- They make decisions that don’t really make sense.
- They’re bad to be bad.
- They have no history.
- They don’t want anything. There’s nothing driving them forwards except you, the writer.
- They’re a meh character. Nothing about them is interesting. No one cares about them.
- They aren’t realistic. Maybe they’re perfect or never make mistakes or burp or have sex because they’re an angel…all that is unrealistic, and people hate that.
- They take lives or do horrid things that any normal person would think twice about.
- There’s no consequences for their actions.
- They speak like no normal person would. Yes, dialogue should be spicy and fabricated but completely from the norm is unbelievable.
- They never eat or sleep so they’re not human.
- Their friendships or relationships or interactions are dry and dull.
- They have no substance – likes, dislikes, aspirations, quirks, humour, friends…
- They’re a fool.
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