that her mother was supposed to go to the Safe House as well but she got lost or something for a few thousand years and returned one day
real quick about g3 canon If i remember correctly yes, all monsters in g3 are their own species and were never human (well aside from were-monsters i guess). The tweet also said why. In light of world events that have become increasingly in numbers since the 2010s, the team didn't want the characters to be dead (or undead) children. I can see why they made that change, I'd hate to see theories like "Frankie's limbs come from this horrible real life event from like 3 years ago".
I’m sorry, can you explain what “light of world events” means? I tried searching for it but didn’t find something related to what you said, English is not my main language so idk what that is
@@judrawing”in light of world events” is just a phrase used in English. I’m not sure if that wording is directly from the tweet or not, but it appears to refer to the gun issues in America 😢 unfortunately multiple school shootings have happened so they probably think it could cause controversy. I heard that was the same reason why they changed the original coffin shaped boxes that were used in 2010
great video! and you’re totally right about how the utter horror of human-to-monster transformation gets completely glossed over in these backstories. i read a lot of anne rice’s vampire chronicles books in high school, and there’s some true definitions of body horror in those pages - descriptions of what it’s like to experience your human body physically change into something else, of seeing everything you know and love decay over time. if mattel did intentionally remove that sort of backstory from gen3 characters, it’s easy to see why. i’m just a little more surprised those backstories went through in the first place for gen1 characters!
@@FaeryTaleDolls tbh i still think iwtv is her best book. the movie is … ok for what it is but lacks a lot of the depth of the book, which happens with feature film adaptations. i haven’t seen the tv show yet but i hear it’s really good, have you seen it? i know you’ve said before you’re not into horror film stuff but i’ve heard from friends that it leans more into the characters than the horror aspects.
Johnny Spirit was trapped in the school for thousands of years. Robecca was left unconscious and shattered for a whole century and probably never knew her father. Principal Revenant did some awful things, but having chains following you around for eternity until you do something like writing 10,000 essays is really brutal. Garrote was trapped in the Parisian catacombs for a whole decade. All of these characters were technically "born" just to be commercials to sell hunks of plastic for exorbitant prices with their personalities and personal reasons for existence being secondary. But the most shocking story in Monster High that's not really a backstory :O : In the game "Ghoul Spirit", Clawdeen had to change her outfit because another ghoul was wearing the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Draculaura also just has a traumatic life in general I feel not just beginning. At least before Monster High, she and Dracula had to flee Transylvania because of an angry mob trying to kill them, plus Valentine manipulating her via her heart (manipulating her love and emotions essentially)
In my opinion Robecca has the saddest backstory - she was like pretty heavily implied to be murdered, her balance module was then used as a trophy, and when she finally is reassembled she wakes up to a world that is nothing like the one she remembers and she's immediately given the news that her father is also gone. In her diary she literally has a line where she's says "It has been all I could do to daily resist the urge to let my life go to rust." 😭 She's going through it.
damn I never knew these backstories wth 😭 I would say it’s pretty dark for a kids brand, but I did learn about Pocahontas when I was in 4th grade so…. it also puts a lot of perspective into characters, like Cleo. her family is the only thing left of her time period and she spent several thousand years with them, so that’s probably a major reason why she’s so loyal to them.
