#idc how many fictional background characters he has killed

[crazykuroneko]

Tbh I think a lot casual viewers / non book fans are probably going to not continue the show after s2 unless it diverges quite drastically on louis's storyline? iwtv is very bleak and I genuinely think they underestimated how much show viewers ended up hating lestat after s1 (and they may end up in a similar situation with armand in s2) and then you're asking the audience to watch an entire season of this guy's whole backstory. plus you're killing off one of the two likable characters by the end of s2 and shifting louis into more a side character.

a big red flag to me was the lady who hosts the podcast who doesn't have a book background saying a lot of the same stuff as show-only people. like she clearly does not like lestat or loustat at all lmao and its literally her job to promote the show.

First, I want to address the "shifting louis into more a side character" because no I don't agree with that. Contrary to fans believe, Hollywood-standard wise (from the number of episodes they are in, how integral their characters are to the story), both Jacob and Sam have been considered as lead actors/cast of IWTV. You can see industry news outlets calling them both as such. But because IWTV is about Louis' past specifically and AMC knew IWTV still has some hope in Emmys even though it's small, they put them in different categories to not split the votes between them (they even only submit one actor in each category for it). So, look at what we have now, Louis is the narrator yet we still get Lestat in all episodes, and he's leading the NOLA narrative forward together with Louis despite not existing in the Dubai narrative. I bet we'll still get Lestat in most, if not all episodes, in S2, because Rolin has said many many times, the show is about both of them. And I expect they'll do the same in TVL season(s); Lestat is telling the story while Louis is leading whatever will be going on in the modern time. (No, i don't believe they'll make Louis stuck on a couch the whole season to listen to Lestat's story even though it sounds tasty. He'd definitely have a way to know what Lestat's saying, but I don't see anything good writing-wise from sticking your well-developed character in one place for such a long time)

About whether the audience will be willing to listen to Lestat's past, I'll see how S2 goes first before judging that. A lot of people don't like him, but there are a lot of them who are like, "I will miss him if he dies, he's an interesting character".

And IWTV is a niche show, its genre is gothic horror/romance. Who the hell is doing gothic romance for a series in this decade? (Hannibal doesn't count, it's not gothic and still about will/won't they). Like, what AMC is doing with IWTV now is extremely daring. And with a niche show, it's always the same: you can't please everyone. There will always be part of the general audience who will leave because either it's simply not their cup of tea or they can't stomach it. Especially now when there's this purity sentiment going so strongly in general (apparently now we shouldn't ship fictional characters, every sex scene has to have a grand purpose, and you shouldn't watch any portrayal of abuse even though it's produced by the victim herself). God forbid IWTV would ever want to please those people yikes. So, IWTV won't ever get as "mainstream" as what, Succession, Ted Lasso, Better Call Saul. But IWTV would still appeal to people who appreciate good writing, people who are "idc how bad the characters are as long as they're exciting!", and people who really love horror (not that "comfort horror" BS) - there's this review of IWTV from an horror website who is like "I wish they gave us more gore and horror of vampires", oh these people would love S2.

So, tl;dr you could say it's a natural selection (hell yes Darwinism), it's inevitable. I'd rather have that audience leave than stay and ruin fans' experience by whining about the plot that won't ever satisfy them. And I'd always applaud writers who don't give a shit to what people say and stick to what they're meant to do. They slay!

EDIT: ah I forgot about this. but don't underestimate the number of old fans who will probably check the show again when the TVL season(s) come. Because no matter how big their hatred for AMC is, it will be the first time ever for TVL to be adapted on screen. First time in 38 years (yes no one considers QotD movie ever existed). That's too big a temptation!

#and this is why i suggest you look at someone's fave shows first #before reccing IWTV to them #like you know it'll be okay reccing IWTV to Hannibal or Yellowjackets fans most of the time #cos they appreciate fucked up things #moi.txt #the cases i referred here are The Bear. sex scenes in general. and the upcoming movie of Priscillia Presley #yes Priscillia is executive producer

[ikol-cosplay]

Thank you Loki series for giving me the power to call mcu Loki an uwu soft boi with PROOF 😂 I was gonna call him that anyway because I am not a coward but now I can provide gifs if anyone dares to question me

#listen #I was gonna be a loki apologist anyway #look at his face #baby #idc how many fictional background characters he has killed #while under the scepters influence and under the threat of death from thanos #good for him honestly #BUT NOW I HAVE GIFS #loki series #loki series spoilers #loki spoilers

[pandirpus]

Top 5 characters who shouldn't have died in canon, Top 5 characters who SHOULD have died in canon (or alternately who's death you'd be chill with) and top 5 types of sushi?

