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Craft a morally complex antihero and explore the strengths, flaws, and moral code that will make them endlessly compelling to readers.
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Nickname
Ex. Nicky
Gender
Ex. Man
Age
Ex. 36
Height
Ex. 4’ 11”
Place of birth
Ex. @City
Occupation
Ex. Journalist
What do they consider their greatest achievement?
What act or decision do your antihero see as their biggest victory, regardless of the consequences?
What is their idea of perfect happiness?
What does your antihero want most?
What is their current state of mind?
How does your antihero feel at the start of the story versus the end?
What is their dream job?
What kind of work does the antihero do that aligns most with their inner desires and goals?
What is their most treasured possession?
What is your antihero not willing to sacrifice for their goal?
Who or what is the greatest love of their life?
Who or what does the antihero devote themselves to, no matter the personal cost?
What is their favorite journey?
If your antihero could choose any path, what would their ideal journey look like, and why?
What is their most marked characteristic?
What personal trait or flaw defines the antihero, for better or worse?
When and where were they the happiest?
What period in the antihero’s life defined their happiness, and how do they look back on it now?
What is it that they dislike the most?
What does the antihero despise the most about the world, and how does it motivate their actions?
What is their greatest fear?
What is your antihero's biggest fear or insecurity?
What is their greatest extravagance?
What vice or luxury does the antihero consider essential to their existence, despite its consequences?
Which living person do they despise the most?
Who in the world does the antihero believe stands in direct opposition to everything they represent?
What is their greatest regret?
What action or inaction from their past haunts the antihero, and how does it shape their current journey?
Which talent would they most like to have?
What skill or ability does your antihero want to possess?
Where would they like to live?
Where would your antihero want to make a home?
What do they regard as the lowest depth of misery?
What fate would be worse than death for the antihero?
What is the quality they most like in a person?
What traits does your antihero value most in others?
What is the trait they most deplore in themselves?
What aspect of their identity does the antihero despise, but ultimately cannot change?
What is the trait they most deplore in others?
What do they find most unacceptable in others?
What do they most value in their friends?
What trait must a friend have for the antihero to consider them a valuable ally or confidant?
Who is their favorite hero of fiction?
Who in myth or legend does your antihero identify with most, and why?
Who are their heroes in real life?
Who in the real world has achieved what the antihero seeks, even if their methods are questionable?
Which living person do they most admire?
Who does the antihero consider the epitome of success?
What do they consider the most overrated virtue?
What virtue in others does the antihero view as a weakness, especially in the pursuit of power?
On what occasions do they lie?
What stakes are high enough for the antihero to resort to lies or manipulation?
Which words or phrases do they most overuse?
What does it say about them?
If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?
What part of their character would the antihero alter if it meant they could achieve their ultimate goal?
What are their favorite names?
What names hold significance or appeal to your antihero?
How would they like to die?
What kind of death would the antihero choose for themselves, if they could control it?
If they were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be?
If the antihero were reincarnated, what figure would best represent their complex nature?
What is their motto?
What creed or mantra does the antihero repeat to themselves to justify their choices?
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