I don't know how the storyline is in monster high but if it's anything like the greek myth ,then Medusa has the most tragic backstory in my opinion. but among the characters we know i think it's Draculaura as she has been through the tragic death of both her biological parents at a young age and probably has felt all alone for many years. i also feel bad for cleo especially that she has a troublesome family but i think she is strong-willed enough to decide her own life with Deuce who is always supportive and loving to her
I’ve always thought about the human to monster thing, like I think so deeply about it like what if that was me, what if I just woke up one day and everyone I know and love is gone and I’m just surrounded by other monsters with unique looks and abilities and shapes and sizes, honestly I think I would freak out😂😂 and then the fact they outlive all the friends they made when they were human, I couldn’t handle it
This is such a fun video idea, love exploring the tragic backgrounds behind our beloved Monsters. Definitely would love more videos on other character backstories! 🙂 **Also I was thinking about your beef with Gigi and the "problematic" way she granted wishes. In the 13 Wishes Movie, Gigi warns Howleen that there was a dark side to the wishes and to be cautious with what she wished for. It made me think how much of those problematic wishes granted were influenced by Wisp in some way, as prior to Wisp's existence, in that flashback scene Gigi apparently made many finders of the lamp very happy with their wishes. It also made me think that Gigi is the vessel for granting wishes however, genie magic is often unpredictable in nature, as seen in a lot of media and stories. This leads to believe that Gigi was happy to grant finders their wishes with no ill intention, however, the possible influence of Wisp and the literal and unpredictable "problem-solving" nature of genie magic may have granted finders their wishes but not in the way that was positive. Sorry for the paragraph haha, just some theories I thought of and wanted to share with you 😅
i thought you were gonna say hoodude had a tragic story because he was made to be frankie’s bf lmao😭😭 on a real note tho, really great idea for a video!! i would love to see you discuss other monsters backstories because aside from just loving your opinions, g1 had some wild ones like some are so detailed and dynamic🧍♀️
I know exactly what tweet ur talking about, I think it was the creator of the show that said that they were removing the "human who died" type aspect of it so that kids who went through tragedy of losing someone or a friend (I think they specifically mentioned because of the climate with school sh00tings) wouldn't have to like have it in the back of their mind while watching the show
@@KaminoKatie I mean I agree but i think the show might not be the place to do so. I think the creator wanted the show to be something fun and lighthearted for kids to enjoy, maybe even escape from the reality of those kinds of things
@@anactualtrashtm8340 I literally grew up with a game about a undead skeleton trying to prove his falsified legend right, I'm sure kids today will be taught about death just fine
Would you ever be interested in creating a short story or at least talking points for what you would want to see in a Hoodude centric story and someone you ship him with and sharing it in a video on the channel 👀 I would be very interested in what you come up with!!
Spectra’s backstory is also pretty sad, but mysterious. The fact that she’s lied about her backstory so much that even SHE doesn’t remember who she was when she was a human is kinda heartbreaking. And then there’s also Robecca, who probably had the most intricate backstory that’s actually shown in the movies and not just in bonus content.
Frankie was literally born to go to high school and get unnecessary hate online; that's pretty tragic.
Okay this made me laugh
@@Zhade11 unnecessary hate? Like what
g3 seems to go back and forth on how the undead work. I think it's just whatever fits the story at the moment. g1 had some wild backstories. Count Fabulous did NOT have to have that backstory and yet...
If I remember correctly in one of the Monster High Chapter Books about cleo, it says that her mother was supposed to go to the Safe House as well but she got lost or something for a few thousand years and returned one day
real quick about g3 canon If i remember correctly yes, all monsters in g3 are their own species and were never human (well aside from were-monsters i guess). The tweet also said why. In light of world events that have become increasingly in numbers since the 2010s, the team didn't want the characters to be dead (or undead) children. I can see why they made that change, I'd hate to see theories like "Frankie's limbs come from this horrible real life event from like 3 years ago".
I’m sorry, can you explain what “light of world events” means? I tried searching for it but didn’t find something related to what you said, English is not my main language so idk what that is
@@judrawing”in light of world events” is just a phrase used in English. I’m not sure if that wording is directly from the tweet or not, but it appears to refer to the gun issues in America 😢 unfortunately multiple school shootings have happened so they probably think it could cause controversy.
