Tag: Character Analysis
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Icons of Horror: James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
*Spoilers for Silent Hill 2. I know it’s a tad ridiculous to put that there for a twenty-year old game, but this is the kinda game that you really need to experience for yourself first. You’ve been warned.* When it comes to character writing in horror, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better example…
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Icons of Horror: Ash Williams (The Evil Dead)
Remember when Evil Dead was a horror movie? Honestly, I kinda like where it went better. Horror protagonists tend to have the most bizarre character development one can get in fiction. Their first foray will usually be simple: they start out scared and powerless, then develop into a badass and conquer their fears. It’s after…
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Icons of Horror: Ellen Ripley (Alien)
Characters are an extremely important ingredient for horror writing. The audience needs to like someone if they’re supposed to care about their potentially grizzly death. Otherwise, they’re the cinematic equivalent of an upsetting news headline. With Halloween just a few weeks away, I figured it was time to get into the seasonal spirit. And what…
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Main Character in Another World: Naofumi Iwatani (Shield Hero)
Most isekai protagonists are given the red carpet treatment upon their arrival in the other world. Godly powers, unwarranted respect from everyone, a harem, etc. You know the drill by now. Naofumi Iwatani was not given such treatment. Just the opposite, in fact. ‘Rising of the Shield Hero’ does something interesting with the isekai formula.…
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Main Character in Another World: Catarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess)
I kind of appreciate how closely ingrained isekai anime and harem anime have become. It makes finding protags for this series so much easier. Being a harem rom-com, ‘My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!’ (fucking anime titles) leans into the classic isekai trope of ‘everyone thirsts for the protagonist.’ This…
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