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Whoever he was, he's gone now. Moniqa giggles at the disbelief on James's face.Related content
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Wounded if she would keep her mouth open just like that if I tried to clime in
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Moniqa is not known to turn down voluntary snacks.
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What I always wondered was this-- what *was* it about James that made Moniqa not, well...snap him up where he stood? God only knows she's had enough opportunities to do so (and on the other end, I've gotta say, James has more spine than I do-- as appealing as I would, and DO, find someone like Moniqa, if I'd heard the same things about her as he had, I probably would have scrammed the *INSTANT* I realized Moniqa was so close). Or was it just nothing in particular-- just random chance that she didn't gobble down James (or was it that she already had a morsel readily available, thus James was not necessary)? The last line of the last frame implies that when they (inevitably) DO meet again, its going to be business as usual for Moniqa for feeding the Goddess Hunger-- SNAP, *GULP*, gone.
Or, as is most likely, am I putting WAAAAAY too much thought into this?
Seriously though, all conjecture aside, this image (and the whole series in general) is *fantastically* done-- I cannot *believe* that I have been a member of DeviantArt for as long as I have, and have the tastes that I do, and have NOT come across you and your wonderful work before now (and though I like ALL of them, I have to say that Moniqa here takes the crown for my most favorite, with Chantel a very, very close second). Suffice it to say, you've been added to my list of favorite Deviants. *raises glass* Here's to you, good sir.
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I appreciate it! I think this one came down to me just wanting to do something different. My characters have various personalities and levels of appetite, and with Moniqa being the sort of rough, aggressive bottomless pit, I thought it would add a touch of "texture" to have her make occasional exceptions, maybe to keep her from getting monotonous. It also underlines her status of exulting in her power and dominance over the puny little people; while Moniqa generally doesn't "play with her food" as much as some others, she doesn't mind a little tease and play every now and then.
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Ah, I see-- I can appreciate that, wanting to experiment and give your characters a little more depth, flesh them out (heh--pun intended) a little more. And even if she WERE to get monotonous, I doubt very many people would actually stop viewing your works of her (I know I wouldn't). And, just out of curiosity, who are the ones who play with their food more are (my instant guess would be Heather, given her antics in her solo series-- Chantel and Lilly too, though when compared to a vacuum-on-two-legs-with-a-great-rack Moniqa)>
And speaking of her and her 'exulting her power and dominance over the puny little people' and her status as a 'rough, aggressive bottomless pit'...she's the one that wants to become a true Goddess, permanently, right? Wow...how many thousands (tens of thousands? *Hundreds* of thousands?) of people would she need to devour, how many small-to-medium-size nations would she have to consume before she reaches THAT goal? If that is even what she HAS to do (though given the general thrust of this series, I kind of doubt it.)
And I can't imagine that Chantel would take a mere mortal usurping a title that she herself was *born* to...(and Girls' Night Out proves that Moniqa, Chantel --Lilly too-- occupy the same reality) not to mention that I doubt Moniqa-as-Goddess would abide by the balance Chantel (as Shonn-tel, in her native reality) seemed to maintain: protection and guardianship over the people she ruled over, in exchange for their gratefully feeding her with their very bodies. And none of the others in thrall to the Goddess Hunger seem to be actively campaigning for Goddesshood themselves (well, except Chantel, since she actually IS one); am I right in guessing that if Moniqa finally DOES achieve her goal, that she'll come into conflict with Chantel (or another of the Circle? There's gotta be RULES against that sorta thing...else why hasn't anyone tried it before)?
Because that would make for one HELL of a series...
Also-- all the talk of the Great Goddess; what IS her story, anyway? Have we ever seen her (directly)? Do we know anything about her (except that she seems to gain in power from women devouring other people, either via giantess or shrinking)? What does she DO, what is her ROLE? I'm guessing she's some sort of cosmic entity, like Death, Eternity, Infinity, or Galactus from Marvel, or like the Endless from DC Comics' Sandman: Dream, Death, Delirium, Desire, Despair, Destiny, and Destruction--something that in her (its) natural form, we can't even begin to perceive (a 'you cannot begin the grasp the true form' sort of thing--might explain why we've never seen her directly; to perceive such a being would be too much for our fragile mortal minds to handleΒ ). Again, I'm probably reading way too much into this, its just I read those tantalizing snippets you post with each image, and I begin to wonder, since there *does* seem to be some sort of uniting mythos behind it all.
(Again I reiterate-- GREAT work.)
