#manispear

make the dark knight pale under the armor and the paladin dark under the armor

That's it.

That's literally the simplest and laziest way to try to mitigate the dark colored = evil trope that in western society anyone with a damn brain knows is based in colorism and racism, *especially* when it's coming from Europeans.

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These biases are on full display.

The common Squirey is often seen roaming the plains of New Wirral, searching for opponents to battle. Despite their cute appearances, they are dedicated warriors and driven by an innate desire for self-improvement.

[ID: The monster Squirey from the game Casstte Beasts. It is a brown furred, bipedal young monster with a bit of metal on its head for a helmet, a golden strap across its chest, and a short spear in its hands. Its face is slightly pointed, and it has two large claws on each hand. End ID.]

Alright, that's a cute little design.

Now the problems become glaring:

The Palangolin is the mature form of a Squirey who has remained true to their principles, and has become a knight of great virtue. Palangolins wield striking golden halberds, which they use to defend their allies in the heat of battle.

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If a Squirey gives in to their dark impulses whilst training, it is destined to become a Manispear. Hiding its face beneath a black helmet, the Manispear fights without restraint or self-control.

[ID: The monsters Palangolin and Manispear from the game Cassette Beasts. Both are bipedal creatures with brown fur, long thick tails, and wear armour. Palangolin is skinny, with warm brown fur, and wears armour over its chest, lower arms, and lower legs, with the visor of a helmet worn like a crown on its head. It weirlds a gold and red halberd for its weapon. Its wears a golden necklace, and its chest has shadows on it implying breasts. It is labeled in quotation marks, "Virtuous". In contrast, Manispear is very heavyset, at least three times wider than Palangolin, with very notably darker brown fur, with a helmet completely covering its face, armour on its lower arms, feet, and a small metal skirt around its thighs. It weilds a spear for a weapon, and is marked in quotation marks, "Evil". End ID.]

So just right up front we have:

Colorist racism, equating having darker skin with being evil, and having lighter skin with moral purity.

Fatmisia, equating being skinny with being morally pure, and being fat with being evil and cruel.

Gender essentialism, demonizing men as inherently violent and cruel, saying that you (Squirey) will be evil if you grow up to be a man, which makes you inherently an MRA (the name is literally a pun on manosphere), so the only moral thing you can grow up to be is a woman. (Because despite being able to choose they/them pronouns, this game expects you to assume everyone's genders based on their appearance. Boobs = woman, flat chest = man in this game.