Tag: The Mind of a Character
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How/How Not To Introduce a New Protagonist to an Established Franchise
In a long running series, people tend to get attached to the characters of old. If you watch a new entry in a movie franchise, people tend to demand that the old characters return in some fashion. If you watch an Indiana Jones movie, you expect to see Indiana Jones. If you play a Mario…
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Vergil: A Deceptively Simple Rival
Why yes, I am very excited for Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, what could have hinted you off to that? Out of all the Capcom game franchises, Devil May Cry doesn’t have many recognizable characters. Everyone knows Ryu, Chun-Lee, Bison, and Akuma from Street Fighter. People know Megaman, Dr. Wiley, and Zero. Hell, I’d…
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John Hammond: Book VS Movie
Out of all the changes between the Jurassic Park book and the film, this character might be the biggest one of the lot. Seriously, the two are almost unrecognizable as the same dude. John Hammond is essentially the living, breathing inciting incident of the Jurassic Park story. He’s the dude that made the park in…
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Shigaraki Tomura: When the System Fails
Manga spoilers! If you’re not caught up on the My Hero Academia manga, don’t read this article! There are some massive plot spoilers in this thing! Shigaraki was the first big bad introduced in MHA. But honestly, when he was first introduced, he wasn’t all that impressive. The spotlight was pretty thoroughly occupied by the…
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Hayasaka Ai: Two Sides of the Coin
It’s incredibly rare for a comedy show to have deep and interesting characters. Most shows present us with a cast of one-note gag characters. They’ll often run their respective jokes into the ground, which can make them all pretty uninteresting. Initially, it seems like Kaguya-sama: Love is War was going to fall into that same…
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