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Edited by DarkEraser: 7/4/2020 4:59:54 PM
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Story Writers of Offtopic, what are your favorite and/or least favorite character tropes and give an example of that trope in any Offtopic story?

A trope that I think is overused is most/all characters have some sort of dark and tragic backstory. For me, it's fine if it only a few characters, but it gets annoying when it's majority of the characters. I like the trope where every character has one or a few major flaws. Really adds some realism to the character. Plot armor. I'll admit, I use this for myself and Aino in SoS, but you know; it can be used to further the story, and not to show off how overpowered the main character(s) is. The "Well, they got a point" villain. My favorite type of villains are the ones that became evil because of how their backstory was like and how they were treated rather than villains that became evil just because. Soooo, any more tropes? [spoiler][b]Erased....[/b][/spoiler]

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  • I dislike overly edgy heroes/villains. Moral lines don’t need to be blurred [i]all[/i] the time. To the surprise of no one, I really like the trope of the big and strong character be smarter/wiser than he lets on, or more than others of his stature. I also appreciate the tactic of a hero with few weaknesses except himself. For example, doubt, shame, anxiety, or, (in my case) social inadequacy. There’s also the trope I like to call the Batman) Syndrome. Essentially, the hero is t really that powerful but he doesn’t even need anything because he overcompensates in other areas, like wisdom, intelligence, or tenacity (like how Batman is able to stop intergalactic threats like Darkseid even though he’s just a guy in a batsuit, hence my naming.) One trope that I hate is the overly anti-authoritarian character (Those who know me from the D2 Lore forum know exactly what I’m talking about). Granted, some governments aren’t great, some are just outright horrible, but that doesn’t make it any less repetitive. In alignment terms, these are characters that are always in the Chaotic spectrum.

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