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Well being unoriginal is definantly not cool,but I try to ignore this stuff on this site. Too many bad things come on this site and I find itbetter to not get involved anymore.....but.......Cat,you are a fanart mod so I can understand how this would be extremely peeve-able. I think I'd have screamed by now after I hear all the stuff you go through. OO;;

I know what you mean Cat.XD I've seen a lot of bloodthirsty killer personalities.-__- Everytime I see one new one, I roll my eyes. I mean, it dosen't have to be a bloodthirsty character....and its kinda unoriginal. And yes, they have to have a least ONE good reason why their character is bloodthirsty, my character, Domino has a bloodthirsty side, but it's because an anti-wolf creature had jumped into her body and morphed with her soul and there's two Dominos which the evil one is Anti Domino.(I prefer the peaceful type. )

I, honestly think it's funny how people want their characters to be all macho and strong...this is sort of the impression I get from them:


BTW, this is MY character, Tim. Don't steal him, or he will eat your face. XP

I agree characters that are extremely bad / evil or bloodthirsty are normally always exceptional bigger then everyone else, a great fighter, evil beyond reason (for no reason at all), unbeatable and all that screams unoriginal and uncreative, no character is invincible or perfect.
Real characters that have those personalities have it because they have a reason to be like that and that’s why the creators stress about their characters past or why they’re like that whilst the others just say their character was born like that.
And besides a character doesn’t have to be like that to be interesting or exciting either.

Well, that took a while for my lazy butt to read. X3
Yea, I know about Swiftkill (really great char if you ask me).

My characters though, represent all aspects of my personality:

Kirada: Can be shy, easy to anger, protective, social, and just plum stubborn. Also, she is half Sheenu (shape shifter) and Vampyra, which contributes to mood swings. YES, she has toxins that can kill some other freak-show (yes, I called Kirada a freak show) in up to five minutes. But have I used them? NO, not since I rped [a lot] on Yahoo! Chat.

Whispers: Very anti-social and shy.

RazorBlade: On a war-path to nowhere, and a Wolf Demon (though she lacks the toxins Kirada rarely uses).

Nightmare: Somewhat childish and sometimes naive. She's genetically put together, so there is no real origin for her mood changes (at least, nothing that no one would expect or unexpect).

Abigail (new and not yet seen): Cocky... That's it. She's a cocky "I'll-kick-your-hind-end-in-one-hit" girl... Which, who doesn't have at least one moment like this?

Marmina: Fairly arrogant and one-way minded (closed minded?). No, just a wolf with awkward red markings and is a daddie's girl. So, what can be expected? Just the aggression from being a wolf.

Now, I have seen people who have torn off Kirada (because I have had her since the second grade, only then she was a pure white hucky with glass eyes named "Harley"). But, this person I know personally (Amanda Jean, she had a gallery here). She's also traced and claimed [several] of my drawings AND characters.

I know [what at least one person or you] is/are thinking. "Who am I to act all hypocritical when I 'tore off' Mizzy?"

Well, I gave her the credit I promised her, right? I will continue to look up to her, right? Hmm, maybe. Most likely.

I'm sorry, but when someone else steals something of yours and they know that you're going to find out? Can people on this site expect to keep their "secrets" hidden forever? No, no no!

Along the lines, somewhere and somehow, someone will come across it and rat them out somehow right?

Well, I'd better shove off the subject or else I can go on for pages and pages. X(
Just wanted to let you know; you have a point and that people should have one character or a few to reflect themself/themselves (in case they have a split personality, which I doubt it... >_>; ).

Yes, I have to say that I DO agree with the whole rant you put up Cat.

And thats ture, that your character isn't 'badass' if you make blood dripping out of thier mouth, or battle scars, ect. That just makes people think that your character is a blood-sucking vampire! O.o

And people feel to express their feelings through thier art or thier writting. Even I do. Mainly everyone that loves to draw or write does. It could be love, hate, sadness, crazyness, humour, ect. Lots of different feelings you can express through your drawing or writting.

Interesting rant

I have one character who is like this. She is a black, battle-scarred wolf named Poison. She is purebred Wolf, and is unusually mentally unstable, and sometimes, not alot, but sometimes has a strong craving for blood and killing, thanks to mental unstability. She doesn't represent me or anyone in any way. I just wanted to create a badass character who can kill easily when pissed off and who has a lethal name xD

Okay, err...please try to stick to the rant. No one wants to hear about your character, unless you're providing a relevant example or analogy.

Anyway, this seems to be the next big thing. It can get very old indeed; but I guess no one wants a weakling character who can't fend for him/herself. That's the thing, though -- it makes any story interesting.

You're exactly right, Suka. I find "weaker" characters alot more interesting than "stronger" ones, because it adds more conflict and conflict is interesting. I can't stand it when people try to make their character "invincable" where's the conflict? The least they can do is make killing a problemmore than just by killing everyone around them For Kiona it eventually kills her because she is not that strong mentally or physically compared to most. MUST...HAVE...CONFLICT...

Yeah I agree with what Suka said. In my opinion, I like how weaker characters are struggling with another that is stronger then them. It makes it more interesting to how the weaker one fights off the conflict between the stronger one, If they do.

Yay!! I ish smart. ^^ How do ya like them apples, children? :^D

Okay, I'll give it another go. I should probably quit while I'm ahead, but eh, what the who. XD. Usually, a reader grows attatched to to character not only through emotion, but also through what that character has to go through. I'm not saying that everybody's character should be weak and pathetic, but more people are able to relate to that more if you start your story with someone like that -- AND SINCE NO ONE ON THIS SITE IS A REAL WOLF, it'd be best to start off small. As your story progresses, your character will grow and naturally become stronger.

...and yeah...having a scar slashed across your eye doesn't really say much. ^^

It looks to me, that people who have "invincible" characters seem to act as if their character is the best and better than anyone elses. I know its annoying, but I don't think you can really do anything, so you just have to ignore them.

Its not illegal to rant about it XD



It just means you're emo and someone doesn't like you too good