Good afternoon all and I bet each and every one of you reading this is wondering who I am going to pick, but you won’t find it in this paragraph, oh no! How about a hint? Let me just say that it isn’t you, or you, definitely not you. Hehe, ok, enough silliness, allow me shift gears into who I picked and why.
This author has so many characters you can drown in them. Not to mention, I hardly think the entire roster has been revealed to the fans, but I believe this shall not be a problem, for with each character there is something we can associate with them to remember them. If for say, a character reappears from a six-month resting period, we, at first, may have forgotten them, but if we chew their name around in our mouth, we discover the overlooked flavor, and remember. One could call this a miracle that the human brain can process so many characters and remember them from half a year ago, even though we sometimes forget to set the alarm clock everyday. This all has to do with the author’s skill, which can hardly be outdone.
There is an analogy that I would like to share on what I think the author is doing. You see, the author is by a bucket filled with water. In his hands he has a glass of the purest water; Timelines. He tips the glass so that he lets one drop of the liquid fall from his hands. Then he precedes and watches it hit the water dead center. The first ripple that appears is the first character. Noting how powerful the ripple was, he decides to tip the glass again. This time the second ripple doesn’t hit the center, and instead it conflicts and coincides with the other at certain points, creating a surreal picture in the bucket. Amazed at this spectacle he continues to drop one drop of water into the bucket, and his astonishment is contagious. Soon a crowd gathers, and they too are stunned. Now, here we sit.
How does he make sure we keep track of each character, other than forcing your brain wide open to store information? I would put my guess on the names. With a character like Sweet, Riku, General Schenkhuizen, Cardinal DeWitt, each one is unforgettable and irreplaceable
Arguably the main character, note that since there are so many characters, it is almost debatable who is the most important star, but of the many there is only one Madeleine de Fronsac. With an IQ of 189 and being an assassin, it would be highly advised to stay out of this girl’s way who has the Spanish heritage and the California attitude. She has the uncanny ability to present the simplest of ideas to solve the seemingly impossible problems
Then if you are a guy you undoubtedly love Nia Obidos. The descendant of a Portuguese father and an Asian mother, she is of uncanny beauty. She is most notable for her alluring clothing and shower scenes, which inevitably riles up the thread. Even in her initial scene, she was wearing “tight straps of blackened leather coiling and crisscrossing along the lithe tanned frame…creating seductive stripes of skin and clothing.” Shower scenes have almost become a thing of legends, and you cannot consider yourself a reader of the AAR until you have witness the gorgeousness. If that isn’t and the author’s writing isn’t enough to entice you, then surely, the real life pictures of her will!
This does nothing to discredit minor characters. My favorite character is one with a minor role, and he is General Schenkhuizen, also known as, Grubby. This Spanish general fights bravely in the Holy lands, and never surrenders, which earned my respect. One can just feel the heat of battle from the general’s perspective and it is all thanks to the author’s talents. I lied, he has surrendered, once, and that was because it was certain death, and in return, his enemy revered him so much he was able to leave with very imperative loot. If I remember correctly, The Grubster, as I call him, is in the Balkans heading for the Turkish capital. See, see, see you have just witnessed the powers of the author!
If you haven’t guessed it, next week’s Character Writer of the Week goes to Canonized! Congratulations on your past two seasons of magnificent writing and may you have two wonderful more.