Author Topic: Things common in fiction you dislike  (Read 3268 times)







The Whiny Kid who is the Main Character
The main character is a kid who's just your "average" kid! He's whiny, selfish, immature, naive and whiny!
You see, he's supposed to mature over the course of the story and take center stage! Why? Because he's-

The Chosen One.

-and the supporting characters must ride in the back, even though they are as competent as him, if not more so.



pretty much everything about the main character and over half of the supporting characters in blue excorcist


That one protagonist that gets 99% of the magi-ninjitsu powers

A story that doesn't a sane man to ask all of the important questions

Plot holes

Science Fiction and High Fantasy being blended in a way that doesn't make sense
So, you've got an alien civilization older than Humanity, who've discovered faster-than-light travel ...
... And happen to be warriors, with a monarchy, who fight with swords/spears/axes instead of guns!
They've never heard of "television" or "fiction" before. Instead, for entertainment, they have gladiator tournaments! Huzzah!
Did I mention they've discovered faster-than-light travel? We're so primitive compared to them!

For me:

The Superior Alien Race that looks like Humans
Earth is home to a vast number of species. Only one of them looks like Homo Sapiens.
Now, imagine a species that looks completely identical to Homo Sapiens has evolved on an alien planet.
Imagine that they can do impossible things, like fly without wings or technology.
That just doesn't sound plausible or imaginative to me.
No need to be hating on Time Lords.


Whenever a white person is a protagonist these days.

No need to be hating on Time Lords.


Whenever a white person is a protagonist these days.
You say "No need to be hating on Time Lords."
and then follow it up with "Whenever a white person is a protagonist these days."
name a non-white doctor.