Why do fangirls love Cullen so much?

#1
Wolfspawn

Posté 24 septembre 2012 - 10:42

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FIRST, he tries to kill a bunch of mages in DA:O.
THEN, he does absolutely nothing in DA2 (basically just there as a fan service)
So what did he do? Why is he so sexy? What's the big deal? To me, he's a very blank, emotionless, zero-dimensional character. HOW IS HE SO CHARMING?

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#2
David Gaider

Posté 24 septembre 2012 - 08:30

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bob_20000 wrote...
So what did he do? Why is he so sexy? What's the big deal? To me, he's a very blank, emotionless, zero-dimensional character. HOW IS HE SO CHARMING?

1) Good hair.

2) Lots of imagination.

I sometimes wonder if these fans have developed Cullen into a character separate from the one actually in the game, but either way it's nice to see he has such ardent supporters. People like stuff, sometimes for reasons. Go figure.

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#3
David Gaider

Posté 24 septembre 2012 - 09:49

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EpicBoot2daFace wrote...
The amount of gushing enthusiasm over mediocre characters seems to know no bounds here on BSN. Criticism of these characters would be far more beneficial to you and the others you work with.

The characters you and your other writers create are often just stereotypes with daddy issues. Almost all of them follow that formula.

While I'm certain that reductionism might seem like a profound insight to some, just about any character can be reduced to a stereotype (or archetype, if one prefers). There's usually a point to such analysis, rather than the analysis itself being the point.

Insofar as Cullen himself, I don't think he's a "mediocre character". He's obviously hit a chord. The only part I find interesting is that there's only so much extrapolation that can be done with what's been provided-- it's like finding a 20-page essay written about a 5-page short story.

If you feel the characters we write aren't creative enough, however, then cool. More power to ya. If that summary of yours is meant to be an invitation to that other thread, however, then I think I'll pass.

Modifié par David Gaider, 24 septembre 2012 - 09:51 .