(Slider - Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
Hey, remember Top5 Darkest Moments in Pokecharms Works?
Welp, here I am again.
And this time, we're looking at characters!
Characters are mostly what makes a story great. If you can't have relatable or likable characters, what motivation would people have to read your story?
Today, I'll be going over the Top5 Characters Done Right in Pokecharms Works.
Same rules as last time.
And...hoo boy, I'm doing a worst list.
I want you to know, if you get on the worst list, there is nothing personal.
There's just room for improvement in your characters, there's nothing bad about them.
And just to be sure, this list is in no particular order.
And at the end of the worst numbers, I'll give an explanation on how to improve the characters.
Fifth Best
Max - Adventures in Alola
Yeah, this series again.
You can probably expect me to rant about this series all the time, because I, along with many other people, think of it as a Pokecharms classic.
Okay, maybe not.
We have Tales of the Ender Eye for that.
@AOBA DAH WEAVILE made the stereotype teenage boy looking for adventure, but SOMEHOW made him relatable.
IN SO. MANY. WAYS.
Max is a Litten with no known parents and acts as the leader of his group.
Which is a crap ton of Pokemon.
And he introduces them all.
He also likes battling a lot, however, he almost lost to Treecko, who's a Grass-Type...
And Fire-Types beat Grass-Types, and Max is a Fire-Type...
ouch...
anyway, back when AIA was a thing, people are constantly talking about Max in the comments.
Whether it be ships, sympathy, or some other factor.
Not to mention his best friend is a Rockruff.
OKAY I'M READY TO GIT IN THERE LET'S GO
Fifth Worst
Glacier - Unova Lifestyle: Plasma Affair
@UnovaTrainerGlacier put himself in his story.
That's already...bad.
When a user puts him or herself in a story, it makes it seem like they were the ones going through all the stuff you see in the stories.
And to add to that...come on, guys, let's face it...he's a Mary Sue.
His dad is Alder, he has a Zorua, he wins almost every battle, so on.
Let me start by saying this:
He did a really good job not making an Ash clone.
However, with all the treatment he's getting from his Pokemon, it seems like Glacier has no room to grow and will just always win almost every battle.
And he does kind of sport the "chosen one" style.
So my advice?
Don't give him the OC treatment.
The son of Alder? Seriously?
Make him more of an original character.
That way, people will like him more.
Not as the son of Alder, but as a Pokemon Trainer.
Fourth Best
Dr. Robotnik - Sonic Forces: The War Begins
Want more Sonic, Death Battle, Green Arrow, and more rolled into one user?
Look no further than @Eeveechu151.
Eeveechu really nailed the character of Dr. Robotnik.
Sonic Forces takes place in a more serious environment than the other Sonic games, and even though Eggman received that treatment, he still felt not like a serious threat.
However, his edition of Forces Robotnik was really terrifying.
From the very beginning, he forces the mayor of a town to give it up or else one of his friends will be roboticized.
And he only stays like this through the whole story.
Just, good stuff, m8...
Fourth Worst
Hariko - Journeys Beyond
Okay, I promise, this is the last time I'll be using a character from a universe that I mentioned previously.
Hello again @Luke The Riolu, today I'll be critiquing your characters.
This goes for pretty much every character with this stereotype.
For those of you who don't know...
don't you hate it when someone makes a character for the sake of it being a love interest?
Let's take a look at other love interest characters...
Princess Peach. She's...kind of a wuss, but that doesn't mean she's done stuff on her own.
Trinity. Hell yes. Matrix nailed this character.
Lillie. She has way too much depth for a Pokemon game.
How would I improve Hariko?
Make her more of an actual character, and not a trophy for Luke (the character, not the user) to mess around with.
Why didn't I put Luke here because it's another case of putting yourself in the story? Well, he's not a Mary Sue like Glacier is, at least in my eyes.
He's not the son of the most powerful trainer in the region.
