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KTera
Since: Oct, 2010
13th Feb, 2021 08:23:18 AM
1) God-Mode Sue. You may also want to read Invincible Hero.
2) Casual Danger Dialog? The Stoic if the character doesn't display emotions often, if at all. Or possibly Dissonant Serenity, if the character always remains unrealistically calm no matter what the circumstances are.
Also, you may want to direct these authors to Avoid Writing a Mary Sue.
Edited by KTera
STARCRUSHER99
(Captain)
13th Feb, 2021 08:26:14 AM
Ignore this, I got mixed up
Edited by STARCRUSHER99
BobHammers
Since: Feb, 2021
13th Feb, 2021 09:22:18 AM
Thanks this is perfect.
I have recently been editing new writers' work in progress novels and have struggled to find the exact word for what I am looking for.
A common theme in these works is that they try to make all of their characters the most super-cool, nonchalant, ultra powerful, ultra witty, etc. people in the world. Obviously, they come out as a jumbled mess and wholly unrelatable. I have been using words like "tropey" or "cliche"- and most recently "Mary Sue"... But I think there is something better- and I know this is the place to figure it out!
I know this is likely multiple tropes, so I will break it down like this:
What is a protagonist that is OP to the point where the story is uninteresting?
What is it called when a character is unrealistically blasé about actual danger?
There are so many other examples, but I will start with two.
Thanks for the input, I love this site.