Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-16072563-20160314214125/@comment-27547895-20160713034150

Let me explain my thinking.

First, there is really no way of knowing how EXACTLY werecoyotes and childbirth works. There are simply a variety of possibilities. I'm not going to cover them all here, because it is unnecessary, but basically, Jeff Davis can throw his party however he likes it, and that's canon, regardless of what logic we use to come to our conclusions. So, until he elaborates nothing is canon, and when he elaborates, that is canon.

One possibility is that the whole of a werecoyote's power is obtained by transference from the mother. The only example we have indicates that not all of a werecoyote mother's power is transfered. This would mean that werecoyote children would become increasingly weaker over time. (Using abitrary numbers to make my point) If Generation 1 had 100 power, and generation 2 obtained 50% of that power, they would have 50 power. If the same thing happened with generation 3 the werecoyote would only have 25 power. This natural degradation would continue throughout generations.

Another option, and what many seem to believe is that werecoyote children would have a base power, but recieve trasfered power from their mothers in addition. This would cause werecoyotes to become increasingly powerful over time. Gen 1 has 100 power. Gen 2 has a base power of 100 and gains 50 from their mother. Gen 3 has a base power of 100 and gains 75 from their mother. This process would continue to scale upward.

Another possibilty is that power transfered from the mother creates the power in the offspring, but that offspring is born with a normal amount of power, 100 for consistency. So Gen 1 has 100 power. Gen 2 drains 50% of Gen1's power but ends with 100. Gen 3 does the same. So werecoyotes power remains fairly stable through generations.

In addition to these three options, there are a number of other possibilities. We simply do not know.

What I believe is that Malia had the power of a normal werecoyote. Her mother's power was diminshed to somewhere between 25%-50% of normal value during pregnancy and childbirth. Which means that Malia is now about 125% to 150% as powerful as a normal werecoyote. I actually lean more towards the 125% range. In short, I believe she's quite a lot weaker than double a werecoyote's power.

Hopefully, Jeff Davis will elaborate, and we can stop playing the guessing game.