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| Topic Started: Apr 17 2008, 04:27 PM (559 Views) | |
| Mitsuko2 | Apr 17 2008, 04:27 PM Post #1 |
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Slutty Dwarf
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Okay guys, this is not the same as the critique thread. This is a place where we can discuss characters or make comments about other people's characters. It's useful, because it gives everyone a chance to praise their favorates and the owners of discussed characters can see what people think of them. So, hop to it! Let's Discuss some Charries!!!
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The Dan: she won me over with card games, brownies, sex and handcuffs Edited as of 12/1/11 Alive: Norelia Concepcion, Elliot Stone, Allegra Hoffman
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| Megami | Apr 17 2008, 10:53 PM Post #2 |
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Squishy
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Mmmkay, I'll bite. Favorites Keith Jackson - What can I say, really? Adam's done an awesome job of playing Keith up in a somewhat heroic roll while managing to steer clear of the Adam Dodd stigma. He's a pretty original character, his personality is a lot different from what I've seen Dodd play before, and overall, I'm just pretty impressed. Izzy Cheung - I was looking forward to Sofie de Wilde in V2, but she didn't happen. Izzy isn't the first girl Riser's played (Lucinda was technically the first) but I believe she's the longest-lived, and there's something that's just incredibly adorable and likeable about the character. Matt Wittany - He's so pathetic that you can't help but to feel sorry for the poor guy. I think that Mitsuko has done a good job staying true to Matt's character. She made him out to be somewhat of a loner with very few true friends, and she's held to that in pre-game. Matt's on that proverbial outside of the window looking in, and I can't help but want him to be included, although the fact that he isn't and instead can't seem to shake that whole untouchable quality makes him endearing. Brad Kavanagh - Ciel, I definitely, definitely think that this guy is your strong point. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing really offputting about any of your other characters, but you shine with Brad. When I read your posts with him, I can tell that you feel some kind of connection with the character, and that helps bring him to life. To be honest, he wasn't someone I really pegged to stand out from pre-game (he seemed to get overshadowed by some of the other characters), but he's definitely shining now. I'll list more later. ^^ |
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| Ciel | Apr 18 2008, 12:15 PM Post #3 |
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"That’s not a prediction, that’s a spoiler.”
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Meh. Bobby Jacks - I feel that Bobby is probably the most realistic bad guy in V3, simply because he wasn't played out as a bad guy during Pregame. Simply put, Bobby is neither a social outcast, nor is he a sociopath who has a bloodlust that would make vampires feel uncomfortable. He's just playing to survive... and there's a seririous lack of those characters in V3. Guy Rapide - I'll be honest: I don't like Paul. In that respect, I like Guy for the same reason I hate Paul. Guy can act like a smartass at times and still come off as likable, With Paul... it makes him look like a prick. James Brown - Jesus Christ, this guy took the wrong goddamned pills. |
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| I'm a Cactus | Apr 18 2008, 08:25 PM Post #4 |
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do you want to go to war, balakay?
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While I agree that Bobby is just playing to survive, the problem is that does that make him a bad guy? Also, I'm thinking that a lot of characters that're playing to survive just haven't had the chance yet. I'd bet some people would be willing to play who haven't admitted it yet. If Bobby's just trying to survive, does that differ from say, Adam Dodd, or Julie Mikan? Those two've already shown they're willing to throw things around and try and take people down before they're taken out. Does that make 'em villains? It's a point to ponder. |
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| El Duque | Apr 18 2008, 09:52 PM Post #5 |
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I Suck At Writing to Justify Doing It for Free
