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Genesius Wolf

2026-10-24T08:11:25Z

Warkawarks: Left the fandom in 2020. Unfortunately he deleted his channel and this is the only trace of his announcement I have left.

'''Genesius Wolf''' was a [[fursuiter]] and [[YouTuber]] from Arkansas who is known for making advice videos about the fandom from a Christian perspective. He would later announce his departure from the furry fandom in 2020.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaErsQiqlaU Genesius Wolf Leaves the Fandom Kothorix Leaves the Fandom Who''s next?] Retrieved October 24, 2026</ref>

==Fursona==
Genesius' fursona was a wolf with a cross in the middle to represent his religious views. His name derived from the Saint Genesius of Rome; Patron saint of Actors.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/user/genesius Info about Genesius on FurAffinity] Retrieved April 2, 2019</ref>

==YouTube==
Genesius was best known for making videos talking about problems and issues affecting the fandom while discussing it from a Christian point of view.

==References==
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==External Links==
*[https://www.furaffinity.net/user/genesius Genesius] on [[FurAffinity]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLeqBpR3WcMigsrzDveB9qg Genesius Wolf] on [[YouTube]]
*[https://twitter.com/genesiuswolf?lang=en Genesius Wolf] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://www.instagram.com/genesiuswolf/?hl=en Genesius Wolf] on Instagram

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E621

2026-10-24T07:59:42Z

Warkawarks: Updated for 2026

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{{Infobox website
| title = e621
| image = [[File:E621Logo.png|right|301px]]
| caption = "''The Tasty Furry Site''"
| author = '''Creator:''' [[Arcturus]]
*'''Owner:''' [[Varka]]
*'''Bad Dragon Staff:''' [[DasaDevil|Hal Greaves]]
* '''Site Lead''': [[Rainbow Dash]] <ref name="staff">[https://e621.net/wiki_pages/49355 e621:staff] ''e621.net''. Retrieved October 24, 2026.</ref><ref name="admins">[https://e621.net/users?commit=Search&search%5Blevel%5D=50&search%5Border%5D=name List of Admins] ''e621.net''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>
*'''Developer Lead:''' [[Cinder]]
*'''Developer Team:''' [[Aacafah]], [[binaryfloof]], [[Catt0s]]
*'''Staff Lead:''' [[Rainbow Dash]]
*'''Admins:''' [[furrypickle]], [[spe]] <ref name="admins"/>
*'''Moderator Lead:''' [[Versperus]]
*'''Moderators:''' Aacafah, binaryfloof, [[FangTheWeavile]], jerdude002, [[Labra]], mshk, [[munchmallow-frosty]], pleaseletmein, TheGreatWolfgang, [[WispTheHusky]]
*'''Janitor Lead:''' [[Strikerman]]
*'''Janitors:''' [[abadbird]], [[Bearnaise]], Catt0s, [[Clawstripe]], CoffeeCo, [[DubsTheFox]], Furrin Gok, IsFaputa, [[Lafcadio]], [[laranja]], [[lemongrab]], Lizarian, [[Manitka]], [[meowmcmeow]], [[Plentyofsoup]], [[Primonyr]], [[Queen Tyr'ahnee]], [[Rainbow Shoebill]], [[Recursion]], [[S87]], [[Siral Exan]], [[Synf3ll]], [[Wandering Spaniel]]
| url = https://e621.net/
* https://e926.net
| status = Online
| began =
'''e621''':
* February 10, 2007
* November 26, 2007
* September 8, 2010
'''e961''':
* July 10, 2009
'''e926''':
* November 1, 2012
| ended =
'''e621''':
* September 17, 2007
* August 30, 2010
* September 8, 2010 - present
'''e961''':
* November 15, 2009
| genre = Ouroboros Image board
| rating = {{Rating-nc17-button}}
}}
'''e621''', also known as '''e6''', is a [[adult|mature]] [[image board]] replacement for the image board [[Sidechan]]. A [[W:general audience|general audience]] image board, '''e926''' (formerly e961) complements this site. e621 runs off of the Ouroboros platform, a [[W:Imageboard#Danbooru-style_boards|danbooru]]-style software specifically designed for the site. It is likely that the site is named for the compound [[W:Monosodium glutamate|monosodium glutamate]], whose [[W:E number|E Number]] is E621.