Third best
Ruby and Anya - A Magical Trip in Wonderland
Yeah, @TooBlue12!
Remember when this lass made written works?
Me neither!
But she did!
And it was great!
And the description asked for critiquing!
So here I am!
Critiquing something that was asked to be critiqued!
TooBlue could've easily made them Alice clones, BUT she didn't.
Which is enough for me!
And I'm desperately looking for other works to critique because I'm running low on users!
It can't be too hard...
Third worst
Ranger - Minecraft: Story Mode
Hey @Cloudswift!
Remember that time I said I liked your character?!
WELL I DON'T ANYMORE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAYHAHAHAHAHA--
Like I said, this list is in no particular order.
Which means I don't think Ranger is worse of a character than Glacier or Hariko.
Or I don't think Hariko is worse than Glacier or Ranger.
Or I don't think Glacier is worse of a character than Hariko or Ranger.
But, she is the sister of a major character.
And THERE'S SO MANY PETS!
...okay, there's like, two, but it sure seems like she has an army of them!
Like I said, I don't know many users with legit story and characters for me to critique, so I probably wouldn't have put Ranger here if I saw worse characters.
So, my advice for this character?
Just don't do anything stupid.
Like willingly sacrifice herself for--she did that, didn't she?
Second best
Noecalg - Pokeskits
That moment you get so conceited you put your own character as one of the best.
Mewtwo used to have this character's role, until Ho-Oh was added, and the characters started to be given less and less personality.
Until the next wave of characters--Noecalg, Noerbmu, and Mimikyu--were added.
The characters became completely separated.
Leafeon still has a treehouse, Ho-Oh still has Bell Tower, and Mewtwo still has a lab, but they also have a mansion with the stuff their bedrooms don't have.
Noecalg lives on Mt. Coronet with his sister, so he's usually the one to discover exotic happenings first.
Noerbmu lives in Negro Forest, which is made up, so I might change it to Eterna Forest, which is her woman-cave too play Fortnite, as well as eat Doritos and wash it down with some Mountain Dew.
Then Cloud was introduced, along with her JUMP UP KICK BACK WHIP AROUND AND SPIN ringtone.
Her home is in the very edge of Driftveil City.
Anyway, the characters gained more personality, as the episodes go on.
Leafeon is your generic anime protagonist.
Mewtwo is the sidekick that does the smart stuff.
Ho-Oh...is Ho-Oh.
As these go on, Mewtwo becomes less of a dumb character, and, spoiler alert, when he died, Noecalg took over the role of the sidekick, except he's...not smart.
And that's what makes him so much of a likable character, he barely has any idea what's going on, but not to the point where he seems annoying.
Yay for me! For making a good character!
And yes, for those of you who know about it, I have kind of neglected Pokeskits, but the next episode is on the way, I promise.
Second worst
Melody - Pokemon Moon
Here I go again!
Looking at ANOTHER artist where I look like an ant compared to them!
And I'm talking shIVER ME TIMBERS about @ScribbleSplash's character!
I'm not sure if this is another "putting yourself in your story" scenario, but there is one case that happens WAY too often...
acting like you're the only one who makes the majority decisions.
I definitely could've worded that wrong.
But to put that in context, let's say you're on the third Guzma fight, on Aether Paradise.
In animations, Guzma is beaten, and the player is usually like "You specialize in Bug-Types? Aren't those the weakest?"
But, if you prtray yourself--and only yourself--saying that, where it's a completely separate character, it makes it seem like you're the only one who can make that quote.
It's
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So, advice for this charactcer?
Add a weakness.
Just one...one weakness.
I don't care if it's just one Pokemon, or a really small thing, just ONE weakness.
...okay, I'm going to have to be completely honest.
I have no idea who to put in the first spots.
So...if you see a character that seems to be worthy of taking this list, leave a comment below!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go be lazy!
This is being the Dopest of Leafeon, and I hope you all have a fabulous day!
