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Dedicated to @Snowday's 5 Bad Character Personalities (& what makes them bad)
Thank you for frankly telling all the Citizens of Iwaku the biggest problems in making a Character without a hint of aggression.
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Thank you for frankly telling all the Citizens of Iwaku the biggest problems in making a Character without a hint of aggression.
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Making Bad Personalities in our RP Character is a very common mistake that is found in Iwaku, & sometimes, in doing so, you kinda make other users wish you die in a fiery hell. Well, let's face it, we have our mistakes we think are very "badass", but that's the main reason why the fun of the RP is sucked out of the thread, the lack of disadvantages makes your Character a living god, & with a lack of action, your happiness in an RP grows lower & lower as you progress the game. This thread shows the fatal flaws in a Character's Personality which makes it a black hole.
Bad Personality Flaw #1:
Mr. Perfection
Reggie is a sophisticated millionaire which is fully educated in English, Mathematics, History, & other various subjects. He knows 5 languages & can wield the sword, the bow & arrow, & the hammer very efficiently. He is very handsome & he is very strong, & very fast, which is why he was elected the mayor of USA when he was just 18 yrs. old.
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Face it, more & more people love to make their character the jack of all trades. Their character practically knows how to fly while making sand sculptures in their sleep. People love making their character perfect, so much that I saw a post saying when his character killed a god with a sword when he was 12. I knew pretty much that the user was a kid, looking at the very unrealistic way he killed a god when his character was still a kid. This makes the character very hard to create relationships with other people, because other users are disgusted at this users perfect character. Nobody is Perfect Steve! Add in Disadvantages or Something!
Bad Personality Flaw #2:
The Unrealistic
Jamie beheaded a giant cyclops when he was a toddler, using magic when he stumbled upon her Mom's Spellbook. She also found a very rare sword which she found in a fabled temple where there are no survivors, she used this sword when she waged war on the demons, & she killed all the horrors that there are in the Underworld single - handedly. Because of that, she is kind, short tempered & sweet.
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Behold, Mary Sue's Little Sister. We know the Unrealistic when we saw it, how could a toddler read anyway!? these have been plaguing RPs like crazy. I saw millions of these in my past user account on a different RP Site, I even read a Personality about a Character who killed an army of giants with a small rusty dagger in their tender age of 8. The Character's motive for the killings is because the Giants have raped his Mother & left her for dead in a scorching desert. I haven't stumbled upon these on Iwaku but I'm sure that someday, one shall post a personality like this one. Unrealism leads to your Character going to a Forever Alone, as no one ever wants to play with this horrible character as it almost has the power of Mary Sue. Most of them usually gives the feats first before the personality.
Bad Personality Flaw #3:
The Attention Hog
Chris was the most popular & the coolest person in all of Erinthia because he was laid - back & always calm, he was known to have been conquering dungeons ever since he was 20 yrs. old, he was the national hero of Erinthia because he killed the Mighty Dragon that scourged the land for millions of years. Now, he is the mighty warrior king in all of Erinthia, killing hordes of zombies in a day. He can be seen sitting on his thrown or in the village, always winking at the ladies.
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Face it, nobody likes the Attention Hog. It makes the other users feel like the main reason why this user made this character is because he wants to show off his Character or his writing skills. Making the Attention Hog turn into a Forever Alone as well. An Attention Hog type Personality shows off different feats the Character has made during its lifetime. I practically despise these types of personalities, it makes me hate the user creating this Character for ever existing in the first place.
Bad Personality Flaw #4:
Kirito - Kun
Damien is a laid - back, cool, & positive person. He is very fast & strong, & is very good at singing, he is very romantic & will fight to the death for his friends & family.
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There is a very good reason why this personality is very short, the user is trying to make its character very cool, such as an Anime protagonist. This thing is a heavily used cliche which users can use if they either feel very lazy, or just want their character to actually get a girlfriend in the RP & make it more like an Anime. This thing can be lengthened or shortened at will, & the Kirito - Kun type of Personality usually has the "loyalty" cliche going on such as: "he will fight to the death for his friends & family."
Bad Personality Flaw #5:
The Uncompleted
Gladys is a very cheerful person & can be very sweet,
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I can see this multiple times, as an early riser in Iwaku, I can mostly see Character Sign - Up Sheets that are incomplete, presumbly the History & Personality, but mostly the Personality. Hey people! if your gonna go away in the middle of making a thread, please go ahead & hover your mouse in the restore last draft (which can be seen next to the text picker) & click the traingle pointing down. There are 2 options which are: Save Draft & Delete Draft.. All you have to do is click the Save Draft option, exit Chrome (or Firefox, Safari, Oprah, or the infamous Internet Explorer), & then after you go back to the computer, just click the Restore Previous Draft Option & Fwa Lah! Your work has been instantly restored!
