If you could make changes to your character...

[devo]

In an effort to get some conversation going here...

 

Is there something about your character that you wish you could change? After writing him/her for a lengthy period of time, do you find that some detail makes the character harder or less enjoyable to write? This goes for retirees too.

 

I wish I had established a history for ELM before I got started. I wrote numerous promos throughout my first run making vague mentions of Magnifico's past, but since I never settled on one set history, I ended up contradicting myself several times. And now it's hard to make up a history at this point, since I don't know with which revisionist timeline to go with.

 

That's about the only mistake I believe I've made with ELM, though. I corrected Magnifico's main flaw about a month after he debuted (not being able to speak English), and I firmly stand by my decision to make him maskless.

[Guest BillFillmaff]

If I could change one thing, it would be to copyright King-Jack not suited! Bill Fillmaff is tired of you idiots winning tournaments with my signature hand! I demand 15% of your winnings!

[JJ Johnson]

I wish I hadn't gone with the whole "mute" thing. You can only write "watching film" promos for so long, and it left me with more speed than I particularly care to have, and don't really use.

[Golgo 13]

Time for some speech therapy promos, JJ.

 

There's a lot of things I've regretted, but as far as base character things go, I just wish at this point that with the power style I use, I had made Manson a few inches taller. There's a lot of things you can write or weasel your way out of, but sudden height gains isn't one of them.

[Bruce Blank]

If Kane can regain his voice and lose the voice box thingie... hmmmm

 

I've not used Blank enough to get tired off him or write repetitive matches (Well at least *I* don't think they're repetitive )

 

yeah I made him slow and with less stamina than an asmatic ant carrying a steamer trunk but he's got to have some weaknesses (other weaknesses includ Wham songs, showers and people who use the word "Schadenfreude" in polite conversation)

 

Ask me in 2 months and I may change my mind and want to whip Bruce into shape as a 5'8'' 198 pound Mexican luchador - but not yet

[King Cucaracha]

You wouldn't really know Maddix was Spanish half the time. Probably that.

[Cuban Linx]

In order to change my character i'd probably have to actually establish a character of some sort first. 3+ years i've been around and Stryke is still just 'some guy'. Of course most of my character ideas are so horrible i'm glad i've been too busy no-showing to put any of them into action.

[JHawk]

I can never seem to make up my mind whether Hawke's a heel because he tries to hurt people or because he's better than everybody else and he knows it.

 

I've settled it by saying the answer is "both".

[Angel_Grace_Blue]

You wouldn't really know Maddix was Spanish half the time. Probably that.

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You mean that since he's half-Spanish, 12 hours of every day he's Spanish? That'd be an interesting gimmick. In the middle of a match, and all of a sudden, he changes nationalities.

 

As for myself, I wish that I didn't suck so badly in the early days. Or something.

 

Also, I'm already thinking that I should find a nickname for Jimmy, as I've got about four options to use when referring to him: Jimmy, Jimmy the Doom, Doom, and the Doomtopian. But, meh.

 

I'm sure there are tons of other things that I regret, but I can't remember them right now. Well, aside from joining up with Messiah/Damien Diablo that one time. That was stupid.

[devo]

Yeah, you'd think a name like Damien Diablo would raise a few warning flags.

[Angel_Grace_Blue]

Remember when he killed Fallout's puppy/sister?

[devo]

Haha, yeah. That was pretty funny.

[King Cucaracha]

You wouldn't really know Maddix was Spanish half the time. Probably that.

 

You mean that since he's half-Spanish, 12 hours of every day he's Spanish? That'd be an interesting gimmick. In the middle of a match, and all of a sudden, he changes nationalities.

 

That'd be fantastic. I'd need some sort of amusing, Transformers sort of 'morphing' sequence though.

 

Also, I'm already thinking that I should find a nickname for Jimmy, as I've got about four options to use when referring to him:  Jimmy, Jimmy the Doom, Doom, and the Doomtopian.  But, meh.

 

The Doomeister?

 

That Doom Guy?

 

Snoop Doomy Doom?

[janusd]

You wouldn't really know Maddix was Spanish half the time. Probably that.

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You mean that since he's half-Spanish, 12 hours of every day he's Spanish? That'd be an interesting gimmick. In the middle of a match, and all of a sudden, he changes nationalities.

 

That'd be fantastic. I'd need some sort of amusing, Transformers sort of 'morphing' sequence though.

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Just pull a mask from from behind your back, cue some horribly catchy transformation music, and put it on while inexplicably speaking Spanish.

[Bruce Blank]

There you go - unmasked you're Landon Maddix

 

but with the mask on you are

 

*Spanish Guitar riff*

 

La Cucaracha~!

 

 

a split etnincity disorder gimmick... much less commong than a split personality disorder gimmick

 

but still very entertaining *thumbs up*

[Toxxic]

Snoop Doomy Doom = $$$

 

Landon with a Split Ethnicity Disorder gimmick = $$$

 

I don't think there's anything I wish I'd changed about Toxxic. I mean sure, him not being able to stand losing became a pain after a while, but it gave him a bit of character... as for TORU, the only thing I regret is that I didn't suggest to Card that we DIDN'T have our own entrance music. I mean, as the first truly dedicated tag team to debut in the SWF we don't really need any music except what we have as a team. On the other hand, at least all three themes have a sort of industrial feel to them, so they work.