Characterization Marches On/Video Games: Difference between revisions

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Examples of [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]] in [[Video Games]] include:

 

 

** Additionally, the [[Cowardly Lion]] traits and fear of ghosts first displayed in ''[[Luigi's Mansion|Luigis Mansion]]'' also stuck through later games, going a long way to distinguish his personality along with his physical characteristics. Later games (especially the ''[[Mario & Luigi]]'' series) would have quite a bit of fun with this.

** Many of Luigi's distinctive character traits came from Western sources like the ''[[Super Mario Bros Super Show]]'' and were eventually introduced into the games, in a rare example of Mario canon [[Ascended Fanon|embracing rather than contradicting fanon.]] Even the character's voice has gradually come to sound more like his cartoon counterpart.

* The main characters of the ''[[Epic Battle Fantasy]]'' series underwent several personality changes across the series: Matt and Natalie didn't really have much of a personality in ''EBF1'' due to the lack of cutscenes and dialogues; ''EBF2'' makes them heroic yet reckless at the same time and introduces NoLegs as a loyal helper without much else and Lance as a ruthless, ambitious and destructive villain; ''EBF3'' makes Matt a kleptomaniac, reckless and gluttonous moron, Natalie a knowledgeable scholar with a naive sense of morality and tree-hugging tendencies, and Lance (now on their side) a socially inept and perverted jerk, while Nolegs sees little extra characterization; ''EBF4'' introduces Anna as a no-nonsense adventurer but also a massive tree hugger, Natalie losing her tree-hugging side entirely to instead complain about certain types of monsters being disgusting; and in ''EBF5'', Matt loses his recklessness and becomes more laid-back, less moronic and naively friendly to every party member, NoLegs becomes a full-fledged party member rather than a summon, is shown bonding with Matt over their common fighting spirit and thieving tendencies and is overall abrasive, volatile and dirty-minded, Natalie remains a naive, somewhat preachy and sheltered scholar who also makes a big deal of her physique attracting unwanted attention from men, Lance is introduced as a villain who joins the party against his will, he is intelligent and pragmatic but also an utter sociopath with lecherous tendencies, and Anna remains a tree-hugging yet serious huntress but also becomes outwardly childish (her real age remains a mystery), refering a lot to herself as "cute", and is the one starting most conflicts with the rest of the party for reasons that range from somewhat valid to utterly petty.