appearance
blond, black, blue hair
glasses
suits

personality
will maul you, don't mess with them
"innocent"
gives off the first impressions of quiet or happy-go-lucky... and then you get to know them
has some kind of darker side
smug bastard
80% going to be a traitor, finds it easy to betray others
redeemed..?
egotistical with a soft side
foolish sibling
some morality
born showman
treats life like a game to be won
little bitch TM
arrogant and snobby
babygirl coded pathetic
joyful and cheerful becoming instantly serious
pure of heart, dumb of ass

mental
trauma. just a lot of fucking trauma. plagued by the horrors
cluster b
mentally ill

ideals
"i need to be on the same level as everyone else, i can't let them down!"
"at least i have a noble goal in mind"
"it's not revenge if it's in the name of justice"
"i'm going to save the world in the name of all that is good"

source
main character or doesn't get as much screentime
i'm not normally in the supporting cast

fandom
hates them
ignores them a lot
is so fucking wrong

sexuality & gender
lgbt as hell
9 times out of 10 aspec or gay
maybe transmasc, rarely if ever transfem

associations
sin of gluttony and wrath
nobility
chess
animals, esp. owls and butterflies
element of water
negative associations with dogs
blue

role
main antagonists, but not of the overarching source
redeemed rivals and villains
main protagonists - or false main protagonists
minor characters who exist only to die

nationality
for most nonanime stuff european, mostly english or french
maybe a few americans

occupation
servants
thieves
assassins
actors
aristocrats and royalty
warriors and knights

other
human experiments
abusive parents
probably would end up in a gilded cage

If they have blond hair, issues, her syndrome coded, and just a general vibe around them, that's probably mecore.

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Pub: 21 Jan 2023 18:02 UTC
Edit: 07 Apr 2024 21:40 UTC
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