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Zuxtron (On A Trope Odyssey)
2025-05-11 20:38:45

The point of Unfortunate Character Design is that it's, well, unfortunate, or in other words, accidental.

A non-racist creator unintentionally making a character look like a racist caricature would count; a racist creator intentionally putting a racist caricature in the story wouldn't.

PINGAMAN Since: Jul, 2023
2025-05-11 20:40:02

so like, if the character design isn't unfortunate but WHO designed them is unfortunate. then which trope would best fit it?

Too big to fail.
Zuxtron (On A Trope Odyssey)
2025-05-11 20:46:42

That might not be anything. It depends on the situation; giving a specific example could help.

Amonimus (Sergeant)
2025-05-11 21:40:25

Character design is character design, who made it obviously doesn't matter

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wingedcatgirl MOD (Holding A Herring)
2025-05-11 22:33:42

We don't have a trope for "this character was designed by someone I don't like" and probably never will.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
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