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    Ragnarok replied to the topic Morally Ambiguous Characters in the forum Fantasy Writers 3 years, 5 months ago

    @irishcelticredflowercrown

    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 realize that there is a better path for him to take.

    Good, that’s what a gray character starts out as. Character growth should be the main focus of the story (there are a few exceptions, mainly with antiheroes).

    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.

    While that is what I was trying to point out, I think the Protagonist of Death Note falls better into the fallen hero or antihero category (which would require an entirely different discussion). I brought him up here as an example of how a gray character can easily become an evil individual.

    Are you writing a morally grey character at the moment?

    I have a few gray characters and concepts for gray characters. The ones I’m focused on right now are named Hades Irving and Sherlock Holmes (who’s birth name is Sage Lore Longwei).

    Sherlock is currently on the villain side of gray characters. He’s in a fantasy setting and is part dragon. His objective is to destroy society, because he blames it for the death of his parents. His power is aether and he is a detective, but his behavior is considered anti-social and overall malicious.

    Hades is on the hero side of gray characters. He’s technically an alien and is in a sci-fi setting. He was raised as a knight, but he started to descend when a war started (during which he became a black knight, following most of the code of honor but loyal to no master). He has reasonably good intentions, but he uses his aggression as a weapon.

    Ah yes, just another day in the office.

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