#rogue protagonists

[joncronshawauthor]

Walk the Line of Morality: 10 Fantasy Novels with Thieving Protagonists

In the usual realm of swords, sorcery, dragons and direwolves, aren’t we all occasionally partial to a protagonist that’s a bit, well… shifty? I’m not talking about the big muscle-bound, honour-bound heroes that are as predictable as the British weather, I’m talking about the sneak-thieves, the tricksters, the rogues! There’s something devilishly enjoyable about a character that walks the line…

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#Among Thieves #Ben Hale #Book recommendations #Brandon Sanderson #Christopher Buehlman #Douglas Hulick #fantasy book list #fantasy literature #Fantasy Novels #J.R.R.Tolkien #Leigh Bardugo #Locke Lamora #Master Thief series #Megan Whalen Turner #Michael J. Sullivan #Mistborn #novels with thieves #Patrick Weekes #rogue characters #rogue protagonists #Scott Lynch #Six of Crows #The Blacktongue Thief #The Hobbit #The Palace Job #The Queen&039;s Thief #Theft of Swords #thief heroes #thieves in literature

[femmedefandom]

so I actually really enjoy the OG SQQ, he is such an angsty and dramatic bitch absolutely stuffed with trauma and terrible coping behind that ice cold veneer and it’s a shame we didn’t get more of him. there’s just so much to explore with him and he gets cut out and missed by his sect exactly 0% which is pretty heartbreaking.

#svsss #shen qingqiu #shen jiu #og!sqq #a guy that had the outline of a protagonist but the realism of life #orphan child taken living on the streets that has seen too much darkness to be naive but he cares for the other children in his own way #tries to survive the streets and being sold to an abusive family #his friend is saved and brought to a better life leaving him behind #he’s stuck playing the gentle toy for an oblivious girl as her brother torments him regularly #he’s abandoned by his friend and he decides to take fate into his own hands #learning cultivation from a rogue and breaking free of his chains the only way he’s learned how #with brutal and efficient violence…all by himself #he murders his abusers and the rogue who pushed him further into darkness and crime #he makes his way to a righteous cultivation sect to see his brother who he thought was lost to him in death… #…doing apparently just fine as the future sect leader of the top sect with nothing but a bright shiny future and no worries #his past and betrayals have turned him bitter and cutting and closed off but more driven than anyone else #he suffers from qi deviation and likely issues being around other men and substandard education to become head disciple and later peak lord #but no matter how high he goes all he sees is that little beaten and abandoned boy who was good enough for no one with no future #all those fancy worries and honors mean nothing to someone who did anything to survive #all the vague apologies in the world do nothing to ease the suffering he’s experienced #all the rumors and snide remarks are worth him trying to explain himself constantly - to justify his existence #and all the self loathing that has built up could have done nothing but explode upon meeting the blessed protagonist #don’t mind me #just in my feels about sqq again #mxtx why did you make this man only to throw him away??

[thatswhatsushesaid]

it’s always so interesting to me when people state that they just “didn’t trust” jin guangyao from the very first moment he appears on screen as meng yao in cql because like

do you not recognize how your suspicion of a sex worker’s son on sight, before he’s done anything at all except endure humiliation during the cloud recesses welcoming ceremony, is the exact same attitude shared by the rest of the cultivation world?

#salty peak sect 🧂 #this isn’t directed at any one person because i have seen this comment appear so many times #these kinds of instinctive reactions to characters from a lower class absolutely should be challenged #like i don’t think it is an accident that so many of the antagonist characters in the novel and the show #either originate from the margins of society or are forced there via circumstances outside their control #i don’t think it is an accident that they share many of these qualities with actual protagonist wei wuxian #(many but not all. wwx was still the legitimate son of a pair of rogue cultivators. STILL.)

[zodiac-senpai]

Best SAO boys with their boyfriends~ (Kirito got two hands to dual-wield with after all~)

#sword art online #sao alicization #last recollection #aluche (my mc’s game name) #yuuta tendou (my mc’s irl name) #fb protagonist #itsuki #sai yukitsugu #kazuto kirigaya #kirito #eugeo #rogu #bishonen #pretty boy

[teecupangel]

Had the sudden thought of somehow Desmond was dropped kicked into Dragon Age/Thedas, specifically the Inquistion and received the glowy mark of doom. And on one hand, it's all here we go again, and on the other hand, someone keeps a leash on Desmond because he keeps trying to run away

Well, we can’t really blame him considering he just got booted from being a chosen one to another chosen one in a different world where he knows nothing at all XD

And in a world where one of the major faction is called the Templars?

He’d be wary of them from the get go, that’s for sure. XD (not that the mages wouldn't send alarms all around his mind)

Honestly, he’d probably go his own way and travel the new world he finds himself in, trying to understand the geopolitical status of the world.

Well, that seemed like a tall order so he would probably focus on Thedas first.

