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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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1 ReplyI like the idea of a misunderstood villain, it makes them a little more realistic. In my formless story arc, the enemies in the formless faction weren't exactly enemies initially. Those they killed had their memories lost except for their regrets, which are then used to control them to an extent. The unfortunate souls are then used to animate the various units in their army, which are taken from the memories of their former allies. The main antagonist for the first chapter is no different to the rest, but the regrets that fuel his rage is what makes him unique. Least favorite are the OPAF characters without a long journey to justify being that powerful. I was guilty of this once early on when my emotions got out of control and tried to kill a giant undead dragon in cmirg's risen event last year. But overtime I decided to have my character evolve and grow stronger through experience and new weapons. Of course I'm doing what I can to avoid god modding unless it's to counter one.