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*Super Nerd Mode - ACTIVATE*
Clarification: Chantel is a True Giantess. This means she is part of the ancient bloodline of the giant race and has always been what she is. While she was worshipped as a "goddess" in her home world, she actually has no real magical or divine powers. She is just enormous and powerful. The connection between Chantel's giant race and the Great Goddess is not publicly known. It's possible the Goddess Circle knows more on this subject, but their mysteries are only known to Initiates.
On that note, Moniqa is an Initiate of the Goddess Circle, otherwise known as a Goddess Witch. While specific powers and abilities vary from one Witch to the next based on skill level and other factors, Moniqa, like most of her fellow Witches, is able to shrink her willing worshippers for purposes of gulping them down. But she gets much more pleasure - and power - by saving her energy to grow to full giantess size and swallowing full-sized people whole. She is currently able to do this, temporarily, every couple of months or so. But certain Goddess Witches - rarely - become powerful enough to permanently transform themselves into giantesses. This is considered embodying an aspect of the Great Goddess and a "legendary" achievement; of course, only a small handful of women have ever achieved this. Moniqa is widely expected within the Circle to eventually pull it off. While she would still not exactly be a true "Goddess," she would be powerful enough on earth it wouldn't make a whole lot of difference.
Heather is another example of a "promising" Goddess Witch. She is a little more playful, fun-loving and "nice" than Moniqa, but arguably more insatiable in the sensual dimension and no less hungry for warm bodies to fill her belly.
Conflict between Goddess Witches and True Giantess like Chantel is only known to occur when established "turf" lines are violated. Chantel, for example, is a registered superhero and a defender of "her" city. She gobbles up bad guys all day long, but if a giant intruder started feeding on "her" city's citizens, there might be a fight. Still, Chantel is ultimately a giantess, and the "chuco-lohu" (little people) are ultimately her natural food source, so recreational feeding in *another city* (as in the case of the "Girls' Night Out" series) is not unheard of. (In any case, it's awesome, so that logic flies as far as I'm concerned!)
Finally, there is a possibility of conflict between different "Rites" (or "Schools") within the Goddess Circle. I haven't ironed out the details for this yet, but some Goddess Witches approach their relationship with worshippers differently than others. Some see themselves as loving givers of sensuality, play and pleasure to their adoring servants. Others are more rough, aggressive, and not-nice, "punishing" their groveling, pathetic playthings and giving them the harsh treatment they "deserve." (Full disclosure, I'm biased in favor of the fun-loving sensualists, but I recognize a need for equal opportunity.) Some conflict over power, resources and feeding grounds is probably inevitable.
Good questions! I haven't had time to play in this world for a while so I'm enjoying coming back to think about it again.
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*looks at previous post, and realizes only now that he said 'Goddess' when he should have put 'Giantess'* Ack-- note to self, NEVER type out long and involved posts just before bed.
*ULTRA-NERD MODE-- ENGAGED*
Anyway, thank you for the 'good questions' bit-- mostly due to me being innately curious about things that have caught my eye, and I daresay you and your work have more than done that.
Wow-- that tells me quite a lot; thanks for all the information, and I'm happy to know that I've given you cause to think more on this again.
And, as it so often turns out, answers to certain questions tend to generate altogether different questions.
As to Moniqa-- I thought as much; and as much as it would probably spell dire consequences for the people of Earth...I must say, I'd love to see her achieve her goal. Which brings me to another question-- is there any 'set' size for a Goddess Witch when she invokes her powers to grow to giantess heights? I ask because, looking at Girls' Night Out, Moniqa, Lilly, and Chantel all (roughly) look to be about the same height or so (give or take a story or two). If I had to guess, I'd say they're all roughly Godzilla-sized or so (and I'm speaking of the King of Monsters at his all-time largest--100 meters, so 328.04 feet, to be exact). Like I said, give or take a story or two.
But then I look at Heather...and, unless I miss my guess, *she* is *significantly* larger than any of those three. You say that Heather's a 'promising' Goddess Witch-- is that an example of her potential, that she *CAN* grow so very large?
Or is there more to it than that? Its obvious that Goddess Witches can control their size to some extent-- else they'd be forced to stay one size constantly (most can go from giantess to human-sized, and for Chantel its the reverse-- giantess is her true form, human-size is the transformed form). Can they grow to even greater sizes than they have been seen to grow already, or is that just their most 'power-efficient' form-- just that the bigger they get, the more power they must expend (and thus is more of a drain on them; and in the cases of the Goddess Witches, it would not only cut WAY down on how long they can remain a giantess, but also greatly increase the 'cooldown' time between transformations, as they build their strength back up again to the point where they can change again)? And is it possible for them to increase their maximum possible size by a sufficient intake of power? Moniqa (and others, as you say) seem to think that it is possible for her to gain so much power that she can become a giantess indefinitely...would it be similarly possible for her (or another Goddess Witch) to increase her maximum possible size via something similar (as I said earlier, how many hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands of people would THAT require?)?