Hey, remember Top5 Darkest Moments in Pokecharms Works?
Welp, here I am again.
And this time, we're looking at characters!
Characters are mostly what makes a story great. If you can't have relatable or likable characters, what motivation would people have to read your story?
Today, I'll be going over the Top5 Characters Done Right in Pokecharms Works.
Same rules as last time.
And...hoo boy, I'm doing a worst list.
I want you to know, if you get on the worst list, there is nothing personal.
There's just room for improvement in your characters, there's nothing bad about them.
And just to be sure, this list is in no particular order.
And at the end of the worst numbers, I'll give an explanation on how to improve the characters.
Fifth Best
Max - Adventures in Alola
Yeah, this series again.
You can probably expect me to rant about this series all the time, because I, along with many other people, think of it as a Pokecharms classic.
Okay, maybe not.
We have Tales of the Ender Eye for that.
@AOBA DAH WEAVILE made the stereotype teenage boy looking for adventure, but SOMEHOW made him relatable.
IN SO. MANY. WAYS.
Max is a Litten with no known parents and acts as the leader of his group.
Which is a crap ton of Pokemon.
And he introduces them all.
He also likes battling a lot, however, he almost lost to Treecko, who's a Grass-Type...
And Fire-Types beat Grass-Types, and Max is a Fire-Type...
ouch...
anyway, back when AIA was a thing, people are constantly talking about Max in the comments.
Whether it be ships, sympathy, or some other factor.
Not to mention his best friend is a Rockruff.
OKAY I'M READY TO GIT IN THERE LET'S GO
Fifth Worst
Glacier - Unova Lifestyle: Plasma Affair
@UnovaTrainerGlacier put himself in his story.
That's already...bad.
When a user puts him or herself in a story, it makes it seem like they were the ones going through all the stuff you see in the stories.
And to add to that...come on, guys, let's face it...he's a Mary Sue.
His dad is Alder, he has a Zorua, he wins almost every battle, so on.
Let me start by saying this:
He did a really good job not making an Ash clone.
However, with all the treatment he's getting from his Pokemon, it seems like Glacier has no room to grow and will just always win almost every battle.
And he does kind of sport the "chosen one" style.
So my advice?
Don't give him the OC treatment.
The son of Alder? Seriously?
Make him more of an original character.
That way, people will like him more.
Not as the son of Alder, but as a Pokemon Trainer.
Fourth Best
Dr. Robotnik - Sonic Forces: The War Begins
Want more Sonic, Death Battle, Green Arrow, and more rolled into one user?
Look no further than @Eeveechu151.
Eeveechu really nailed the character of Dr. Robotnik.
Sonic Forces takes place in a more serious environment than the other Sonic games, and even though Eggman received that treatment, he still felt not like a serious threat.
However, his edition of Forces Robotnik was really terrifying.
From the very beginning, he forces the mayor of a town to give it up or else one of his friends will be roboticized.
And he only stays like this through the whole story.
Just, good stuff, m8...
Fourth Worst
Hariko - Journeys Beyond
Okay, I promise, this is the last time I'll be using a character from a universe that I mentioned previously.
Hello again @Luke The Riolu, today I'll be critiquing your characters.
This goes for pretty much every character with this stereotype.
For those of you who don't know...
don't you hate it when someone makes a character for the sake of it being a love interest?
Let's take a look at other love interest characters...
Princess Peach. She's...kind of a wuss, but that doesn't mean she's done stuff on her own.
Trinity. Hell yes. Matrix nailed this character.
Lillie. She has way too much depth for a Pokemon game.
How would I improve Hariko?
Make her more of an actual character, and not a trophy for Luke (the character, not the user) to mess around with.
Why didn't I put Luke here because it's another case of putting yourself in the story? Well, he's not a Mary Sue like Glacier is, at least in my eyes.
He's not the son of the most powerful trainer in the region.
