Characters' Personalities

[Gurotsuki]

We've write and read a lot. Among a lot of stories and characters we've wrote and read....

What attracts you most to a character?

What kind of personalities are your favorite and why?

What kind of personalities irk you or you dislike? Why?

Do you judge a character by their looks?

What personalities do you think are cliched or overused?

I do like your opinions...Thanks.  

[VenusRain]

What attracts you most to a character?
In a not-so-odd twist, characters that are either just slightly off, woobies, total badasses, or adorable. Combinations of all of the above are not exempted from my fangirly love.

Good examples for each include Kefka (FF6), Soren (FE9/10), Charger (Zarla's Respect A Woman L4D AU), and Vodka Mutini (Homestuck).

So basically I'm saying that how they act is a pretty big indicator of how much I'll like a character, assuming they're done well.

What kind of personalities are your favorite and why?
I like realistic characters. Beyond that, I have no real preference; I just like seeing characters who act like a member of their species should act.

What kind of personalities irk you or you dislike? Why?
Unrealistic ones, be they PURE EVIL, BLANDY McBLANDERSON or SPARKLE SPARKLE SUEISH PERFECTION. THEY ANNOY THE LIVING HELL OUT OF ME.

Do you judge a character by their looks?
Sometimes! But just as often not; Homestuck's Gamzee, for instance, is not the sort of character you'd think I'd like on looks alone, but Hussie has written him in such a way that when I'm not scared shitless of him I find him incredibly endearing. Mindfang is an example of the opposite; her actions make me go D: D: D:, but I find her incredibly attractive. Quite frankly, if it weren't for the fact that my mind sees her as gobsmackingly hot she'd be in the BLUH pile with Vriska. The fact that her introduction was basically softcore porn didn't help how badly she derailed my brain.

AND NOW YOU KNOW!

What personalities do you think are cliched or overused?
OH HAI I'M CRAZY type personalities for bad guys. Even disregarding the fact that it doesn't exactly reflect reality, the fact that many of these bad guys are unusually organized and efficent for people who are supposed to be absolutely batshit is annoying and kills suspension of disbelief.

Characters who are inconsistent in their characterization are also super annoying, but that's more TERRIBAD WRITING than some of the other personalities are.  

[BlueberryCondomBomb]

What attracts you most to a character?
Unpredictability. I like characters that you can't tell what side of the action they'll end up on and who always make you suspicious.
Also, smart characters are always awesome.
What kind of personalities are your favorite and why?
For female characters I like girls who aren't flirty but are still attractive, like Yuki from Vampire Knight, she never flirts with zero and it makes their relationship even more special.
For guys I like them anything but cliche. A character that isn't' obviously attractive but makes you swoon with their quirks.
What kind of personalities irk you or you dislike? Why?
Typically shy, flirty, sexy, or tough girls are EVERYWHERE
Typically hot, noble, nerdy or cute guys.
Do you judge a character by their looks?
It's inevitable but usually i change my opinion about them pretty quickly once they start to unravel.
What personalities do you think are cliched or overused?
I think i already answered this 2 questions ago X3  

[Video Heart]

What attracts you most to a character?
Looks and personality.
What kind of personalities are your favorite and why?
I tend to be drawn more towards the psychotic type of characters or the ones that are simply out of the ordinary.
What kind of personalities irk you or you dislike? Why?
I don't like the uppity prep kind of personalities just because.
Do you judge a character by their looks?
Sometimes
What personalities do you think are cliched or overused?
The happy-go-lucky, everything in the world is fine type of attitude.  

[just call me butt]

What attracts you most to a character?
Hm, usually, it's gotta be on how they act, and but of course, on how they look. But, really, I like them if they just, you know, kind of fit in with their background and surroundings. :3

What kind of personalities are your favorite and why?
I like those personalities, as mentioned above, are those which personalities fit in with how they were raised, how their environment was, and such. You know, those realistic ones.

I also like those characters that react accordingly to others, and are consistent with how they act and such.

I like a lot of characters, but I like those ones that has humor with them, and the ones I can relate with.

What kind of personalities irk you or you dislike? Why?
I hate characters who are all nice and do-you-want-me-to-buy-you-cookies and then the next second they go all out on being crazily bad, except if they have this duo personality, schizophrenia, or is acting to get others good impression but they are really enemies and whatnot. Those characters just annoy me so much. I think they are very overused nowadays.

I also dislike those characters who are unbelievably OH SO VERY WEAK and OH SO VERY NICE and OH SO VERY BAD.

OH SO VERY WEAK - You know those characters that always need to be protected, and always demand protection, and that no matter how they practice they JUST CAN'T GET BETTER. That's not reality, man. Unless you really just ain't for that sort of thing you're practicing for. And I also hate those characters who feign weakness just to get other people's attention. I mean, what is with that? Can't they stand up for themselves?

Basically, I don't really have to explain those others. I just hate those characters that has too much of one thing. 'Cause you know, there can't be people who are truly and just plainly bad and doesn't have an ounce of mercy in them. And vice versa.

Do you judge a character by their looks?
>:3 Yes, somewhat.

You know, I always imagine all the characters I read are gorgeous, unless they are described they aren't. But even though, I have trouble with changing my mind when it's already made up on one character's looks; I just go back to whatever I think they look like. xD Yeah, I'm that stubborn.

What personalities do you think are cliched or overused?
Hm, those characters who are sadists through and through. And those characters that are tell-me-I'm-pretty sorts. OR those characters who act like they're all high and mighty and just are tired of all the other people. I also hate princesses. You know, the two types: the stuck up one, and the cutesy and clumsy one.