I will say that several of my characters or their "species" are angelic/benevolent based, however I've worked to make them a bit "different" from the stereotyped idea of what an angel is, mostly to avoid them being either overpowered, predictable, or the same. They have limitations, they are flawed, and they are mortal, and most of them start out life with no knowledge they've been "picked" randomly for the responsibility they got. And sometimes, they choose not to take it on!
I also have known a few people who use primarily demon-like characters. Some of them are admittedly cliche at their base but they seem to be better at playing evil characters overall, demonic or not.
I will point out a few things about other evil characters, however, that are poorly played.
In my opinion I feel like people confuse concepts of bravery, cowardice, and unwise actions with angelic characters and greatly confuse aggression, "meanness" and actual evil with demonic characters.
I feel like the majority of people are using demonic characters [As some have already said] to have an excuse to be able to say "Don't mess with me or else" [Good gosh, how MANY bios have I read /THAT/ line in?] Sometimes, I don't think its even an excuse to be stronger. Because regardless of whether or not their bio [assuming they have one] claims them to be stronger, some of them are /whiney./ "Oh Im a demon oh woe is me." Yeah, sorry, no body cares, you about the other hundred billion "demons" on Feral Heart. Some people can pull this type off, very well, without being annoying and they can be sympathized with but the majority? Probably not.
But my MAJOR pet peeve is the fact that people make them with the obvious intent to try to make them evil......but in reality, what do they turn out to be? Mean lions. Mean wolves. Yeah, I would'nt doubt if you could take at least HALF of the demon characters on Feral-heart and reclassify them based on behavior. Many of the ones Ive seen "love their pups" and "love their mates" and they don't really have any ambitions. They just strike me as an aggressive animal with no ambition, the "mean guy" who is just like everyone else looking for the couple of kids and a warm little home. That's it.
Aggression is /not/ the same as evil. I have a non-demonic character who, quite frankly, by some could /easily/ be labeled as evil. She's a horrible mother, self-centered, and most of the time quite solitary. However, she is'nt purposefully and ambitiously harming others for her own entertainment or goals, and is not evil.
People also don't seem to understand, wild canines and felines are dangerous animals. If you're just making your character demonic or angelic to seem "Dangerous" or more aggressive, you're working too hard. Ever notice many animals make calls to ward /other/ animals away? It prevents conflict, it prevents fights/disputes. Even normal animals can be dangerous to one another.
However, one must remember Feral Heart has a HUGE age range and some of these character's creators, kids, are getting their ideas from things like anime/Tv/comic books and as a result, sometimes their impressions are very... similar. (And no, Im not saying some adult players have not done the same thing as their younger counterparts).
As for angel characters, I feel like it is a cry to get attention, or be "prettier" than everyone else. I don't care if your character is angelic or not, nobody likes a mary sue, nobody likes "perfection." And jumping out into or taking on every single fight that is thrown at a character is not necesarily a demonstration of bravery. Fearlessness perhaps but bravery? No. And fearlessness can /easily/ be classified as foolishness. Not taking on a challenge may be intelligent, not a sign of being a coward.
And in saying some may be doing to be more "pretty" or "handsome" in terms of their character, this goes back to the mate seekers/beggars and the people who take RP too seriously.
Guys, You are /not/ your character, the relationship is /not/ real and not a single one of your characters /needs/ a mate. You /want/ a mate /for/ /them,/ not you.
I think Im done here for now. x.x
