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Your character represents the alter-ego that you control in the Star Trek universe. It's important to put a great deal of effort and thought into making this a person that you want to spend a lot of time with! In this area, you'll find out more information about creating your character. | [[File:Andorian2.jpg|thumb|right|An Andorian male.]]'''Your character''' represents the alter-ego that you control in the Star Trek universe. It's important to put a great deal of effort and thought into making this a person that you want to spend a lot of time with! In this area, you'll find out more information about creating your character. | ||
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Most StarFleet officers are – by today's standards – driven, well educated, moral, and empathetic individuals, who mainly care about exploring, bettering themselves, bettering the galaxy, and finding new ways to make the engines run faster on a starship. Because of that, some people feel the need to ensure that their character stands out among amazing people. This may manifest with a character who graduated first, or second, in their class at Starfleet, or someone who is nothing less than the best engineer Starfleet has ever seen, even upon graduating Starfleet Academy. We call these characters "Mary Sue," otherwise known as an overly idealized and hackneyed character, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as a wish-fulfillment fantasy for the author or reader. ([[wp:Mary Sue|Wikipedia]]) | [[File:Wesleycrusher.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Wesley Crusher on the bridge of the ''Enterprise''-D.]]Most StarFleet officers are – by today's standards – driven, well educated, moral, and empathetic individuals, who mainly care about exploring, bettering themselves, bettering the galaxy, and finding new ways to make the engines run faster on a starship. Because of that, some people feel the need to ensure that their character stands out among amazing people. This may manifest with a character who graduated first, or second, in their class at Starfleet, or someone who is nothing less than the best engineer Starfleet has ever seen, even upon graduating Starfleet Academy. We call these characters "Mary Sue," otherwise known as an overly idealized and hackneyed character, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as a wish-fulfillment fantasy for the author or reader. ([[wp:Mary Sue|Wikipedia]]) | ||
As much fun as it is to conceive of that character who overcame adversity (dead parents! life of poverty! overly-critical Academy professors!), graduated first in their class, and was the envy of their peers, these characters '''just aren't that much fun to write'''. First, you'll find that you don't really have very far to grow with a character like this. How do they develop themselves when they're already the best? How can they possibly have healthy, interesting relationships when everyone they meet is but a lesser version of them? And second, you'll find that others resent these characters, because they hog the limelight. No one should be the center of attention all the time – ''everyone'' should have a chance to shine! | As much fun as it is to conceive of that character who overcame adversity (dead parents! life of poverty! overly-critical Academy professors!), graduated first in their class, and was the envy of their peers, these characters '''just aren't that much fun to write'''. First, you'll find that you don't really have very far to grow with a character like this. How do they develop themselves when they're already the best? How can they possibly have healthy, interesting relationships when everyone they meet is but a lesser version of them? And second, you'll find that others resent these characters, because they hog the limelight. No one should be the center of attention all the time – ''everyone'' should have a chance to shine! | ||