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AANG AND THE MARTY STU FINALE
by Araeph
(quotes courtesy of Neshomeh)
Marty Stus are flat characters in the literary sense that they do not develop meaningfully over the course of the story—the opposite of dynamic or
round. It’s important to note that Stus are unintentionally flat. It’s perfectly fine to
intentionally design a one-note character to enter, play a part, and exit, but if the main character—the one who has to engage the readers and carry them through the story—never develops, that’s a
sign of poor characterization and storytelling.
it requires that the character be challenged in a way that forces him
to change something essential about himself in order to overcome the obstacle.
but because the challenges they face are NOT SUFFICIENT
to make them CHANGE and GROW in order to overcome them.
“Typical airbender tactic: avoid and evade. I hoped the Avatar would be less PREDICTABLE.” —Bumi
instantly removing or negating an obstacle
DOES NOT MAKE FOR A DYNAMIC CHARACTER.
(Right, Avatar: The Last Airbender?)
I want you to stop wasting my time! I already know how to squat and breathe and feel the sun. I want to know how to shoot fire out of my fingertips!
Ughhhh. I had a pupil once who had no interest in learning discipline. He was only concerned with the power of fire - how he could use it to destroy
his opponents and wipe out the obstacles in his path.
So what move are you going to teach me first? Rockalanche? The trembler? Oh! Maybe I can learn to make a whirlpool out of land!
Let's start with: move a rock.Look Sokka, you're going to fail a lot before things work out. Even though you'll probably fail over and over and over again…you have to try every time.
I don't need luck though, I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight and that's made
me strong.
Never give up without a fight.
RIGHT!