#a question of character

[fuckyeahclassiclink]

I’ve been following A Question of Character for a while, I love their dramatic descriptions of old school video game characters, though they can some times not be flattering.  But i’m happy we finally got my boy, and it is very flattering.

You don’t often see analysis of Link that just sticks to one game like this, especially a 2D game.

#youtube #a question of character #the legend of zelda #link #the hyrule fantasy #nintendo #NES Link #NES #Nintendo entertainment system #They also did DiC Link and it's hilarious without regurgitating what everyone else says

[callisteios]

i made a character uquiz. i 100% promise you that you will get a character you know AND like

#that's my guarentee #ignore the quiz description #features some of my favourite characters. eg. ianthe tridentarius. jaws. sonny!dog day afternoon. nicolas cage. kendall roy. hope this help #im not going to tag every fandom that's rude #uquiz #quiz #personality quiz #mine #i don't know why i put the sport question i hate the sport question. #wasted like half a day asking stupid questions like 'do we think vriska serqet would prefer football or hockey'

[chloesimaginationthings]

How Michael’s interview with Phone dude went in FNAF 3

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf #michael afton #phone dude #fazbear frights #fnaf 3 #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #HOLY shit phone dude mentioned…. #I just want yall to know his design was inspired off of Shaggy from scooby doo #I should make some character sheets sometime pff #I ALSO hope yall like his design 💚 #like I’m joking with the comic BUT ALSO LIKE.. maybe not #seeing phone dude was seemingly okay with William’s corpse in springtrap #maybe he wouldn’t blink an eye at Michael showing up #Michael got lucky that phone dude is so chill #he could question it but he just wants the job so better to leave it #IDK IF I’ll draw more phone dude but if yall like him.. we’ll see 💚💚

[tag-that-oc]

hold on i wanna see something...

#tag your oc #tag that oc #oc #original character #oc question #oc tag #polls

[sawtual]

i dont think fandom people who only think about male characters and only create content for male characters are like horrible misogynists but i do think they often have some shit they need to unpack. like how can you , for example, play life is strange and the only thing you come away with from that is you want nathan and warren to fuck nasty. how can you watch birds of prey, and the only thing you come away with from that is you want roman and victor to fuck nasty......... like idk! idk! i just find it strange especially when people will engage with media Specifically about women and then put no effort in to empathize or care about them, sometimes even going far enough to say they HATE the female characters and that theyre bitches... IDK!!!!

#text #and yes i still do find it questionable when people engage with shit like idk bg3 and dont give a fuck about any female characters but #bop and lis for example are sooooo women centric and specifically about womens suffering and struggles..... #and people just come away from that wanting to see the boys do yaoi... its weird! its weird as hell!

[wisteria-lodge]

So my problem with most ‘get to know your character’ questioneers is that they’re full of questions that just aren’t that important (what color eyes do they have) too hard to answer right away (what is their greatest fear) or are just impossible to answer (what is their favorite movie.)  Like no one has one single favorite movie. And even if they do the answer changes.

If I’m doing this exercise, I want 7-10 questions to get the character feeling real in my head. So I thought I’d share the ones that get me (and my students) good results: 

What is the character’s go-to drink order? (this one gets into how do they like to be publicly perceived, because there is always some level of theatricality to ordering drinks at a bar/resturant)

What is their grooming routine? (how do they treat themselves in private)

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? (Gets you thinking about socio-economic class, values, and how they spend their leisure time)

Do they have any scars or tattoos? (good way to get into literal backstory) 

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? (Good way to get some *emotional* backstory in.) 

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? (This one might be a me thing, because I LOVE writing/reading about family dynamics, but knowing what kinds of things were ‘normal’ for them growing up is important.)

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. (This is a big catch all, gets into money, taste, practicality, level of wear, level of repair, literally what kind of shoes they require to live their life.)

Describe the place where they sleep. (ie what does their safe space look like. How much (or how little) care / decoration / personal touch goes into it.)

