Chapter 3The Most Important Part of Character Design
Did you do your homework assignment? Great! Now it′s time for a pop quiz! (Bet you didn′t see that coming.)
Define the following archetypes:
The hero
The shadow
The mentor
The fool
The trickster
The anima/animus
Hopefully, you were able to define these archetypes without referring back to Chapter 2. Now that you have committed that information to memory, let′s move on.
It is now time to talk about the most important part of character design: story and storytelling. You probably are tired of hearing that, but it is very important and essential to good character design! Everything can and will always point back to the story. No matter what character you look at, you must try to figure out ...
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