I'll share mines here, though share me yours :U
an image, maybe an excerpt of them doing stuff...
maybe a link to their comic if its gucci
I don't wanna be the only one who's gonna be reviewing your characters, so be free to drop feedback regarding another's protagonist :U
this ain't just some narcissist post for everyone, the purpose here is to give feedback regarding character first impressions, also because I wanna see what does and doesn't make a protagonist :U
what to post here?
- an image (is possible)
- one quote from them. (philosophical, funny, whatever, all that matters is people get the gist of them)
- le name atm established in the first chapter
- some summary
- an excerpt of their personality (using only details in the comic/novel presented, so if your character is like gay or something, but they haven't actually outright presented it in the novel/comic, not worth mentioning, otherwise, try sticking with the first chapter. if there isn't enough content in the first chapter, say what you intend their personality to be established in the first chapter)
- Role/context in the story (basically, who are they? asides from the fact they are a protagonist, who are they in the eyes of their world? a nobody? a joke? a hero?)
- Motivation/end goal (what do they want and how do they plan to get it?)
- describe a scenario, and have them do something in-character
- your comic/novel they exist in :u, assuming you manage to actually get people interested
and when you're reviewing a character (which I heavily endorse), use whatever format you use to review or something, but try to be detailed, point out any concerns if possible
okey, now time to share my dud-gal
"please don't tell me, just don't die""skip, please skip"-The dark one/chaos ruler/the great evil/Strife
I'll stick with strife since it's super swift to say, tldr, Strife is the dark one, the great evil said to be the big bad of the world who will destroy the world. despite the hefty title and role in the world, Strife is indifferent, or rather repellent of their own role. like, who would actually want to be the most hated and feared person in the literal world? due to being the "dark lord", Strife's fate is sealed and is practically "doomed" to an inevitable fate by the hands of the chosen one.
that is the one rule, Strife WILL die to the chosen one, she WILL be eradicated and she WILL become the dark one she is meant to be. there is absolutely NOTHING she can do to stop that, her fate is INEVITABLE.
due to this, strife is basically an absurdist, otherwise, she is shown to speak very few words at a time, preferring telepathy to dump her thoughts onto people. an "action rather than words" per deal. completely not giving a Dahm what ideology and belief people have to say, and just moving along with her agenda, due to some "hinted" details in the comic (in the prologue), Strife is shown to "conveniently" be prepared for situations and encounters. she otherwise has a weird shape-shifting companion by her side.
Strife is a character who has to deal with the themes of "what's it like to be the dark lord in a world with a chosen one prophecy", the result, due to the fact that literally, everything you do means anything because your future's already been established, Strife decides to do everything in her power to not be the monster she is prophecized to be. a character who delves into themes of existentialism and depression per say. (because Strife is edgy, even though in a logical sense, its kinda justified since ya know, you have no control of who you are)
overall, she is motivated to "not die" and she does have people she is willing to protect. since nothing, she does really matter in the grand scheme of things, except probably not ending the world if she dies, Strife tries to make the chosen one waste his time looking for her in a wild goose chase, while she does more important tasks, like finding a place to sleep, paying rent, grocery shopping, dealing with inquisitors that want to kill her and burn her at the steak, deciding on what socks to wear, and dealing with dark entities that are trying to erraticate the town's people again
normal Dark lord stuff
In a dark room, strife and her eldritch companion stand side by side in the back, while her friend, an ifrit is negotiating with a warmongering orc in reguards of protection and a place to sleep, the orc takes notice of the hooded figure, before asking her
orc: tell me, who are you?
Strife, appearing mysterious as she fiddles with a crystal, scratching on its surface is immediately surprised with the orc suddenly talking to her, she was not paying attention to the conversation, so she is completely clueless on what to say, she looks to her eldritch companion, before looking at the orc, she quietly mumbles
Strife: h-huh?
orc: your cloak, and friend, you don't look normal... who are you?
Strife: s-some... spellc-aster?
orc: what kind of spellcaster?
Strife: uses telepathy chaos magic. she tries to deliver it in an intimidating tone to sound cool, since chaos magic is pretty feared, and orcs like people who are feared
orc: shock, his face turns pale, even orcs are afraid of chaos magic, a magic wielded by the dark one themselves
Strife: w-will you still let us have a place to s-sleep? finishes the rest of her sentence through telepathy in your encampment of course, we'll still pay rent...
comic: Doomed one(s)
with that out the way, I'll start replying to characters I like.
(Edit: added 2 new categories, Context and motivation?)