"Beautiful" Characters: Everyone Has Different Tastes
In the game of Feral Heart, have you ever come across a character that had the word "pretty", "beautiful" or even "hot" in their name? I have run into a few animal characters that proclaimed themselves to be very beauitful, or very attractive to other characters. Some of these character designs looked nice, while others just looked really tacky (not trying to be mean, but that's what I thought about some of them). I find nothing wrong with them putting "beautiful" or "pretty" in their name, but some other people may have different opinions about it.
I have seen a couple of these "beautiful" characters that would get into a squable when it came to grabbing the attention of a mate, or proving who is more beautiful. I have seen it a few times in Bonfire Island and once out in Flourite Plains. There was one time in Bonfire that these two lionesses were arguing over which character was prettier, and the male lion was sitting there with a O_O look on his face. It went something like this. *Names were made up for this skit*
Kayla Pretty Lioness: I'm much more prettier than you!
Mina F Lioness: No you not! I AM!!!
Kayla Pretty Lioness: Soul, don't choose her as a mate! I'm prettier! I have beautiful white fur and ice blue eyes. That makes me the prettiest!
Mina F Lioness: NO IM PRETTIER!!!!
Soul M Lion: O_O
Kayla Pretty Lioness: IM PRETTY BECAUSE MY NAME SAYS I AM! HA!
Soul M Lion: I think u girls are both pretty
Mina F Lioness: See?! He says we are both pretty.
Kayla Pretty Lioness: NU UH! I'm the PRETTIEST!!
So the arguement went on, and on, and on, and on.... ::) I kind of felt sorry for Soul there.
Everyone Has Different Taste When it Comes to Beauty~
Some people may find a character to be beautiful, while others may not. Everyone has different tastes. Not EVERYONE likes the majestic white wolf with the bright blue eyes. NOT EVERYONE falls for the pink-eyed lioness with the peach colored fur. Some people like the emo-looking wolf with the emo haircut, while others do not. Some people like the white tiger with bright green eyes, while others don't. It all depends on what they find attractive.
Some of my characters get judged by other players when it comes to their appearances. Take Kopper Fox for example.
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There are some people who have complimented on how cute she is, whether they were talking In Character or Out of Character. And then there were times when Kopper was called ugly, unrealistic, plain, or disgusting. There was this one time when this random warrior she-cat confronted Kopper and her fox friend. This is what happened...
Kopper Fox: "Well hello, pretty kitty," she chirped.
Warrior Cat: "Hi, ugly dog." she said with a hiss.
Kopper Fox: -She giggled cheerfully at the cat's comment.-
Meeko M Fox: "You would seem to know about being ugly now wouldn't you?" he asked the cat.
Warrior Cat: -She growled and hissed angrily at Meeko- "Just what are you foxes doing here anyway?" she spat. "What is it you want?"
Kopper Fox: "Nothing really," she replied.
Meeko M Fox: "We were just sitting here, minding our own buisness, until you came along."
.... and so that's what happened. All of us were speaking in character, so I wouldn't know if the warrior cat was being serious or not about the appearance of Kopper. I will never know.
Even some of my other characters got different reviews on their apperances. Some say they look nice, some say they look, cute, pretty, or adorable. There are others that have different opinions by saying they looked tacky, plain-jane, unimpressive, or even ugly. Does it matter to me? Of course not!!! Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. So that proves that everyone has different tastes. We can't all agree with each other.
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Some say Marik the fennec is cute, while others may disagree.
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The original Marik Ishtar character wasn't even my idea. I just took one character from a show that I liked, and turned him into a fennec fox... just for some RP fun. But there have been some people who told me "He looks all wrong! You should have put these markings on him instead...!" They would be singing a different tune, if they could see his preset.
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Even Pharaohstar gets some different comments about his character design and apperance.
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Some people have said the following things about this Warrior cat leader:
"He definatly looks like an Egyptian mau."
"He looks pretty."
"Pharaohstar, you look creepy O_O"
"He creeps me out. It's those eyes man ._."
"He looks nice."
"Why is he wearing eyeliner and eye shadow?" :o
"He looks too feminine to be a tom."
"Why does he look so bored?"
