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@ragnarok

Hi there! Thanks for joining in 🙂

It’s just my opinion, but I believe a morally gray character should have a reason for his/her actions. These actions should also be in character and not simply there for the sake of having a morally gray character. And in the end, said character should not be the same person they were in the beginning of the story. They have to change and become better people. There should be meaning in what they do and who they are.

I totally agree with that statement. Character motivation is something lacking in a lot of literature today, and oftentimes the morally grey character doesn’t have real motivations, he or she is just morally grey for absolutely no reason.

I love the examples you set out, I find that the Batman character in Arkham Origins sounds very similar to my own character Lorcán. He starts off broken, resorting to bad deeds because he believes he is obligated to do them. He has an important character growth throughout the story, coming to realise that there is a better path for him to take.

The Death Note example is also interesting, and I think its a great way to show how evil can corrupt those who with questionable morals. That sounds like the negative character arc, which I am following at the moment for one of my characters who will begin as a hero, makes bad decisions, and will eventually fall because of those decisions.

Are you writing a morally grey character at the moment?