What are your characters' flaws?

[zephyrzane]

I'm super invested in interesting character flaws. It's a difficult aspect of a character to get right without being trite or going overboard. So, your Main Characters, what are their most unusual or engrossing flaws? Intrigue me and I'm off to read your story!

 

[Representing_Tromba]

MC: fear and serious imposter syndrome
Side MC: alcoholism and PTSD
Main Heroine: opium addict and serious mommy issues
Wizard: eccentric and horny despite no balls.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Oedipus complex.

 

[HelloHound]

Sybil is melancholic, impulsive, self-absorbed, ruthless, picky and overly defensive in some manners
She's got some issues y'know

 

[TASTYLEADPAINT]

Side MC: alcoholism and PTSD.

Minus the ptsd ITS literally Me fr

 

[Deleted member 84247]

My MC has PTSD, and she doesn't like fighting. She is sent to a place where fighting is common, so it is a big flaw. She also gets overenthusiastic sometimes.

 

[Syringe]

Main Character (Frost - Nexus): Emotionally driven and morally attached in an otherwise morally bankrupt world. Not a flaw in of itself, but in the context of the world, it has caused the MC major reconsideration of what they believe is truly right or wrong, and threatens to break them.

Main Love Interest (Jury - Nexus): Passive and still wondering what she truly yearns in a world that won't wait for an answer. Is blamed and linked to an identity that caused a major catastrophe in the distant past. Obsessive as well. Practically the poster child of Gluttony.

MC 1 (Ignis - Nexus): Vengeful and has major impostor syndrome.

MC 2 (Moon Triplets - Nexus): Wolfgirls with serious attachment issues stemming from atrocities commuted in their homeland in the distant past. Called the Jesters for conspiracies that turned out to be true, resulting in major Casandra Syndrome.

MC (Vengeful Red - Monster Awakened): Naive and reckless to a dangerous degree. Extreme prejudice against wolves (as she's an entitiy derived from the story of Red Riding Hood).

MC (Navigator - Facility Awakened): Good moral compass/compassionate/Wants to cherish people/advocate for life in an SCP/Lobotomy Corporation-esque facility where workers are thrown to anomalies for the sake of satisfying the status quota. Again, not particularly a flaw in of itself, but in the context such things are an impediment.

 

[Benson]

Main Character (Frost - Nexus): Emotionally driven and morally attached in an otherwise morally bankrupt world. Not a flaw in of itself, but in the context of the world, it has caused the MC major reconsideration of what they believe is truly right or wrong, and threatens to break them.

Main Love Interest (Jury - Nexus): Passive and still wondering what she truly yearns in a world that won't wait for an answer. Is blamed and linked to an identity that caused a major catastrophe in the distant past. Obsessive as well.

MC 1 (Ignis - Nexus): Vengeful and has major impostor syndrome.

MC 2 (Moon Triplets - Nexus): Wolfgirls with serious attachment issues stemming from atrocities commuted in their homeland in the distant past. Called the Jesters for conspiracies that turned out to be true, resulting in major Casandra Syndrome.

MC (Vengeful Red - Monster Awakened): Naive and reckless to a dangerous degree. Extreme prejudice against wolves (as she's an entitiy derived from the story of Red Riding Hood).

MC (Navigator - Facility Awakened): Good moral compass/compassionate/Wants to cherish people/advocate for life in an SCP/Lobotomy Corporation-esque facility where workers are thrown to anomalies for the sake of satisfying the status quota. Again, not particularly a flaw in of itself, but in the context such things are an impediment.

holy sh*t. I have been looking for your story for months (or a long time), wanted to read it, but forgot the name and obviously did not know plot or character names, so could not ask anyone and now you are here, this is like, so random. Think you just cured my boredom for the evening

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Minus the ptsd ITS literally Me fr

Lol, It's me too... To a degree.

 

[Stealthy_Enigma]

My main character has hemophobia, which is what you don't want when sent to an anime world as a cute fox-kin. In my world there are two 'races' of animal-kin. Nature Kin (have animal instincts) and Urbane Kin (don't have animal instincts) . Since my character has been transformed into a Nature Kin, she has to deal with all the flaws that come with her new instincts (i.e. shorter attention span, excessive energy, attacking due to fear/anger, addiction to food, etc.).

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

My MC trusts the wrong people and his life is built upon their deceptions.

 

[SRB]

Almost all of my MC's are from my fanfics, and not original works, so...
MC 1: uninitiative in most cases; suicidal, but can't notice it himself; completely lacking pride and shame. He prefers not to deal with other people's problems himself, choosing to notify someone higher up. I don't know if it can be called a character flaw, though.
MC 2: her psychology is slowly changing (the Blacklight virus removes all psychological parts that it considers useless or harmful) under the influence of the virus that gave her her abilities, so far she has not noticed this. But considering that the fanfic she's in is a comedy, she has nothing to worry about.

 

[Succubiome]

I Was A Hero, But...: Scrupulousity, which is made more difficult by having a different moral code than anyone else in the world.
Their Pet Next Door: Inability to be hypnotized(so far). Impulsive decision making.

 

[Jerynboe]

Erich has three main ones. One somewhat external and recognized, one internal and barely acknowledged, and one that he’s mostly overcome
1. He has picked up a power that makes him immune to stress and trauma (a useful trait when isekaied) but unfortunately it protects him from all negative emotions, including revulsion and guilt. He technically has morals but he has to remember to not be a sociopath.
2. His general sense of paranoia leads to him using his mind control powers on everyone around him using any justification under the sun, which he just needs to keep doubling down on because now he has a giant brainwashed harem which most normal people would object to.
3. Earlier in the story he had enough of a tendency to not think things through or read the fine print that people complained that a MC in a power fantasy was making so many stupid decisions. I was aiming for character growth.

 

[melchi]

In magical girl: stubbornness

In gaming on a mud: immaturity.

 

[Iamnotabot]

My mc has a weakness known as stupit

 

[CupcakeNinja]

I'm super invested in interesting character flaws. It's a difficult aspect of a character to get right without being trite or going overboard. So, your Main Characters, what are their most unusual or engrossing flaws? Intrigue me and I'm off to read your story!

drug addiction, sex addiction, alcohol addiction, persistent reckless personality, self-destructive tendencies, retardation, big dicks.

Trust me, a big dick is a great weakness. I cant even wear shorts in public cuz my cock just peeks out to grin at people. Got made fun of alot as a kid for it. "lol look at cupcake and his fat, FAT dick." was horrible. And if im suffering, so do my MCs.

 

[Sola-sama]

drug addiction, sex addiction, alcohol addiction, persistent reckless personality, self-destructive tendencies, retardation, big dicks.

Trust me, a big dick is a great weakness. I cant even wear shorts in public cuz my cock just peeks out to grin at people. Got made fun of alot as a kid for it. "lol look at cupcake and his fat, FAT dick." was horrible. And if im suffering, so do my MCs.

Good sire, you put 'big dicks'. Does that mean your MC does not only have Homo Erectus' penis girth and length, but also multiple of them? Dear lord!

 

[CupcakeNinja]

Good sire, you put 'big dicks'. Does that mean your MC does not only have Homo Erectus' penis girth and length, but also multiple of them? Dear lord!

one CAN grow more, but all my MCs have all of these same flaws so i had to speak in plural regardless.

actually, one of them is a girl so i guess she, at least, doesnt have a big dick on her. Though if her brother got his way, she'd have one in her.

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

Sacrificing friends, family, and relationships just for progress and achieving something great in life. I based this on an ongoing problem for southeast asian kids.
As well as introvertive personality that puts work first over any kind if relationship.