He’d also build his own Brotherhood along the way.

In his defense, it’s less building it and sorta accidentally setting it up because he kept saving random people during his travels and feeling the need to help them.

He calls them travels.

Leliana calls them ‘Desmond running away again’.

The funny thing though… he’s just traveling but he gets roped into the power struggle all over Thedas and gets railroaded into the original plot.

Not that he knows this.

Perhaps it’s simply fate.

Perhaps the Calculations is still at play.

Perhaps… a certain ‘hedge mage’ is at fault.

Desmond definitely isn’t sure.

He’s just trying to live his life in this new world he finds himself.

.

Oh.

And because this is the kind of curse Desmond is given whenever he gets isekai’ed to another world/game/franchise.

Yes.

The companions and advisors want to bang him.

The people he recruits for his Brotherhood though thinks of him as a mentor and more of a parental figure.

#ngl this is making me want to play a desmond playthough of dai #rogue assassin class of course #it has hidden blades as one of its skills! #desmond is meant to be an assassin class in this one XD #assassin's creed #desmond miles #ask and answer #teecup writes/has a plot #fic idea: assassin's creed #desmond is the ultimate isekai protagonist #i think this is the tag #i don't remember anymore #fic idea: dragon age #fic idea: crossover

[fuzzy-set]

I just completed Pasqal's personal quest, and I have... THOUGHTS. Spoilers below!

It turns out all the Haneumanns are his mentor, and they created Nomos, the ship spirit. Suspicious of its nature as a tech blight, they researched a way to kill machine spirits as the ultimate precaution. The choices presented was to let him become the circle again, or to assimilate the 6 members and let go of their epiphany, or just be Pasqal while letting go of the epiphany.

I could not choose, because on one hand, I hope that Pasqal could be himself, for I have grown very fond of the tech-priest. On the other hand, the knowledge, albeit dangerous, should not be lost. So I told him that I want him to say while preserving the knowledge, but he explained it wasn't possible. In the end he chose the second path, and when I talked to him, it was... Well, he had changed a lot. Part of him was still there, but I wonder whether that part would persist.

The problem is, I do not hate the circle. In fact I love the concept/entity, but I also love Pasqal. Not letting Pasqal ascend feels like I am limiting his potential, and this is something I could never do. And yet once he ascended, he would lose part of himself that I have come to love dearly. The angst... The angst is too much.

I should probably look at alternative outcomes later before making judgement, but for now I shall stick to my choice and see how it will end. However I have an inkling that no ending will truly please me, and that is ok- because I recognise the layers and the beauty of them, even if they are all, to some degree, tragedies.

And I thank Owlcat for creating such an fascinating character and an interesting quest. As someone who has always loved the Adeptus Mechanicus faction, the portrayal of Pasqal and other tech priests are very on point and incredibly nuanced.

Edit: I finished the game, and I got the ending that his circle went after the Dark Mechanicus. I am... 60% sure that Pasqal might be no more, but Amarnat Collective is back. I don't know what to feel about this... I am sad that the rogue trader has lost his friend, but on the other hand, the rogue trader doesn't want to be the one who prevents Amarnat from forming- it will be akin to murder. So yeah, I am really conflicted.

#my past gaming experience told me that never let the smart guy ascend #still i agonise over each decision #for not letting them ascend feels like restricting their potential- and using the rope of friendship/love to bind them to the protagonist #it sometimes feels selfish to me #i don't know if my protagonist can do that if i am rp-ing a good guy #and it gets hard when knowledge is involved because my personal philosophy is that knowledge should never be concealed #what a hard choice. bravo owlcat for breaking my heart #pasqal haneumann #rogue trader spoilers #rogue trader #oh gosh i just love the tech-priests. even the ones who went over to chaos #the dream is to have someone sing me an aria in binary- yes that's why it's also love at first sight with abel aka imagination

[wonderful-world-of-midget-mcgee]

Ooh, we all love a bad boy, don't we?

#Chaotic has my heart #writing problems #writers #memes #writing memes #side characters #protagonists #ever write a scene and think 'hmm needs more chaos' #enter Le Rogue #authors

[mariocki]

Milano rovente (Gang War in Milan, 1973)

"We lost a ton of money."

"You didn't lose a goddamn cent! If anyone lost money, it's me! But those bastards are going to pay. Word of Cangemi!"

