Right, we need to clear up a few things regarding the soldier class.
The soldiers are tough, they always have a loyalty to something or someone. It can be a nation, it can be for the greater good or for someone spesial, so in this case I will construct yet another scenario for the one who should be turned towards if things get ugly.
Name - Raksha oni
Class - Soldier
Race - Human
Traits - Brawling, fighting, shooting, navigating, rationing and intimidating.
Born into the governmental military and served there for over 15 years- Honorably discharged after his sister was taken prisoner by the government he was serving. Spent most of his life at various pubs after that and is ever so often caught in the occasional brawl. With his sister, his hopes for the future of mankind died, until he met the protagonist who needed some additional muscle too his group. He did not agree to join them until the second time they meet, where the protagonist said he used to work as a prison guard and knew that his sister was still alive. He then follows with complete loyalty. Later on it is revealed that the protagonist lied as his sister shown on video was violently beaten to death. This causes the soldier to turn against the protagonist which costs him his life. The soldier lives his last few seconds in great spite of the protagonist which the crowd would have sympathized with at first, but now would be faced with a quite dramatic moment.
The soldier is not smart. He may have intel on places he has worked, but he is never going to figure out anything out of the ordinary. It is a character who cannot really see things from other than his own first person perspective, this leads him to be easily fooled. A lone character in many ways, yet has no problem interacting with the other units. This character can easily be a bit of a hot head, which means that he will rush into situations if he simply is provoked enough to do so. An emotional character when it comes to the core, but aside from that he is fairly isolated. Has a sense of honor and pride which he will not easily let go.
It is important to give generic characters this extra sense of life. Add a few new dimensions too them, break a few rules if needed. However, despite of what character powers one chose to add, never forget that the real character is reflected in works and attitude. This soldier class character is one that would be able to star his own highlight and still remain fairly on the side during the story. It is a fine combination for a film since not all characters can be complete spotlight takers. They compete only in their own area, but the need for them all is great.
mandag 27. april 2009
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