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What I have been doing wrong with Lady! I think. For the most part.
Ok, so I don't think I've been THAT far off. Which is good. And I've found what I want to fix, which is even better. So, without further ado, some stuff.
Cynicism
My Lady is pretty cynical. Which I think is wrong. Yes, she gets fucked over repeatedly and lied to and hurt, but in the end of the game, she's still sounding... not happy, but hopeful. In particular, she shouldn't be bitter about Sparda/Dante's power at all. The way she talked to Thor about it, she made it sound almost like there was a demon ruling the world, whereas that's totally not true, not even in her sometimes skewed perception. Now, she's totally opposed to the idea of sitting back and letting Dante do all the world-saving. However, that's not really because she thinks it's BAD that Dante has power, or that she disapproves of having the son of Sparda fighting for the world. It's because she's stubborn and LIKE HELL is Dante allowed to have all the fun and glory. I still believe that in her ideal world, humanity wouldn't need a demon to keep them safe, but for now, she believes that Dante is a hero and will keep them safe. And she's glad for that. It should be noted however, if you ASKED her. She would fully declare herself capable of saving with world WITHOUT Dante's help.
Also, given how gullible she is in the game, it seems unlikely that she'll ever be a very cynical person. She talks a lot about how much she hates her father and will never forgive him and doesn't love him and blah blah blah. But the SECOND he gives her a reason to think that his actions weren't his fault, she totally believes him. So I think some of that should stay with her too. Yes, she's emotionally distant and fiercely in dependant, but she's also very trusting.
In conclusion: cynicism = NO
Weepy
My Lady is toooooooo weepy. Yes, she does cry a lot in canon, but uhm. She has damn good reason. I think given that by now it's been almost three years since all her crap started and two since it's been finished, she has probably gotten through most of her grieving for it. And in canon, she doesn't cry when she gets angry, or frustrated, just when she's sad. And I know she hasn't cried MUCH at camp. But still. The times it happened, it was bad. So not much crying for Lady.
Stubborn
Should be her one defining quality. Lady is stubborn. Lady is so stubborn that when Dante GRABS HER GUN AND SHOOTS HIMSELF WITH IT, she's still like "Whatever. I can still kick your ass. >|" I don't play Lady as nearly stubborn enough. However, here at camp, shes' not nearly as angry and sad as she was in canon. Unlike a character like Fllay or Rin, I don't think her pissyness is necessarily all based on her personality. I think a lot of her bitchiness is because of the situation she's in for the majority of canon (aka: her father is still alive). However, in what little we see of her post daddy-killing she seems a lot... ah... saner might be the right word. In her last scene with Dante, and during her narrations she seems fairly calm. Kinda... zen. Not just "BLARG BLARG BLARG MUST FIGHT HATE EVERY ONE STFU DANTE >(" All in all, this is me saying that I was thinking that I needed to be playing a more psychobitch!Lady, when in actuality, I just needed a slightly more STUBBORN Lady. Lady is a survivor. She will keep going NO MATTER WHAT. I think my lady was too much with the ">(" and not enough with the ">/."
Vergil
Lady does not want to kill Vergil. Oops. What am I basing this on? Well, in one scene, Vergil walks through the room where she is recuperating from her fight with Dante. If she wanted Vergil dead, she would have tried to kill him then and there, even if he could have beaten her easily. That's just who Lady is. So... I think it was wrong for her to want to have killed Vergil at camp. It's already said and done, so there's not much to do about it now. (Also, things that have happened at camp have made her not want to kill Vergil anyway). ALSO. Ok, she doesn't like Vergil. She doesn't know exactly what he and her father did together, but she ASSUMES certain things, and I'm sure some of them are right. So she dislikes Vergil. She might even hate him. She thinks he is not much better than her father. His superior attitude gets under her skin like nothing Dante could (or more importantly would) ever do.
Buuuut on the other hand, the fact that Dante loves him, despite all he's done is a HUGE part of the reason that she trusts Dante. Because to Lady, caring for y our family is what makes someone a worht while human being. Now, that doesn't mean she's going to put effort into getting along with Vergil for Dante's sake-- for one thing, I don't think she thinks Dante CARES if they get along or not, and even if he did, she still wouldn't-- but it does mean that as long as Vergil isn't hurting anyone, he's Dante's to take care of, and she won't become involved. There is, however, a small amount of fear that Vergil will hurt someone she loves, even with Dante there. But still. It's Dante's Family Matter and she won't make the first move. There also might be a tiny bit of pity for Vergil. 9.9
Ok. I think that's it. And I think if I try to work on those three things I will have a Lady I do not constantly worry about.
FEEDBACK IS AWESOME AND I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER. Srsly. I have never gotten any feedback for Lady at CFUD_concrit. Ever. Not once. I WORRY.
