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Shokew said:
Without looking at it too much - having ponies in it only makes it suck even more! Without them? Nope, still pretty bad (e.g. autistic and dumb).
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That's what I'm saying. The idea itself is far from good. But the ponies are making it worse than it aught to be.
 
Jewelsmakerguy said:
It is, but at the same time, you need to make the characters believable and relatable. Tropes are secondary in the grand scheme of things.

So making a character a walking trope machine is not a good thing in the grand scheme of things. This is something I've seen often with Fanfic OCs.
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What about basing the character's wardrobe on tropes?
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CostumeTropes

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackBraAndPanties

"The sight of black lingerie is an instant alarm bell for bad news. If a woman is seen wearing it or admits to wearing it, she's The Vamp for sure; if someone else finds it snooping through her drawer, it's a sure sign she's loose. What other women must wear as a substitute under their black clothing is never explained. Lingerie is Colour-Coded for Your Convenience, and as with most other things, black = bad/hot. In other words, this is the Hotter and Sexier version of the Woman in Black."
 
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bigbaby said:
What about basing the character's wardrobe on tropes?
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CostumeTropes
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Good luck writing a non-masturbatory character wearing "Badass Longcoat".

c-no said:
The only thing I can say about this is that this is just rather autistic. Making it "color-coded for convenience" is rather autistic because why give a care on what color some undergarments are? A woman in black lingerie is an evil succubus?
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In anime maybe? I dunno.
What I'm sure is that no one is going to freak out when he finds out his girlfriend has a few pairs of black panties.
 
bigbaby said:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackBraAndPanties

"The sight of black lingerie is an instant alarm bell for bad news. If a woman is seen wearing it or admits to wearing it, she's The Vamp for sure; if someone else finds it snooping through her drawer, it's a sure sign she's loose. What other women must wear as a substitute under their black clothing is never explained. Lingerie is Colour-Coded for Your Convenience, and as with most other things, black = bad/hot. In other words, this is the Hotter and Sexier version of the Woman in Black."
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The only thing I can say about this is that this is just rather autistic. Making it "color-coded for convenience" is rather autistic because why give a care on what color some undergarments are? A woman in black lingerie is an evil succubus?
 
Positron said:
Good luck writing a non-masturbatory character wearing "Badass Longcoat".


In anime maybe? I dunno.
What I'm sure is that no one is going to freak out when he finds out his girlfriend has a few pairs of black panties.
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What's wrong with a character wearing this?
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c-no said:
The only thing I can say about this is that this is just rather autistic. Making it "color-coded for convenience" is rather autistic because why give a care on what color some undergarments are? A woman in black lingerie is an evil succubus?
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Yeah it's like some of these pages could've been written by CWC himself

Jewelsmakerguy said:
Same thing: If it looks right on the character, then it looks right on it. If not, then you're clearly only doing it for the tropes, and nothing more.

This is true for all character design aspects too.
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I'd try to make my character dressed symbolic to represent who they are.
 
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bigbaby said:
What's wrong with a character wearing this?
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A long-coat pretty much looks more edgy than bad-ass if one were to wear it since really, some people may as well be trying to copy some other popular character that wears a long-coat such as Neo from the Matrix. Even then, long-coats can end up equating one more with a flasher than a bad-ass.

Also, don't double-post. If you have something to say after posting, edit the previous post to include what you want to say.
 
@bigbaby, we are not here to give people writing advice; we're here to laugh at tropers.

If you're interested in writing and especially in the use of "tropes", please ask at TVT's forum.
 
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