[quote]"henlofurret":/users/461926 said: Yinglets canonically have the "spear circle":https://e621.net/posts/1542769 tactic, which is very much in line with their physiology and culture (which is to say, avoid being hit, and if you do get hit, well they have another two dozen males with spears to spare to continue the circle). [/quote] I forgot about that page. My memory sucks so much you'd think it was made by Microsoft or something. :P

[quote]"imagoober":/users/22529 said: A spear is probably the least-bad weapon option for Yinglets, actually, as long as it's not a halberd or something similar relying on weight for part of its damage potential. Quick jabs/slashes, making sure to not get the spearhead stuck in the target, then darting out of reach to come in again at another angle, for "death by a thousand cuts" (especially in groups). It also helps keep an opponent out of grappling range, because once things get that close the yinglet is going to be in trouble thanks to their general fragility. [/quote] Yinglets canonically have the "spear circle":https://e621.net/posts/1542769 tactic, which is very much in line with their physiology and culture (which is to say, avoid being hit, and if you do get hit, well they have another two dozen males with spears to spare to continue the circle).

I honestly imagine a Yinglet spear wielder as a Final Fantasy Dragoon, bouncy caffeinated stabs.

A spear is probably the least-bad weapon option for Yinglets, actually, as long as it's not a halberd or something similar relying on weight for part of its damage potential. Quick jabs/slashes, making sure to not get the spearhead stuck in the target, then darting out of reach to come in again at another angle, for "death by a thousand cuts" (especially in groups). It also helps keep an opponent out of grappling range, because once things get that close the yinglet is going to be in trouble thanks to their general fragility.