(Jun. 29, 2021 11:38 PM)Dark red Wrote:¨I know Burst is an animated show but simply disliking Drum because his unoriginality is kinda eh imo.¨(Jun. 29, 2021 11:16 PM)Zeutron Wrote: ¨Also, what's wrong with characters having similar personalities?¨I know Burst is an animated show but simply disliking Drum because his unoriginality is kinda eh imo. I trying to say that maybe Burst was trying to realistic by showing that there will be characters/people will similar personalities regardless you like it or not. The same can apply for irl for Youtubers in the Youtube community saying that there will be Youtubers with similar personas to their famous counterparts, which makes people calling them off-brand or a rip-off. This aspect is what makes me like Drum despite being a "copy". And besides, tbh 11-year-old Valt felt pretty "cliche" (a word I hate) compared to Drum IMO: spiky hair, and acting dumb (no insult).
It takes away from originality of the work. If I wanted to see Valt again, I would watch older seasons. A lack of originality is a sign of poor writing especially when the entire point of getting a new protagonist is to give the audience something new.
¨But Drum was smarter and more strategic than Valt during his season.¨
Yeah and that really isn't a factor that is big enough to change my opinion, I see far more similarities than I do differences and the differences that do exist are miniscule and are effectively non-factors.
¨Even IRL, different individuals have similar personalities but I won't call them off-brand of each other.¨
Burst is animated media designed to appeal to viewers while real life is real life so that comparison doesn't really work. A new burst protagonist is meant to appeal to the audience in a different way than the others and Drum really doesn't make that cut.
I suppose that's fair to say, but we all have different standards and expectations. If I see a new protagonist, then gosh darn do I expect some originality.
¨I trying to say that maybe Burst was trying to realistic by showing that there will be characters/people will similar personalities regardless you like it or not.¨
I mean, I am 95% sure that was not of their intention whatsoever. Not to say that it isn't true that similar personalities occur in nature but they definitely didn't plan for that. Either way, it seems clear that it was a bad move based on reception.
¨The same can apply for irl for Youtubers in the Youtube community saying that there will be Youtubers with similar personas to their famous counterparts, which makes people calling them off-brand or a rip-off.¨
But the idea of calling a youtuber a poor copy of another based on content similarities is a ridiculous claim while doing the same for two animated protagonists is not. The personality of a protagonist is something within control of the writers so it is their job to make the characters appeal to the audience. This means creating new tropes and characteristics-furthermore, it is not an ethically incorrect claim like it would be in the case of the youtuber analogy.
¨Valt felt pretty "cliche" (a word I hate) compared to Drum IMO: spiky hair, and acting dumb (no insult).¨
To be fair, they are both pretty cliche in terms of personality. The whole overly enthusiastic and aspiring attitude is generally one of the most overused characteristics we see in anime protagonists (or any protagonist really).