Mona

   ∧_∧   / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄   ( ´∀`) < Look who's talking!   (    )   \____    | | |   (__)_)

Mona (モナー) is the most guy of 2chn, if not one of the top guys of all time. He's representative of a generic Japanese person/2channel user. His friends are Moralar, Giko, and Shii.

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This is the rear end of Mona. Note that his tail is small and round, like a bear's.

Mona's Origins

         / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄\           |  You guys    |    ∩_∩  |  have too   |   (´ー`) <  much spare  |   (   )  |  time.      |    | | |   |           |   (___)__)   \_____/

Mona is thought to have originated on either Ayashii World or Amezou, which were both precursors to 2ch. He looked more bearlike then, and his catchphrase was "omae-ra mo himana yatsurada nā" (おまえらも暇な奴らだなぁ), translating to "You guys have too much spare time", a saying used to remind internet users to go touch grass. This original variant of Mona is sometimes called Great Ancestor Mona (ご先祖モナー).

Then someone replied to a Mona with another Mona saying "omae mona" (マエモナー), meaning, "So do you!" or "Look who's talking!" That instantly became Mona's new catchphrase.

Derivatives:

Round-Eared Mona

   ∩_∩  / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄   ( ´∀`)< Let's Enjoy!   (    )  \_____   | | |   (__)_)

Round-Eared Monas are another type of Mona, often used as background characters.

Mona's Family Tree

This thing is huge. I didn't make this, and I have no idea who half the characters on it are. It's also missing a few characters. Honestly, I'm convinced some of these are made up. Scroll around and click on the links to explore.

     ∩_∩     (´ー`)    1st Gen Monar       ├────┐     ∩_∩     ∧ ∧    ( ´∀`)    (´⊇`)  Round-Ear Monar  Mohya      │             ∧_∧    ( ´∀`)   Current Monar   ┌─┴─┬────┬───┬───┬───┬───┐   |   ∧_∧  ∧_∧   ∧_∧  ∧_∧  ∧_∧  ∧∧∧   |   ( ’∀’) ( ´曲`) ( ´▼`) (' д `) ( O O ) ( `皿´)   |   Ganar   Tenar   Ganar   Yonar  hibagu   ochilar   |                             (non-bug?)   └┬────────┬───┬─────┬─────┐   ∧_∧         ∧_∧   ∧_∧   ∧_∧    other subspecies   ( ・∀・)───┬─( TДT) <丶`∀´>  ( ^×^)    Moralar.    .|   Mokar   Nida     Monei     |      .│          │           |     |         │       Nida genus    ┌┴────┐     |  \ | / ∧_∧           ∧_∧ ハゥッ!  ∧_∧     |  ― Θ ―( ・∀・)          ( *^×^)彡   ( ・*・)     |  / °\( つ  つ         SenzuriMonei  Analar     |      Nokar             (WankMonei)     |   ┌┴──┬────────────┬─────┬───────┐   │   /⌒\          ∧_∧ ∧_∧.    ∧∞ ∧       888888   │   (    )         ( ・  ・)(    )   (,, ・∀・)        ( ・≧・)─┬─etc   │   |   | Maralar     (   ∀ )( ・∀・)    Morako       Fellatio   │   │   ( ・∀・)             Momolar(?)      │               etc   │     │「Maralar Bros」        │     ┌─┴──┬─────┐   │                      ∧_∧    ∧-∧   ∧_∧   ΛwwΛ   │  /⌒\     /⌒\      ( __ __)  / ノハλ) / ノノハ)  ξノ))ヘ)ヽ   │ (  ・∀・) ─ ( ^人^ )      (6 ・ 」・)  8 ノ ・∀・ノj o ・∀・ノo ζ・∀・ノ   │    Marapo     Kitoh      (  ∀)           Moraly    Mana   │  (Maraboy?)  (2編出身)     Paipan   |   ├────────────┬────┬───────┐ ( ・∀・)               円_円      人        other subspecies ジサクジエン             ¥・∀・¥    (__)   ├───┬────┐    Manny     \(__)/  ( ゚∀゚) (´∀`)  その他の亜種         ( ・∀・ )   アヒャ   ジゴウジトク                Unko   |   |  (^∀^) (´Д`)   ゲラ  オイヨー

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