Hey-yo, all y'all peeps! So I had an idea for a series of comedic short stories. (Kinda more like a little world of different characters) Here's my idea
The Realm of Lousy Characters
We have all seen the good characters: well-crafted, heroic or villainous creations of an author's genius. Every detail of their characteristics smells of imagination and creativity; even their appearance is fascinating. They are the epitome of dynamic characters, with such depth that they could combat the Mariana trench. They've had enough fan fiction written about them to fill a bookcase.
But what about the bad characters? Characteristics haphazardly thrown together, like a really poorly done patchwork quilt. They are shallow and practically the definition of clique. How many times have they heard “Well, I guess this will work...” from the mouths of the authors they trusted so? They had great ambitions of being the star in a great fantastical world or a hero in a grand quest. They dreamed of being that dark-cloaked villain with the evil laugh that sends shivers running down the spines of any who hears their name. Instead, they find themselves playing a character that would barely get cast as the walk-on tree in a school play.
These atrocious characters are gathering for a council, trying to determine how they can possibly make themselves into something great. How will they shed their stereotypical nature and become the characters of legend? Can they possibly stop the consistent bullying and hateful comments from those that mock the horrific nature of their characteristics? How can they save face and revolt against the lazy and unimaginative authors? Will they ever be free from the burdens of poorly-crafted ideas? As they gather together for an urgent meeting, perhaps some ideas will present themselves.
Come delve into the lives of the unlucky and unfortunate. This is the realm of Lousy Characters.
(I think this could even be made into a storybook, but I don't know if I would be able to make one...)
EDIT: Here are two potential characters:
- Sheerluck Holmes: a detective that tries to do things himself, but practically everything he does is by luck only. He has no investigating skills, but somehow every single shady character makes a painfully obvious mistake and gets arrested, or just turns themselves in
- Megaman: a superhero that has virtually every single superpower known in the entire universe. He defeated all the villains in under a day and now he has literally nothing to do. No bad guys even think to do anything, and everyone hates him because he's literally the most powerful person on the planet
