Trailofstardust
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One of the main antagonists In my middle-grade/YA urban fantasy story "Fairy Knight" is heavily based on Walter Strickler from Trollhunters in terms of backstory and personality, his name is Theodore Carter.
There are a lot of traits I enjoy about Strickler that I want to have in Theodore.
Theodore's true monster form:
Theodore's human form;
Backstory:
Theodore's mother is an evil nature goddess who was sealed away in another dimension a millennia ago. She has sent her children including Theodore and his three sisters who function as main antagonists into the human world to gather magical artifacts that will free her and allow her to invade the human world.
Traits in common with Strickler:
Theodore and Strickler have a lot of traits in common: both are history teachers at the protagonist's high school, both are monsters that can shape-shift into human form to serve as spies. they are both classy and elegant older gentlemen with a love for history and mythology, both are two-faced both literally and figuratively: switching between a kindly, gentle demeanor to a ruthless and threatening one depending on what the situation calls for.
I really love the concept of a villain and kid hero having a teacher-student relationship in their civilian lives, and the villain does genuinely care about the hero as a mentor figure and they both kinda lead double lives where they accept the dual nature of their relationship.
Strickler from Trollhunters gives Jim, the protagonist the nickname "Young Atlas" to reference his responsible and caring nature, "holding the world on his shoulders". Theo gives Jane, the protagonist in my story the nickname "Young Artemis" in reference to her wild, rebellious and protective personality.
Differences from Strickler:
He is a man of color, described as having "dark skin" and "thick, curly hair".
Unlike Strickler who is looked down upon by trolls for being a changeling and deals with fantasy racism, Theo suffers from no prejudice, instead he is privileged in fey society as the son of a goddess.
Before his redemption arc Strickler is power-hungry and self-serving, being willing to backstab anyone except for a few people due to having to be cruel and ruthless to survive and having few people to trust. In contrast, Theo does love his siblings and feels protective of them. He has conflicting feelings about loyalty towards his family of birth and the humans he has grown fond of.
I want to hear some opinions on Theodore Carter and how to develop him into a unique character and set him apart from his inspiration while keeping the aspects that I find interesting. I would love to hear input from someone familiar with Trollhunters.
There are a lot of traits I enjoy about Strickler that I want to have in Theodore.
Theodore's true monster form:
Theodore's human form;
Backstory:
Theodore's mother is an evil nature goddess who was sealed away in another dimension a millennia ago. She has sent her children including Theodore and his three sisters who function as main antagonists into the human world to gather magical artifacts that will free her and allow her to invade the human world.
Traits in common with Strickler:
Theodore and Strickler have a lot of traits in common: both are history teachers at the protagonist's high school, both are monsters that can shape-shift into human form to serve as spies. they are both classy and elegant older gentlemen with a love for history and mythology, both are two-faced both literally and figuratively: switching between a kindly, gentle demeanor to a ruthless and threatening one depending on what the situation calls for.
I really love the concept of a villain and kid hero having a teacher-student relationship in their civilian lives, and the villain does genuinely care about the hero as a mentor figure and they both kinda lead double lives where they accept the dual nature of their relationship.
Strickler from Trollhunters gives Jim, the protagonist the nickname "Young Atlas" to reference his responsible and caring nature, "holding the world on his shoulders". Theo gives Jane, the protagonist in my story the nickname "Young Artemis" in reference to her wild, rebellious and protective personality.
Differences from Strickler:
He is a man of color, described as having "dark skin" and "thick, curly hair".
Unlike Strickler who is looked down upon by trolls for being a changeling and deals with fantasy racism, Theo suffers from no prejudice, instead he is privileged in fey society as the son of a goddess.
Before his redemption arc Strickler is power-hungry and self-serving, being willing to backstab anyone except for a few people due to having to be cruel and ruthless to survive and having few people to trust. In contrast, Theo does love his siblings and feels protective of them. He has conflicting feelings about loyalty towards his family of birth and the humans he has grown fond of.
I want to hear some opinions on Theodore Carter and how to develop him into a unique character and set him apart from his inspiration while keeping the aspects that I find interesting. I would love to hear input from someone familiar with Trollhunters.
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