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"Deciding which entry was going to take this third place was a close call, but the hero concept that came through is Jackie, the teen lesbian who is in search of her lover, who has disappeared."
Am I supposed to take that seriously? Nah.
I'd make a lesbian superhero as well, but she goes around diddling women and making out with everyone.
Jurai. A character that is not only cliche-ridden, but features a name cribbed straight from Tenchi Muyo.
That would be like me taking Bruce Wayne's story, slightly retooling it, and then calling the resulting rip-off...I dunno, Telezart.
Meh.
I'm with TPJ, but it's mainly due to the fact that, lesbian angle aside, the character doesn't stand out. And hell, the lesbian thing has already been done in Fear Effect, though how successfully is arguable. I sort of remember one of the KotOR games doing it too. And I'm sure that there are other games that I'm forgetting.
Meh.
I'd make a claustrophobic ninja with a bladder problem...lulz would ensue
"Character Akiuta's husband has been murdered and son has gone missing. She groups with other female warriors to save their missing children and village."
Pfff, just a female Harry Mason.
Here's my original character:
Nameless, faceless person that's designed to represent "you", but rather than going the "Has no reactions, personality, or nteraction with the environment" route, the "Reactions, response, and acts as a normal average person in this situation would" route. All done in first person, you happen to be wearing gloves so you can't see your appearance. Gold!
Wow, for an original character contest, these sure are... unoriginal.
Here's an original one. A mute protagonist with a medical explanation for why he's mute(aka. he's not silent for the sake of being silent). The dialogue will ensue with emotes and eventually, the ability to use sign language. None of the traditional "he cant speak, but everyone acts like he can anyhow" stuff.
But yeah, lack of originality for the most part. I bet that's why they had trouble naming a 3rd place actually.
All these character ideas suck. The formula here seems to be (generic character + homosexuality = original character).
Being a lesbian doesn't make a character interesting or original, it just makes her a dyke. Unless of course, the goal of the game is murder all heterosexuals. Now I'm intrigued.
The winner annoys me the most. The only motivation mothers have ever had in fiction is to defend or care for their family. God forbid they have desires of their own.
Here's my mother fucking idea. The main character's son is the leader of a just and good kingdom, and her husband is its adviser. The stability of the nation has halted technological advancement, resulting in its eventual decay and demise. The point of the game is to murder your family and divide the nation into warring factions to restart social progress. How about that shit?
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