#milano rovente #gang war in milan #umberto lenzi #italian cinema #ombretta lanza #franco enna #antonio sabato #philippe leroy #antonio casagrande #carla romanelli #alessandro sperli #franco fantasia #marisa mell #tano cimarosa #marta fabiani #elena pantano #vittorio pinelli #tony raccosta #carlo rustichelli #claudio sforzini #poliziotteschi #Lenzi's first poliziottesco and he lays out the formula he'd follow for the next few years: tough‚ brutal‚ nihilistic studies of crime and #society with complex antihero leads. Sabàto's protagonist might be a charming rogue with a sentimental devotion to his ailing mother but #he's also very much a brutal pimp whose coercion of vulnerable women is detailed in an early scene in which he berates and manhandles a new #recruit exactly like the merchandise he views her as. whilst misogyny is a pervading theme here‚ it isn't one that Lenzi interrogates to #any real depth; his interest seems to be more in dual identities (Sabàto is both pimp and legitimate businessman; high ranking Italian #criminal but actually Sicillian; his nemesis is a Frenchman who's really a Corsican‚ a womaniser whose gf is actually a crossdressing man) #the theme is very much nervous outsiders trying desperately (and violently) to maintain their position in an uncertain and dangerous culture #if the film doesn't quite explore that with the depth or subtlety a modern viewer might want then that's hardly a surprise considering the #genre and the era and the creatives here. still this is a solid little flick with some decent setpiece showdowns

[wcdesigns]

Gray Wing

(Forgot to mark this as a request! But it's okay, I'll get to the next one as it was a duo request :D)

Gray Wing is definitely one of the more peaceful and relatable protagonists. A good father, too, adopted a ton of kids and just kinda enjoyed life outside of all the war and brutality his brother started up. Overall, a chill dude. Would take as my father figure

#gray wing #gray #-wing #starclan #windclan #rogue #ancient tribe #early settlers #protagonists #high rank #leader #request

[cyberkn1fe]

Stories about mechanical guys searching for something very important to them only to realize that they have been trying to find their own selves all along. That's it, that's the post

#also known as the type of story protagonists of which tend to live in my head rent free for years and years #i finally unlocked and completed pasqals companion quest #'i know like all the spoilers by now. surely this wont shake me to my core :)' <- clueless #its. kind of nice to know some stories can still resonate with something deep inside me. even if theure similar #it happens so rarely these days that i was starting to wonder #p #rogue trader spoilers #jic. im not excatly revealing anything but

[your-fave-is-just-a-lil-guy]

Here they are (Rogue Player and Protagonist respectively)

I should had send the pictures in as well in the original ask, but oh well.

Protagonist from HoB Runic Games is just a little guy!

#i posted rogue separately :] #runic games #hob runic games #your fave is #submission #protagonist hob

[gibs85]

The Rogue Thief

In the world of Azeroth, ancient powers clash, heroes rise and fall, and the fate of entire civilizations hangs in the balance. From the towering peaks of the snowy Dun Morogh to the sun-kissed shores of Tanaris, Azeroth is a realm of wonders, mysteries, and endless adventure. The echoes of Azeroth’s tumultuous history reverberate through its landscapes, where the scars of past conflicts are…

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#Adult Fantasy #Adult Fantasy Story #Adventure #fantasy #fantasy writing #Female Protagonist #human #intrigue #Rogue #Text Adventure #Thief #Warcraft #World of Warcraft #writing

[tvlandofficial]

(Ooc) would the goddess toriel design be her dark world design or would it be different?

yes, it's her dark world design! it's been a while and we've tried out a couple different concepts behind the scenes (you can see an old one that hued closer to the popular "mage toriel" take in the art from january that gasterofficial posted). but now i finally have smth i like that's more unique to our blog story! the idea was always that her dark world outfit would be this goddess-like outfit that's far more grand than toriel herself, to really emphasize the fact that she is an ordinary woman that unwittingly wields the power of a god.

#ooc #goes hand in hand with my hc that kris' dark world outfit doesn't quite suit them #theyve been thrust into the role of this heroic noble protagonist #but they're a weird little prankster who loves to mess around #more of a rogue class (is that how you spell it) #ITS THEMATIC!

[vigilskeep]

ig we don't know a thing abt its character creator or classes or story, but do you have a plan for who your da4 protagonist will be?

oh not at all haha. i’m only an ideas person when you give me something to work with, i’m no good for making something out of nothing and i couldn’t commit to anything without knowing the first thing abt the story... all of my da guys are designed knowing the whole game in advance lmao and even then i had false first playthroughs that i no longer think abt. i probably won’t have an idea until i’ve already played through the game once JGHJSFJK let alone when it’s not out for like a year and all i know is that solas and varric are there and we go to weisshaupt maybe

#who would my ideal da4 protagonist be. i think they should let me play minerva’s son #they have to throw in a feature for mage/rogue multiclass and also finger guns chain lightning just for me personally

[poiuy-designs]

her!

#nightheart #night #flamepaw #thunderclan #shadowclan #rogue #asc #a starless clan #warrior #protagonist

[roguelibrarian]

If you're gonna put together an list of "asexual and aromantic" media, you need to put in at least some effort to actually find aro media to put on your list. Otherwise just fucking be honest and call it an asexual media rec list.

#i am so tired #''oh here are some ace and aro books for you to read'' [list is entirely romance novels with ace protagonists] #aro blogging #rogue rambles