Who are the main antagonists in your novel?

[Nklaya]

Hmm... I don't know. But if the protagonist exists without an antagonist, then the answer is yes. Slice of Life novels don't need an antagonist; the protagonist's daily routine is enough to centre the story.

But the antagonist doesn't need a main character right? It just needs a protagonist to clash with? ?

 

[Clo]

Antagonists...?

Most of the stakes in my novels are internal. The main antagonist tends to be the MC's internal demons.

 

[Deleted member 166465]

Antagonists...?

Most of the stakes in my novels are internal. The main antagonist tends to be the MC's internal demons.

So, is a autobiography?
ba dum tish.

 

[Clo]

So, is a autobiography?
ba dum tish.

I mean, you're not wrong. Nivi in AIWWTGASAL10LEE is extremely me-coded.
The MC in Neva Masquerade is literally me.
And the protagonists in State of the Art are absolutely inspired by people I know (including myself)

 

[Deleted member 166465]

I mean, you're not wrong. Nivi in AIWWTGASAL10LEE is extremely me-coded.
The MC in Neva Masquerade is literally me.
And the protagonists in State of the Art are absolutely inspired by people I know (including myself)

I see. I have used other people as model for my characters. Unfortunatelly, I cant never autoinsert, I am too plain, too stable, too boring. Dull. Dont get me wrong, I like being like that, is easy to plan my future since I am not prone to "go crazy". That takes out many details and emotion to my characters.

 

[Clo]

I see. I have used other people as model for my characters. Unfortunatelly, I cant never autoinsert, I am too plain, too stable, too boring. Dull. Dont get me wrong, I like being like that, is easy to plan my future since I am not prone to "go crazy". That takes out many details and emotion to my characters.

I mean, Neva's story was MEANT to be a self-indulgent piece of writing, and it was instrumental in a personal awakening, so it did its job.

"me" being found in the rest of my characters is simply a function of writing people doing things the only way I know how to do things. It's normal, I think, for my characters to reflect my own biases, because well... I'm the one writing them.

I don't see them as "self-inserts" really as much as hindsight making me realise "oh shit, the thing I just wrote? That's how I feel, too."

 

[Eldoria]

But the antagonist doesn't need a main character right? It just needs a protagonist to clash with? ?

The definition of the antagonists are characters who oppose the protagonists. Meanwhile, the definition of the protagonist are the main characters who are the center of the story, aka the MCs. So, it is clear that antagonists cannot exist without protagonists (if there is an antagonist without a protagonist, then who is the antagonist opposing? That is already a violation of the definition). Also, distinguish protagonists and antagonists from hero, antihero and villain. Heroes, antiheroes and villains are the moral divisions of characters in classic fiction. Heroes = characters with good morals. Antiheroes = characterd with gray morals. Villains = characters with bad morals. The general public often equates heroes = protagonists. Villains = antagonists. That is a misconception. The protagonists are the MCs. They can be heroes/antiheroes/villains depending on who are taken as the center of the story. For example, the film of the Joker uses Joker (villain) as the protagonist (MC). The antagonist is, of course, Batman (hero).

 

[Bartun]

None of the above. My MC has a bounty on her, so the main antagonist is an incredibly skilled bounty hunter.

 

[MajorKerina]

...it's complicated. Although supranatural plus Kingdom Hearts-y ness is closest

 

[Kyato]

My antagonist is hard to describe, I styled it like Ousama Ranking, where every character has intention and purpose that could turn out "grey" at some corners.

Ersia: Raven Dawn | Scribble Hub

Im not sure anyone is interested, but here.

 

[Deleted member 166465]

I mean, Neva's story was MEANT to be a self-indulgent piece of writing, and it was instrumental in a personal awakening, so it did its job.

"me" being found in the rest of my characters is simply a function of writing people doing things the only way I know how to do things. It's normal, I think, for my characters to reflect my own biases, because well... I'm the one writing them.

I don't see them as "self-inserts" really as much as hindsight making me realise "oh shit, the thing I just wrote? That's how I feel, too."

I see...

 

[Okram]

Who are the main antagonists in your novel?

A kingdom of human supremacists and their godking that sees all others as non-sentient tools, which includes even divinity. Nothing is sacred, as they have their filthy little fingers in every single atrocity that happened.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

We need a level above low level criminals without idealism or motivations. *^^*

Because I suppose in "Luana", she's dealing eventually with high-level criminals with intense motivations. (The Black Hand). I GUESS that could be considered the last one, the evil organization, but the mob isn't necessarily evil in that they don't want world power and normally don't cause death and destruction to innocent people.

So, maybe a "high-level criminal with personal motivations" could be added here. *^^*