My Whump Terms
“Whump” The act of hurting a character.
“Whumper” refers to the one causing a character pain
“Whumpee” is someone that is being hurt, usually by the whumper but sometimes inadvertently by a loved one.
“Loved one” A friend, a family member, a team member, a caretaker. Anyone that the main character loves. Used by me usually to keep prompts up to interpretation.
“Caretaker” someone who cares for the whumpee, usually after whump.
“X and Y” Two characters that are unspecified by me. Fill in your own characters as you like.
“Half-breed” A character that is more than one race, usually a mix of human and other. Sometimes used as an insult
“Mutt.” A cruel or derogatory name towards a half-breed.
“Robot”. Becoming more and more interchangeable with “android.” I realize that they are two different things but for the sake of clarity and being succinct, I use “robot” for both. OC wise, Zero is a robot, not an android.
“Hero” A character in a superhero setting who falls into the hero archetype.
“Villain” usually the whumper of a hero. A character in a superhero setting who falls into the villain archetype.
“Team” A collection of people. Usually united against something together.
Those are just some quick, simple explanations of the terms I am most asked about. I’m actually putting together a sort of dictionary regarding all the whump terms I see thrown around here that’s far more in depth! But here’s some quick definitions for you, while I work on that. I generally try to keep things vague on my prompts so it’s easier for people to envision their own characters there but that can make things confusing.