== History ==

* September 17, 2007 - The site was closed down, citing on its front-page that claims had been made against the site for hosting [[Wikipedia:child pornography|child pornography]] and only the [[Oekaki]] board and the [[IRC]] channel remained active.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917160028/http://e621.net/ e621 offline notice] - Archived by Wayback Machine, Sep 17, 2007.</ref>
* November 26, 2007 - e621 became active again, under the banner e621 2.0. It was forced offline for a few days over Christmas 2007 during the same [[Wikipedia:Distributed Denial of Service|DDoS]] attack that struck [[Fur Affinity]] and [[Fchan]].
* August 2010 - The website ended its operations briefly due to [[David Ross]] ('''Insane Kangaroo'''), lodging accusations of child pornography and copyright infringement with the principle hosting company.<ref name="Takedown Request">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd366/HDSham/Screenshot2010-08-30at105324PM.png|title=Takedown Request Screenshot|website=e621|date=August 30, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref> The site was formally shut down when he threatened [[Arcturus]] with deportation. The site returned to normal operation under a new owner on September 8, 2010.
* August 30, 2010 - The website's main page was replaced with a small note saying that e621 would be permanently shut down due to "numerous threats to our host, false claims of illegal content, harassment and a few things that are much worse."<ref name="Takedown Request"/> This time, only the IRC channel remained active.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.e621.net/|title=e621 is over. sorry.|website=e621|date=August 31, 2010|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}</ref>
* August 31, 2010 - It was announced that the site will simply be resuming with a new admin, Varka, after a short downtime.{{fact}} Announced changes to the site include an updated takedown policy to amend some of the issues leading to the threats issued in previous days.{{fact}}
* September 1, 2010 - A website by the same name has appeared in the guise of Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5, as confusing as this is, both are different only due to the WWW prefix. That, or the old one was absolved by Adobe, while the new one is using the WWW prefix. Anonymous of Jacksonville says e621 simply has a messed up DNS record for the base domain, but the WWW subdomain is still correctly configured. Either the record's TTL hasn't yet expired (in the case of hacking or hostile takeover, this is a good thing) or someone somewhere has made a silly mistake. (When the site is typed in with, and without WWW it goes to Varka's page, the site itself depending how you reach it will send you to either by a 50/50 chance, it's easier to just put in WWW with it.) (needs update).
* September 8, 2010 - The website was passed from Arcturus to Varka. Varka has implemented a newer, more artist-friendly takedown policy. There will also be more artist involvement that includes obtaining prints from Inkbunny and going to the artist's chosen website for commissions.<ref name="forum8456">{{cite web|author=[[Varka]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/8456|title=ANNOUNCEMENT: e621 changeover, new policy, next steps|website=e621|date=September 10, 2010|accessdate=September 23, 2010}}</ref>
* January 18, 2012 - e621 joined many other sites in protesting the [[W:PROTECT IP Act|PROTECT IP Act]] (PIPA) and [[W:SOPA|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA), by taking down its page and replacing it with the page that stated for others to write to their congressmen, being entirely generated by user content, e621 was a high risk target under the SOPA legislation, and took the site down with others for the protest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118152135/http://e621.net/ "What? Why can't I use e621?"] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], January 18, 2012.</ref>
* February 2014 - The site hosts over four hundred thousand active posts ranging from non-[[sexual]] images to extreme [[paraphilia|fetishes]],{{fact}} with more than sixty-thousand users.{{fact}}
* August 18, 2014 - The site hosts over 450,000 active posts with over 140,000 users.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140818093004/https://e621.net/stats e621 Stats] - Retrieved via the [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Wayback Machine], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* April 28, 2017 - The site hosts over 1,000,000 active posts with almost 250,000 users.<ref>[https://archive.is/mfi95 e621 Stats] - Retrieved via [https://archive.is/ Archive.is], April 28, 2017.</ref>
* October 24, 2019 - Admin and lead programmer [[KiraNoot]] announces a new version of e621 that has been in the works for months and [https://beta.e621.net a beta version of the new site] is available to use for stress testing.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[KiraNoot|Kira]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/279936|title=Introducing the e621 Beta Site|website=e621|date=October 24, 2019|accessdate=October 24, 2019}}</ref> The new version uses a more modern platform modeled after the current version of Danbooru.
* February 12, 2020 - Lead admin NotMeNotYou announces that the new version of e621 is nearing completion. The new version would include a new "Lore" tag category (which includes "canonical" gender identities) and the ability to search up to 40 tags at once.<ref name="new e6 near-complete">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/283533|title=<nowiki>[Beta]</nowiki> The new e621 is nearing completion|website=e621|date=February 12, 2020|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
* March 5, 2020 - The new version of e621 leaves beta and replaces the old site.

== Policies and content ==

e621 makes use of a [[DNP]] list, and takedown requests are honored when following the guidelines of the Takedown page (https://e621.net/static/takedown). Images that are removed are also blacklisted to prevent posting.

Registration requests for inclusion on the site by artists and users might or might not be moderated by e621's staff, depending on the amount of spammers or trolls they are being hit with.

Uploading of photographic child pornography or bestiality media is not permitted, and uploading of images from pay-sites is discouraged, with the exception of a few images (usually for publicity purposes).

Additionally, any post could be deleted without notice if they fail to meet a standard of quality as determined by the moderators (poorly drawn or badly compressed art), though this is uncommon.