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We at SOTF have a very peculiar habit of placing people into definite areas of black and white, Julie Mikan, is not considered to be a villain due to the fact that Makaze actively writes her in search and disgust with other killers. Adam Dodd isn't, because of nostalgia, we view him as the good ol' Adam from two years ago...Adam's a dick, personally I don't find myself as attached to him as I was in v1. I like him, don't get me wrong. But, will I be upset when he dies? Not necessarily, it might even be a sign of relief, the whole Dodd storyline is finally coming to it's closing with Julie arc and with the most recent storyline developments, it's going to be fun to watch. Adam's still a dick though. My personal favorite character has always been Alice Jones, partly because of my own characters attachment to her, partly due to her own underdog status, and completely because of Maka's writing. I root for Alice. I cherish her triumphs and I cringe at almost every adorable mistake she makes, no character on SOTF has pulled me into their story (which isn't even exciting in a traditional sense) than the social recluse that she is. We've had agoraphobics before, but I'm not hesitant to say that any of them have been pulled off as well as Alice has. As for a character that I particularly dislike? I don't know why, but as a person I find myself thinking that Matt Wittany. I suppose that's a compliment for Mitsuko as she's developing a character enough for me to dislike them, his general pathetic nature? Hell, it makes me -a 5'5" 115lb weakling- wanna take his lunch money--and that's the plain truth. I would personally love to see every group refuse Matt and then have him dying to "Adam's Song", I don't know why, it'd just seem to be a very morbid and moving scene. My one gripe with v3 is the general lack of players and game motivators, hell most people find my game motivator (Blood Boy) an atrocity, so it's just amusing how this archetype (which once flourished with pale imitations that could get no kills) has been shoved off in an attempt to create complex emotional storylines. Problem? You've got nobody to create the amazingly brutal death that brings tears to the eyes of his comrades, no sword to strike in the chest at the last moment, no Samuel L. Jackson's death in "Deep Blue Sea", it's actually kind've discouraging so I'd like to see more players and motivators emerge. |
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| Megami | Apr 18 2008, 11:01 PM Post #6 |
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Boy #1 - Darnell Butler: I wish I could say Darnell was an awesome character, but I can't. Know why? Because, honestly, we haven't seen all that much of Darnell. I think he's a pretty interesting character concept that Kyle's put a lot of thought and effort into, but I just want to see him in action a little more. I get the whole real life/busy/can't post stuff, but I think it's causing Darnell to fade into the background quite a bit when he could easily be one of the more interesting characters in the game. Boy #13 - James Brown: See above. James is another character that has the potential to be a really interesting character, and he's definitely, definitely a very fun concept, but the lack of activity with him has caused him to be pushed into the background a bit. Fortunately, Cyco's no longer stuck in a real-life rut and he's posting frequently with him again, which I'm really excited about because I don't know HOW James is gonna turn out, and that's quite exciting. Boy #31 - Lenny Priestly: I've never seen Theseus play a villain, so this is exciting for me. I think he's doing a pretty good job so far, and I'm quite interested in Lenny as a character. The main problem with him isn't with Lenny itself but rather with the fact that Elizabeth (who happens to be an integral part of Lenny's character) keeps getting passed around, but I think since Theseus has taken Elizabeth over for himself that the twins will get all the more interesting in weeks to come. I certainly look forward to it. Girl #1 - Madison Conner: I'll be honest, and I'm not taking a shot at Ciel by saying this or anything, but I don't like Madison. I'm going to pick on you a bit, Ciel, 'cause I know you can handle it. Like I've said before, her moodswings border on unrealistic because while yeah, some girls are pretty emotional, I don't know Girl #9 - Jessa Vanallen: Cyco, I'm impressed, man. I'm really, truly impressed. You, sir, managed to write a masturbation scene (an SOTF first, by the way) with a character of the opposite gender and you kept it tasteful. I don't remember Cyco playing a girl before Jessa, but he's definitely doing a good job on this one. She doesn't give off the stigma that I was talking about earlier. In fact, Jessa just seems like Jessa to me. She doesn't seem like Jessa being played by Cyco, if that makes sense. Girl #32 - Maxie Dasai: I think Maxie was a step in the right direction for you, Clue. Katie wasn't really a bad character, but she wasn't really a good one either. She was just kind of... bland. Trading her in for Maxie, I think, is going to be a good thing for you, because Maxie's definitely a step up on the evolutionary ladder. She's got a unique personality and she's far from bland, so that's always a good thing. I don't think we've ever seen anybody quite like her, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of her. I think she's got a lot of potential. |
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| I'm a Cactus | Apr 18 2008, 11:16 PM Post #7 |
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do you want to go to war, balakay?
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Boxer Carvalho - Is the only reason I got one of the questions on my English exam right, because I didn't read Animal Farm. So props to you, LaZ. lol. |
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| Namira | Apr 19 2008, 10:53 AM Post #8 |
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Null sheen.
