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[ORE] Re: WT: Help me unbland this badguy

I would even title the storyline that introduces him as "The Last
Ruler" or something along those lines. :)

On Oct 27, 7:40 pm, Christopher Loree <cosmic.zenst...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> It would help if you were a bit more specific about what it is that
> you find so bland about the character.
>
> If it's something stat-related, you could probably solve it with a few
> cool "If/Thens" on some of his more frequently used powers.
>
> If it's something more character-based, then I would start by skewing
> his Loyalties and Passions a bit to 'off-kilter' them.
>
> The fact that you are concerned about the character's pitch and tone
> at all, indicates that he is someone you want to bring into your game
> a bit more frequently, and hence spend a good deal of time role-
> playing as. So, let's look at these one at a time...
>
> "Loyalty to the genetic sanctity of the human race."
> What, specifically in your setting threatens this? Perhaps that could
> lead to a few interesting prejudices on King Omega's part. If, for
> example our genetic sanctity is being threatened by some form of life
> that seeks to invade and infect humans (ala John Carpenter's "The
> Thing,") then perhaps he also has a passion for seeing the invading
> life form's eradicated, along with all who don't share the hatred. If
> on the other hand, there is some new form of humanity that surpasses
> us in some key ways, he could have a bitterness toward them, seeing
> himself as the last, best example of what was great about the species'
> "old guard" as it were.
>
> "Passion for conquering"
> With respect, if there's a bland taste in your mouth, I think it might
> be coming from here. It's not a bad passion. Just a very frequently
> used one. In every stock villain from the Cackling Madman to the
> Pillaging Warlord, the desire to conquer is,... (when alone and
> unmodified by specifics...) something that has been done to death. So,
> again, here... ask why, what and how. Tie it back into his Loyalty in
> some way. I don't want to offer too much here in the way of
> suggestions, as it's your world and your character, but... Is he an
> *opportunist,* seeing the anarchic chaos of the world around him as
> the perfect arena for him to live all of his most fevered dreams of
> ruling over others? Or, is he a (twisted) philanthropist, seeing
> conquest as the best way to ensure food, water and prosperity to the
> human race he venerates so highly? Is he perhaps (in his own mind)
> fighting a war not only for the survival of the human race but for
> their continued sovereignty as the dominant species on earth? If so,
> maybe he sees himself as the embodiment of that superiority. "Humanity
> is the rightful ruler of this world, and I am the rightful ruler of
> humanity." etc. This one makes a lot of sense to me as he is called
> *King* (a ruler) *Omega* (meaning "final" or "ulimate.")
>
> Just a few suggestions.
>
> P.S. Also, being that his name is King Omega, he totally needs a
> finishing move called the "Big K.O."

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