Regarding post tagging, the site uses a "tag-what-you-see" (TWYS) tagging system where posts are tagged based on what is visible in the images and animations. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/twys) Although this system is seen as highly effective for searching and blacklisting, it has caused several conflicts between the site's administration and a number of its user base and various posts' artists, primarily regarding the tagging of genders. The site features a page on its wiki specifying how they tag genders. (https://e621.net/wiki/show/howto:tag_genders) Despite said page featuring a disclaimer stating that the site's gender tagging system is only for the purposes of searches and blacklists, "''Not and '''Never''''' for describing the character" (i.e. not as a personal labeling system), this policy has nevertheless led to a number of artists requesting DNP status{{cn}} solely out of a refusal to accept the site's tagging policies. Eventually, it was announced on February 12, 2020 that the new version of the site would include the introduction of a new "lore" tags category to complement the TWYS system, including canonical (i.e. by what the artist or copyright owner says) gender identity tags.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> However, "Lore" tags will be a locked tag category; only administrators would be able to add tags to the "lore" category after they sanction them first.<ref name="new e6 near-complete"/> Nevertheless, the site's TWYS, gender tagging, and "minimum quality standards" policies have led to continued criticism among several artists and members of the site (former and current).{{cn}}

On June 22, 2019, after having received several complaints about the vulgar terms "dickgirl" and "cuntboy" as gender tags over time, head admin NotMeNotYou announced that the tags would be aliased to less vulgar terms "gynomorph" and "andromorph". Other tags that incorporate the two vulgar terms would also be aliased to use the less vulgar terms.<ref name="forum274480">{{cite web|author=[[NotMeNotYou]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/274480|title={{!(}}Announcement{{!)}} Making our gender tags less vulgar|website=e621|date=June 22, 2019|accessdate=June 22, 2019}}</ref>

On July 12, 2024, explicit art involving young humans and human-like characters have been banned sitewide and can no longer be posted to e621. The policy change was announced the same day by head admin NotMeNotYou, and over 45,000 posts were taken down as a result.<ref name="Flayrah explicit young human ban">{{cite web|author=GreenReaper (Parry, Lawrence)|url=https://www.flayrah.com/9198/e621-bans-explicit-young-human-and-human-content|title=e621 bans "explicit young human and human-like content"|website=Flayrah|date=July 13, 2024}}</ref>

== Mascot ==
[[File:Small_Esix_Keishinkae.png|175px|thumb|Esix, one of the site's mascots. Esix was in the top spot in the site redesign planned for 2010.]]
e621 has two [[mascot]]s, both of them being [[feline]] [[character]]s; '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/hexerade Hexerade]''' and '''[https://e621.net/wiki/show/esix Esix]'''.

=== Controversy ===

Early in 2010, the owners of e621 were looking for a mascot to adorn the site. After asking the site's users to come up with their own ideas, a poll was opened to decide on which character should be selected. However, a few weeks afterward the poll was closed prematurely as it came to light that one of the contestants had been rigging the contest by signing up many alts through proxies to vote his mascot up.{{cn}}

In response to this, the administrators announced that they would select a mascot among themselves. After deliberation, they selected a five character mascot team from the leaders of the poll, featuring characters by [[Mellis]], [[Chizi]], [[Keishinkae]], [[Darkdoomer]] and [[Manafox]].<ref name="Mascot">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1261051/|title=Mascot Contest Over, Winners Announced!|website=FurAffinity|date=2010|accessdate=8 Jul 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== e961/e926 ==

In July 2009, a work-safe counterpart, e961.net, was brought online. The site was named after the E number of the then-new artificial sweetener, [[W:neotame|Neotame]]. Unfortunately, in November 2009 it was aliased to the original site due to traffic issues caused by the popularity of e621.<ref name="e961 forum565">{{cite web|author=[[Arcturus]]|url=https://e621.net/forum/show/565|title=At work? Nosy family? No problems!|website=e621|date=July 14, 2009|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref> However, users who want to view only safe for work content can use the "rating:safe" tag to exclude all mature content from e621, except banner adverts which will still include adult content. Images can also be filtered by placing ratings (i.e., rating:explicit) on the tag blacklist.

In November 2012, e961 was rebuilt as ''e926'', a joke for it being a "bleached" version of the site, was reinstated along with updates to the main site. It displays content from e621 that strictly has a "Safe" rating. The site's login system shares e621's login database and servers, but requires a separate login, as it has its own cookies. Notably, it also has its own "safe for work" advertising. However, like the main e621 domain, users under 18 years of age are not allowed to visit e926, due to the aforementioned shared database and servers.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://e621.net/wiki e621]'s [[W:Wiki|Wiki]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/E621net e621] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/e621dotnet e621] on [[Twitter]]
* [irc://irc.furnet.org/e621 #e621] [[IRC]] channel on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]

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Kothorix

2026-10-24T07:46:18Z

Warkawarks: Not really a former furry

[[File:Kotherix1thinker.png|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar]]
[[File:Kothorixbustshot.jpg|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar bust]]
'''Kothorix''' ('''''Caw-thor-ricks'''''; born 1989), is a [[furry fan]] and current [[YouTuber]] who creates social commentary, "[[W:Let's Play|Let's Play]]"-style videos and reviews on [[YouTube]] and reviews/plays [[video game|games]] on [[Twitch]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kothorix Kothorix's profile] on Twitter. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

On [[Reddit]], Kothorix helped create and moderate a [[subreddit]] for [[furry]] [[YouTuber|YouTubers]], [[r/FurTube]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FurTube/about/moderators List of mods on r/FurTube]. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>.

