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^^ I've got a lot of positive reviews for Engel's new chapter, which I posted yesterday morning, but I got one that confuses me a bit. XD; The person said that Alexander is an interesting character, in spite of her not agreeing with "certain aspects of the angel part." Errr, what angel part? "The Angel of Death" is just a common phrase that's out there. It's not meant to be taken literally. Alexander self-proclaimed himself as such, but it doesn't mean any of the other characters agree. And he's not an angel at all. **shrugs.** I thought it had been pretty well established by now that he is a doppelganger. Oy. **scratches head.**
Sometimes people come to me asking what makes a good OC. XD; That's really a hard question to answer. But basically, they have to be very human, with both good and bad points. However, if the bad points are overemphasized (especially in a character on the "good" side), it's really quite annoying. Though of course if one overemphasizes the good points, that can be annoying too. XD One needs to find a proper balance. And the character needs to be very unique and not like a carbon copy of a million others out there. Also, one shouldn't force a character into existence for the sake of having one. A good OC will develope at his or her own pace, with ideas flowing gently to the author. And if they're having trouble figuring a character out, it's helpful to use them in RPs for character development before using them in fics.
Dad got Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade from the library because he wanted to see it. I was happy to see it again, but Dad didn't seem to like it very much. (I kinda had a feeling he wouldn't, though.) XD; He complained about many of the harrowing escapes not being able to happen in real life. But isn't it silly to complain about that, when any movie of the genre has a lot of escapes like that? I don't know, he seems to complain about a lot of the movies that I find highly fascinating. I don't think he sees the depth in them that I do. I'm fairly certain that he wouldn't like anime.
I pitched my story idea involving Siegfried's ex-fianceé to Amelda-kun and she thought it sounded interesting. ^^ Basically I decided that Aloysius (his father) had tried to arrange a marriage between Siegfried and the daughter of a business partner. The girl, Aldabella Friederich, is a devious, twisted, manipulative, murderous little rich girl. XD; But unlike Vivalene, who always has a worldly air and appearance, Aldabella looks extremely innocent, even though she isn't at all. Siegfried was one of the only people to see this, and when his father killed himself, Siegfried broke off the engagement. He secretly used to call her "Belladonna," like the poisonous plant. Aldabella was always angry at him for breaking the engagement, and one of her loyal maids was as well. The maid then infiltrated into Siegfried's manor and has been working there for a while.
And hence continues my trend of female villains. XD; Armina isn't a villain, but she's also technically not an OC. Well, readers of Engel will see that soon, anyway. Anita, an unnamed character on the show, is another such technicality. XD; I guess the only semi-important female character that isn't a villain and that is a purebred OC would be Kasumi, who I haven't done much with lately.
I've been thinking about Dartz and writing for him. I remember that even before I finally softened to the point of liking him, I very much disliked the way some people portrayed him. One such person played him as a typical villain, a sniveling coward who when confronted by his former warriors, would lie and say he was sorry and beg for forgiveness and such because he didn't want them to hurt him. .__.; WTH? That's just about the most OOC nonsense I've seen for him. What's scary is that the person was being serious and not just trying to be funny or something. Heck, come on, Dartz would never act like that. He's the furthest thing from a typical villain and he's certainly not a coward. I kinda think that person didn't like Dartz and his dislike of the character came out in the way he played him. I could be wrong, though. Maybe the person just didn't have a good grip on how to play him, because he also made Ironheart very OOC. ^^; Oh well. Anyway, I like the way I write for Dartz. I think I have a pretty good grip on his character.
And here's a fun quiz!
( Anime Quiz )
Sometimes people come to me asking what makes a good OC. XD; That's really a hard question to answer. But basically, they have to be very human, with both good and bad points. However, if the bad points are overemphasized (especially in a character on the "good" side), it's really quite annoying. Though of course if one overemphasizes the good points, that can be annoying too. XD One needs to find a proper balance. And the character needs to be very unique and not like a carbon copy of a million others out there. Also, one shouldn't force a character into existence for the sake of having one. A good OC will develope at his or her own pace, with ideas flowing gently to the author. And if they're having trouble figuring a character out, it's helpful to use them in RPs for character development before using them in fics.
Dad got Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade from the library because he wanted to see it. I was happy to see it again, but Dad didn't seem to like it very much. (I kinda had a feeling he wouldn't, though.) XD; He complained about many of the harrowing escapes not being able to happen in real life. But isn't it silly to complain about that, when any movie of the genre has a lot of escapes like that? I don't know, he seems to complain about a lot of the movies that I find highly fascinating. I don't think he sees the depth in them that I do. I'm fairly certain that he wouldn't like anime.
I pitched my story idea involving Siegfried's ex-fianceé to Amelda-kun and she thought it sounded interesting. ^^ Basically I decided that Aloysius (his father) had tried to arrange a marriage between Siegfried and the daughter of a business partner. The girl, Aldabella Friederich, is a devious, twisted, manipulative, murderous little rich girl. XD; But unlike Vivalene, who always has a worldly air and appearance, Aldabella looks extremely innocent, even though she isn't at all. Siegfried was one of the only people to see this, and when his father killed himself, Siegfried broke off the engagement. He secretly used to call her "Belladonna," like the poisonous plant. Aldabella was always angry at him for breaking the engagement, and one of her loyal maids was as well. The maid then infiltrated into Siegfried's manor and has been working there for a while.
And hence continues my trend of female villains. XD; Armina isn't a villain, but she's also technically not an OC. Well, readers of Engel will see that soon, anyway. Anita, an unnamed character on the show, is another such technicality. XD; I guess the only semi-important female character that isn't a villain and that is a purebred OC would be Kasumi, who I haven't done much with lately.
I've been thinking about Dartz and writing for him. I remember that even before I finally softened to the point of liking him, I very much disliked the way some people portrayed him. One such person played him as a typical villain, a sniveling coward who when confronted by his former warriors, would lie and say he was sorry and beg for forgiveness and such because he didn't want them to hurt him. .__.; WTH? That's just about the most OOC nonsense I've seen for him. What's scary is that the person was being serious and not just trying to be funny or something. Heck, come on, Dartz would never act like that. He's the furthest thing from a typical villain and he's certainly not a coward. I kinda think that person didn't like Dartz and his dislike of the character came out in the way he played him. I could be wrong, though. Maybe the person just didn't have a good grip on how to play him, because he also made Ironheart very OOC. ^^; Oh well. Anyway, I like the way I write for Dartz. I think I have a pretty good grip on his character.
And here's a fun quiz!
( Anime Quiz )
