"Luke, I am your father!"
I'm trying to decide whether to have a Darth Vader moment. I have a character who is looking for his dad in Book 3 (of Dindi). I have another character, who showed up in a completely different context in Book 1. Should they be related?
Disadvantages:
* My original idea was the dad would be from a particular tribe (not the same as the existing character)
* He also dances the wrong Chroma - I would have to either change his Chroma or change something else, to make it consistent
* Too many coincidences might seem hokey
* Dad was supposed to be real jerk, and this character is moderately heroic
Advantages:
* Tightens the story by connecting previously disconnected story threads.
* Reduces the number of characters
* A character who is sometimes a jerk and sometimes moderately heroic is more interesting
I think the last point is swaying me toward doing it. I'd probably want to end up redeeming the dad anyway -- I'm just a softy that way -- so why not save myself the trouble of agonizing over it and go in from the start with the knowledge this is a flawed rather than evil character?
Disadvantages:
* My original idea was the dad would be from a particular tribe (not the same as the existing character)
* He also dances the wrong Chroma - I would have to either change his Chroma or change something else, to make it consistent
* Too many coincidences might seem hokey
* Dad was supposed to be real jerk, and this character is moderately heroic
Advantages:
* Tightens the story by connecting previously disconnected story threads.
* Reduces the number of characters
* A character who is sometimes a jerk and sometimes moderately heroic is more interesting
I think the last point is swaying me toward doing it. I'd probably want to end up redeeming the dad anyway -- I'm just a softy that way -- so why not save myself the trouble of agonizing over it and go in from the start with the knowledge this is a flawed rather than evil character?
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