On November 1, 2018, Kothorix announced his [[Leaving the fandom|departure]] from the [[furry fandom]], criticizing and accusing its identity at the time as "toxic". <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDa9w_XoP7Y ''Why I Left The Furry Community''] video post on [[Youtube]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> He would later delist his video and apologize for it.

=== Fursona ===

Kothorix's [[fursona]] is a [[male]] blue-colored, ice [[dragon]] with white, feathered [[wing|wings]]. His fursona is a part [[W:European dragon|Western]] and [[W:Chinese dragon|Eastern]] dragon who could grab objects with his [[claw]]-like fingers.

This sona is now used as an online [[avatar]] for his rebranded video channels and sites.

== Criticism of the furry community ==

On March 7, 2019, Kothorix rebranded his YouTube channel to '''Kothism'''{{clarify}} to officially distance it from his former [[furry]] sub-cultural identity. His channel now focuses on "analyzing opinions, perspectives, and ideas from a practical and morally relativistic standpoint."<ref name="New life">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQyvDem_RM ''Welcome To Kothism''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref> He briefly used a robot avatar as a replacement for his dragon one, which was later reverted back due to poor reception.

On March 29, 2019, he stated that while he finds many members to be immature, he doesn't hate the fandom entirely.<ref name="Moving On">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJO-8DazQD4 ''Moving On...''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref>

On December 10, 2019, he uploaded a video expressing regret for his video and apologizing to the furry community - stating that he made it during a period when he felt "betrayed and rejected by the furry community".<ref name="apology">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxK0cAufWmY ''An Apology''] video post on Youtube.</ref>

His channel name has since been reverted to Kothorix.

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://x.com/KothorixDraws Kothorix Draws] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://twitter.com/kothorix?lang=en Kothorix] on Twitter
* [https://youtube.com/user/kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Twitch]]
* [https://www.reddit.com/user/Kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[Reddit]] (abandoned)
* [https://steamcommunity.com/id/Kothorix Kothorix] on [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]
* [https://www.patreon.com/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Patreon]]

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Kothorix

2026-10-24T07:45:28Z

Warkawarks: /* Criticism of the furry community */ Channel

[[File:Kotherix1thinker.png|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar]]
[[File:Kothorixbustshot.jpg|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar bust]]
'''Kothorix''' ('''''Caw-thor-ricks'''''; born 1989), is a [[furry fan]] and current [[YouTuber]] who creates social commentary, "[[W:Let's Play|Let's Play]]"-style videos and reviews on [[YouTube]] and reviews/plays [[video game|games]] on [[Twitch]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kothorix Kothorix's profile] on Twitter. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

On [[Reddit]], Kothorix helped create and moderate a [[subreddit]] for [[furry]] [[YouTuber|YouTubers]], [[r/FurTube]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FurTube/about/moderators List of mods on r/FurTube]. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>.

On November 1, 2018, Kothorix announced his [[Leaving the fandom|departure]] from the [[furry fandom]], criticizing and accusing its identity at the time as "toxic". <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDa9w_XoP7Y ''Why I Left The Furry Community''] video post on [[Youtube]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> He would later delist his video and apologize for it.

=== Fursona ===

Kothorix's [[fursona]] is a [[male]] blue-colored, ice [[dragon]] with white, feathered [[wing|wings]]. His fursona is a part [[W:European dragon|Western]] and [[W:Chinese dragon|Eastern]] dragon who could grab objects with his [[claw]]-like fingers.

This sona is now used as an online [[avatar]] for his rebranded video channels and sites.

== Criticism of the furry community ==

On March 7, 2019, Kothorix rebranded his YouTube channel to '''Kothism'''{{clarify}} to officially distance it from his former [[furry]] sub-cultural identity. His channel now focuses on "analyzing opinions, perspectives, and ideas from a practical and morally relativistic standpoint."<ref name="New life">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQyvDem_RM ''Welcome To Kothism''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref> He briefly used a robot avatar as a replacement for his dragon one, which was later reverted back due to poor reception.

On March 29, 2019, he stated that while he finds many members to be immature, he doesn't hate the fandom entirely.<ref name="Moving On">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJO-8DazQD4 ''Moving On...''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref>

On December 10, 2019, he uploaded a video expressing regret for his video and apologizing to the furry community - stating that he made it during a period when he felt "betrayed and rejected by the furry community".<ref name="apology">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxK0cAufWmY ''An Apology''] video post on Youtube.</ref>

His channel name has since been reverted to Kothorix.

