Right, so I'm curious about redemption here.
A character is either inherently bad/evil or they're something along the lines of a good person who's lost their way and are struggling to remain good in the word. Let's ignore (for now) the whole thing where the villain becomes righteous and good and such. Let's work with a character from the second category. They've done something awful, perhaps.
But how do you redeem them? For the most part we like those stories where a burden is lifted off of their shoulders and they are forgiven, granted absolution, etc. I think sacrifice is a common theme. But besides that (and including that, too) how to redeem your awful and yet not-too-far-gone character? And how much is too much? And how do you keep it from being… cheesy? I'm not sure if I'm putting it into words right.
A character is either inherently bad/evil or they're something along the lines of a good person who's lost their way and are struggling to remain good in the word. Let's ignore (for now) the whole thing where the villain becomes righteous and good and such. Let's work with a character from the second category. They've done something awful, perhaps.
But how do you redeem them? For the most part we like those stories where a burden is lifted off of their shoulders and they are forgiven, granted absolution, etc. I think sacrifice is a common theme. But besides that (and including that, too) how to redeem your awful and yet not-too-far-gone character? And how much is too much? And how do you keep it from being… cheesy? I'm not sure if I'm putting it into words right.
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