Talk:Jaune Arc/@comment-114.108.203.76-20160227153109/@comment-114.108.203.76-20160301153442

I'd like to supplement the intial comment posted here. As someone who participates in roleplays and reading hundreds of fanfictions. www.fanfiction.net. The Pained Hero has been used very so often that it is a common category. It's people trying to force a reason for a character to be badass by using such a trope and is often an unhealthy psychological path of life. It also forces the idea that the character is more than human. Using negative events as only a catalyst to promote strength and resolve. In roleplaying literally more than half of the heroes portray themselves as someone in dark attire and a dire past as if it adds to their credentials. It's like two men comparing scars just to see who has the bigger one. The "Guy whose girlfriend died and found another love" may be cliche. But it is one that is realistic, human, and has more probability of finding resolve in their own lives.

When creating a character, we put a little of humanity into them, and the only way to do that is to give them flaws, and to give them the desire to be happy. Otherwise, you just have someone driven by mistakes. I think we already have Ozpin for that.

As for examples of pained pasts and the desire to be alone, usually lone wolf types. According to tvtropes.net. (If you put it together, it's basically the combination of "Heartbroken Badass" "Celibate Hero" "Love Hurts") You may want to read each one cause there is too many for me to go through. In short, stop imposing your ideologies of badassery unto Jaune Arc. Unclench, and just accept whatever may come.