This is a guide to what Inbreeding means, and the different terms on Lioden that refer to it

Many users ask throughout the day what inbreeding is, what clean/dirty breeding is, etc; so let's have a go at this simple guide!

So what is Inbreeding?
Inbreeding is the moment in which two close-related ancestors [such as father and daughter] produce offspring together. This can be as far back as 100 generations, or as close as 1 generation. Inbreeding is the deliberate [or accidental in some cases] incestual breeding for a personal aim, or because you personally could not give any less of a shit!

Then what is the difference between Clean and Dirty breeding? Which is better?
Neither is better than the other; in reality a 'g1' lion is not a g1, it also definitely is not clean; the heritage is just unknown [realistically, but in game-terms it is clean]! Dirty breeding [or dirty breeders] are those who aim, or do not care about, inbreeding. Clean Breeding is a mix of things, but the most common is that the lion shares no ancestors at ANY point in the heritage; many clean breeders use low-gens to save them what could be hours of checking the heritage.

How do I check if my lion is dirty or clean?
By going to your lion directly and scrolling down, you will be faced with an area that shows the mother and father. from there, click 'heritage'


from there, you will be met with something similar to this: However, do not fret if not everything is filled out, or everything is filled out. Once a part of the heritage meets something named 'Unknown' it means that is where that specific lion's heritage is no longer traceable. Do not worry though!

if you are met with the site that is in the red, as shown here, it means that the father's [or inversely the mother's] side is clean as there is no heritage past the father himself. However, this does not mean the lion is clean. By clicking on any of the names shown in front of you, you will jump further into the heritage, or will be going back to the current [the offspring you are viewing currently].


All you simply have to do is click on any of those until you reach 'unknown' at the end of their heritage to check it; however! check the ENTIRE heritage before saying whether it is clean or dirty [or don't, your choice]

So what does this mean?
This means that your lion has two common ancestors in the heritage [like there would be 10 common ancestors if this said 5]; this means a name repeats twice or more.


As shown below, you may see 3 or more similar names; but oh no! It is only counting the instances once, what does this mean?
Well, it simple means that these are probably not the same king/queen; even if they are named the same. Users on Lioden often reuse their previous King's name when mut repping, or in general if they enjoy the name; so do not fret!


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So what are all the terms to Clean and dirty breeding??
Well, how about we have a look at the lists below!

Dirty - Has 1 or more instances in the entire heritage [even if you go 100 generations without seeing an instance! You can't outbreed inbreeding!]
Dependent-Clean/Dirty - When a user only checks a specific amount of generations [for example 50] before labelling the lion as clean or dirty.
Squeaky Clean - The entire heritage is checked and the lion is clean!

There are many, many more types of clean/dirty labels, but these are the 3 most common! However, remember that inbreeding has no effect on gameplay and your preference does not give you the right to harass or complain about other users/the ability for inbreeding to happen. If you can't be nice, keep your trap shut!

Do also remember that the system does not always recognise inbreeding, there could be common ancestors in the father and mother's heritage and you wouldn't know because you cannot view them both at once without it being a bit of a hassle!

FAQ TO DO WITH DIRTY/CLEAN BREEDING!

Who the hell are the big four?
The Big four were the highest statters of lioden a good few years back, with more than 15k stats! This was unheard of back then and they were very, very popular.

So why are they such an issue now? Well; that can be put simply down to that they bred insanely dirty, being related to probably more than 3/4 of LD before a couple of years ago when other big kings [such as Meliodas and indra] began to breed due to popularity. HOWEVER, do note that these kings themselves WERE NOT dirty! They were ALL clean.

The big four ONLY consist of: Keyser Soze, HOT HOT TATER TOT, Boombah and The Savannah Prince

But if he isn't one of the big four, then who is Indra?
Indra is famously the highest statter [that I know of] in-game at the time of making this thread, reaching almost 50,000 stats! He, however, is inbred [Keyser Soze is his father as well as his grandfather] so many dislike him for it.