I heard that was the same reason why they changed the original coffin shaped boxes that were used in 2010
@@knight2002 oh… thank you for explaining!
great video! and you’re totally right about how the utter horror of human-to-monster transformation gets completely glossed over in these backstories. i read a lot of anne rice’s vampire chronicles books in high school, and there’s some true definitions of body horror in those pages - descriptions of what it’s like to experience your human body physically change into something else, of seeing everything you know and love decay over time. if mattel did intentionally remove that sort of backstory from gen3 characters, it’s easy to see why. i’m just a little more surprised those backstories went through in the first place for gen1 characters!
Omg yes I recently read Interview with a Vampire and it was so interesting in regards to the transformation and the inherent horror
@@FaeryTaleDolls tbh i still think iwtv is her best book. the movie is … ok for what it is but lacks a lot of the depth of the book, which happens with feature film adaptations. i haven’t seen the tv show yet but i hear it’s really good, have you seen it? i know you’ve said before you’re not into horror film stuff but i’ve heard from friends that it leans more into the characters than the horror aspects.
@@vespiaries No I haven't, I'm not really opposed to watching it cause I agree, it doesn't seem too horror-y, but I just...haven't lol
@@FaeryTaleDolls totally fair, there are just too many streaming sites and SO much stuff to watch in general 😆
Johnny Spirit was trapped in the school for thousands of years.
Robecca was left unconscious and shattered for a whole century and probably never knew her father.
Principal Revenant did some awful things, but having chains following you around for eternity until you do something like writing 10,000 essays is really brutal.
Garrote was trapped in the Parisian catacombs for a whole decade.
All of these characters were technically "born" just to be commercials to sell hunks of plastic for exorbitant prices with their personalities and personal reasons for existence being secondary.
But the most shocking story in Monster High that's not really a backstory :O : In the game "Ghoul Spirit", Clawdeen had to change her outfit because another ghoul was wearing the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of this lore building was what I expected to show up in Once Bitten Twice Dead, and NOT whatever they gave us instead.
Yeah the more I hear about it the worse it gets 🥴
@@FaeryTaleDolls The only good thing that novel has going for it is Lagoona and Gil finally broke up
Draculaura also just has a traumatic life in general I feel not just beginning. At least before Monster High, she and Dracula had to flee Transylvania because of an angry mob trying to kill them, plus Valentine manipulating her via her heart (manipulating her love and emotions essentially)
In my opinion Robecca has the saddest backstory - she was like pretty heavily implied to be murdered, her balance module was then used as a trophy, and when she finally is reassembled she wakes up to a world that is nothing like the one she remembers and she's immediately given the news that her father is also gone. In her diary she literally has a line where she's says "It has been all I could do to daily resist the urge to let my life go to rust." 😭 She's going through it.
damn I never knew these backstories wth 😭 I would say it’s pretty dark for a kids brand, but I did learn about Pocahontas when I was in 4th grade so….
it also puts a lot of perspective into characters, like Cleo. her family is the only thing left of her time period and she spent several thousand years with them, so that’s probably a major reason why she’s so loyal to them.
That’s a good point about Cleo! It’s hard enough dealing with toxic family members without adding in her specific context
I don't know how the storyline is in monster high but if it's anything like the greek myth ,then Medusa has the most tragic backstory in my opinion.
but among the characters we know i think it's Draculaura as she has been through the tragic death of both her biological parents at a young age and probably has felt all alone for many years.
i also feel bad for cleo especially that she has a troublesome family but i think she is strong-willed enough to decide her own life with Deuce who is always supportive and loving to her
If you like tragic romances you should dive into the fact that Headmistress Bloodgood and Hexiciah Steam (Robecca's father) had a romance 👀
Love this 😊 could you make another video with more backstories? Juat super fun ofc only if that inspires you ❤
I’ve always thought about the human to monster thing, like I think so deeply about it like what if that was me, what if I just woke up one day and everyone I know and love is gone and I’m just surrounded by other monsters with unique looks and abilities and shapes and sizes, honestly I think I would freak out😂😂 and then the fact they outlive all the friends they made when they were human, I couldn’t handle it
I was surprised you didn’t talk about spectra!!