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://x.com/KothorixDraws Kothorix Draws] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://twitter.com/kothorix?lang=en Kothorix] on Twitter
* [https://youtube.com/user/kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Twitch]]
* [https://www.reddit.com/user/Kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[Reddit]] (abandoned)
* [https://steamcommunity.com/id/Kothorix Kothorix] on [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]
* [https://www.patreon.com/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Patreon]]

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Kothorix

2026-10-24T07:44:13Z

Warkawarks: /* Criticism of the furry community */ Grammar

[[File:Kotherix1thinker.png|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar]]
[[File:Kothorixbustshot.jpg|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar bust]]
'''Kothorix''' ('''''Caw-thor-ricks'''''; born 1989), is a [[furry fan]] and current [[YouTuber]] who creates social commentary, "[[W:Let's Play|Let's Play]]"-style videos and reviews on [[YouTube]] and reviews/plays [[video game|games]] on [[Twitch]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kothorix Kothorix's profile] on Twitter. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

On [[Reddit]], Kothorix helped create and moderate a [[subreddit]] for [[furry]] [[YouTuber|YouTubers]], [[r/FurTube]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FurTube/about/moderators List of mods on r/FurTube]. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>.

On November 1, 2018, Kothorix announced his [[Leaving the fandom|departure]] from the [[furry fandom]], criticizing and accusing its identity at the time as "toxic". <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDa9w_XoP7Y ''Why I Left The Furry Community''] video post on [[Youtube]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> He would later delist his video and apologize for it.

=== Fursona ===

Kothorix's [[fursona]] is a [[male]] blue-colored, ice [[dragon]] with white, feathered [[wing|wings]]. His fursona is a part [[W:European dragon|Western]] and [[W:Chinese dragon|Eastern]] dragon who could grab objects with his [[claw]]-like fingers.

This sona is now used as an online [[avatar]] for his rebranded video channels and sites.

== Criticism of the furry community ==

On March 7, 2019, Kothorix rebranded his YouTube channel to '''Kothism'''{{clarify}} to officially distance it from his former [[furry]] sub-cultural identity. His channel now focuses on "analyzing opinions, perspectives, and ideas from a practical and morally relativistic standpoint."<ref name="New life">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQyvDem_RM ''Welcome To Kothism''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref> He briefly used a robot avatar as a replacement for his dragon one, which was later reverted back due to poor reception.

On March 29, 2019, he stated that while he finds many members to be immature, he doesn't hate the fandom entirely.<ref name="Moving On">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJO-8DazQD4 ''Moving On...''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref>

On December 10, 2019, he uploaded a video expressing regret for his video and apologizing to the furry community - stating that he made it during a period when he felt "betrayed and rejected by the furry community".<ref name="apology">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxK0cAufWmY ''An Apology''] video post on Youtube.</ref>

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://x.com/KothorixDraws Kothorix Draws] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://twitter.com/kothorix?lang=en Kothorix] on Twitter
* [https://youtube.com/user/kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Twitch]]
* [https://www.reddit.com/user/Kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[Reddit]] (abandoned)
* [https://steamcommunity.com/id/Kothorix Kothorix] on [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]
* [https://www.patreon.com/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Patreon]]

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Kothorix

2026-10-24T07:43:23Z

Warkawarks: Later developments

[[File:Kotherix1thinker.png|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar]]
[[File:Kothorixbustshot.jpg|right|thumb|Kothorix's avatar bust]]
'''Kothorix''' ('''''Caw-thor-ricks'''''; born 1989), is a [[furry fan]] and current [[YouTuber]] who creates social commentary, "[[W:Let's Play|Let's Play]]"-style videos and reviews on [[YouTube]] and reviews/plays [[video game|games]] on [[Twitch]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kothorix Kothorix's profile] on Twitter. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

On [[Reddit]], Kothorix helped create and moderate a [[subreddit]] for [[furry]] [[YouTuber|YouTubers]], [[r/FurTube]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FurTube/about/moderators List of mods on r/FurTube]. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>.

On November 1, 2018, Kothorix announced his [[Leaving the fandom|departure]] from the [[furry fandom]], criticizing and accusing its identity at the time as "toxic". <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDa9w_XoP7Y ''Why I Left The Furry Community''] video post on [[Youtube]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> He would later delist his video and apologize for it.

=== Fursona ===

Kothorix's [[fursona]] is a [[male]] blue-colored, ice [[dragon]] with white, feathered [[wing|wings]]. His fursona is a part [[W:European dragon|Western]] and [[W:Chinese dragon|Eastern]] dragon who could grab objects with his [[claw]]-like fingers.

This sona is now used as an online [[avatar]] for his rebranded video channels and sites.

== Criticism of the furry community ==

On March 7, 2019, Kothorix rebranded his YouTube channel to '''Kothism'''{{clarify}} to officially distance it from his former [[furry]] sub-cultural identity. His channel now focuses on "analyzing opinions, perspectives, and ideas from a practical and morally relativistic standpoint."<ref name="New life">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQyvDem_RM ''Welcome To Kothism''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref> He briefly used a robot avatar as a replacement for his dragon one, which was later reverted back due to poor reception.