Ok, so I don't think I've been THAT far off. Which is good. And I've found what I want to fix, which is even better. So, without further ado, some stuff.
Cynicism
My Lady is pretty cynical. Which I think is wrong. Yes, she gets fucked over repeatedly and lied to and hurt, but in the end of the game, she's still sounding... not happy, but hopeful. In particular, she shouldn't be bitter about Sparda/Dante's power at all. The way she talked to Thor about it, she made it sound almost like there was a demon ruling the world, whereas that's totally not true, not even in her sometimes skewed perception. Now, she's totally opposed to the idea of sitting back and letting Dante do all the world-saving. However, that's not really because she thinks it's BAD that Dante has power, or that she disapproves of having the son of Sparda fighting for the world. It's because she's stubborn and LIKE HELL is Dante allowed to have all the fun and glory. I still believe that in her ideal world, humanity wouldn't need a demon to keep them safe, but for now, she believes that Dante is a hero and will keep them safe. And she's glad for that. It should be noted however, if you ASKED her. She would fully declare herself capable of saving with world WITHOUT Dante's help.
Also, given how gullible she is in the game, it seems unlikely that she'll ever be a very cynical person. She talks a lot about how much she hates her father and will never forgive him and doesn't love him and blah blah blah. But the SECOND he gives her a reason to think that his actions weren't his fault, she totally believes him. So I think some of that should stay with her too. Yes, she's emotionally distant and fiercely in dependant, but she's also very trusting.
In conclusion: cynicism = NO
Weepy
My Lady is toooooooo weepy. Yes, she does cry a lot in canon, but uhm. She has damn good reason. I think given that by now it's been almost three years since all her crap started and two since it's been finished, she has probably gotten through most of her grieving for it. And in canon, she doesn't cry when she gets angry, or frustrated, just when she's sad. And I know she hasn't cried MUCH at camp. But still. The times it happened, it was bad. So not much crying for Lady.
Stubborn
Should be her one defining quality. Lady is stubborn. Lady is so stubborn that when Dante GRABS HER GUN AND SHOOTS HIMSELF WITH IT, she's still like "Whatever. I can still kick your ass. >|" I don't play Lady as nearly stubborn enough. However, here at camp, shes' not nearly as angry and sad as she was in canon. Unlike a character like Fllay or Rin, I don't think her pissyness is necessarily all based on her personality. I think a lot of her bitchiness is because of the situation she's in for the majority of canon (aka: her father is still alive). However, in what little we see of her post daddy-killing she seems a lot... ah... saner might be the right word. In her last scene with Dante, and during her narrations she seems fairly calm. Kinda... zen. Not just "BLARG BLARG BLARG MUST FIGHT HATE EVERY ONE STFU DANTE >(" All in all, this is me saying that I was thinking that I needed to be playing a more psychobitch!Lady, when in actuality, I just needed a slightly more STUBBORN Lady. Lady is a survivor. She will keep going NO MATTER WHAT. I think my lady was too much with the ">(" and not enough with the ">/."
Vergil
Lady does not want to kill Vergil. Oops. What am I basing this on? Well, in one scene, Vergil walks through the room where she is recuperating from her fight with Dante. If she wanted Vergil dead, she would have tried to kill him then and there, even if he could have beaten her easily. That's just who Lady is. So... I think it was wrong for her to want to have killed Vergil at camp. It's already said and done, so there's not much to do about it now. (Also, things that have happened at camp have made her not want to kill Vergil anyway). ALSO. Ok, she doesn't like Vergil. She doesn't know exactly what he and her father did together, but she ASSUMES certain things, and I'm sure some of them are right. So she dislikes Vergil. She might even hate him. She thinks he is not much better than her father. His superior attitude gets under her skin like nothing Dante could (or more importantly would) ever do.
Buuuut on the other hand, the fact that Dante loves him, despite all he's done is a HUGE part of the reason that she trusts Dante. Because to Lady, caring for y our family is what makes someone a worht while human being. Now, that doesn't mean she's going to put effort into getting along with Vergil for Dante's sake-- for one thing, I don't think she thinks Dante CARES if they get along or not, and even if he did, she still wouldn't-- but it does mean that as long as Vergil isn't hurting anyone, he's Dante's to take care of, and she won't become involved. There is, however, a small amount of fear that Vergil will hurt someone she loves, even with Dante there. But still. It's Dante's Family Matter and she won't make the first move. There also might be a tiny bit of pity for Vergil. 9.9
Ok. I think that's it. And I think if I try to work on those three things I will have a Lady I do not constantly worry about.
FEEDBACK IS AWESOME AND I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER. Srsly. I have never gotten any feedback for Lady at CFUD_concrit. Ever. Not once. I WORRY.