In most media, Influencers are side-kicks. They’re the happy-go-lucky characters who encourage the main protagonist or bring the team together with a “power of friendship” moment. They’re the characters who rarely lose hope. Think of Happy from Fairy Tail or… Read More »Samwise The Brave: A True Influencer
The movie version of The Lord of the Rings is a grand example of all four motivators in operation. As discussed in a previous blog post , each motivator is well represented in the Fellowship of the Ring. But characters… Read More »How Gandalf Avoids the Mary Sue Trap
This week’s article is kind of a follow up to last week’s. There I brought up a technique used in Treasure Island to create a difference between protagonists and antagonists. Using that, you can have flawed ‘good guys’ and likable… Read More »Motivators in The Lord of the Rings