The Last Poster Wins! [v21]

[Noblejanobii]

You would hope so. MTMTE is a comic about people who happen to be robots, if that makes sense? Just like Pokemon comics, they behave in a way that we can relate to- but with their own unique elements such as how Pokemon can fight/have abilities, etc. that shape their society and world. =D Some people think it's bad that characters feel 'human', but if you don't have anything to make the audience relate, then they won't care about the characters- and you don't want that. If the audience cares about the characters, then they care THAT much more for the plot because it effects their favorites.

I think in some cases it can be bad to have characters feel human, but I think as long as it's not overly so then it's fine.

[Nekomata]

I think in some cases it can be bad to have characters feel human, but I think as long as it's not overly so then it's fine.

Well, you balance it by reminding the audience that they AREN'T human. You know. Fire breathing, being able to lose a few limbs and be juuuust fine, etc. Those kind of things. You definitely need that emotional attachment though- and to do that, they need to be relatable.

[Noblejanobii]

Well, you balance it by reminding the audience that they AREN'T human. You know. Fire breathing, being able to lose a few limbs and be juuuust fine, etc. Those kind of things. You definitely need that emotional attachment though- and to do that, they need to be relatable.

Yeah exactly. That's why I think I like Gijinka comics so much. They look and act human but then they go due non-human things and it's like "ah yes you're not human".

[Nekomata]

Yeah exactly. That's why I think I like Gijinka comics so much. They look and act human but then they go due non-human things and it's like "ah yes you're not human".

Yeah, I know the feeling. Like when a character in MTMTE gets caught in an explosion, loses an arm, or takes a lot of shots I freak out momentarily until I remember "OH RIGHT. These guys can take a crapload of punishment and walk away from it. Losing arms isn't gonna kill. Robots can get new arms."

That said, when someone DOES die, it tends to be pretty brutal and depressing. </3

[Noblejanobii]

Yeah, I know the feeling. Like when a character in MTMTE gets caught in an explosion, loses an arm, or takes a lot of shots I freak out momentarily until I remember "OH RIGHT. These guys can take a crapload of punishment and walk away from it. Losing arms isn't gonna kill. Robots can get new arms."

That said, when someone DOES die, it tends to be pretty brutal and depressing. </3

Yeah I get it. It's somewhat amusing because I'm so used to characters being stabbed and living in comics and books that in a series that I love called Falling Kingdoms whenever some dies it's just like "AHHHH WHY" because like they always stay dead.

[Nekomata]

Yeah I get it. It's somewhat amusing because I'm so used to characters being stabbed and living in comics and books that in a series that I love called Falling Kingdoms whenever some dies it's just like "AHHHH WHY" because like they always stay dead.

It's always painful when characters stay dead. I mean, I believe dead = dead and bringing someone back to life cheapens the significance of death in a story- and lessons the thread of it- but my goodness, there are some characters who've died that I am praying will return in some form or another.

There's an alternate universe in the LL timeline that was accidentally created by the Ship's Genius* where the war never started and I'm praying so hard that if they ever go to that alternate universe that some of them might still live there (Which, from what we know of that place, doesn't seem likely.) I just don't want a "He's not dead anymore." means of bringing characters back. I'm still suffering from the season 2 finale. ;-; And that one unnecessarily brutal death earlier in season 2.

I swear the writer of MTMTE is a genius at finding new, horrible ways to kill off characters. </3 Sometimes it's just in flashbacks or minor/background characters- but my goodness, if these weren't robots, I'm PRETTY sure this comic would be rated M and completely banned by Hasbro by now. But they're just robots, so it's okay.

*Citation needed

[Noblejanobii]

Writers are evil, trust me. We enjoy to torture our characters and readers because the best way to get to the crystals inside a geode, much like a character, is to break them. But even knowing this does not make the deaths less painful. There was one character I was really starting to like and he was axed and I was so mad and they ended the book following his death teasing he might be alive. I think it's probably his brother but I'm still upset.

[Nekomata]

Writers are evil, trust me. We enjoy to torture our characters and readers because the best way to get to the crystals inside a geode, much like a character, is to break them. But even knowing this does not make the deaths less painful. There was one character I was really starting to like and he was axed and I was so mad and they ended the book following his death teasing he might be alive. I think it's probably his brother but I'm still upset.

Writers are CRUEL. I mean, I'm one to speak- I just pulled a disney and killed off a character's mom... </3

And sometimes, for me, it's not the death itself that gets me- it's the aftermath. The funeral, the reactions of other characters. Watching another favorite begin to collapse into depression as a result. Or that last message the deceased managed to leave before their demise that just rips your heart apart. Or the times where a character can only save one of the two they hold most dear- and must live with the burden. </3

[Noblejanobii]

Writers are CRUEL. I mean, I'm one to speak- I just pulled a disney and killed off a character's mom... </3

And sometimes, for me, it's not the death itself that gets me- it's the aftermath. The funeral, the reactions of other characters. Watching another favorite begin to collapse into depression as a result. Or that last message the deceased managed to leave before their demise that just rips your heart apart. Or the times where a character can only save one of the two they hold most dear- and must live with the burden. </3

I think the main thing that messed me up was that the character that died had just started to work over another character and it looked like a romance was going to bloom. and the thing was this other character that was starting to like the guy that died had been hung up on the main character so it was helping him move on BUT THEN HIS CRUSH DIED SO.

[Nekomata]

I think the main thing that messed me up was that the character that died had just started to work over another character and it looked like a romance was going to bloom. and the thing was this other character that was starting to like the guy that died had been hung up on the main character so it was helping him move on BUT THEN HIS CRUSH DIED SO.

Forgive me, but I'm quoting MTMTE here. I'm sorry, it's just full of great quotes and examples for writing. xD

“If you want to break someone — mentally, physically, emotionally — wait until they’re happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived… THAT’S when you move in for the kill. Because you can’t take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.”
- Tarn