Top 5 characters who shouldn’t have died in canon

1. All fictional moms, and love interests, and other fridged female characters. All the queers and PoCs who just died for drama or shock value. You know, these kinds of deaths that ruin my enjoyment of shows and movies.

2. Marlene and Tess, TLOU. Especially Marlene. Like, I get the impact it’s supposed to have and it is a strong story telling moment, but. She was an amazing WoC character in an apocalypse setting and I can’t accept that this was the only way to make that point. I enjoyed Marlene so much, I just cannot deal with her death. (TLOU, while a really good game in many other areas, has a problem with killing off all PoC characters… I honestly hope TLOU 2 will be better in that regard.)

3. Boromir, LotR. I really love Boromir, and I am forever cry that he couldn’t have made it with Aragorn and Co. to Rohan, heavily wounded, and then return home after recovering, and fight valiantly in the war to then help Aragorn rule Gondor?? I also have little love for redemption deaths for characters who didn’t even fuck up all that badly.

4. Jet, ATLA. Thing is, I personally didn’t mind back then, but then I realized later that it was rushed, unnecessary, and reeks of ‘if you rebel against oppressors, you end up just like them, and apparently only death can redeem you’. Why kill off the traumatized young dude just because he did not cope all that well.

5. Harry Potter deaths were so unnecessary and gratuitous, like did Harry really have to lose both father figures? And did Hedwig and Dobby have to die just to show things are now darker and Harry is maturing? And idc about Fred, but it was weird to have a family member of the Weasleys just die in the background like that. Too many deaths just to be DARK and SERIOUS. 

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I’m sure there were fictional deaths I was even more pissed at, but those fall under category 1 probably anyway, and I tend to try to erase them from my memory as fast as possible.

Top 5 characters who SHOULD have died in canon (or alternately who’s death you’d be chill with)

I’d probably be chill with a lot of deaths, especially if it’s not the only or one of the few female/PoC/queer characters the story has, and if the death has an impact on the plot and significance to the character’s arc. 

I honestly can’t come up with a full list though, because I could potentially be chill or even really here for it with a lot of characters, but it depends on how it’s handled. I personally don’t mind fictional characters dying, not even my faves, if it’s satisfying with regard to their story. What I’m not here for is characters dying randomly, and I wouldn’t wish death on characters just because I personally don’t care much for them or because they did something wrong - I’d prefer better writing, development, etc. 

I do love characters dying if it’s aesthetically nice, though, especially if they don’t really die or can come back etc. And there’s probably a lot of trash idiots I wouldn’t even feel the least bit sad about and where I’d love the drama and the self-destructiveness of it.

1. Seto Kaiba, YGO. The only example that comes to mind where I actually like the idea of the character dying in canon? It’s definitely a matter of debate whether he died, and I personally don’t think it’s actually canon, but tbh. Rip. I like all that this interpretation entails, too. But then again, I just really like unhealthy self-destructiveness in fictional characters.

2. Connor in Detroit Become Human. It’s a potential canon that he dies a lot, and it’s my fave for the aesthetic and for the fact that every Connor gets replaced by another Connor model and that is honestly the best part of the game because it explores the whole android thing in an interesting way for once.

3. Maybe Ford Pines, Gravity Falls? Not really in canon though, probably, because I’m not sure Stan would ever get over that. But I enjoy Ford dying in fan content a whole lot. It certainly is an aesthetic. :>

Top 5 Types of Sushi:

1. Special veggie roll (with any combination of kappa, kampyo, oshinko, tofu or tamago) feat. avocado wrapped in avocado.

