Sadly, my characters are built the way they are specifically because of a lack of characters of their particular archetype. I mean, how many hyperactive, yet pragmatic cute bruisers (with a dash of petite pride) are there in fiction, exactly?
(Hint: There are none)
Actually, pragmatism in general is rather in short supply these days, especially when it comes to female characters. This is something of a pet peeve of mine, even. The biggest example, female warriors - the practical thing to do is wear armor that deflects blows away from your vitals, to cut your hair short or tie it down well, and to train your body to the extent that you are much more of your weight in muscle than in fat. Yet how many female warriors exhibit any of these traits, much less all of them?
And then there are the personalities that are often written into these characters. Do they even have any? Heh. Heh-heh. The less said about that, the better.
Hence, characters like T'ranu are a product of my frustration with the way the media (and even other players) generally portray women who go into battle. However, at the same time, I will admit that some of it is simply an idealization of myself (her hair, skin, and eye color are exactly the same as mine).
I suppose I should mention characters that do have an influence on mine, to some extent. Here goes:
I think that'll do for now. I would have mentioned female Commander Shepherd, but, well, her character is more an accident of design than an intentional one (as is evidenced by that ridiculous poll they did for her appearance on Facebook). The writers even admit to this, saying that male Shepherd was the default and female Shepherd merely defaulted to masculine mannerisms because of it (rather than being an intentional direction for her design). So yeah, pretty much all of my examples come from Japan (even Noodle - she comes from Japan in-universe, lol).
(Hint: There are none)
Actually, pragmatism in general is rather in short supply these days, especially when it comes to female characters. This is something of a pet peeve of mine, even. The biggest example, female warriors - the practical thing to do is wear armor that deflects blows away from your vitals, to cut your hair short or tie it down well, and to train your body to the extent that you are much more of your weight in muscle than in fat. Yet how many female warriors exhibit any of these traits, much less all of them?
And then there are the personalities that are often written into these characters. Do they even have any? Heh. Heh-heh. The less said about that, the better.
Hence, characters like T'ranu are a product of my frustration with the way the media (and even other players) generally portray women who go into battle. However, at the same time, I will admit that some of it is simply an idealization of myself (her hair, skin, and eye color are exactly the same as mine).
I suppose I should mention characters that do have an influence on mine, to some extent. Here goes:
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![[Image: a50cf5d60227ad68cd4b3jds06.jpg]](http://abload.de/img/a50cf5d60227ad68cd4b3jds06.jpg)
![[Image: 68cad3ea19345b4a3a37fcrsez.jpg]](http://abload.de/img/68cad3ea19345b4a3a37fcrsez.jpg)
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