What is their favorite holiday? (How do they relate to their culture/outside world. Also fun is least favorite holiday.) 

What objects do they always carry around with them? (What do they need for their normal, day-to-day routine? What does ‘normal’ even look like for them.) 

#writing #teaching #character questions #character building

[astearisms]

part of a sadness

#just thinking about how simon’s world is reflected in fionna’s #not just the characters but feelings too #just that deep melancholy #fionna mirrors that albeit the sadness is caused by a different reason #YET THEY’RE THE SAME TOO! #the feeling of being stuck…and that feeling of longing for something (or someone) #questioning ‘will it ever get better’ #they resonate with me so much #this is all based on the hints we get that fionna and cake exist in Simon’s mind and how cake literally escaped from it in the last episode #it just got me thinking and i got emotional and #yeah #my art #adventure time #at #fionna and cake #fionna and cake spoilers #fionna the human #fionna campbell #simon petrikov #cake the cat #adventure time fionna and cake #adventure time fanart

[maria-ruta]

have some Senshi doods as a treat <3

#dungeon meshi #senshi #senshi of izganda #chillchuck #dwarf #as one of my friends said - there shouldnt be question 'whos your favorite dungeon meshi character' #there should be question ' whos your SECOND favorite character in dungeon meshi' #bc first place should always be senshi hahahaha #my art

[egophiliac]

popping back in for a couple seconds, because I am obsessed with these two throwaway characters from the last new year's bit. I need to know more about this fancy overdramatic theater kid and IT nerdling's more-likely-than-you'd-think friendship.

(brb, building an entire mental headcanon around these random characters who will literally never appear again. they have a whole sitcom together...in my heart.)

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #...i mean. barely. but just in case. #sam's new year sale 2024 #sorry for being...even less around than usual #between this stubborn cold and art block it's been. well it's been a time. #and then these forgettable one-off characters who exist for the sake of a joke showed up... #this is the first time i've actually felt like drawing in the past few days and i'm not going to question it

[rayssion]

Guys just imagine being a side character, you're walking around normally on a beautiful sunny day, you hear rumours from the other campers about this newbie kid that killed the minotaur barehanded, later on you hear about this very kid beating Clarisse, the biggo bully and now you're kinda intrigued.

Nonetheless next day you're playing capture the flag as normal and suddenly find yourself just kneeling before that kid that turned to be one of the big three kids then you proceed with your day.

Next morning, weirdo kid just straight up leads a quest, like the boy just got here and he's already making himself a reputation while some old ones are still not even claimed. Anyways the kid is accompanied by that tiny counselor of the Athena cabin (you know, that one kinda creepy child that stalks newbies around but you can't object because you don't want problems with the camp's best swordsman, yeah that's kid) and you're kinda shocked because those athenians are all about blah blah blah Athena did and blah blah blah we hate Poseidon.

Also that young satyr goes along, and you think oh weird then you continue with your day.

Fast forward a week later, they return, they are all friends now?? That fucking child just met Zeus?? He freaking whipped Ares' ass??? He got Hades' favor and got his mom back??? papa titan is back too??? Wait what LUKE IS EVIL NOW WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK???

And fast forward a year later, the Athena child just planted a kiss on the Poseidon kid's cheek and now you're invested in this reality show and you ship these kids together.

#this feels like a y/n ngl #but like dude #the life if the side characters is filled with gossip #and a lot of questions also lol #percy jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth #grover underwood #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #pjo spoilers

[3hks]

50 Questions For Your Characters

What motivates your character?

How does the public view them? (Doesn't have to be anything major, it could be classmates, friends, strangers in the park, etc.)

Is your character an optimist or pessimist?

Does your character care about their reputation and/or how others perceive them?

Is your character more of a family or friends person?

What, if anything, sticks out about their appearance?

Is your character good with kids?

What are some internal obstacles that your character has to overcome?

What emotion does your character feel most frequently?

If your character is an antagonist or something of the like, do they self-justify their actions? If so, how?

What events in their past helped shape and influence them into who they are today?

What are some of your character's pet peeves?

