In film we don't see the characters' thoughts so a rug-pull can work, but in writing it tends to open a need to deceive the reader about the character's thoughts. The examples on wikipedia and that I can think of are nearly all either children's stories or movies (which nowadays is the same thing) and I guess it might be because of (as the OP I think highlights) the need for the POV to be authentic. What the OP is after also seems different from the Han Solo type story arc where someone starts off pretending to be a hero and then makes a profound realisation that "true is better than false". So, my question is, what approach seems the best to you? Did you ever come across a similar concept? Do you think this kind of story needs a specific POV?ĭo you draw any distinction between false heroes and false protagonists?įalse protagonist is for characters who are (misleadingly) built up as the heroįalse hero is for a character who comes in at the end and claims they were the hero of the storyįor a heroism addition there's Kick-Ass (2010), but he isn't a false protagonist he's the hero of a story about pretending to be a hero. Using multiple perspectives has the same problem as the first option since the fake protag's story would still need to mostly be told through his eyes. Writing in 1st person would make the second half extremely difficult to pull off. Framing the whole thing straight would mean a weak, cliched beginning. But without it, I'm not sure how the novel should treat this character. If you know a story with a theme like that, I'd certainly appreciate it as a point of reference. I have a general idea of how I'd like to do it, but I don't know how to frame the POV. I wanted my character to play the role of a false protagonist. There were a whole lot of stories where a similar character played a role of a villain/fallen hero (who can be possibly redeemed)/side character. I've been looking for stories with this theme, but couldn't find anything even remotely similar. You'll have fun reading this as I have.I want my new WIP to be about a character with a hero complex/heroism addiction. It's all fun and games one second and death and killing the other. And I actually like the harem and the vampire girl, the companionship they show in this book is like no other. The abilities Lutz get are also really good. I also love the start of this book, it was so good. This was a really good addition, and I loved it all the way through. The characters also have a really unique personality, almost reminding me of an anime, all characters have there own quirkiness and keep it throughout this book. the character progression is good, the world building and detail is also really good. most isekais are written like k-dramas but this one isn't, it's a good part of both worlds of fantasy. he gets alot stronger and gets more companions in the process, another strengths of this book is you can call this book a isekai. one of my last complaints was the Mc didn't get much stronger in the 3rd book, but it all smooths out in this book. The abilities are unique and the Mc gets more of said abilities in this book. The fights are very detailed and awesome. There is alot of fighting in this book, it's personally one of my favorite parts of this book. The first part of this book and the opening chapters are Lutz and his companions going too there first dungeon and conquering it.
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