Thread:PrinceZarbon/@comment-15919363-20140608021023/@comment-1224793-20140815172158

The core of liking a character is adverse. Most fans actually like characters for quite stupid reasons; ie the way they look or how they act [characteristics, mannerism]. These aren't necessarily good judgmental factors. Lots of characters act fun, but what is their purpose or role?

Although the character design does play a role, it is not the deciding factor for me when it comes to liking characters. I like them for the role that they play. By this I mean, henchman, militant, leader, etc. are my favorite archetype of roles. Also, the other reason I like characters is due to their well-orchestrated death scenes. These are reasons why I also love execution-style slayings the most. Movies like "300" and "Aliens" bore me to death because they don't concentrate on character development and each character does not receive unique deaths, but rather, there's a few million folks onscreen just blasting away for 2 hours without any morality or awesomeness. Example: Alien 1 was ten billion times better a movie than Aliens because it had 7 major characters who each received a gruesome ending in the film and each was developed to the audience. Aliens, on the other hand, had nothing similar. Instead, it showcased a slew of aliens getting gunned down by a fleet of useless unnamed folks who are easily forgettable. Character death plays a major role, if not the most important.