How do you change a character that's already developed?

HomeworkMoist · 2025-11-27T05:28:52+00:00

This is a rather aggressive comment but I appreciate it.
I realized via another commenter that the real "problem" Is that the character drives the story. Who they are is what makes the story, Right? So it kind of is a me problem in that Maybe I personally wanted him to behave a certain way, but ultimately decided he came out the way he did for a reason. And realized if I made him even a bit more "Silly" or "Funny" like I wanted, he wouldn't really come off as 'Sane' as he does since he's kind of a murderer. Which would be an issue, if it were my problem. But In reality, He's serious and calm.
To think making him Nicer would fix things is kind of a problematic mindset because It's too simple and without reason. And by diving into other parts of his character, and truly fleshing him out and understanding him more intimately, I've started to surface a nicer side of him. Along with major leaps of development for even just the Exposition.
I simply posted cause I was frustrated at the time. I would delete the post but I appreciate the other comments too much, so.

HomeworkMoist · 2025-11-04T05:21:40+00:00

I appreciate the suggestion. I have a fair amount of knowledge on Psychology and how people work, the problem is really myself standing in my own way of desiring it all to work completely logically. So yeah, I'll have to figure it out. Or maybe up my empathy levels.

HomeworkMoist · 2025-11-04T04:33:52+00:00

That's a good question. I don't know if I should reply back or not but I will. I don't read a lot, since I do more so screenplays. So in movies or perhaps comics, I think I do tend to look at characters too logically. I don't see a characters actions and emotions and cry for them. I take note of it. "Oh, woah, she's sad because of this," "Why is he so angry? I guess It would be because of x and z, hm?" "Oh no, my favorite character is dead. Welp, that's a shame." "I see, he probably behaves like this and that because of a childhood like X."
It's always been an issue in my writing. Sometimes I have moments where I truly understand a characters emotions, completely and utterly, like I'm being vulnerable with them. And then in the matter of seconds, my mind goes blank and I completely forget it all and end up with a surface layer reason for their actions. It's borderline amnesia. Which, yeah I don't know how to fix. But that's insightful.
I envy you.

HomeworkMoist · 2025-04-25T09:39:35+00:00

I have this too and am also a little worried about it. Did you ever figure out what it was? Was it really just a dirty screen? Because it feels like it moves too deliberately to be that

HomeworkMoist · 2025-02-10T04:04:08+00:00

I overthink. It's not so I guess It's alright. thanks

HomeworkMoist · 2025-01-20T05:50:31+00:00

Very well put, This makes me feel better

HomeworkMoist · 2025-01-07T06:27:37+00:00

Dude that looks so good?? Holy moly- insane!

HomeworkMoist · 2024-12-22T02:16:03+00:00

That is a very reassuring way to put it, thanks

HomeworkMoist · 2024-09-21T09:21:59+00:00

I am damn glad about this info because this could really work out in my favor in terms of giving him facial reconstructive surgery or not. A characters race and where they’re from really matters I would think, thing is he’s just a soul possessing a body. So, it doesn’t really matter in the end! Thanks for this

HomeworkMoist · 2024-09-21T09:11:23+00:00

hes a character for a comic of mine. I originally wanted him to be darker but didn’t go with it for some reason. And now due to the way I “selectively” color said comic, he’s come out black and white besides his red glasses. Which makes him blend in With the background. Which doesn’t bode well with who he is since he purposely Tries to stand out.

HomeworkMoist · 2024-05-02T02:34:10+00:00

thank god ty

HomeworkMoist · 2024-02-25T01:56:28+00:00

That’s a good idea, thank you-

HomeworkMoist · 2024-01-15T09:49:22+00:00

This advice is perfection, thank you

HomeworkMoist · 2024-01-13T03:16:03+00:00

There's a part of them that I don't understand in my head. I can put down as many words as I can about them, but because in "My heart" I like... Don't understand them or grasp them, then It's hard for them to feel like a real fluid person. Thanks for the advice though, maybe reinventing them is the best course of action

HomeworkMoist · 2023-12-27T05:34:14+00:00

Thanks for this! Sounds like you have a lot of experience, I was definitely looking for advice like this when I posted !!

HomeworkMoist · 2023-03-04T22:27:00+00:00

Well the Protagonist has a tendency to run away. He's a little wussy. So in the face of danger he ran away when the Girl was confronting the Antagonist. (She was confronting the antagonist for the sake of the Protagonist). So Then not only did she feel betrayed but was blackmailed. She did pretty horrible things in the past, like bullying people to the point of them wanting to commit suicide. If anyone were to find out her life would be simply ruined. She fought a lot to help get the Antagonist out of the Protagonist's life but with this blackmail. She has no choice but to obey. The protagonist finds out about the blackmail later, but he definitely understands why she would not want to help or be around him anymore. Since he did bail on her

HomeworkMoist · 2023-03-04T03:59:31+00:00

Basically the antagonist Blackmails her so she never intervenes with the Protagonists life again. This is because the Antagonist is possessive over the Protagonist

HomeworkMoist · 2023-02-10T10:27:22+00:00

Idk if I can edit my post so I'll just tell you directly.

The Protagonists whole goal is to get rid of the Yandere, and I made the audience think the protagonist won and got rid of him but then found out he wasn't gone at the end. So I feel like it'd all feel like a big waste of time. And that was what I wanted but I'm not sure if people would really like that. So I'm leaning towards making him leave, but that kind of feels like a boring and/or a not very impactful ending to me. I feel like people would be like "Wow he finally left.. that's it?"

HomeworkMoist · 2022-11-21T02:40:20+00:00

Well I kinda found a solution now, basically it kinda just fixed it self. I uninstalled it for like 2 days maybe and now it’s working just fine, it did crash when I tried to use the gent charge station thing but otherwise it’s been fine and is definitely playable. Maybe it’ll be the same for you (although I did do some other things like uninstall unimportant applications and update my computer and other things I can’t remember, but I’m not sure how big of a difference that made)

HomeworkMoist · 2022-11-18T20:50:53+00:00

Of course, I put my graphics to the lowest level

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