On March 29, 2019, he stated that while he finds many members to be immature, he doesn't hate the fandom entirely.<ref name="Moving On">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJO-8DazQD4 ''Moving On...''] video post on Youtube. Retrieved ?.</ref>

In a video uploaded on December 10, 2019, he uploaded a video expressing regret for his video and apologizing to the furry community - stating that he made it during a period when he felt "betrayed and rejected by the furry community".<ref name="apology">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxK0cAufWmY ''An Apology''] video post on Youtube.</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://x.com/KothorixDraws Kothorix Draws] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://twitter.com/kothorix?lang=en Kothorix] on Twitter
* [https://youtube.com/user/kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Twitch]]
* [https://www.reddit.com/user/Kothorix/ Kothorix] on [[Reddit]] (abandoned)
* [https://steamcommunity.com/id/Kothorix Kothorix] on [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]
* [https://www.patreon.com/kothorix Kothorix] on [[Patreon]]

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List of Final Fantasy species

2025-06-06T06:37:47Z

Warkawarks: Rephrasing and fixing some parts

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'''''Final Fantasy''''' is a popular [[RPG]] [[video game]] series produced by Square-Enix (formerly Squaresoft). The ''Final Fantasy'' series has several [[animal]] characters that are popular in the [[furry fandom]], such as Moogles and Chocobo who appear in nearly every installation of the series, as well as a strong [[zoomorphic]] influence in its ninth installation, as well as others.

== Popular races ==

=== Chocobo ===
[[Image:Chocobo.JPG|right|thumb|100px|A chocobo]]
Chocobo are [[bird]]s of many colors, but mostly yellow, used primarily as mounts, replacing [[horse]]s in the ''Final Fantasy'' world. Chocobos appear in nearly every game. They are commonly known for their trademark ''Kweh'' or ''Wark'' noises. While timid in the wild, and vicious if threatened, they generally can be tamed and make good transports. Chocobos have occasionally been sighted as lightly armored war mounts in which case they can assist their riders with beak and claw. Most often they can be caught in the wild and ridden without fear of random encounters, escaping after the player dismounts. While ordinary Chocobos are yellow, certain rare breeds are of different colors and have special abilities, such as crossing mountains or flight. An even rarer, more extreme variant is the Fat Chocobo (or Chubby Chocobo), which resembles a morbidly obese yellow chocobo.

Chocobos have a signature theme song that is present in one form or another in every game since the second one. Chocobos also appear in a spin-off series dedicated to them, as well as other Squaresoft and Square-Enix games.

=== Moogle ===
[[Image:Moogle.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A moogle]]
Moogles are small [[wing]]ed [[cat]]-like creatures that appear throughout Final Fantasy games since ''Final Fantasy III'', but have also appeared in many other Square-Enix games including the ''Seiken Densetsu'' series, the Chocobo game series, and the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.

Moogles' appearances change between games, but almost invariably involve a whitish color, fluffiness, and a red pom-pom on their heads. They are known for their trademark sound ''kupo'', as well as nya, the Japanese form of the word [[meow]], referencing their design evolution from cats.

In ''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'', they appeared to look more like rabbits than cats, but still had their wings.

=== Viera ===
Viera are [[bunny]] people from ''Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance'' and ''Final Fantasy XII''.

===Burmecians===
Burmecians, from ''Final Fantasy IX'', are a race of anthropomorphic [[Rat (species)|rats]] (according to many indications in the game, and by Squaresoft) who mainly live in two cities, Burmecia and Cleyra.

===Ronso===
[[Image:Ronsoartwork.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Kimahri, an example of a Ronso]]
The Ronso, from ''Final Fantasy X'', are a race of blue furred, [[lion]]-like [[humanoid]]s who live on Mt. Gagazet, which they consider sacred and guard fiercely. Ronso are formidable warriors, being very tall and amazingly strong, and are known for their strong sense of honor and loyalty, as well as their pride and quickness to anger. The long, sharp horn sported by all adult male Ronso is a symbol of esteem and a source of great pride to the wearer, and to lose this horn is considered extremely shameful.

== Popular individuals ==

=== Fran ===
Fran (フラン, Furan) is a Viera (bunny girl) from the PlayStation 2 game ''Final Fantasy XII'', primarily skilled with swords and mechanics.

=== Freya ===
Freya Crescent (フライヤ・クレセント, Furaiya Kuresento) is a female Burmecian Dragoon from the PlayStation game ''Final Fantasy IX''.

===Kimahri===
Kimahri Ronso (キマリ＝ロンゾ, Kimari-Ronzo) is an anthropomorphic [[feline]] character that serves as Yuna's protector in the game ''Final Fantasy X''. His character is one of the most versatile to customize.

===Zidane===
Zidane Tribal (ジタン・トライバル, Jitan Toraibaru) is the protagonist of ''Final Fantasy IX'' and features a prehensile [[monkey]]-like [[tail]]. In his Trance form, he appears to be wearing nothing, most of his body instead being covered in fur.

===Red XIII===
Red XIII (レッドXIII, Reddo Sātīn), or properly, Nanaki, is the last of a species of red, [[lion]]-like animals from ''Final Fantasy VII''.

