Author Archives: kuipernebula

Sorry I’m late this week. And more bad news, this is going to be the last post from this blog. My project will be over following this post, meaning there will be nore more weekly looks into the characters of … Continue reading →

Sorry for the lack of update this week. I decided to take the week off for Thanksgiving, but forgot to update you all. See you next week!

The animal companion is a highly polarizing character — many love the fresh of breath air that an animal can bring to an all-human cast, while others find their inclusion unnecessary at best. So let’s see if we can’t dig up … Continue reading →

  If there’s an anti-hero, that must mean there is an anti-villain. But unlike their good-aligned counterparts, the anti-villain is far less common — and far more misunderstood. So let’s try and get a handle on these slightly-less-heinous characters.

I might be a little late getting this week’s post out. I’ll do my best as always, but I can’t guarantee when it will get finished. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Ever get tired of heroes being goody-two-shoes, but don’t want to root for an out-and-out villain? Then the Anti-Hero is just the thing for you! Join me as we discuss the ins and outs of the Hero’s morally-gray cousin.

Sorry again for the wait! Someone’s gotta do the villain’s paperwork and management, and it’s sure not going to be the big man himself. This week we look into a well-known but under-studied trope, the henchman.

My post might be a bit late this week, sorry guys! I can’t guarantee when it’s going to go up, but I’ll work to get it up as soon as possible.

The trickster is a hard archetype to pin down, and honestly they like it that way. So for this week let’s try to look past the trickster’s antics and find out why they do what they do!

Sorry I’m a bit late this week! You’d be surprised how hard it is to find images for the sidekick, which is fitting — they often stand in their hero’s shadow, although that doesn’t mean they can’t break out of that … Continue reading →