Who is the closest person to your character?

How did they become so close?

What habits does your character have?

What is your character's relationship with their family?

Overall, is there anything special or peculiar about your character compared to others in your story?

Who/what comforts your character?

Summarize your character's goals in one sentence.

Who's in the way of those goals?

What is your character's relationship with their emotions?

What regrets do they have, if any? (From any part of the story, not just exposition.)

If your character is at a loud, people-filled party, how would they act?

From childhood to their current age, how has your character changed?

What is the main setting of your story and how does it impact your character?

What are the top three most distinguishable personality traits of your character?

How does your character view themselves? (Expectations, intelligence, confidence, self-belief, etc.)

What emotion is the most unfamiliar to your character and how do they deal with it?

What are the three things that your character values most?

Is your character hiding something from other people, if so, what?

What genre of music does/would your character love?

How does your character view their past?

What are three positive traits that your character has?

What are three negative traits that your character has?

Imagine the ideal home for your character. Where would it be located? What type of housing would it be? Who/what would be there?

What are the things that make your character enter a full rage/cold mode? (Depends on their character.)

What does your character want to change about themselves?

Someone your character dislikes goes up to them and confesses. How does your character react? (Doesn't have to be a rejection.)

What does your character have yet to realize about themselves?

Is your character good at time-management and responsible?

What kind of clothes does your character wear?

What is one thing that your character dislikes about themselves? ("Nothing" is also a valid answer.)

What does your character see as the greatest injustice?

What does your character fear?

On a scale from 1-10, how intelligent is your character? (1 being incredibly stupid with almost no knowledge of the world, and 10 literally being Light Yagami. If you don't get it, that's on you lol; but it's basically having over 200 IQ.)

Does your character specialize or have remarkable talent in anything? If so, what is it?

In a group setting, what role would your character have? Leader, co-leader, follower, or outsider?

What event in your story altered your character the most?

In the end, what is your character grateful for?

Why did you choose to use this character to answer these questions? (I would love to see your answers!)

Happy writing~

3hks :)

#writing #writeblr #writerscommunity #writing inspo #creative writing #get to know your characters better #questions for your characters #get to know your oc better #questions for your oc #ask game

[characterbabble]

Are any of your characters dead?

#oc #oc asks #oc ask #oc questions #original character #original character questions #original character ask #d&d character asks #dnd character asks

[blueskittlesart]

literally obsessed with kanji. finally a good character for me to latch onto

#hes 15 years old. he regularly intimidates people multiple years older than him. his favorite hobby is sewing. #he chased an entire motorcycle gang out of town with nothing but his regular ass bicycle. he has debilitating social anxiety. hes gay #perfect character. incredible job guys #personal #i am a simple person. i see a character with incredibly poor social skills and i decide they are my favorite with no further questions

[buglover77]

“The best thing for autism representation is to have multiple autistic characters so there’s a display of autism as a spectrum affecting people differently” “we need better autism representation” “I wish there were more characters that are audhd” my brother in christ, the teenage mutant ninja turtles are RIGHT THERE

#teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #mutant mayhem #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #Autism #adhd #neurodivergent #In case it’s unclear this is a joke #There should definitely be canon neurodivergent characters written by writers with the neurodivergence in question #leonardo #donatello #michael angelo #raphael #rtmnt

[mataurin]

Fig and the Cig Figs!!!

#junior year so far is such a delight #did you give another character you like curly hair out of nowhere you ask #and to that I say good question I *flees* #dimension 20 #figeroth faeth #the bad kids #fantasy high #fantasy high: junior year #she’s blowing a kiss to ayda in the crowd who is whatever her equivalent of Beet red with arousal is #watching her silently and blankly thinking heinously dirty thoughts #* #fhjy #fh #fig faeth #my art

[hal-monitor]

🌀 what is happening to me… 🌀

#sketchbook #illustration #art #drawing #anthro #procreate #sketch #furry #furry art #character design #questioning #gender #nb #trans #vent #tw smoking #personal