2. Crunchy rolls. 

3. Avocado maki. I just love avocado in sushi and this is peak perfection.

4. Special veggie rolls with cream cheese.

5. Tamago nigiri.

#ask meme #samcybercat

[psyadrin]

Ok for that overwatch thing,,,,, a l l

1. Who is your defense main? Mei and/or Widowmaker, maybe Hanzo.

2. Who is your support main? Idk, I like playing Ana the most.

3. Who is your offense main? Reaper!!

4. Who is your tank main? Dorito rabbit aka D.Va

5. Who is you MAIN main? D.Va

6. Which character have you played the least? 

Torb, Winston, Roadhog (all of them are at 0 minutes)

7. Which character do you want to learn how to play? 

Sombra, Tracer, Genji, Pharah, Bastion, Orisa, Zarya 

8. Which character do you dislike the most? I actually like all of them.

9. Which character’s background story do you like the most? 

Bastion, Orisa, Widowmaker, Genji/Hanzo, Mei

10. Which character’s background story do you like the least? Sombra.

11. Which map is your favorite? Black Forest.

12. Which map is your least favorite? NUMBANI.

13. What Arcade game type is your favorite? Lockout 3v3

14. What Arcade game type is your least favorite? Mystery Heroes

15. Do you prefer quick play, competitive, arcade mode, or custom games?

Quick Play and comp, but comp > QP. QP is pretty much the way I like to relax and spend time with my boyfriend by messing around with the people and get achievements. It’s pretty much a huge meme parade when we play quick play and I like that. That way we can talk, make jokes and that stuff whilst still accomplishing things.

16. Which map type is your favorite? Assault, escort, assault & escort, control, or arena?

Control, probably.

17. Which map type is your least favorite? Assault, escort, assault & escort, control, or arena?

Assault & escort

18. Which event map was your favorite? Hm, I’m guessing this means like the Uprising!KR and Halloween!Eichenwalde? If so, I like both very much!

19. Which event map reskin was your favorite? 

Winter!Hanamura AND Winter!KR, top notch, really!

20. Which event was your favorite? 

Halloween Terror, Uprising (for Reyes’s pre-Reaper voice if nothing else) and Anniversary.

21. Which event legendary skin was your favorite? Cruiser, Jazzy and Pumpkin

22. Which event was your least favorite? 

Summer Games 2016, because fuck that loot system back then. Hopefully they bring it back and let me buy the old skins.

23. Which event legendary skin was your least favorite? 

Cyborg: 76 and Cyberian. OH, and Ironclad. Y’know, fuckboi torb?

24. Which event non-legendary skin was your favorite? Nevermore.

25. Which event non-legendary skin was your least favorite? Stunt Rider: 76

26. Which event item do you most regret not getting? 

Order by event: Reaper’s BMX icon/ Nihon (SG16), Coldhardt (HT), Mei’s Snowman emote (Winter), Rein’s skin,, Wujing I think? (CNY), Cadet Oxton (Uprising), Oasis (Anniversary)

27. Did you beat the Uprising event on Normal, Hard, Expert, and Legendary?

Hell, no! Wish I had, I tried so hard for Expert!!

28. Do you have Sombra’s “Power Outage” achievement? Yep, after 2 hours or so.

29. Do you have Widowmaker’s “Smooth as Silk” achievement? Yes, idefk how.

30. Do you have Lucio’s “The Floor is Lava” achievement? Working on it.

31. Do you have Zenyatta’s “Rapid Discord” achievement? 

Eh, I have like 3 minutes on Zen, no.

32. What was the first achievement you got? 

Aside from that basic “Play a game with a friend” or “Reach level 10″ bullshit, it was Reaper’s cute spray.

33. Did you get the “Not A Scratch,” achievement on Junkenstein’s Revenge? 

Yes, and I’m proud of it. I also have the Hard mode achievement. In fact, I have all Halloween achievements.

34. What has been the hardest achievement to get for you? 

Mh, Junkenstein��s Revenge “Held The Door” (Hard mode). I think it took me 4 hours of playing nothing but hard mode??

35. What’s your current SR score in Competitive Mode? 1521, don’t ask.

36. What the highest you’ve been in Competitive? 1956.

37. What’s the most amount of placement matches you’ve won? Nine.

38. How many gold guns do you have? Zero.

39. Which was the first gold gun you got? Are you mocking me?

40. Whose gold gun do you currently want? D.Va’s. After that I might go for Ana’s Biotic Rifle or a golden Widow rifle.

41. What role do you usually play in Competitive? Tank or support.

42. If you don’t play Competitive, why not? N/A

43. What kind of theme event would you like to see in the future? DOOMFIST.

44. What type of character would you like to see in the future? DOOMFIST. 

45. Who needs more (or better) skins in the future? 

Hanzo, Widowmaker. Give my sniper babes a bit of love. And Reaper.

