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Didj In reply to ??? [2013-06-07 08:58:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. One of the things that we want to get across with Jessie is to have a strong female character in a fantasy story that doesn't walk around in a chain-mail bikini or a big empty spot in her armor for her cleavage to pop out.

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Porecomesis In reply to Didj [2013-06-07 09:17:20 +0000 UTC]

Of course, one should always be careful not to go too far in the opposite direction and make her an overly arrogant bitch.

That's always a big question; what, exactly, makes a character human?

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Didj In reply to Porecomesis [2013-06-07 17:41:17 +0000 UTC]

We've taken great care to make Jessie a strong female character and not just a female character with a masculine personality. Much inspiration came from Lauren Faust's philosophy behind her reboot of My Little Pony. Jessie's regular outfit will look almost exactly like Apple Jack's My Little Mages design.

It's always an interesting question of what makes a character human. One of my favorite ways of exploiting this is to ask myself "what would make this character break down and cry?" Referencing the gripping scene from the Watchmen when the Comedian is sobbing like a baby.

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Porecomesis In reply to Didj [2013-06-08 02:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Can't say I'm much of a My Little Pony person but that's not because of the characters (except for Pinkie Pie, who annoys the crap out of me). Inspiration is inspiration and I hope it goes well for you.

That's actually a really good question. Of course, you can't really use that for characters like Lara Croft in the reboot because the answer would be "five seconds passing" (she is an adequate character, that is a joke, please don't kill me). Still an excellent question, though.

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Didj In reply to Porecomesis [2013-06-08 09:22:00 +0000 UTC]

Well, I suppose a literal take on "what makes them cry" doesn't work for every character. I guess a broader way of saying it is how much can a character take emotionally until they just can't take anymore. Good character development comes from what brought them to that point and how they react to it. Any character can take emotional stress and suppress it to move on, Lara Croft in the reboot had to survive by suppressing a lot of her fear and humanity. The first time that she kills a person is a defining moment for her in that game. The most prominent trait of Lara and the overall theme of the story is that despite being an emotional little girl, she has the strength to do anything to survive. And it's through the story that she comes to embrace that part of her and rely on it to keep her alive.

And it's because of stuff like this, that I love writing character driven stories.

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Porecomesis In reply to Didj [2013-06-08 09:30:34 +0000 UTC]

I love writing characters in general. I like villains or characters with darkness in them but, if there's one thing I hate, it's a villain who's evil for the sake of being evil.

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prosforcons In reply to Porecomesis [2013-08-10 22:32:56 +0000 UTC]

sorry to pop into this interesting conversation, but getting back to the "what makes character's cry," thingy, Sir Ian McKellen is one of the most revered actors of our time and he has never cried on stage. Not ever. 

And rest assured. The story is all mapped out and all of our main villains have motivations beyond being evil for the sake of being evil. Unless they're harpies.

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Porecomesis In reply to prosforcons [2013-08-10 23:30:39 +0000 UTC]

Hey, it's alright. And okay.

Got it.

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