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Ok people, let's get this straight.
11 years ago
Each day I'll get a little better...
You are not a god.
Let me preface the rest of this journal by stating that this is my personal opinion. I am also not directing this at any one person. Also, this is a rant.
I have this one pet peeve when people create OCs and/or personas and whatnot. There are many cases where the characters created seem unnaturally god-like. The characters either have some incredibly unbelievable gift, or has a great gift with no drawbacks. These characters become superheros essentially, and any time they interact with other characters, they either seem to overpower them, seem incredibly intimidating, or it ends up being like a battle of the gods. The entire situation seems unnatural and awkward to me. They feel unbelievable and I can't really relate. When I create a character, that character has life. They have a story, they have looks, they have emotions, and all of that. The character become something that can really exist. When you add something unnatural or strange to that character, they loose a chunk of their credibility to me. Now, if your character is a Pikachu, for example, then the ability to fire lightning bolts is perfectly fine. That's natural for that 'species' you could call it. But, add that ability to a snake, and things tend to become a little iffy. Something like that needs clarification. For instance, that character lives in a world of magic and they spent many long years training to be able to harness the power of lighting. That's a bit dry of a backstory, but you get the idea. Just saying they were born able to control lighting tends to lean to the unnatural side again.
Another thing I think is important when creating a character, is balance. That snake that can shoot lighting? Great in battle, no doubt. On the other side, he took how many years to master it? Oh, and protect yourself from lightning and suddenly he can't do anything. He can throw a few punches, but he's not incredibly strong. Suddenly that god-like snake doesn't seem so god-like. Balance is important. The great fighter, awful temper. The great inventor, terrible social skills. And so on. For instance, Ultra Yanto, he's a kind hearted Yoshi. He is not very strong, but what he lacks in strength, he makes up in speed and agility. When possible, he prefers ranged assault because he is not great at hand to hand combat. he's great with tech, but is generally shy around people. Each strength is balanced out by a weakness of some sort. Even when he becomes the greatest warrior in the world, he has lost time, probably taken more than a few wounds, and seen his freinds hurt or dead. Even as the greatest warrior, if you're good, you can still hit that one weak spot.
There are also characters who are just plain different. By nature. This one is arguable, but this is my personal opinion. When a character can do one thing that no one else can or do it 20 times better, just by nature, the character suddenly seems alien. The character is different, yes, but perhaps too different. They tend not to fall into any category in the context of other characters of the same species or profession, or any other category. They are the Superman of men. Obviously characters need to stand out. Everyone needs something to define them from everyone else, but more often than not they can be unique while remaining within normal standards. Otherwise the character seems overwhelming or unapproachable.
But that's just me.
What do you think?
Let me preface the rest of this journal by stating that this is my personal opinion. I am also not directing this at any one person. Also, this is a rant.
I have this one pet peeve when people create OCs and/or personas and whatnot. There are many cases where the characters created seem unnaturally god-like. The characters either have some incredibly unbelievable gift, or has a great gift with no drawbacks. These characters become superheros essentially, and any time they interact with other characters, they either seem to overpower them, seem incredibly intimidating, or it ends up being like a battle of the gods. The entire situation seems unnatural and awkward to me. They feel unbelievable and I can't really relate. When I create a character, that character has life. They have a story, they have looks, they have emotions, and all of that. The character become something that can really exist. When you add something unnatural or strange to that character, they loose a chunk of their credibility to me. Now, if your character is a Pikachu, for example, then the ability to fire lightning bolts is perfectly fine. That's natural for that 'species' you could call it. But, add that ability to a snake, and things tend to become a little iffy. Something like that needs clarification. For instance, that character lives in a world of magic and they spent many long years training to be able to harness the power of lighting. That's a bit dry of a backstory, but you get the idea. Just saying they were born able to control lighting tends to lean to the unnatural side again.
Another thing I think is important when creating a character, is balance. That snake that can shoot lighting? Great in battle, no doubt. On the other side, he took how many years to master it? Oh, and protect yourself from lightning and suddenly he can't do anything. He can throw a few punches, but he's not incredibly strong. Suddenly that god-like snake doesn't seem so god-like. Balance is important. The great fighter, awful temper. The great inventor, terrible social skills. And so on. For instance, Ultra Yanto, he's a kind hearted Yoshi. He is not very strong, but what he lacks in strength, he makes up in speed and agility. When possible, he prefers ranged assault because he is not great at hand to hand combat. he's great with tech, but is generally shy around people. Each strength is balanced out by a weakness of some sort. Even when he becomes the greatest warrior in the world, he has lost time, probably taken more than a few wounds, and seen his freinds hurt or dead. Even as the greatest warrior, if you're good, you can still hit that one weak spot.
There are also characters who are just plain different. By nature. This one is arguable, but this is my personal opinion. When a character can do one thing that no one else can or do it 20 times better, just by nature, the character suddenly seems alien. The character is different, yes, but perhaps too different. They tend not to fall into any category in the context of other characters of the same species or profession, or any other category. They are the Superman of men. Obviously characters need to stand out. Everyone needs something to define them from everyone else, but more often than not they can be unique while remaining within normal standards. Otherwise the character seems overwhelming or unapproachable.
But that's just me.
What do you think?
