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Originally Posted by Battlizer

Also...Ren's contract monster is kind of a dick. I mean I realize that none of them are even remotely friendly, but for NO REASON the Bat monster showed up in the mirror of Eri's room, like it was mocking Ren for having to rely on it when it was the one who (apparently) put her into a coma.

Darkwing, like all mirror monsters, are inherantly evil. They need to consume other monsters or humans to survive, and they get beligrant if they don't.

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How much sentience do contract monsters have, if it's ever explained. I mean they gotta be pretty intelligent but are all of em smart enough to pull off a prickish move like bat did?

They're moderately intelligent. They're like smart animals. They don't really had personalities like people, but are guided by the instinct of survival. Some of them are more adamant than others. Darkwing, and most monsters, constantly need to feed or else they get rowdy. That's the "contract." The riders feed them, they serve the riders. The riders don't feed them, they get to eat the riders. Dragredder is fairly docile, but even he has limits.

Some even display loyalty, or at least the capacity to hate. Then there's some like Magnugiga, who (and I'm all but certain appeared at the point you're at) doesn't care about anything. He literally does nothing. He's probably the most easy-going monster ever. I don't know if this is loyalty or apathy.