46. What country would you like a new character to come from? Austria or Italy.

47. Favorite voice line? 

Sorted by character (mains only)

[Reaper]“I’ll see you in hell.”

[D.Va] “I get the feeling you’re not taking me seriously.”

[Ana] “More lost than the moon in winter.”

[Lucio] “Have some Lucio-oh’s!” and “Boop!”

[Mercy] “Questionable judgement.”

[Mei] “I’m going to have to science the heck out of this.”

[WM] “Your emotions make you vulnerable.”

[Hanzo] “I choose you, spirit dragon.”

48. Favorite player icon? uuuuuh, The Reaper.

49. Favorite emote? Most dance emotes, SHRUG, and FINGER GUNS

50. Favorite spray? any cute spray I have

51.Favorite victory pose? *shrug* ahahahah… ha

52. Favorite highlight intro? Selfie, Death Blossom, Ssh

53. Characters you ship the most? Bunnyribbit (Lúcio x D.Va)

54. Characters you ship the least? Shimadacest

55. Characters you wish had more in-game interactions? 

D.Va/Lúcio, Orisa/Bastion, Widow/Hanzo

56. Character you wish had a comic about? uhh, every character deserves a comic.

57. Favorite comic released? Uprising, Reflections.

58. Favorite short released? The Last Bastion.

59. Favorite new character released? Ana.

60. Overwatch, Blackwatch, or Talon? Blackwatch or Talon, tbh. 

61. Pro-Omnic or anti-Omnic? Pro!

62. Favorite character that isn’t a playable one? (Ex: Emily, Brigitte, Gerard, Efi, etc.)

Emily! Lenily is just so pure and I need more!

63. Character change (nerf, boost, work around) that you liked the most? 

Lúcio and Bastion 2.0

64. Character change (nerf, boost, work around) you liked the least? Ana’s nerfs tbh

65. Best ultimate? 

Every ultimates has its uses! My favorites are Resurrection, Death Blossom and Self Destruct though.

66. Worst ultimate? Infra-Sight. It’s not bad, just not my favorite.

67. Most kills in game? 53.

68. Most heals in game? um,, i dont remember. 

69. What character do you think needs a nerf? Sym’s beam range.

70. What character do you think needs a buff? Currently I’m satisfied with most heroes.

71. Have you ever rage quit in the middle of a game? 

Unfortunately, yes. Not in comp though.

72. What’s the fastest you’ve won a game? 2:03

73. What’s the fastest you’ve lost a game? around the same as won

74. Your best Overwatch-related story? 

Hmm, I’ll never forget how my boyfriend went Symmetra on Hollywood Defense and put down his last teleporter right in front of the very first enemy spawn and we basically just sat there waiting for some poor souls to walk through it. A Zarya and Genji happened to do so and were greeted by a Sym sitting on a stool and me as a dancing Sombra. It was great.

75. Weirdest thing that happened to you on Overwatch? 

A friend and I encountered a guy who called me a cunt for killing him in a match and who insisted that my friend would add him as a battlenet friend. That guy proceeded to call me “Black Jerome” (before he learned that I’m female) and “White Jessica” (after he had learned I’m a female).

76. Platform you play on? PC.

77. Do you stream? Wish I could, but my PC is shit.

78. Do you normally play solo or with friends? 

Normally, I play with my boyfriend, otherwise I play solo.

79. Have you made any friends because of Overwatch? 

In fact, I met all of my current friends thanks to OW and a little AU called Retailwatch.

80. Have you cosplayed a character from Overwatch? Sadly, no.

81. Have you ever wrote fan fiction about Overwatch? Yes.

82. What’s the lowest you’ve been in Competitive? 1100.

83. In “All Brawls,” if you get “Charge!” do you play Reinhardt or do you pick the Lucio role? Lúcio.

84. In “All Brawls,” if you get “One Shot, One Kill,” do you play Ana, Hanzo, or Widowmaker? Idc.

85. In “All Brawls,” if you get “This is Ilios,” do you pick Lucio or Roadhog?

Lúcio.