===Cait Sith===
Cait Sith (ケット・シー, Ketto Shī) is a talking animatronic [[cat]] and one of the more comical characters in ''Final Fantasy VII''.

===Umaro===
Umaro (ウーマロ, Ūmaro) is a Yeti that appears in Final Fantasy VI, he serve as the games Berserker.

===Mog===
Mog (モグ, Mogu) is a Moogle from Final Fantasy VI, and was the first Moogle party member in the entire series.

== External Links ==
*[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|FinalFantasy]] on [[Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Species]]
[[Category:Lists]]

List of Final Fantasy species

2025-06-06T06:32:16Z

Warkawarks: /* Chocobo */ Depends on the game, I believe

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The '''''Final Fantasy''''' series of [[video game]]s is a popular [[RPG]] series produced by SquareEnix (formerly Squaresoft). ''Final Fantasy'' has interest in the [[furry fandom]] due to popular [[animal]] characters, such as Moogles and Chocobo who appear in nearly every installation of the series, as well as a strong [[zoomorphic]] influence in its ninth installation, as well as others.

== Popular races ==

=== Chocobo ===
[[Image:Chocobo.JPG|right|thumb|100px|A chocobo]]
Chocobo are [[bird]]s of many colors, but mostly yellow, used primarily as mounts, replacing [[horse]]s in the ''Final Fantasy'' world. Chocobos appear in nearly every game. They are commonly known for their trademark ''Kweh'' or ''Wark'' noises. While timid in the wild, and vicious if threatened, they generally can be tamed and make good transports. Chocobos have occasionally been sighted as lightly armored war mounts in which case they can assist their riders with beak and claw. Most often they can be caught in the wild and ridden without fear of random encounters, escaping after the player dismounts. While ordinary Chocobos are yellow, certain rare breeds are of different colors and have special abilities, such as crossing mountains or flight. An even rarer, more extreme variant is the Fat Chocobo (or Chubby Chocobo), which resembles a morbidly obese yellow chocobo.

Chocobos have a signature theme song that is present in one form or another in every game since the second one. Chocobos also appear in a spin-off series dedicated to them, as well as other Squaresoft and Square Enix games.

=== Moogle ===
[[Image:Moogle.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A moogle]]
Moogles are small [[wing]]ed [[cat]]-like creatures that appear throughout Final Fantasy games since ''Final Fantasy III'', but have also appeared in many other Square Enix games including the ''Seiken Densetsu'' series, the Chocobo game series, and the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.

Moogles' appearances change between games, but almost invariably involve a whitish color, fluffiness, and a red pom-pom on their heads. They are known for their trademark sound ''kupo'', as well as nya, the Japanese form of the word [[meow]], referencing their design evolution from cats.

In ''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'', they appeared to look more like rabbits than cats, but still had their wings.

=== Viera ===
Viera are [[bunny]] people from ''Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance'' and ''Final Fantasy XII''.

===Burmecians===
Burmecians, from ''Final Fantasy IX'', are a race of anthropomorphic [[Rat (species)|rats]] (according to many indications in the game, and by Squaresoft) who mainly live in two cities, Burmecia and Cleyra.

===Ronso===
[[Image:Ronsoartwork.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Kimahri, an example of a Ronso]]
The Ronso, from ''Final Fantasy X'', are a race of blue furred, [[lion]]-like [[humanoid]]s who live on Mt. Gagazet, which they consider sacred and guard fiercely. Ronso are formidable warriors, being very tall and amazingly strong, and are known for their strong sense of honor and loyalty, as well as their pride and quickness to anger. The long, sharp horn sported by all adult male Ronso is a symbol of esteem and a source of great pride to the wearer, and to lose this horn is considered extremely shameful.

== Popular individuals ==

=== Fran ===
Fran (フラン, Furan) is a Viera (bunny girl) from the PlayStation 2 game ''Final Fantasy XII'', primarily skilled with swords and mechanics.

=== Freya ===
Freya Crescent (フライヤ・クレセント, Furaiya Kuresento) is a female Burmecian Dragoon from the PlayStation game ''Final Fantasy IX''.

===Kimahri===
Kimahri Ronso (キマリ＝ロンゾ, Kimari-Ronzo) is an anthropomorphic [[feline]] character that serves as Yuna's protector in the game ''Final Fantasy X''. His character is one of the most versatile to customize.

===Zidane===
Zidane Tribal (ジタン・トライバル, Jitan Toraibaru) is the protagonist of ''Final Fantasy IX'' and features a prehensile [[monkey]]-like [[tail]]. In his Trance form, he appears to be wearing nothing, most of his body instead being covered in fur.

===Red XIII===
Red XIII (レッドXIII, Reddo Sātīn), or properly, Nanaki, is the last of a species of red, [[lion]]-like animals from ''Final Fantasy VII''.

===Cait Sith===
Cait Sith (ケット・シー, Ketto Shī) is a talking animatronic [[cat]] and one of the more comical characters in ''Final Fantasy VII''.

===Umaro===
Umaro (ウーマロ, Ūmaro) is a Yeti that appears in Final Fantasy VI, he serve as the games Berserker.

