As voted by the members, here is another character development task! We'll be looking at character inspiration in media this time around! For this task, please put together a collection of fictional characters from any source of media (television shows, movies, books, songs, video games, etc.) that provide the most inspiration for your muse. A minimal of 3 characters is needed for this task to be considered complete, but there is no maximum - so include as many more as you'd like!
Already know some off the top of your head? Wonderful, you can include those! Need some help putting together a list? Here's a handy dandy statistical "which character" personality quiz you can take in your muse's POV, which will give you over 100 character comparisons to choose from! All that's required of this task is simply the list of characters that provide you the most inspiration for your muse, but if you'd like to include the reason why they provide inspo to your muse, quotes from that character that are most inspiring for your muse, or images of the different characters in an edit or collage around your muse, you're more than welcome to do so - just have fun with it!
This character development task is optional, but highly encouraged! Participation in the task counts as one interaction towards activity. There is no deadline. If participating, make sure to tag your character inspo with #bhqtask003 for tracking & sharing onto the bhqextras blog!
"thank god i'm a conspiracy theorist and not some doomsday hysteric."
02. Will Hunting ( Good Will Hunting )
"so what did i think? i'm holding out for somethin' better. i figure, fuck it. while i'm at it, why not just shoot my buddy, take his job, give it to his sworn enemy, hike up gas prices, bomb a village, club a baby seal, hit the hash pipe and join the national guard? i can be elected president."
03. Eve Polastri ( Killing Eve )
"with all due respect, i am going to completely ignore everything you just said."
04. Fox Mulder ( The X-Files )
"how they police us and spy on us, tell us that makes us safer? we've never been in more danger."
05. Dr. Ian Malcom ( Jurassic Park )
"boy, do i hate being right all the time."
06. Marty Mikalski ( Cabin in the Woods )
"statistical fact: cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. why? they fear this man. they know he sees further than they, and he will bind them with ancient logics."
07. Chandler Bing ( Friends )
"i'm not great with advice. can i interest you in a sarcastic comment?"
08. Shawn Spencer ( Psych )
"there are over four hundred stars in our galaxy. maybe more. no one knows for sure."
09. Peter Quill aka Starlord ( The Guardians of the Galaxy )
"i don't mind dying like the valiant, intergalactic hero that i am, but the least you could do is pay attention!"
"so you disappoint 'em from the start, and then you're covered, right?"
02. Steven Hyde ( That 70s Show )
"no, i don't feel bad. i don't feel anything,"
03. Wolverine ( X-Men Franchise )
"in my whole life, i felt like an animal. i ignored my instincts, and i ignored what i really am. and that won't ever happen again."
04. Captain Killian "Hook" Jones ( Once Upon A Time )
"there's always a crisis. perhaps you should consider living your life through them, otherwise you might miss it."
05. Han Solo ( Star Wars Franchise )
"kid, i've flown from one side of the galaxy to the other. i've seen a lot of strange stuff, but i've never seen anything to make me believe there's one, all-powerful force controlling everything. there's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny."
06. Haymitch Abernathy ( The Hunger Games )
"i'll make a deal with you: you don't interfere with my drinking, and i'll stay sober enough to help you."
07. Arya Stark ( Game of Thrones )
"nothing is not better or worse than anything. nothing is just nothing."
08. Chuck Bass ( Gossip Girl )
"there's nothing more boring than a sense of morality."
09. Tallahassee ( Zombieland )
"here's the deal; i'm not easy to get along with, and i'm sensing you're a bit of a bitch."
the various bits and pieces that went into the character creation and development behind miles coates. from songs to characters and the general atmosphere of pieces of media, here's what i mustered up.
queen of denmark, john grant ( song ) : the trials and tribulations of modern intimacy. selfishness. what happens when you look into someone else and see yourself and suddenly you can see right through them. the afterburn. crashing and burning, in or out of a relationship. how humiliating it is to be alive.
" i hope i didn't destroy your celebration. or your bat mitzvah, birthday party or your christmas. "
richie jerimovich, the bear ( show ) : offensive charisma. unsure of one's purpose. the punchline of every relative's joke. lack of personal regard.
" uh, the password is 'gofastboatsmojito,' all in one word. "
a little life, various characters ( lit ) : the city where you simultaneously started to make sense of yourself and go fuzzy at the edges. what catching up with college friends looks like at nine in the morning, the overpriced coffee you guys got sucked. old wounds. the painful, adult peer that is impersonal bureaucracy, birthday emails and coupons.
" friendship was witnessing another's slow drip of miseries. "
logan huntzberger, gilmore girls ( show ) : cocky. spawn of east coast upper crust. eyerolling casanova. the weight of parental expectations.
" oh, give me a break. you act like people making connections is something nefarious. "
kendall roy, succession ( show ) : terminal 'it's never going to be you' syndrome. falling asleep on an inflatable... in the pool. it's yourself you're trying to prove it all to. being pushed down at your own birthday party. mood swings. being the worst person you know. the feeling of the city breeze tunneling right through you. faking it. the blue tint of every glass pane in new york.
" i am like a cog built to fit only one machine. "
connell waldron, normal people ( lit. & show ) : where does it all go? immaturity. the double edged sword of habitual bad decisions. introspection.