If you�ve read the last chapter, you�re probably thinking something along the lines of: �Well, you guys have told me what NOT to do to create a character, but you haven�t told me what TO do. How do I fix my characters?� Below is the description of a despie character-
Name: Gwendilen
Nickname Gwen
Age: 17
Status: ;D
Other: Gwen has long black hair that rarely ever gets messy. She is really good at math and gymnastics. Gwen has a cute smile, and sparkling hazel eyes that change to gray when she's angry or upset.
Officially scared? Well, you should be. Wanna know something REALLY frightening? That�s actually one of my (Chrissy�s) characters. Tara wrote that description out for me so that I could use it in this guide. I�m going to use Gwen, my favorite character, to show you how easy it is to make a Despie character. . . nondesperate.
First off, the name. Gwendalin? Jesus Christ! We can do better than that. Gwendolyn is the proper way to spell the name. Gwendilen is just friggin ridiculous. When you�re changing your character, make sure that you�ve spelled their name correctly. You don�t know how many �Brets� and �Josifhs� I�ve seen. Brett! Joseph! Come ON, people!
Second order of business, her appearance. Gwen sounds very perfect in the above description, doesn�t she? Well, we�ll just have to fix that, won�t we? Please remember this statement. It is very important, and is one of the ways that you can prove yourself not to be a despie. YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE EYE COLOR, GOD DAMN YOU ALL! ONE! So, now Gwen�s eyes are going to just stay one color- hazel.
Continuing with the appearance, we notice that her hair is perfect. While it isn�t blonde, black is a pretty popular despie color, too. We don�t have to change the color, but we can give Gwen some minor flaws. Let�s make her hair a total bitch, shall we? It�s almost impossible to get under control now, and so she has to wear it up in a ponytail/braids/whatever. While we�re at it, let�s make her skin easily bruisable, so she�s more human. Because I feel sorry for her (her hair is evil incarnate), I�ll give her an attractive face and a sexy ass. Moving on!
Now, let�s add some more depth to the character. That�s right, we�re going to give my darling Gwen something called character quirks! Above, in that horrible character profile, I said that Gwen was good at math. That�s perfectly okay. Some people are smart. However, she can�t be good at everything. Therefore, to balance things out, I�m going to give her an intellectual flaw. What if she was horrible in another class? English, maybe? That wouldn�t make her quite so amazing.
Since she�s still smart, and since she still has that sexy ass of hers, I�ll throw in another (funny) flaw. What if Gwen was a horrible driver? What if she failed her drivers test SIX FRIGGIN TIMES and totaled her car every other week? Wouldn�t that make for a more interesting, realistic, funny character? C�mon, you know it would.
Because being single is one of the identification qualities used when trying to determine when a character is a despie, we�re going to give Gwen a boyfriend, too. There! See? Gwen isn�t deformed (she�s kinda pretty, even), and she isn�t stupid (mathematical genius, babe!), but she�s certainly not a Despie.