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I don't think the point is that they're all playing to survive, rather in the way in which they go about securing said survival. Adam and Julie are highly focused on self-defence and helping others. For example, Julie killed Owen whilst trying to take down his assailant, and Viktor because well... he was a lunatic. Then you have Adam killing Ivye (and indirectly Gabriel) because they were both trying to kill him. On the other hand, you take each of Bobby's kills. Alright, fair enough, with Tyson, the other guy shot at him first, so that's self-defence. You can use the same argument for Quale, but then it starts getting hazy. 'Self-defence' would be just killing him - instead, Bobby shot the guy twice, then broke his neck. It's Ric that clinches it though, that was all Bobby, that's the difference. Don't tell me Adam or Julie would challenge somebody they just happened to come across to a fist fight then stab them when they started losing. Oh yeah, you also can't ignore the fact that Bobby has either attempted or has had intentions to kill every single person he has encountered on the island. Maybe he's not your blood n' guts slasher who makes every kill as gory as possible (yes, I'm looking at you Blood Boy), perhaps he isn't quite the same as anything we've seen before (heck if I know ;), anyone care to do a comparison?) but Bobby is still most definitely a bad guy. @Bu: I don't know if you do, since as I said, Bobby is necessarily that brutal, but I would class Bobby as something as a game motivator. A player at the very least. However, I agree that in general, there just seems to be an absence of villains. @Meg: Thank you. To be honest, that's kinda how I feel about Maxie too - she's just a lot more... interesting than Katie. Although if you consider that Katie was one of my very first concepts, and you stick in about four months between the two being created, then I think you've got the reason. Okaay... characters - just random as they pop into my head pretty much. Dominica Shapiro - I think the premise from which Ciel built Dominica is an interesting one, and coupled with the aforementioned 'lack' of villains, I know I'd like to see some more of her, since she has an interesting trickster type persona. Neil Sinclair - He's something of a sad character for me. Obviously he's highly idealistc, but the reason it's sad is that it seems like every time he rallies a group, something goes wrong and it falls apart. Look at the first rendition of S.A.D.D - more than half the members (if you count Nadine and Nigel) were killed, and the rest scattered all over the place. I just get this feeling that he's just going to keep building up these groups and keep getting knocked back to square one each time. Blood Boy - I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again, I just don't like the psychopaths. Personally I think BB is very well written and Chad has done a good job with the guy, I just find it impossible to like him. His motives just seem to be 'I'm crazy so I'm going to kill everyone in as ridiculously over the top and squicky way as I can' maybe I'm not seeing something here, that's just the vibe I get from him. I think it's possible to be a killer, and brutal about it without falling back on the easy justification of them being simply crazy. It's exactly the same reason I didn't like Gabriel Theobaldt, Viktor Kurchatov and (reading back through the other versions) Cillian Crowe. Kallie Majors - I like how you're going with Kallie Meg - the character's got a direction and she's sticking to it. There's one objective clear in her mind, and it's communicated in every post, and I find that it comes across as very realistic and vivid. Certainly a character I like to follow, as does, it seems, Matthew Wittany
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| El Duque | Apr 19 2008, 11:33 AM Post #9 |
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I Suck At Writing to Justify Doing It for Free
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As for Blood Boy's motivations, I kind've blame myself for not making that so crystal clear, but the logic I've devised I think stands pretty well. Though to understand my logic, you first have to jump one hurdle that is very difficult for anyone to truly jump, most people I've tried to explain this theory to shrug it off, but meh, this IS character discussion, so might as well post it here. First of all, think back to the very first Blood Boy post in v3, it was the Bloodtrocution, now normally this is considered to be the start of my so called hyper violent, overtly-unrealistic kills, but an important variable is often ignored: Blood Boy was attacked within the first few minutes of this game. Throughout his lifespan I’ve written Blood Boy has someone who does not cope with violence well, when he fought Michael Hardy he nearly gouged his eyes out, when he fought Renee Valenti he broke her arm, Troy McCan? He this is Sparta kicked in the back of the head and the most famous would be Boxer in which he literally bit off his ear. I try honestly. Now, Blood Boy was attacked and this sent him down a game plan that if very simple when you think about it: I’m small, I’m weak, I’m a social outcast; I have to kill everyone before they try to kill me. Now this is common, most often seen in death posts (in which good characters go crazy), but with Blood Boy it’s different. You see, no matter what happens, he is still thinking rationally, still in the drivers seat. There is no Haddy, there is no existential Gabriel or just plain crazy past telling him what to do, Blood Boy is from the very beginning: a kid playing the game and at the moment, a kid playing the game quite well. So, we’ve established that Blood Boy lacks most conveniently violent medical disorders (the only one he can truly be diagnosed with is PTSD, in which case I think we need to establish Adam Dodd as crazy as well), now why exactly are those kills so odd? The way Blood Boy sees it is that on an island with 100+ kids it’s easy to be forgotten, even if you’re only remembered for being brutally murdered it’s better than being...let’s say the ‘Andrew Munteaneau’ of v3? Correct? Well, that’s how Blood Boy sees it, he’s helping out these kids (who would probably try to kill him anyway) or giving them a death worth while (see: Trey Leyton) and that’s that. A bit out there? Possibly. Would a court find him immoral? Definitely. Insane? Not at all. And so this completely self indulgent post, ends. |
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