Disgust the Public
- Do you need this type of Character?
- Why would you want the Public to have a horrible time?
- Why would you want to integrate horrendous scenes to your stories?
- Do you know the Public’s limit?
- Do you know the Public’s trigger?
- You can easily interest people into delving in these topics if you choose the theme properly.
- In most situations, if you offer an Explanation and eventually Solution Hypothesis it should keep the Public interested.
- Because you display consistency & coherence.
The Faces of Hatred
- The Sexual Criminal
- Animated by short termism & immediate gratification.
- Often motivated by inherent Sexism & Homophobia.
- Can be combined with any other Paraphilia.
- The actions of this characters can be foreshadowed by comments on another specific character.
- May or may not act in group, used to determine the level of cowardice of the character.
- The Sexual Crimes are often depicted.
- However, you may prefer to deal with the consequences of the act, and namely the evolution of the victim’s life.
- It would make your story more long term & character oriented.
- Proxenetism & Pimping are rarely presented as Sexual Criminality, though they are acts of sexual exploitation.
- The Cannibal
- This Character finds a Sense of belonging in the flesh.
- Namely the flesh on her kind.
- Most of the time this one Lost her own Humanity to the flesh.
- Should she be Physically Recognizable?
- Should she be Branded?
- Should she have a mark indicating her status?
- This Character has been fairly used.
- Though it wasn’t used in many different manners either.
- Questioning the origins of her canibalistic nature is where you can create the specificity of the character.
- The Zealot
- Malevolence is Righteous.
- This Character embodies the Justification of destruction.
- She develops a system based on a beautified Meritocracy.
- She promotes this system through defiant Proselytism.
- Her Obsession for Justice reveals her own tendency for Negationism.
- The Character edicts laws fair to those who adhere to her Thesis.
- She Implements them through military interventions.
- This Characters does not necessarily promote any form of unfair Discrimination.
- The Eugenicist
- Xenophobia industrialized.
- The world has taken too much diversity.
- So much so, that no order is possible.
- This character is a subset of the Zealot.
- Her main goal is to impose a Human Template.
- Generally it is based on Ethnicity, but xenophobia can extend to any trait the Character views as Undesirable.
- All depends of the Character’s sense of Arbitrary.
- She does not necessarily cumulate all forms of xenophobia.
- The Character can be Sexist without being Racist.
- Though, it would be paradoxal that the Character was Sexist without being Homophobic.
- The Fiend
- The Face that could be put on top of all the others.
- It isn’t a character in itself, but a layer.
- Vanity & Pride are her main traits.
- Not hypocrisy.
- This one can act Honestly at all times.
- A need to be in a Comfort zone of Recognition & Appreciation from other Characters.
- Namely the Protagonist.
- The Chain
- Optimization.
- This Character is motivated by Profits & Results.
- She will Exploit other characters.
- She practices no particular discrimination.
- She uses all that can be used.
- She understands the synergy between characters & get advantage of them.
- She can be Long term oriented.
- In this case, she will not abuse her closest targets.
- The Usurper
- The Character hidden behind an ancient Ally.
- The Betrayer/Traitor reveals herself after a crucial event.
- The Betrayal must have heavy consequences.
- This Character is defined by her lack of reliability.
- This can be depicted early.
- The propension to hesitate of this character is higher than the rest of the group.
- Her repeated absences are remarkable.
- The Ghost
- A Silent or Quiet Antagonist.
- The Ghost does not act fast.
- It does not act early.
- This Character may be a surprise Antagonist.
- She may be a handicapped character.
- Although the handicap may not be visible.
- Also, this Character often exerts a form of resent.
- This Character can be depicted early as frail &/or inoffensive.
- Gradually the Character is linked to escalating events.
- Until she confronts the Protagonist.
Seed
- Roughness of the Birth
- How was the Character put into the World?
- How was her 1st bed?
- With who did she sleep?
- Until which age?
- Who take care of her?
- In any way and according to this one’s definition of care
- Early Childhood
- Who fed the Character?
- Who taught her basic skills?
- What were these skills?
- Are they still useful to her today?
- What were her 1st Clothes like?
- Did she possess any physical Object?
- An Object that mattered to her
- Any of these characters can be raised in a seemly sane environment and later choose to diverge.
- When where they exposed to their 1st traumatism?
- Where?
- Who was the aggressor?
- Who was the victim?
- Developing the origins of the Character’s trauma should not be construed as justification/legitimation.
- Characters choose.
- Even if it is up to the limits of their determinism.
Goal
- Why did the Character left home?
- What/who did she left behind?
- Does she plan to return?
- For which motive?
- Did she quit voluntarily?
- By who was she forced?
- What’s her Goal?
- Where does she need to go to accomplish it?
- Will she accomplish it?
- What will be the repercussions on the other characters?
- What will be the repercussions on the environment?
- Does she require other people to accomplish this goal?
- Who?
- How will she treat them?
- Habits
- How does she start the day?
- Does she have a favorite beverage/dish?
- How many times a day does she eat?
- Does she nap?
- Does she kill people on a regular basis?
- Does she delegate tasks she despise?
- How does she end the day?
Strengths & Weaknesses
- What are her Strengths?
- Is she Efficient?
- Is she Agreeable?
- Is she Resilient?
- Is she Affable?
- Is she Sustainable?
- Is she Discreet?
- What are her Weaknesses?
- Is she Slothing?
- Is she Forceful?
- Is she Impatient?
- Is she Rough?
- Is she Bashful?
- Is she Noisy?
Quirks
- How does her Hairstyle reveal her nature?
- What is the symbolism of this hairstyle?
- Did she choose it?
- Is it a souvenir?
- Accessories
- Does she bear any accessory?
- If she does, are they all useful?
- Are they mementos?
- Of her Victims?
- Pose
- Does she pose?
- Why?
- Attraction
- Repulsion
- Indifference
- How is her posture?
- Verbal
- How is her Pace?
- How is her Tone?
- How is her Pitch?
- What are her signature Words & Phrases?
- How often does she repeat them?
- In which situations?
- Who did she learn them from?
Evolution
- Progression
- How is she in the Early Stages of the story?
- How is she after each Crisis?
- How is she in the Late Stages?
- How is she in the Epilogue?
- Which situations made her evolve the most?
- When did she progress?
- Did she Progress?
- When did she regress?
- Age, Experience & Time
- What’s her Destination?
- How steady is her Progression?
- How does her Team evolve?
- Does she subit or provoke Situations?
- How often does she provoke Crisis?
- Where is she in Comfort?