===Mog===
Mog (モグ, Mogu) is a Moogle from Final Fantasy VI, and was the first Moogle party member in the entire series.

== External Links ==
*[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|FinalFantasy]] on [[Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Species]]
[[Category:Lists]]

List of Final Fantasy species

2025-06-06T06:27:54Z

Warkawarks: /* Freya */ More concise

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The '''''Final Fantasy''''' series of [[video game]]s is a popular [[RPG]] series produced by SquareEnix (formerly Squaresoft). ''Final Fantasy'' has interest in the [[furry fandom]] due to popular [[animal]] characters, such as Moogles and Chocobo who appear in nearly every installation of the series, as well as a strong [[zoomorphic]] influence in its ninth installation, as well as others.

== Popular races ==

=== Chocobo ===
[[Image:Chocobo.JPG|right|thumb|100px|A chocobo]]
Chocobo are [[bird]]s of many colors, but mostly yellow, used primarily as mounts, replacing [[horse]]s in the ''Final Fantasy'' world. Chocobos appear in nearly every game. They are commonly known for their trademark ''Kweh'' or ''Wark'' noises. While timid in the wild, and vicious if threatened, they tame rather easily and make good transports. Chocobos have occasionally been sighted as lightly armored war mounts in which case they can assist their riders with beak and claw. Most often they can be caught in the wild and ridden without fear of random encounters, escaping after the player dismounts. While ordinary Chocobos are yellow, certain rare breeds are of different colors and have special abilities, such as crossing mountains or flight. An even rarer, more extreme variant is the Fat Chocobo (or Chubby Chocobo), which resembles a morbidly obese yellow chocobo.

Chocobos have a signature theme song that is present in one form or another in every game since the second one. Chocobos also appear in a spin-off series dedicated to them, as well as other Squaresoft and Square Enix games.

=== Moogle ===
[[Image:Moogle.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A moogle]]
Moogles are small [[wing]]ed [[cat]]-like creatures that appear throughout Final Fantasy games since ''Final Fantasy III'', but have also appeared in many other Square Enix games including the ''Seiken Densetsu'' series, the Chocobo game series, and the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.

Moogles' appearances change between games, but almost invariably involve a whitish color, fluffiness, and a red pom-pom on their heads. They are known for their trademark sound ''kupo'', as well as nya, the Japanese form of the word [[meow]], referencing their design evolution from cats.

In ''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'', they appeared to look more like rabbits than cats, but still had their wings.

=== Viera ===
Viera are [[bunny]] people from ''Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance'' and ''Final Fantasy XII''.

===Burmecians===
Burmecians, from ''Final Fantasy IX'', are a race of anthropomorphic [[Rat (species)|rats]] (according to many indications in the game, and by Squaresoft) who mainly live in two cities, Burmecia and Cleyra.

===Ronso===
[[Image:Ronsoartwork.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Kimahri, an example of a Ronso]]
The Ronso, from ''Final Fantasy X'', are a race of blue furred, [[lion]]-like [[humanoid]]s who live on Mt. Gagazet, which they consider sacred and guard fiercely. Ronso are formidable warriors, being very tall and amazingly strong, and are known for their strong sense of honor and loyalty, as well as their pride and quickness to anger. The long, sharp horn sported by all adult male Ronso is a symbol of esteem and a source of great pride to the wearer, and to lose this horn is considered extremely shameful.

== Popular individuals ==

=== Fran ===
Fran (フラン, Furan) is a Viera (bunny girl) from the PlayStation 2 game ''Final Fantasy XII'', primarily skilled with swords and mechanics.

=== Freya ===
Freya Crescent (フライヤ・クレセント, Furaiya Kuresento) is a female Burmecian Dragoon from the PlayStation game ''Final Fantasy IX''.

===Kimahri===
Kimahri Ronso (キマリ＝ロンゾ, Kimari-Ronzo) is an anthropomorphic [[feline]] character that serves as Yuna's protector in the game ''Final Fantasy X''. His character is one of the most versatile to customize.

===Zidane===
Zidane Tribal (ジタン・トライバル, Jitan Toraibaru) is the protagonist of ''Final Fantasy IX'' and features a prehensile [[monkey]]-like [[tail]]. In his Trance form, he appears to be wearing nothing, most of his body instead being covered in fur.

===Red XIII===
Red XIII (レッドXIII, Reddo Sātīn), or properly, Nanaki, is the last of a species of red, [[lion]]-like animals from ''Final Fantasy VII''.

===Cait Sith===
Cait Sith (ケット・シー, Ketto Shī) is a talking animatronic [[cat]] and one of the more comical characters in ''Final Fantasy VII''.

===Umaro===
Umaro (ウーマロ, Ūmaro) is a Yeti that appears in Final Fantasy VI, he serve as the games Berserker.

===Mog===
Mog (モグ, Mogu) is a Moogle from Final Fantasy VI, and was the first Moogle party member in the entire series.

== External Links ==
*[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|FinalFantasy]] on [[Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Species]]
[[Category:Lists]]