Monsters (Monster Choir)

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Monster Choir was the English-translated name for the Chinese (怪兽合唱团) and Korean (몬스터 합창단) versions of My Singing Monsters, and they had many unique variants of Monsters not found in the international version. Monster Choir also had all of the Monsters from My Singing Monsters up to Version 1.3.2. However, this article will only detail the new variants.

Collecting Variants[]

These variants were basically skins that could be obtained for various different Monsters. Monster variants were mainly obtained through the Gacha Machine with tickets, Coins, or Diamonds. These variants were more similar to Rare Monsters, than Costumes, as each variant was considered their own Monster.

Chinese Gacha[]

In Chinese Monster Choir, there were three kinds of machines: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. The Bronze machine cost 88,888 Coins for one draw or 799,992 Coins for 10 draws. The Silver machine cost 25 Diamonds for one draw or 225 Diamonds for 10 draws. The Gold Machine cost 75 Diamonds for one draw or 675 Diamonds for 10 draws on the Natural Islands and 99 Diamonds for one draw and 891 Diamonds for 10 draws on Ethereal Island. By logging in every day, Bronze, silver, and gold tickets could be used for a free draw on each machine respectively. By default, players also got a daily free draw from the Copper machine. These machines were set apart by how many Stars a Monster had, which was unique to the Chinese version. Every Monster had its own star count depending on how many beds it took up, with additional stars given depending on its variant's rarity. The Copper machine gave variants from 1 to 4 stars, the Silver gave variants from 2 to 5 stars, and the Gold gave variants from 3 to 6 stars.

Fragments[]

In Chinese Monster Choir, when using the Breeding Structure, completing daily quests and tournaments, or using the Gacha machines, there was a chance you could get a Monster fragment, which looks like a puzzle piece. After getting a certain amount of fragments for one Monster, you could redeem them to get a "king" Monster variant that looks very different from the original Monster and increases the happiness of other Monsters of the same type by 50% beyond the limit. The only Monsters to get these variants were Tweedle, Potbelly, Mammott, Dandidoo, Pango, Oaktopus, Furcorn, Drumpler, Thumpies, Scups, Congle, T-Rox, Deedge, Riff, Entbrat, and Grumpyre, though there were likely plans to make these for every other Monster before development on the game was cancelled.

Korean Gacha[]

In Korean Monster Choir, there were two main machines, and one event machine. The Standard Draw was used for Monsters needing one or two beds (including the Shugabush), and it cost 50,000 Coins for one draw and 400,000 Coins for 10 draws. The Advanced Draw was used for Monsters needing three to five beds, and it cost 50 Diamonds for one draw or 450 Diamonds for 10 draws. Copper tickets could be used for a free draw for the Standard Draw and Gold tickets were used for a free draw at the Advanced Draw. These tickets were obtained by logging in daily. In addition to unique variants, Rare Monsters were obtained through the Gacha machines as well. There was also a special Event Draw used to obtain Summer variants only available on Plant Island. A draw for the Event Draw was 50 Diamonds or one Rainbow Ticket, which could only be collected during events.

VIP Perks[]

Having VIP gave some perks for getting Monsters. In both versions, there were Monsters exclusive to VIP. In the Chinese version, VIP level 6 granted a free daily draw for the Silver Machine and VIP level 12 granted a free daily draw for the Gold Machine. In the Korean version, VIP level 1 granted a free daily draw for the Standard Draw and VIP level 12 granted a free daily draw for the Advanced Draw.

Gallery of Monster Variants[]

The following images depict variants from Monster Choir. It should be noted, however, that not all of the variants are listed, with some still needing to be documented (videos recorded prior to shutdown are useful sources), and others being probably lost due to the lack of recordings and the fact that the game is no longer playable.

Korean-Exclusive Variants[]

Chinese-Exclusive Variants[]

Shared Monster Variants[]

Chinese portraits[]

Eggs[]

The Chinese version of Monster Choir has unique eggs for every monster variant. The Korean version only had unique eggs for the VIP variants, as those were the only variants that could be incubated.

