Sum up your characters in one word

[VinnieD]

It's a simple experiment in characterization. Take some characters from your comic and give one word that expresses the character as best as possible.

Some of mine.

Pooky: Lost
Hannibal: Trustworthy
Penelope: Warm
Piago: Free
Nailbat: Hero
Penny: Curious
Petunia: Protective
Mulligan: Hardboiled
Malphas: Megalomaniac
Wesson: Ruthless
Knell: Tragic
Doc: Unyielding
Prof Od.: Mentor
Dee: idealist
Darkness; False
Runo: Loyal
Juju: Mischievious
Euclid: Idiot
Alice: Mysterious

They don't necessarily have to be adjectives. nouns, verbs, pretty much any word as long as its an expression of that character.

[Dutch!]

Ooh, interesting little experiment! I'm in. Okies...

Casper: Unassuming
Cody: Loyal
Wendy: Displaced
Grace: Protective
Brylcreem: Patient
Davey: Excitable
Miss Conway: Unyielding
Mr Kelly: Senile (on the way, anyway!)
Mavis: Unstable
Chastity: Self-assured
Liberty: Follower
Pandora: Reserved
Old Bill: Mentor
The Soldier: Private
Fos: Lonely
Jackson: Genuine
Didj: Proud


*That was trickier than I expected. I'm still not certain I got them all right, too!

[RobboAKAscooby]

Sure why not.

Ride the Wind:
Max - relaxed
Sammi - sweet
Roy - extrovert
Lisa - tough
'Nessa - careful
Karen - open
Ben - drunk
Crystal - flirty
Dana - tomboy
Grant - brave
Uncle Henry - crazy
Queen Miriya - sister
Dingle - creepy

Maelstrom Heart:
Westley - introvert
Reine - optimistic
Fyre - confident
Wind - complex
Thunda - tired
Aiyce - outgoing
Snow - horny
B - old
G - laid-back
J - hunk
Z - chilled
Dr Emma - stern
The Executive - evil
Joey BroSis - selfish
Kelli BroSis - bitch
Candi BroSis - disturbing
Billy BroSis - blank
Tommy BroSis - meaty
Flower Boy - nervous

Flying Tigers:
Harli - balanced
Storm - quirky
Nolan - leader
Cara - studious
Eric - brooding
Brad - pervert
Kai - silent
Naomi - girly
Dr Chan - mentor
Hunter - broken
Shaun - sadistic
Buck - dumb
Richard - predator
Justin - weasel
Ace - conflicted
Cassandra - snob
Summer - bimbo
Miss Campbell - fair
Mr Moss - reliable
Mr Rothmore - fascist


Dude this was far harder than I expected, especially with the more major characters.

[VeryCuddlyCornpone]

This is a great exercise when you are trying to pin down your characters. A while ago I did a similar thing where I listed one positive trait and then one negative trait, and another listing the way the character perceives him/herself, and the way another character perceives him/her.

Let's see...

Aggie: Impatient
Clarabelle: Optimistic
Joseph: Determined
Ulysses: Pensive
Tony: Hopeful
Eddie: Reserved
Marie: Stubborn
Cecilia: Resigned

Of course, it's generally not a good plan to base a character entirely around one trait, but it is helpful to have some main roots to return to/subvert from time to time when writing. Characters sometimes drift and get into a nebulous zone of too much going on, or become too Flanderized and one-dimensional. Exercises like these can help if you feel that you're losing touch with your characters, and if you save your answers from year to year, it is interesting to see how characters evolve.

[Corgan_dane]

All of them: Odd.

[McDuffies]

I just realised that due to long apsence from my comics, I can't remember most of their names.

[VeryCuddlyCornpone]

I just realised that due to long apsence from my comics, I can't remember most of their names.

it's okay. They can't remember yours, either.

[Terotrous]

I'll just go with Comic Creatorz:


Kevin - Exasperated
Dave - Awesome!
Qwerty - Obstacle
Stoog - Football

Dirk - Yaaaaaahhh!
Anne - Wait!
Gustav - Indignant
Dark Knight - Deceptive

[Spaceprincess]

This is rather tough. I avoid characters that can be defined by a few traits. But here goes.

Shannon: tomboy
K'lara: innocent
Erika: anarchist
Trisha: fluttershy
Shoo: Canadian
Diohm: gentlemen
Mendila: deep
Janet: sporty

[Victory-prime]

Victory: naive
Tobias/Black Ghost: experienced
selma:outspoken
bloodwing: paranoid
sada: headstrong

[Jops]

Mikayla: cop
Dinian: wild
Iris Syl: bright

In comparison with others I noticed really have a small cast in this comic.

[Ti-Phil]

The Volet

Terra : Angry
Pete : Unlucky
Mog : Mischief
Scorpio : Alien
Vador : Power
Onun : Vengeance
Vivianne : Loyalty
The great evil : Drunk
Jinn : Passion
Salamando : Knight
Valer : Puppy
Schala : Mistress
Pink : Original
Super Cochon : Superhero

Evil Overlords United
Editor : Mastermind
Deception : Dragon
Celine : Psychic
Fellback : Agent
Catastrophe : SCIENCE!
Zworgue : Evolution
Forma : Antithesis
GrosseBrute : Strenght
PasVite : Slow
Maligne : Clever
Claria : Program
Fred : Balance
Mel : Mischief
Marshmallow : Chaos
Pétunia : Love
Strand : Soldier

[Warren]

My characters aren't one-dimensional. I tried, but it doesn't translate very well in a visual medium.