A character's strength

CrimsonGenius

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What makes a character strong? Is because they can punch a brick wall? More stamina? Keep their resolve through a harsh environment? Pride? Self-worth? Can handle the worst food ever created?
 

LilRora

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I'd recommend this:
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On a more serious note, all of those depending on perspective. Although physical strength and mental fortitude are the most common things a strong character has, so that's generally what authors refer to when they say a character is strong.
 

georgelee5786

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Depende on the world. A physically strong man will be strong in a Medieval world. A man well trained with firearms but not necessarily physically mighty would be strong in the modern day. A mage in a magical world would be strong even if he were old and frail.
 

GlassRose

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There are many different kinds of strength, from physical ability to intelligence and planning, resilience in the face of danger or despair, even charisma and the ability to acquire allies. Characters will have different strengths and weaknesses, and throughout a story will have to navigate different situations where their strengths might not always be applicable. So strength is somewhat related to the problem at hand.
 

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What makes a character strong? Is because they can punch a brick wall? More stamina? Keep their resolve through a harsh environment? Pride? Self-worth? Can handle the worst food ever created?
Easy. The strong is the one who does what he wants.

It's that simple.
 

John_Owl

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How thick the plot armor is.
this raises another question for me: Where is the line for plot armor?

I mean, In my universe, Manticores are very rare, VERY deadly. fast, intelligent, powerful, with a venom that's both highly toxic and highly acidic. my MC is a half-dragon (called a dragonling in my world). and due to his dragon heritage, he's immune to all toxins and venom (except 1, but that's irrelevant for now). so when he got pierced, he basically just vomited the venom and went about killing it. would that be considered plot armor, because he survived due to a freak coincidence that he just HAPPENED to be born a specific race immune to that mode of death?
 
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