Character Descriptions – Protagonist, Antagonist
Protagonist: Squash
Stakes
His family is at stake along with his own safety. He learns to put himself in others shoes by witnessing war and understanding the positions it forces us into. His village is destroyed and his whole way of life is at stake, he desperately clings to his past and never wants to forget where he comes from. He has a keepsake from his mother that he holds onto dearly; whenever he feels lost he looks into it and feels safe. His life is at stake almost constantly. His feelings are at stake, he is an outcast in the pumpkin tribe. His courage is at stake; he may loose hope and give in to fear at any time.
Personality Trait
He is originally meek and anxious. He is afraid of conflict and doesn’t understand violence or arguing in general. When his village is torn apart and his family becomes split up he begins to see the horrors of the real world. No longer able to just sit by and ideally judge, he begins to change his view on life and the actions he must take to gain peace with himself and the world. He becomes strong and heroic. He outwits even master tacticians of the pumpkin tribe and also proves to be a very energetic and powerful fighter. His strong character is immediately noticed by the leader of the tribe, and they become fast friends. He eventually gains the trust and friendship of all the tribe and leaves to test his courage against the evil armies who threaten his way of life.
Motivation
He was forced into this life and is just trying to survive in the beginning. As he becomes more aware of his surroundings he begins to want to affect the outcome. He realizes the thin layer of crust the world is supported by can be easily disrupted and changed. He sees fear everywhere around him. When he was growing up in the squash village people were very friendly to him. Everybody seemed to help each other, people hardly argued. The squash village had become confident in itself and let their culture develop. When his is dragged into war, and the world of the pumpkin mercenary tribe, he realized there is a lot of bad shit in the world, and people are legitimately scared. Good people are forced to rat on their neighbors, negative gossip spreads, lies seep into the peoples minds and all are warped by fear. People in the tribe are dominated by negativity, deceit, and suspicion. The squash wants to change their attitude. He also feels the negativity creeping into him. It’s very contagious, so he struggles with himself as well as those around him. He feels that if the community doesn’t get better, he cant either.
Touches
It’s going to be very surreal. I will put in strange little details that shouldn’t stand out too much, but they will be out of place and in weird combinations. Its gonna be pretty dark, the colors are going to be pretty pale and there will be heavy contrast & shading techniques used. I will try my damndest to make all of the characters likeable and unique. Their differences will be subtle, and I might use simple objects or patterns and colors to represent their personalities, but nothing too in your face. Like a mole, or a bandana, eye patch, boots, runny nose, pink shoelaces, big eyelashes, big teeth, always eating. There has to be some sort of fat character. Well I guess the pumpkins are all fat, so that’s good. The leader should be the fattest of all, but also the fastest runner and strangely the most flexible.
Antagonist: Apple King
Stakes
The Apple King has just been crowned emperor of the Fruit Kingdom. Assassination plots have become rampant in the kingdom, so the King immediately demonstrates his power and ruthlessly puts down a rebellion. The rebellion had been caused by his first declaration as King, to expand the mighty fruit empire and bring civilization to the savage continent of vegetables. His reputation is at stake if he fails at his task, although nobody but him really cares. With his ruthless tactics, he makes many enemies both at home and abroad. The banana tribe even succeeded from the union and joined the vegetables in their struggle. The King is in dire straights and his enemies are closing in, he just wants to solidify his place in history the only way he knows how. His entire life is at stake, his livelihood is at stake, his reputation is at stake, and his place in history is at stake.
Personality Trait
He is a ruthless tyrant who feels very insecure in his new position as King. He has a skewed way of looking at the world, and he comes off naïve. He does horrific things and always explains it away as if he had just saved the world. He tends to talk all the time and never listens. He gets angry and throws mini tantrums that look more like a choreographed dance. He moves in funny ways, he has a feminine way of moving and talking. He has the ability to charm when need be. He is actually a very strong fighter and has mastered the illusive energy wave technique. He also writes novels in his spare time.
Motivation
He has a lot of pride. He has grown up in a rough part of town and has worked his way up the political totem pole to become voted in as King. He loves himself almost too much; he has statues of himself all around town and 3 or 4 portraits within his castle. He thinks that the entire world would benefit a great deal from his hard earned knowledge. His heart is in the right place, but his mind is skewed. He believes he is helping the world when really he is destroying it. He constantly makes excuses when he gets bad reports from the battlefield. He remains blissful even under dire times. He never gives up.
Touches
He will move in a very distinct way. I want it to be sort of elegant and feminine but clumsy and strong at the same time. He will have conflicting personalities. Like he will be having a tea party surrounded by stuffed animals while conducting battlefield operations. He will have very interesting things to say, his personality is strong and he convinces others to follow him by playing with their needs and fears. He is very smart and charming, but he is leading everybody off the edge of a cliff.
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