86. Team Genji or Team Hanzo? Team Hanzo.

87. Be honest! Do you usually get on the payload? I think I do???

88. Does your team? Nope.

89. What’s the longest session of Overwatch you’ve played? Friday 11pm - Saturday 6pm

90. No Limits, Mystery Heroes, or Total Mayhem? Total Mayhem.

91.Most cosmetics you have for one character? 73 for both Reaper and D.Va

92. Least cosmetics you have for one character? 20+ (Orisa)

93. Have you ever made your own custom game? No.

94. Best D.Va skin? Cruiser (event), Scavenger (normal)

95. Best Mercy skin? Witch (event), Imp (normal)

96. Best Tracer skin? Graffiti (event), Ultraviolet (normal)

97. Zarya’s Industrial and Cybergoth skins: yes, no, or HELL NO? 

honestly, yes, they’re my favorite Zarya skins.

98. Do you want more animal character, robot characters, or human characters? 

I’d love to see more robot characters!! But to be frank, I just want more characters LMAO

99. Is there are character you’d get rid of completely? 

Not really, they’re all precious in their own ways.

100. What do you think Sombra’s real name is? obvs something Spanish, idk

are you happy now, ken? this took me an hour to answer

[jessemccry]

blah blah blah this blog is new so i’m gonna do this ok? ok

1. Who is your defense main?- hanzo

2. Who is your support main?- i can play lucio and ana but they both suck now

3. Who is your offense main?- im a 250 hour mccree main but i turned into a tracer main because of dive

4. Who is your tank main?- dva/zarya

5. Who is you MAIN main?- mccree

6. Which character have you played the least?- moira or doomfist

7. Which character do you want to learn how to play?- i can play him but i want to get better at genji

8. Which character do you dislike the most?- junkrat

9. Which character’s background story do you like the most?- gabe or mccree i guess

10. Which character’s background story do you like the least?- give zen lore

11. Which map is your favorite?- dorado

12. Which map is your least favorite?- i hate numbani horizon junkertown and blizzworld equally

13. What Arcade game type is your favorite?- no limits i guess

14. What Arcade game type is your least favorite?- team death match

15. Do you prefer quick play, competitive, arcade mode, or custom games?- comp

16. Which map type is your favorite? Assault, escort, assault & escort, control, or arena?- i like everything but 2cp

17. Which map type is your least favorite? Assault, escort, assault & escort, control, or arena?- 2cp

18. Which event map was your favorite?- i like the halloween/christmas reskins

19. Which event map reskin was your favorite?- oh

20. Which event was your favorite?- theyre all pretty good except anniversary

21. Which event legendary skin was your favorite?- it was van helsing mccree but i think its baihu genji now

22. Which event was your least favorite?- anniversary was a let down

23. Which event legendary skin was your least favorite?- there’s a ton, but recently the new widow skin was pointless

24. Which event non-legendary skin was your favorite?- amercian mccree or nihon genji? idr its been so long

25. Which event non-legendary skin was your least favorite?- the widow summer games one is not memorable

26. Which event item do you most regret not getting?- i have every event item in the game except achievements

27. Did you beat the Uprising event on Normal, Hard, Expert, and Legendary?- i only beat it on hard but i was still new at the game then

28. Do you have Sombra’s “Power Outage” achievement?- yeah

29. Do you have Widowmaker’s “Smooth as Silk” achievement?- yeah

30. Do you have Lucio’s “The Floor is Lava” achievement?- i got it with pre rework lucio and nowadays its so easy

31. Do you have Zenyatta’s “Rapid Discord” achievement?- one of my first

32. What was the first achievement you got?- of the character specific ones i think it was woah there!

33. Did you get the “Not A Scratch,” achievement on Junkenstein’s Revenge?- no i got so sick of grinding for the pumpkin reaper spray that after i got it i didn’t want to play it anymore

