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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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  • Edited by Emurinus: 7/5/2020 8:36:21 PM
    Having OP characters is a trope that I typically dislike unless it's handled right, and it's easier said than done. I'll use Whitebeard from One Piece for example. [spoiler]Dude was by far one of, if not the strongest character in the series, capable of clashing with the late Pirate King on equal footing. His strength and endurance were almost DBZ levels of absurd thanks to his sheer strength, and his powers were so strong that he could make earthquakes that cracked the air as if it was glass or shifted entire tectonic plates. Despite that, he wasn't invincible. In the war that took his life, he took hundreds of lacerations and gunshot wounds from fodder enemies that began having a lasting effect despite him cleaving though them by the hundreds, all while fighting off illness and old age. He wasn't arrogant or a fool though, he knew his era was over and willingly walked into a war knowing he would die. He never seeked fame or fortune during his life. He just wanted a family, got one, and died trying to defend it. In the end, despite all of his power, he still lost the foster child he came to save, couldn't sink the island in vengeance, and died at the hands of a former crewmate who set up the entire chain of events leading to the war. In the end, all he could do was announce that the Pirate King's treasure was real, spiting the whole world government, then tied standing tall. This is a good example of an OP character done right. He was a sympathetic and admirable character who accomplished his dreams and defended them to the bitter end. He was also a tragic character because despite all of his strength and hype, he failed every task he wanted to accomplish in the war, only managing to piss off the whole world with his last words and leaving a lasting legacy.[/spoiler] Sorry if that got too weebish.

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