Inbreeding

Inbreeding is when two closely related wajas are bred together, i.e. mother and son. When this occurs, the waja will be born with an inbred percentage (or IN%) based on how closely related its parents were. The closer the relation, the higher the IN%.

It should be noted that, although there was originally discussion of having inbreeding cause a dramatic effect (such as the pups being born with random mutations or sterility), this did NOT end up being implemented. Currently there is no discernible difference between an inbred waja and a non-inbred waja, aside from the IN%.

For inbreeding that does not result in an IN%, please see Linebreeding.

Inbred Percentage (IN%)

IN% is the stat associated with Inbreeding and indicates just how inbred the waja is. It is located on a waja's page in the same area as the MU, MG, and LQ stats.

The only breedings that produce a visible IN% are

• Parent to Child (results in 60% IN if the two wajas being bred do not already have an IN%)
• Sibling to Sibling (results in 60% IN if the two wajas being bred do not already have an IN%)
• Half Sibling to Half Sibling (results in 40% if the two wajas being bred do not already have an IN%)

Breeding cousin to cousin, aunt to nephew, uncle to niece, or grandparent to grandchild, etc, do not produce a visible IN%. Pups resulting from this would, however, still be considered Linebred.

Like all stats, the IN% of an inbred waja will be passed on to its offspring even if the inbred waja is bred to an unrelated waja. If bred to an unrelated waja, the IN% of the pups will be less than that of the inbred parent. If bred again to a related waja, the pups have a chance to have an even higher IN% than the inbred parent.

If a waja has had its IN% reduced to 0 by use of Ice Pears then its pups will not inherit a visible IN%.

Reducing IN%

Ice Pears can be used to reduce the IN% of a waja when fed to a waja with IN above 0%. The amount reduced is a random number between 1% and 5%. Another way to reduce IN% is by feeding the waja a Blue Candy, which will reduce it by 1 point per candy fed.

NOTE: It is considered shady business practice and generally dishonest to lower a waja's inbred percentage for the purpose of selling it under the pretense that is is not inbred.

Controversy

Player opinion on inbreeding and the value of inbred wajas varies greatly. However, the majority of player seem to consider wajas that are inbred to be of drastically lower value than non-inbred wajas, regardless of whether or not the IN% has been Ice Pear'd to 0%. The reason for this opinion varies from person to person, though common reasons include:

• The real world implications of inbreeding. Inbreeding in humans is frowned upon in most modern societies.
• It's considered lazy, since it is a quick way to have perfectly matching parents without having to search for compatible mates.
• Avoiding inbreeding provides an extra challenge when breeding, since it reduces the pool of compatible mates.

One of the many reason that Generation 2 wajas are so popular is that it is impossible for them to be inbred or linebred, thus preventing the need for the buyer to check the lineage altogether.