Notes[]

Monster Variants were added in version 1.2.0 of Monster Choir, with there being 27 variants at the time of release, all being on Plant Island.
- In version 1.2.1, many of those variants ended up getting a redesign.
Most Monsters keep the same or a similar bio as in the English version of the game, but obviously translated into Chinese and Korean. However, there are some differences in bios:
- Quibble's bio in the Chinese version compares their flying to that of a swan.
- Riff's bio in the Chinese version specifically states that it eats bugs, likely meant to be the critters found on Air Island.
- Sox's bio lacks the line "The age-old mystery of 'What does the Sox say' has now been solved." as the reference wouldn't make sense to most players.
- Yool has a completely new bio in the Chinese version, which reads: "Yool rarely appears in public. He is very busy and is always asked to help by Santa Claus every Christmas. He likes to sing, and his singing always brings happiness to the entire island and allows everyone to feel a little warmth in the harsh winter. Yool cannot breed new monsters with other monsters."
Multiple different variants incorporate the sprites of other Monsters into their designs, usually modified in some way.
- Frog Drumpler reuses Bellowfish's feet and fins, Clamble's top cymbal, and the overhang of Shellbeat's hihat stands.
- Bamboo T-Rox reuses one of Sox's foot sprites, albeit recolored brown.
- Rainbow Thumpies and Chirping Scups reuse Tweedle's mouth, with the latter also reusing Dandidoo's feet.
- Horn Reedling reuses the horns on Scups for the ends of its reeds.
- Cat Entbrat uses Punkleton's egg for its torso, and the tips of Tweedle's wings on its arms and ears.
- Mail Riff's feet are reused from Pango, and its wings are from Schmoochle, albeit completely recolored white.
- Mechanical Grumpyre and Dynamic Grumpyre both reuse Sox's valves.
- Lightning Nebulob's lightning may be reused from Arackulele.
- Ice Arackulele reuses Humbug's mouth and Jeeode's arms, both recolored blue.
- Bright Kazilleon reuses Bowgart's feet and Grumpyre's hands but recolored to be brown.
- Twin Dragong reuses Shellbeat's cymbals recolored silver for its tail cymbals and Arackulele's arms and Scup's foot recolored pink for its lower legs.
- Ringing Fung Pray reuses Bowgart's arms but recolored orange and Congle's body.
Many of these variants also are references to pop culture and anime.
- Emperor Pango, Cloud Dragon Dandidoo, Worried Mouse Sox, and Coral Jellbilly are based off of the Pokémon Elekid, Altaria, Pikachu, and Corsola respectively, with Cloud Dragon Dandidoo being the most obvious reference.
- Mayonnaise Mammott's design is an obvious reference to the Minions from Despicable Me.
- Wubbox Prime's design and name are a reference to the character Optimus Prime from Transformers.
- Rainbow Thumpies may be a reference to the Angry Birds franchise.
- Kakarot Dandidoo's name and design are references to the Dragon Ball character Goku.
- Baby Tweedle may be a reference to Hatchimals.
When the Korean version of Monster Choir was made, many variants from the Chinese Version were included. There are also a few variants that are very similar between the two versions.
- Chef Spunge from Korean Monster Choir uses the same design as Cuisine Spunge from Chinese Monster Choir but without the "V" medal.
- Fantastic Clamble from Korean Monster Choir uses the same design as Vine Stem Clamble from Chinese Monster Choir but with yellow cymbals instead of green cymbals.
- Colorful Deedge from Korean Monster Choir uses the same design as Music Lord Deedge from Chinese Monster Choir but with a skull on its shirt.
- Cactus Deedge from Korean Monster Choir uses the same design as Desert Deedge from Chinese Monster Choir but without the "V" medal.
- Gentle Ghazt from Korean Monster Choir uses the same design as Magician Ghazt from Chinese Monster Choir but without the "V" on its hat and with purple hands instead of green hands.
- The Gold Humbug has a different scar between the Chinese and Korean versions.
Baby Tweedle's design seems to directly contradict Dawn of Fire's later Young Tweedle.
- It appears that Young Tweedle is more lore-accurate though, not only because Baby Tweedle adorns a different shell from what its egg looks like, but also due to the Young version being used in a more 'official' sense.
There are no two Clamble variants that are shared between both regions.
Mammott has the most variants out of every monster in both games, having a total of 11 variants.
- If you were to count the old version of the Green Mammott variant from Chinese version 1.2 as separate, that would bring it up to 12 variants.
For some reason, 2 Maw variants in the Korean version both share the same exact name of "트로피컬 마우" which translates to "Tropical Maw"
For some reason, all official art for the Purple Drumpler is missing its belly.
Quarrister has no variants in the Korean version of Monster Choir.
Due to the Korean version only being in active development for a few months after release, the only Seasonal monster to actually release was Hoola.