And, as to the 'conflict' bit...I figured that if there WAS any conflict, it was generally low-key (since the shared world of Chantel, Moniqa, Lilly, Heather, and the others has not yet degenerated into a war between the various giantesses --probably a good bit of it due to none of them, barring Chantel, being capable of remaining a giantess indefinitely, and that Chantel herself has dubbed herself a superhero and limited --for the most part-- her feeding to criminals and other scum). The only reason I brought it up is that I wonder if Moniqa here might not eventually be a reason for more such conflict to arise-- you said earlier (and elsewhere) that Moniqa is one of your more rough, less-pleasant characters; if she becomes a giantess permanently, that means her ability to feed as one remains unchecked-- and she (maybe this is just me) strikes me as the sort who revels in her power, and, if she gets it, is *highly* unlikely to give it up (if she, like Chantel, would still retain the ability to resume normal size after becoming a true giantess-- or a giantess, dunno if true would apply, if she were never that way to begin with). If she does that, her ability to feed would have no checks left on it...and somehow, that does NOT seem like a situation that can turn out well. And if it turns out that Moniqa CAN increase her baseline size given enough time and enough power...she might decide that her 'area of influence' (read: feeding grounds) needs to increase along with it (especially if her appetite increases in proportion TO her size-- though that is just sheer conjecture on my part, like most of this is).
Which, eventually, is going to bring her into conflict with the others. Heh-- Chantel might eventually have her first actual 'supervillainess' on her hands, given time (improbable, but...might make for a good story).
And, one final question-- and, I admit it, this one is curiosity of the sheer morbid type-- how many people does a Goddess Witch have to consume before she's had her fill? I doubt its as many as the audience sees them eat on panel (since if you showed -every single one- things might rapidly grow tiresome; and besides, its needless work on you when you can --and have-- imply that there are more than just those we see consumed onscreen). I know I can't imagine Lilly, Heather, Moniqa, or Chantel happy with only a couple of people per each of them...(Heather I think having the highest 'onpanel' count out of all them, which might be explained by the fact she was feeding in a more remote area).
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Well, the short, short, short answer is: These are all questions I have considered from time to time, but as of yet have not come up with final answers. It probably doesn't help that I have done little or nothing in terms of serious writing of actual "storylines" or otherwise creating material that fills in the blanks on these questions. Resolving this problem is something I'm looking at once I figure out how I'm going to go forward with this "side project" of mine (see my latest journal).
One thing I have done is work on a sort of "stat sheet"/character appetite comparison chart figuring up the frequency and volume of my various characters' feeding patterns...Β Β frequency of feedings;Β daily, monthly, and annual averages; record feeding binges, that kind of thing. I think that file is currently in my shipped goods (I'm currently in the process of moving house), but I will consult it again in the future and consider some way of sharing the info with interested fans. Off the top of my head, a Goddess Witch in giantess form will swallow anywhere from 25 to 75 people in one binge, depending on her size and appetite, but the "big girls" have been known to devour 100 or more at once on rare occasions.
This world is aware of the existence of mutants, aliens and superheroes, so the existence of giant women suddenly appearing like magic and eating people by the handful is, yes, news, but perhaps not as fazing as it might be to you and me in real life. Some known giantesses enjoy celebrity status, and are lucrative economic moneymakers for all sorts of industries, especially tourism and entertainment. For this reason, human societies tend to be much more forgiving of the occasional destructive rampage than one might suspect. In Moniqa's case, the Goddess Circle is quietly making arrangements to make sure she has a place to go where she can feed freely with minimal complications if and when she "levels up" enough to complete her permanent transformation. This will probably mean relocating her to one of several popular resort islands, where a constant stream of tourism and "giantess admirers" already know what to expect and are apparently OK with the risks if it means getting to see their favorite giant divas up close.
And finally, Chantel and other True Giantesses do *not* change their size. They are just naturally huge all the time. Chantel's race is rare in our world because they come from a different dimension of some kind.
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i would try to clime into her mouth see if she swallows me or keeps me there for a ride.
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Knowing her, she would probably like that.
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