ShrimpShady
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Have you ever created a protagonist who's less interesting than the other members of the cast? What made them boring? How do they compare to the other more interesting characters in your story?
I'll give an example of mine, should it interest you
I think you get the idea. Let's see some writing fiascos!
Oh, advice is also welcome. I know I can't give any, considering that I still consistently suffer from this issue myself.
I'll give an example of mine, should it interest you
The protagonist of a story I'm working on is a run-of-the-mill milquetoast hipster Japanese teen who listens to /mu/core music. He reluctantly becomes the master of his late father's familiar and is forced to exorcise ghosts and absorb their magic in order to keep his familiar alive. Aside from that, he really has nothing interesting going on, has no real interesting backstory, and is the passive type of protagonist for the most part.
On the other hand, his "rival" character is a 20-something year old college kid who hits on highschool girls and tries to be a superhero because he has supernatural abilities. He later on learns that his powers are baby shit compared to the other characters and he falls into a deep existential crisis, thinking that he'll never become a hero if the villains are stronger than him. In the midsts of his anguish, he encounters a runaway girl and a baby and reluctantly takes them in. After a while, he decides to open an orphanage/daycare of some sort, landing him a feature on the Japanese equivalent of The Ellen Degeneres Show and turning him into an overnight celebrity and the hero he always wanted to be.
On the other hand, his "rival" character is a 20-something year old college kid who hits on highschool girls and tries to be a superhero because he has supernatural abilities. He later on learns that his powers are baby shit compared to the other characters and he falls into a deep existential crisis, thinking that he'll never become a hero if the villains are stronger than him. In the midsts of his anguish, he encounters a runaway girl and a baby and reluctantly takes them in. After a while, he decides to open an orphanage/daycare of some sort, landing him a feature on the Japanese equivalent of The Ellen Degeneres Show and turning him into an overnight celebrity and the hero he always wanted to be.
I think you get the idea. Let's see some writing fiascos!
Oh, advice is also welcome. I know I can't give any, considering that I still consistently suffer from this issue myself.