I thought about it, but honestly her backstory is a bit vague so I didn’t feel like I could justify it
@@FaeryTaleDolls true but that hers has always interested me the most other then Cleo and drac
This is such a fun video idea, love exploring the tragic backgrounds behind our beloved Monsters. Definitely would love more videos on other character backstories! 🙂 **Also I was thinking about your beef with Gigi and the "problematic" way she granted wishes. In the 13 Wishes Movie, Gigi warns Howleen that there was a dark side to the wishes and to be cautious with what she wished for. It made me think how much of those problematic wishes granted were influenced by Wisp in some way, as prior to Wisp's existence, in that flashback scene Gigi apparently made many finders of the lamp very happy with their wishes.
It also made me think that Gigi is the vessel for granting wishes however, genie magic is often unpredictable in nature, as seen in a lot of media and stories. This leads to believe that Gigi was happy to grant finders their wishes with no ill intention, however, the possible influence of Wisp and the literal and unpredictable "problem-solving" nature of genie magic may have granted finders their wishes but not in the way that was positive. Sorry for the paragraph haha, just some theories I thought of and wanted to share with you 😅
That’s fair, I guess in a lot of genie stories wording your wishes very specifically is a big component…maybe I was too hard on her 😅
Oh 100% Spectra, Robecca, and Draculara-
All three are just absolutely heartbreaking to me
For those who don't know. alot of G1 MH Characters were once humans where as the showrunner She Fontana confirmed in G3 the boos are born monsters.
Ouuuu, this is going to be fun. I can't wait. I just love your videos ❤
Bruh Frankie is really paralleling the og Frankenstein story here wtf??????
Like father like daughter lol
Your eye make up is extra epic in this vid! Just like the video 👻
Aw thank you!
Some details might be missing but it's very clear that the most tragic MH G1 character is Spectra.
See when I read the wiki it was just like…super vague? Maybe I missed something haha
Great video idea!
Also, wasn’t Torelei an orphan on the streets in her early years?
….so I forgot Toralei…
@@FaeryTaleDolls poor Torelei 💀
i thought you were gonna say hoodude had a tragic story because he was made to be frankie’s bf lmao😭😭
on a real note tho, really great idea for a video!! i would love to see you discuss other monsters backstories because aside from just loving your opinions, g1 had some wild ones like some are so detailed and dynamic🧍♀️
I don’t hate G1 Frankie quite that much 😂
such an interesting topic cool video :)
You should do a part 2
Also robecca who confront a feminicide
I enjoyed this❤❤❤
I know exactly what tweet ur talking about, I think it was the creator of the show that said that they were removing the "human who died" type aspect of it so that kids who went through tragedy of losing someone or a friend (I think they specifically mentioned because of the climate with school sh00tings) wouldn't have to like have it in the back of their mind while watching the show
I’d argue that kids needs to taught about the subject of death more than ever now
@@KaminoKatie I mean I agree but i think the show might not be the place to do so. I think the creator wanted the show to be something fun and lighthearted for kids to enjoy, maybe even escape from the reality of those kinds of things
@@anactualtrashtm8340 I literally grew up with a game about a undead skeleton trying to prove his falsified legend right, I'm sure kids today will be taught about death just fine
02:09 that was Danny Phantom, also 😅
Ghoulish is my #1
Pt.2 ?
Would you ever be interested in creating a short story or at least talking points for what you would want to see in a Hoodude centric story and someone you ship him with and sharing it in a video on the channel 👀 I would be very interested in what you come up with!!
I’ve never considered it but now…
@@FaeryTaleDolls I would LOVE to see what you’d come up with!!
I think Gen 3 is aimed at a younger audience. It would explain why they softened a lot of the lore and character personalities.
Your beautiful 😍
Aw thank you 🥰
@@FaeryTaleDolls 🖤
Ok