Third best
Ruby and Anya - A Magical Trip in Wonderland
Yeah, @TooBlue12!
Remember when this lass made written works?
Me neither!
But she did!
And it was great!
And the description asked for critiquing!
So here I am!
Critiquing something that was asked to be critiqued!
TooBlue could've easily made them Alice clones, BUT she didn't.
Which is enough for me!
And I'm desperately looking for other works to critique because I'm running low on users!
It can't be too hard...
Third worst
Ranger - Minecraft: Story Mode
Hey @Cloudswift!
Remember that time I said I liked your character?!
WELL I DON'T ANYMORE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAYHAHAHAHAHA--
Like I said, this list is in no particular order.
Which means I don't think Ranger is worse of a character than Glacier or Hariko.
Or I don't think Hariko is worse than Glacier or Ranger.
Or I don't think Glacier is worse of a character than Hariko or Ranger.
But, she is the sister of a major character.
And THERE'S SO MANY PETS!
...okay, there's like, two, but it sure seems like she has an army of them!
Like I said, I don't know many users with legit story and characters for me to critique, so I probably wouldn't have put Ranger here if I saw worse characters.
So, my advice for this character?
Just don't do anything stupid.
Like willingly sacrifice herself for--she did that, didn't she?
Second best
Noecalg - Pokeskits
That moment you get so conceited you put your own character as one of the best.
Mewtwo used to have this character's role, until Ho-Oh was added, and the characters started to be given less and less personality.
Until the next wave of characters--Noecalg, Noerbmu, and Mimikyu--were added.
The characters became completely separated.
Leafeon still has a treehouse, Ho-Oh still has Bell Tower, and Mewtwo still has a lab, but they also have a mansion with the stuff their bedrooms don't have.
Noecalg lives on Mt. Coronet with his sister, so he's usually the one to discover exotic happenings first.
Noerbmu lives in Negro Forest, which is made up, so I might change it to Eterna Forest, which is her woman-cave too play Fortnite, as well as eat Doritos and wash it down with some Mountain Dew.
Then Cloud was introduced, along with her JUMP UP KICK BACK WHIP AROUND AND SPIN ringtone.
Her home is in the very edge of Driftveil City.
Anyway, the characters gained more personality, as the episodes go on.
Leafeon is your generic anime protagonist.
Mewtwo is the sidekick that does the smart stuff.
Ho-Oh...is Ho-Oh.
As these go on, Mewtwo becomes less of a dumb character, and, spoiler alert, when he died, Noecalg took over the role of the sidekick, except he's...not smart.
And that's what makes him so much of a likable character, he barely has any idea what's going on, but not to the point where he seems annoying.
Yay for me! For making a good character!
And yes, for those of you who know about it, I have kind of neglected Pokeskits, but the next episode is on the way, I promise.
Second worst
Melody - Pokemon Moon
Here I go again!
Looking at ANOTHER artist where I look like an ant compared to them!
And I'm talking shIVER ME TIMBERS about @ScribbleSplash's character!
I'm not sure if this is another "putting yourself in your story" scenario, but there is one case that happens WAY too often...
acting like you're the only one who makes the majority decisions.
I definitely could've worded that wrong.
But to put that in context, let's say you're on the third Guzma fight, on Aether Paradise.
In animations, Guzma is beaten, and the player is usually like "You specialize in Bug-Types? Aren't those the weakest?"
But, if you prtray yourself--and only yourself--saying that, where it's a completely separate character, it makes it seem like you're the only one who can make that quote.
It's
So, advice for this charactcer?
Add a weakness.
Just one...one weakness.
I don't care if it's just one Pokemon, or a really small thing, just ONE weakness.
...okay, I'm going to have to be completely honest.
I have no idea who to put in the first spots.
So...if you see a character that seems to be worthy of taking this list, leave a comment below!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go be lazy!
This is being the Dopest of Leafeon, and I hope you all have a fabulous day!
