NotaNuffian
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Would you give an extra a name, knowing that his/ her/ its purpose is to last for up to five chapters or less (continuously or staggered) and will never make a recurring performance when their time is up?
In some JP/ CN/ KR novels, they just refer the extra as their occupation/ cultivation level/ associating title or even just the color of their clothes. This gives me the feeling that these people aren't even people, they are just strangers you see on the streets, tools to further the plot when needed and discarded when their services are no longer required. But these are mostly for one off characters who appear in a few paragraphs or even just one chapter, I am referring to those that ended up lasting for up to five chapters.
In some extreme cases, I had seen a KR novel that had an extra who had been with MC as a porter for the entire dungeon trip and there wasn't a mention of his name even though he had been interacting with MC, he survived until the end of the trip and was never seen again. Or in CN novel, where MC got backstabbed by a rogue cultuvator and that is his name... even till death by MC's hand... their interaction lasted for ten or more chapters as MC ended up followed him into a treasure chamber and bla bla bla. Then in Randidly, the Ironwall Spearman, blessed his soul, had his name omitted everytime and the only time he speaks it out confidently, he got decapitated by a traitor. Shit, Noret Flood, you cold, cold bastard.
So what is your work method? Give a name to the extra or nah?
Ps. I did, cuz I felt it weird to keep calling him a ruffian, thug and etc.
In some JP/ CN/ KR novels, they just refer the extra as their occupation/ cultivation level/ associating title or even just the color of their clothes. This gives me the feeling that these people aren't even people, they are just strangers you see on the streets, tools to further the plot when needed and discarded when their services are no longer required. But these are mostly for one off characters who appear in a few paragraphs or even just one chapter, I am referring to those that ended up lasting for up to five chapters.
In some extreme cases, I had seen a KR novel that had an extra who had been with MC as a porter for the entire dungeon trip and there wasn't a mention of his name even though he had been interacting with MC, he survived until the end of the trip and was never seen again. Or in CN novel, where MC got backstabbed by a rogue cultuvator and that is his name... even till death by MC's hand... their interaction lasted for ten or more chapters as MC ended up followed him into a treasure chamber and bla bla bla. Then in Randidly, the Ironwall Spearman, blessed his soul, had his name omitted everytime and the only time he speaks it out confidently, he got decapitated by a traitor. Shit, Noret Flood, you cold, cold bastard.
So what is your work method? Give a name to the extra or nah?
Ps. I did, cuz I felt it weird to keep calling him a ruffian, thug and etc.