Also (its absolutely not my place) but judging by your character sheet, it seems like you're completely inserting him into the umbrella academy universe, putting him into the exact situations they're put in, which i honestly don't recommend. It limits you so much creatively and its really hard to get him into the universe when the there are pre-established characters and scenes. But that's on the assumption that you're writing him into a story. If you're not, this is all perfectly okay. But if you are (i'm sorry if this seems harsh) no one wants to read a story they've already heard, just with little tweaks in it and an extra character (unless you aren't planning on sharing it with the world because if you aren't, once again, perfectly okay). I suggest writing your own story, maybe building off of where the series ended, or maybe an alternate universe type thing.
You are by no means obligated to listen to me ! You can do whatever you want, i'm just putting in my two cents (that no one asked for)
edit : i posted this before i saw your response sorry !
Critique each other's characters?
No they aren't too much. The wings are basically the whole character if i'm honest, so if you get rid of them he has less reason to be so insecure and generally just less drive.
@stolenbrocoli its not harsh at all!!! i totally see what you mean and where you're coming from. i have a lot to work on, I greatly appreciate it!!
of course ! If you need help with anything else, feel free to come here. I'm happy to give my opinion on stuff :D
@stolenbrocoli also, one more thing :) yes, for now, I just inserted him into the storyline. and I totally understand the limitations of that, but I'm currently waiting to receive the comic books so I can really indulge myself in the characters and storyline, and from there I can really build off the character and then write/add on to the pre-existing canon. totally get where you're coming from!!
Ok that's great ! Getting the comic books will really help to get a better sense of the nature of the series and it should help you a lot ! That's a great idea :D
Cherri needs a new name, I keep calling her "their mom" in my head T_T Maybe a flower or something naturey? idk any ideas guys?
I have some ideas. Maybe not all of them are super naturey but they're cute (and for some reason i feel like she needs a cute name)
-Amelia
-Aurelia
-Calla (like calla lilies?)
-Briar
-Faye
-soleil
these are all my ideas atm. Hope i helped !!
I really like Brair, I think I'll use that for Ferrin's girlfriend. She's the type to be named after a thornbush.;)
here's my universe!! feel free to critique any or all characters :)
@kingnocedas i took a look at your characters and i have some notes
in general
- i noticed that in the prejudices section, you listed things what the characters don't like about themselves or something like that, but prejudices are generally something held against a group of people (sexism, racism, classism, just to name a few).
- i think for all of them, you should dive deeper into their personalities and backstories to better explain their mannerisms, flaws, motivations, etc.
Kacela
- Even though she's not into politics, everyone falls somewhere on the spectrum of liberal to conservative (it seems like she might lean more towards liberal)
- just an inconsistency i think, but in the overview you said she was 17 as of july and in her history you said her birthday is in april (unless there's another reason for this)
- the background is a bit sparse, i recommend adding to it, maybe describing my she's so insecure (did someone in particular make her feel that way or is it because of societal standards), flaws, and stuff like that.
Karuko
- not a necessity, more of a curiosity, but maybe you could share what emotion triggers her cataplexy
- her politics aren't specific at all. everyone is going to have their own biased opinion on what "the good one" is
- everyone has some kind of motivation for something (motivations aren't always in school or work, sometimes it's social or personal or just for a goal of some kind)
- her background is also very small, which is kind of fine for more of a side character, but if you want her to have some more dimension, you should give her a heavier background
Nabila
- so there's the same problem here with a very scarce backstory
- a thing about her background though, both her parents turned out to be aromantic? that seems a bit strange, especially the fact that they didn't know and/or tell each other until she was 15.
- there's not much to say about her because there's kind of not much to go on
Yannika
- about her body type: muscle weighs more than fat. is she is as amazing a tennis player as it says, she would weigh more. tennis players generally don't build lean muscle. they're arms would be more bulky. and 117 lbs for her height is already like no-muscle level skinny. realistically, she would weigh more and have a different body type.
- So, this is also just a general thing, but adoptive parents are usually good. adoption is super expensive and most people don't do it unless they have a really good heart and good parenting skills because there's nothing to be gotten out of it. foster parents are usually the bad ones because they kind of get paid to foster kids.
- Also a general thing (and i don't know very much about autism), but the way she kind of carries her family seems a bit unrealistic to me. i'm not saying that she can't be a leader because of her disorder, but i don't think that she would be capable of carrying the whole family.
thank you so much! i'll definitely take these into account.
Any time ! I'm happy to help