How different are you from your main character?

[punkarsenic]

i wont deny that my two main characters in twaw sprang from a self insert of mine and a self insert of a friends - so theres definitely similarities between me and the pair of them. mainly daddy issues.

[LT1986]

My main character and I are alike, because I created him to live a life in a story that wish I could live. The main difference between my main character and myself is that I'm not immortal and he kind of is as long as he isn't defeated completely.

[DokiDokiTsuna]

In some ways, vastly different. I mean, all I do is eat and sleep and write and draw and play games (when I'm not slaving away on homework). On weekends I don't even hear the sound of my own voice unless someone calls me on the phone or I sing to myself. Not exactly a life that one would want to read about... ^^'

In some ways, though, we're a lot alike. I've noticed a trend in the main characters I create: a lot of them are really independent. They don't need others to be happy; they don't live or die by societal approval.
And not in a dark way where they stubbornly refuse to rely on anyone but themselves, but in a sort of freeing way where their motivations come from within, and any friends they make along the way are more of an added bonus, rather than pillars to wrap their lives around.

It's like...when I write a story, I just put my own perspective on life into a more exciting context. ^^

[mariusthered]

i dont wear a bucket.
i dont have a portal
i dont have a sidekick
i do keep my promises

[peachypeaych]

I think both of my main characters make up different aspects of my personality. Alex is more of my quiet and introverted side while Sophie is the part of me that doesn’t take things to seriously and is easily excited by small things. They both have character traits that are different than mine though, Alex is very austere and Sophie is extroverted. So I guess about half of their personalities are derived from me.

[DasIstWunderblyat]

He's kind of a broken person who tried to be strong and it ends up on him making mistakes.

To list the differences, there are a whole lot. At least I know my limit, and won't attack people based on suspicion.

[A-weird-girler]

@punkarsenic oh yeah that too, jaja...jaaa

@DokiDokiTsuna it's good being independent! I try to be but most of the time I'm sort of clingy lol

@kainatarma OMG I seriously love that type of characters! I have one but I don't know if I'll pull it off well or not I guess I'll try!

[Greetings]

Since I'm not an assassin fighting off creatures in outer-space, I'd say there's a grand difference!

[fleohr]

Hmmm one of my main characters (the one in my profile pic) is based on my brother, he is pretty naive , loses temper fast when someone make fun of him, and he also follows people orders. Can't say something like "no, I won't do that" .

While the other main character is based on me + my father, the funny part is me, and the polite is my father's. I got the feeling that everyone in my story have serious personality, while he's the only one who plays dumb lmao

[Kann]

Himuri acts before he thinks, talks a lot and is stubborn, and far from being shy. We both try to think positive, are clumsy and hate waking up early, but that's it I think.

Sakari would have more in common with me since he's quiet and enjoys drawing. Though he's too hard on himself when he messes something up.

An finally, Kiyomi. An angry ball of sass. Nothing like me. xD

[dawgofdawgness]

Mmmm at the core, I have the same problem as my MC, which is that we both tend to get really obsessed with certain things and get extremely discouraged when our work doesn't get enough attention (which is pretty common among artists). But personality wise not really, Frances is pretty brash - she isn't a bad person but is really socially immature and insensitive, which gets in the way of making friends. She's also pretty overconfident when she talks to other people as a result of her * growing insecurities *.

I'm pretty much the exact opposite - I'm an introvert and overly sensitive - I'm shy but don't really have much trouble getting along with others. But I also tend to be kind of arrogant when it comes to comics around my friends and can blab on for hours despite being an amateur storyteller same with my MC and jazz.

[DiegoPalacios]

............i am not a rock......so.......i guess i am very different.

[Zaboem]

Let's see...
My three aliens were partially based on three animals from the Chinese zodiac. Like any zodiac, the traits attributed to them are vague enough to match anybody. These three are just more exaggerated archetypes, so we could say that these three are different aspects of my own persona.

Odin is an introverted, judgemental, self-defeating blockhead. (Yes, the Charlie Brown reference was intentional.)
Isis is an energetic, outgoing, fluffy ball of energy.
Shiva is just bug nuts.

Of the three, I identify most closely with Odin.

[monotone_ink]

He's much cuter than I am

[dannydead]

the comic im working on has a main character named Pomee who is psychotic and enjoys
torturing/teasing anything thats smaller than her.

Im different in the sense that im a boy and im not psychotic, but i do have major cute aggression (look it up if ur not sure what that is)

[baasinsimple]

Well, they take certain traits from a self insert OC I made like several years ago. So they technically take some of of my traits, but they're so deluded to the point that the traits they're more like parodies or exaggerations but still well-written (I think.) MC1 is an introverted, illiterate, tactical fighter and while being very intelligent, despite being uneducated is kind of a social dumbass. MC2 on the otherhand is loud, violent, vindictive, petty, thug with a very straightforward approach to everything.

[DasIstWunderblyat]

Eh... I don't know either if I pulled it out right or wrong

[KRWright]

I hope I'm really, really different from all of them. Leander is an arse, and Kit has self-esteem issues to the point where he gets a bit annoying. I'm probably closest to Bram, in the sense that I do enjoy bookish nerdy stuff. But I don't put much of myself in my characters at all. They might share the odd world view, but they all have their own unique personalities that are either aspirational to me, or something I see as a fault that needs fixing in them.

[Sanz]

Im 30 she's 14. lol

at core however. technically she's the 14 year old i wish i could have been. fashionable powerful and has a rich dad...has friends.... humble and sweet.

[A-weird-girler]

@dawgofdawgness oh yeah we noticed
@DiegoPalacios who would've thought!
@monotone_ink no you're cuter!
@Sanz For me it's the opposite, I'm 21 she's 37