"He looks too unrealistic to be a Warrior cat"
"Wild cats don't wear jewlery or make-up!"
"You shouldn't play as a Warrior leader. You're too unrealistic!" >:(
The list goes on, and on, and on...
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder~
Ever hear the term "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? Well it's true. Everyone has their own ideas of what they think is beautiful. Some think simple looking characters are nicer looking than characters with many bright neon colors. What someone thinks is a pretty pink wolf, is considered an abnoxious sparkledog to someone else.
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All these women and girls are considered beautiful in the cultures they live in. Some of you may say that some of these women are beautiful, while others may disagree. It all has to do with what you find beautiful.
In conclusion, I think the only thing that really matters is what the creater of the character thinks. It's their character, it's their design, they can call it beautiful if they want to. They can call it whatever they like.
So what do you guys think? Have you ever seen a situation like the one about the lions in Bonfire Island. Have you ever seen a character that proclaimed to be beautiful, but you thought otherwise? Do you have any similar experiences to share?
Yeah some times I end up geting i look way to orange to be a jaguar and that im "unrealistic" calling Feareh sometimes ugly and or Baku ugly or scary looking. I take pride in my characters and as a wise man one said
"Beauty is in the eyes on the beholder"
Feareh/Lord
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Baku DTEC
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(no other good pictures of him so this is what ya'll get)
Anyways both of these characters i do take much pride in and i fond beauty in them in very different ways. Perhaps not a natural look as some want to view animals, but i take pride in my skull face and my very very orange pelt for Feareh. The top one shows me and Lord and how sexy we look C: we may get criticized for the way we look, but as long as we love our appearance then it dosnt matter.
Things like this is ways to bring down self confidence and is a way to make people feel like that are way to different to fit in just cause they find a different view of beauty.
@Raxoremys: Gah, I'm the same way... and I, too, feel like kind of a terrible person for it. XD For some reason I judge people with default coloured noses, especially canines/those with dark pelts. Which is ridiculous, because I've known awesome people and awesome RPers who leave the nose default/have character designs I personally might not have gone with. I'unno. Maybe it's just human nature to judge.
Yep. That's human nature alright. Come to think of it, I sometimes frown upon those who don't bother to change the default nose color. So don't feel bad, Tearless. You're not the only one.
Also, I caught a glimps of one of those self proclaimed "sexy" characters. Here is a screenshot I took of one. The character looks nice, but I don't see it as sexy. Do you?
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Also, I caught a glimps of one of those self proclaimed "sexy" characters. Here is a screenshot I took of one. The character looks nice, but I don't see it as sexy. Do you?
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Wow. I have no words.
Oh dear...
It was probably created by a more younger player that wanted attention. I don't know. e.e
But why would they even put sexy in the char's tag in the first place because everyone has different opinions on what sexy is?
It's like they're wanting to force people into thinking their character is good looking.
No offense to the person that created that character but I do not like how they put the word sexy in the character's tag. :I
I agree totally. When people add 'hot' 'sexy' to their nametag, it generally annoys me. It's like saying.. I'm so hot and you must agree. Everyone has different tastes, like some people don't like sparkle wolves. Your own characters are your own characters, and I think It's wrong for people to go and laugh at them.
Ain't that the truth. Not everyone is going to agree. You could ask 50 people and get 50 different answers on what they think.
I found another "beautiful" character out on stone bridge a few weeks ago.
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It's not a bad character design, but I don't know if I would call it beautiful. It's just not in my taste. -shrug- :-\
I think all that really matters is if the person who created that character is satisfied with the way that they look.
I don't judge people on how they look. I try to see who the person behind the screen is. Most people think that neons are obnoxious and crazy and realistic characters aren't. It's not true.
I tried to RP with this group of realistic wolves and they all said how if I was realistic I wouldn't have Celtic markings. And my character wasn't non realistic either I was a black wolf with dark grey Celtic markings and lighter under fur. Not only did they hate that they also hated my teal eyes and ear feather. After they pointed out that I just left the RP. My character, Breeze, is below...
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I found my character pretty. I like wolves or lions with colors that don't cancel each other off. I like nice, subtle colors that go well together.
If everyone got a dollar for every time their character was bashed because of their fur color, those people would soon be rich....