2013-02-08, 07:01 | Link #62 | |
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I meant by "Western badass character archetype" he could beat every single enemy without breaking a sweat with no other explanation than "he's just that awesome." Also, I'm getting annoyed at the perception that only dark characters can be interesting and if the character isn't dark, he's automatically dull no matter how good (morality or combat wise) he is. That said, I think making an MC "Darker and Edgier" is a cheap way to make him interesting. |
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2013-02-11, 10:14 | Link #64 |
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It's not like that per se. What I mean is that I'm having the wrong impression that making a dark MC is the only way to make an interesting MC.
Many well-received MC's of today that I know of like Lelouch, Light, and Kiritsugu Emiya are considered as dark MC's or at least MC's with a dark background. I am thinking that they are popular basically because they are dark. The rest that I know of are usually nice guys who are constantly bashed for being "boring" and "uninteresting". Although, I do see that Kamijou Touma is also well-received despite not being considered a "dark" character, but I also see that Accelerator, a dark MC, is much better received than Touma himself, just because he is "dark" and Touma is not. SO, what IS an interesting MC for us, anyway? Is it really necessary to make an MC Darker and Edgier in order to make him more interesting? |
2013-02-11, 10:23 | Link #66 | |
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For example, zero-to-hero MC's. I watch them to see how they develop, but it seems to me that more and more people now prefer overpowered characters who are already badass and powerful right at the very start of the story, than those considered as "weak" characters. The thing is, if a character is already flawless and perfect, then what else I could expect from him? But I guess that's just me taking those comments at MAL very seriously. |
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2013-02-11, 11:22 | Link #67 | |
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Another example could Final Fantasy VI where Terra is viewed as nothing when compared with the crazy Kefka. |
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2013-02-11, 21:32 | Link #69 | |
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If they're too perfect, then they kind of run the risk of becoming Gary Stus...like Ichigo and the MC of SAO.
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2013-02-12, 08:27 | Link #72 | |
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I was asking GDiddy about what she likes, not asking you about what you think others like.
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2013-02-12, 18:45 | Link #73 |
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If we get too much "insight" into the MC, then they have no chance to ever become a "badass".
A "badass" can only be someone who can surprise us, the audience, with something. But if the authors lay open all of the MCs thoughts, then it is impossible. Example: Imagine every move Light (Death Note) made would be completly explained before he executed it. Wouldn't that make Light and even the whole show boring?
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