Posting it & then editing it after you get home is a very bad option, it can lead confusion to other users who are going to post next.
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Bad Personality Flaw #1:
Mr. Perfection
Reggie is a sophisticated millionaire which is fully educated in English, Mathematics, History, & other various subjects. He knows 5 languages & can wield the sword, the bow & arrow, & the hammer very efficiently. He is very handsome & he is very strong, & very fast, which is why he was elected the mayor of USA when he was just 18 yrs. old.
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Face it, more & more people love to make their character the jack of all trades. Their character practically knows how to fly while making sand sculptures in their sleep. People love making their character perfect, so much that I saw a post saying when his character killed a god with a sword when he was 12. I knew pretty much that the user was a kid, looking at the very unrealistic way he killed a god when his character was still a kid. This makes the character very hard to create relationships with other people, because other users are disgusted at this users perfect character. Nobody is Perfect Steve! Add in Disadvantages or Something!
Bad Personality Flaw #2:
The Unrealistic
Jamie beheaded a giant cyclops when he was a toddler, using magic when he stumbled upon her Mom's Spellbook. She also found a very rare sword which she found in a fabled temple where there are no survivors, she used this sword when she waged war on the demons, & she killed all the horrors that there are in the Underworld single - handedly. Because of that, she is kind, short tempered & sweet.
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Behold, Mary Sue's Little Sister. We know the Unrealistic when we saw it, how could a toddler read anyway!? these have been plaguing RPs like crazy. I saw millions of these in my past user account on a different RP Site, I even read a Personality about a Character who killed an army of giants with a small rusty dagger in their tender age of 8. The Character's motive for the killings is because the Giants have raped his Mother & left her for dead in a scorching desert. I haven't stumbled upon these on Iwaku but I'm sure that someday, one shall post a personality like this one. Unrealism leads to your Character going to a Forever Alone, as no one ever wants to play with this horrible character as it almost has the power of Mary Sue. Most of them usually gives the feats first before the personality.
Bad Personality Flaw #3:
The Attention Hog
Chris was the most popular & the coolest person in all of Erinthia because he was laid - back & always calm, he was known to have been conquering dungeons ever since he was 20 yrs. old, he was the national hero of Erinthia because he killed the Mighty Dragon that scourged the land for millions of years. Now, he is the mighty warrior king in all of Erinthia, killing hordes of zombies in a day. He can be seen sitting on his thrown or in the village, always winking at the ladies.
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Face it, nobody likes the Attention Hog. It makes the other users feel like the main reason why this user made this character is because he wants to show off his Character or his writing skills. Making the Attention Hog turn into a Forever Alone as well. An Attention Hog type Personality shows off different feats the Character has made during its lifetime. I practically despise these types of personalities, it makes me hate the user creating this Character for ever existing in the first place.
Bad Personality Flaw #4:
Kirito - Kun
Damien is a laid - back, cool, & positive person. He is very fast & strong, & is very good at singing, he is very romantic & will fight to the death for his friends & family.
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There is a very good reason why this personality is very short, the user is trying to make its character very cool, such as an Anime protagonist. This thing is a heavily used cliche which users can use if they either feel very lazy, or just want their character to actually get a girlfriend in the RP & make it more like an Anime. This thing can be lengthened or shortened at will, & the Kirito - Kun type of Personality usually has the "loyalty" cliche going on such as: "he will fight to the death for his friends & family."
Bad Personality Flaw #5:
The Uncompleted
Gladys is a very cheerful person & can be very sweet,
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I can see this multiple times, as an early riser in Iwaku, I can mostly see Character Sign - Up Sheets that are incomplete, presumbly the History & Personality, but mostly the Personality. Hey people! if your gonna go away in the middle of making a thread, please go ahead & hover your mouse in the restore last draft (which can be seen next to the text picker) & click the traingle pointing down. There are 2 options which are: Save Draft & Delete Draft.. All you have to do is click the Save Draft option, exit Chrome (or Firefox, Safari, Oprah, or the infamous Internet Explorer), & then after you go back to the computer, just click the Restore Previous Draft Option & Fwa Lah! Your work has been instantly restored!
Posting it & then editing it after you get home is a very bad option, it can lead confusion to other users who are going to post next.
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Such as @Kestrel's Comment: The trick isn't to avoid a personality-archetype, the trick is to use an archetype as a skeleton instead of a final product is some quality advice, & I'm using to this day.
Apply Kestrel's Advice to Snowday & my 10 Bad Character Personalities & maybe, you can make the most awesome Character you can make.
Add in more Bad Personalities below this thread & I'll add it in here!
Apply Kestrel's Advice to Snowday & my 10 Bad Character Personalities & maybe, you can make the most awesome Character you can make.
Add in more Bad Personalities below this thread & I'll add it in here!
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