34. What has been the hardest achievement to get for you?- i dont have one of orisas and neither of doomfists

35. What’s your current SR score in Competitive Mode?- on my main 3000-3200 idk i let it decay last season

36. What the highest you’ve been in Competitive?- 3207 i think? or 3217 idr

37. What’s the most amount of placement matches you’ve won?- ive won 9 twice

38. How many gold guns do you have?- 8 (mccree x2 hanzo x2 tracer genji ana bastion)

39. Which was the first gold gun you got?- mccree

40. Whose gold gun do you currently want?- not sure, might get mei next

41. What role do you usually play in Competitive?- hitscan/flex dps but i can play mostly anything

42. If you don’t play Competitive, why not?- i do

43. What kind of theme event would you like to see in the future?- anything is fine

44. What type of character would you like to see in the future?- more mid to higher skill characters

45. Who needs more (or better) skins in the future?- orisa

46. What country would you like a new character to come from?- idc

47. Favorite voice line?- ive always loved the zen line when he discords a genji “i know the doubts that plague you”

48. Favorite player icon?- i have a couple that i use: have fish, the snowman, gamf, the la gladiatiors one, a few of the summer games ones, and like 2 others idk

49. Favorite emote?- the new genji one is cool

50. Favorite spray?- the sorry spray

51.Favorite victory pose?- victory poses are pointless

52. Favorite highlight intro?- the new mccree one is cool

53. Characters you ship the most?- mchanzo

54. Characters you ship the least?- im not gonna say

55. Characters you wish had more in-game interactions?- mccree and anyone, anyone from original overwatch and each other

56. Character you wish had a comic about?- hanzo or genji

57. Favorite comic released?- reflections i guess

58. Favorite short released?- dragons

59. Favorite new character released?- ana

60. Overwatch, Blackwatch, or Talon?- blackwatch

61. Pro-Omnic or anti-Omnic?- pro

62. Favorite character that isn’t a playable one? (Ex: Emily, Brigitte, Gerard, Efi, etc.)- well it was brigitte but now idk mabye lynx

63. Character change (nerf, boost, work around) that you liked the most?- the mercy nerf

64. Character change (nerf, boost, work around) you liked the least?- im scared for the hanzo changes

65. Best ultimate?- objectively (and unfortunately) its riptire but other than that grav?

66. Worst ultimate?- deadeye or doomfist ult

67. Most kills in game?- i cant remember if it was 84 or 74 on a very long gibraltar game

68. Most heals in game?- idr like 25k probably

69. What character do you think needs a nerf?- junkrat ult  dva or sombra

70. What character do you think needs a buff?- other than the obvious rein lucio mccree (but im biased)

71. Have you ever rage quit in the middle of a game?- not a comp game

72. What’s the fastest you’ve won a game?- you can cap a 2cp map in like a minute

73. What’s the fastest you’ve lost a game?- you can get steamrolled on a 2cp map in like a minute

74. Your best Overwatch-related story?- idk

75. Weirdest thing that happened to you on Overwatch?- idk

76. Platform you play on?- ps4

77. Do you stream?- occasionally for one of my fiends

78. Do you normally play solo or with friends?- usually solo

79. Have you made any friends because of Overwatch?- a couple

80. Have you cosplayed a character from Overwatch?- not really into cosplay

81. Have you ever wrote fan fiction about Overwatch?- no

82. What’s the lowest you’ve been in Competitive?- when i did my first placements over a year ago i placed 1337

83. In “All Brawls,” if you get “Charge!” do you play Reinhardt or do you pick the Lucio role?- tbt but lucio

84. In “All Brawls,” if you get “One Shot, One Kill,” do you play Ana, Hanzo, or Widowmaker?- depends on the lobby but hanzo usually unless they have all widows

85. In “All Brawls,” if you get “This is Ilios,” do you pick Lucio or Roadhog?- lucio

86. Team Genji or Team Hanzo?- hanzooooo

87. Be honest! Do you usually get on the payload?- depends on whats going on in the game

88. Does your team?- hm

89. What’s the longest session of Overwatch you’ve played?- uhhhhhh (17 hours once i think....)

90. No Limits, Mystery Heroes, or Total Mayhem?- no limits

91.Most cosmetics you have for one character?- 97/97 on mccree

92. Least cosmetics you have for one character?- idk its probably moira by default but i have almost all of them

93. Have you ever made your own custom game?- all the time

94. Best D.Va skin?- cruiser

95. Best Mercy skin?- witch

96. Best Tracer skin?- honestly? she doesnt have many good ones but i guess graffiti

97. Zarya’s Industrial and Cybergoth skins: yes, no, or HELL NO?- the only good zarya skin is frosted

98. Do you want more animal character, robot characters, or human characters?- any

99. Is there are character you’d get rid of completely?- junk