>You won’t believe my crazy story
>You’ll just think I’m insane or a liar
Character who regularly deals with insane bullshit: “Try me”
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>You won’t believe my crazy story
>You’ll just think I’m insane or a liar
Character who regularly deals with insane bullshit: “Try me”
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Character who is extremely powerful but so kindly and inoffensive that you don't consider him a factor in any conflict, until he finally decides to make himself one.
>Dumbledore that one time
Character who is wise and strong and mentors other characters, but is also an butthole. Bonus points if racist.
>Chiun from The Destroyer
instead of frog, maybe post the example of who you were referring to instead, because otherwise it just feel like you were making shit up. ironic considering your descriptions.
Pepe could do something like that
I suppose that's kind of fiar considering what matt furie puts him through recently.
Coupled with the shit going down on this site, my boy has been through a lot the past decade
>I hate fighting
>character is orphan/has no family for some reason
Some people hate this but I think it is a great setup, specially for adventure stories.
people hate it because most examples of it are badly written. Its either:
an excuse to explain why the character has no family or parents or whatever, and never once brought up again usually found in childrens stories
or (less common) its just to add to a sad or edgy backstory
Some examples of this done right:
In Adventure Time Finn is the last human (in the first few seasons at least)
In Harry Potter Harry does not really have a home to stay in and has to stay with his abusive relatives
In this webcomic called Dreamkeepers the main characters are orphans but they live in an orphanage with other orphans.
The reason I like the trope is exactly the first reason you mentioned.
It's just a way to explain why a character can go on to do crazy things without having to worry about his family.
yeah but if you completely forget about it people are going to ask questions. The examples I mentioned are all kids who go on crazy adventures while still remembering that they are orphans
>yeah but if you completely forget about it people are going to ask questions.
Why? If it's not relevant to the story why the parents are gone, then it doesn't matter why or what happened. The people asking questions at that point are autists who don't understand basic storytelling and can be ignored.
yeah in many stories it doesnt really matter, but having internal consistency greatly enriches a story, plus anon did ask WHY some people hated the trope and I was giving the answer
>yeah in many stories it doesnt really matter, but having internal consistency
But it's not internally inconsistent to not provide an explanation where there isn't a story need for it. Wanting to know every bit of DEEPEST LORE isn't the same thing as inconsistency. This is what I mean about autism and not understanding basic storytelling.
this isnt really deep lore though, especially if it pertains to the main character. And yes many times a story doesnt need this kind of explanation, but sometimes a story touches on it and then just forgets about it or adds something that would conflict with it. That is the reason people dislike not because its inherently bad
Meant for
That's the actual reason so many Disney films feature dead parents. People come up with all kinds of moronic theories, but the real reason is that they need to get parents and other guardians out of the way so kids can plausibly go have crazy adventures. It's amazing how many people seem to not understand this.
>villain actually cares about the well being of his henchmen
Feels rare but I love it
>Hero is in position to kill the villain
>Villain goes into that dumb monologue about how they'll never kill him becuase that's breaking some moral code and the hero will be JUST like him
>Hero: I can live with that
>Kills villain
Slow burn villain to ally trope. Not just oh they're the villain in season 1 then in season 2 they join the good guys, no it has to be
>Villain
>Anti-Hero who is neither villain or hero, sometimes teams up with the good guys and not because he wants to do good things
>Reluctant Ally who doesn't get along with the team
>Full Ally
>Friend of the main character
>Close comerade and redemption arc
it will always be
> The Gentle Giant
¨If you're going to be a hero. Be strong enough to be Gentle, be compansionate, be understanding¨
>villain stands gloating over broken hero
>"Pathetic fool, you can't defeat me."
>"You...cough...you're right."
>hero's friend steps out from the shadows
>But he can.
>Character has an extremely powerful and varied moveset that he actually experiments with
There's a reason why Thawne is my favourite fictional character. Guy is so devoted to shitting on Barry that he figured out how to erase people from time, corrupt people with the Speed Force, take over bodies, alter his age and appearance, and create paradoxes just because it might inconvenience the Flash.
the only time i ever enjoyed him was the one movie that the flash didnt appear in, that suicide squad movie where theyre looking for a get out of hell free card. Hes severely weakened and on the brink of death and still manages to be a threat
Frankly I'm the exact opposite. I think Thawne is at his best when he's against the Flash Family, it's where I feel like he really shines. He has great moments when he's not with them, but him being their most persistent pain in the ass is what makes him great in a lot of ways.
>character has 1 power that they experiment with.
>never actually gains some bullshut ultimate power or super move.
>always has to rely more on their wits and creativity than strength.
Big reason why I fricking hate Western tween super hero shows. Shit like MLAATR and 9th grade ninja where the heroes just have evey bullshit power for the plot convenience.
>character has power that is weak and/or extremely situational
>but can fight without it
>final fight
>hero and villain both take serious damage
Fricking kino
> Battle in the rain + Silent fights
Absolute fricking kino
> this isnt really deep lore though, especially if it pertains to the main character.
Anything not relevant to the storytelling is irrelevant lore. Loregays don't understand this. You also don't need to who the main character's shoes, unless there's a story reason for it.
> That is the reason people dislike not because its inherently bad
No, that's the reason people dislike inconsistent storytelling. You're confused about what you're advocating. You're just saying bad storytelling is bad, that has nothing to do with whether a character is an orphan or not.
I would suggest that you may be one the aforementioned loregay autists, and that you can't comprehend that not everything in a story requires an explanation without an in-story reason for it.
Character is a simple country lawyer.
3 episode types that I always love.
Rashamon episodes, Baseball episodes and courtroom episodes. I don’t know what it is about these 3 setups that appeals to me so much but they never fail to be my favorite episodes of a series.
To a lesser extent I love bottle episodes but not if they’re used for a clip show.
More of an anime thing but
>Wise old master is a total pervert
>character says something awkard/weird
I think it is fine for some characters to be just plot devices. Not everyone needs a deep development arc.
And I see nothing wrong for a character to exist for the sake of advancing another one.
Character wins the day,not because they overcame their perceived flaws but because of them.
>Pyrrhic victory where bad guy kinda wins even though he's killed off
What about when the good guys win but they had to sacrifice something in order to achieve it?
I love that too. It's a good way to show that your villain was a serious threat.