Fiction and Fantasy

Tag: Character

  • Type Casting: Katuski Bakugo

    Some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how would these “realistic” characters stand up to real-life personality typing? It’s time to put the Enneagram back to the test, gauging characters’ personality types based on their core drives and greatest fears. Type Casting: Personality Typing Your Favorite Characters The remainder of this post…

  • Parentage and Family History: Bane or Boon?

    This post will contain spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi You have been warned. YouTube 2018 Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the first new Star Wars film in a decade, so it came as little surprise when fans began feverishly theorizing about every question the film raised. Thousands of Star Wars theories flooded…

  • Fixing Titan A.E.

    We’re going back to Titan A.E. This may seem like a blast from the past to those who remember the review I wrote on this film back in June of 2017. To those of you who are new or need a refresher, Titan A.E. is an early 2000’s space opera in which the alien Drej…

  • Type Casting: Mikasa Akerman

    Some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how would these “realistic” characters stand up to real-life personality typing? Welcome back to Type Casting. Type Casting: Personality Typing Your Favorite Characters The remainder of this post will contain some spoilers for Attack on Titan Season 1 You have been warned. Attack on Titan,…

  • Type Casting: Riza Hawkeye

    Sometimes fictional characters feel just as real as the people you interact with daily. One thing that really makes a character stand out is a fully-fleshed, well-developed personality. In fact, some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how well do good writers craft these characters? How would these “realistic” characters stand up…

  • How I Name Characters, Part 2: Word Associations Are My Friend

    YOUR CHARACTER NAME NEEDS TO BE PERFECT— —claims the internet, and I can already feel my heart rate rising. “[The name] has to suit the character’s personality, makes [sic] sense for the era and, most important, be super awesome…” Oh, and by the way, “[y]ou need a name that ‘fits’ your character too” (Klems). I’m…

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