Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25266931-20161112032800/@comment-25266931-20161112051642

If that's what other people do, that's fine. But I would hope when the chips are down people step up. I know I will if people are depending on me. If it's important, I get it done. Ruby isn't OP and not really the type of chosen one that can't lose, but she does want to be what their world passes for "normal". I still don't like that. But if that's what the writers want, so be it. I guess they don't see it as overdone, they see it as "classic".

I help my mama because I care. If I didn't help her she's not to the type to guilt trip me unless she called for help and I blew her off. If the human race was in danger I'd like characters to think about the risk, weigh their options, then be brave and get it done. Not run away, hide, cry, whine, then wait for someone to tell them what they already know, and THEN and ONLY THEN is it time for them to use that Chosen One power. Sighs.

I know it's meant to "build character" but don't you get the same building of character from these scenes?

Kid: Aren't you scared?

Hero: Yes. But if I don't do this a lot of people who don't deserve it, will die. So I gotta play thru it.

Kid: Whoooooooa man....

Hero: *nods and walks off to do the job*

That's overdone too. But it wastes a lot less time than the whole 1 Run away from problem 2 friends search for the hero 3 someone finds hero and promises not to make them do anything they don't want to do 4 hero decided to save the world now that they're remember only they can do it and everyone they care about will die 5 goes back to fight the evil god, wins, returns to generic life and is happy to be a humble normal person, maybe even sacrificed the power so the they never have to do it again.

It's a long process that still ends the same. Both are trite but one is way less annoying and much more mature.