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ladyofleithian) wrote2014-11-11 09:15 am
ladyofleithian) wrote2014-11-11 09:15 am
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NaNoWriMo updates.
Currently have 21,247 words. *Rubs wrists* Anyway, the Battle of Hoth is nearly underway (I mean it this time!) and I don't know how good I got into Ventress' head this time around (although she did get in some pretty good zingers at Ozzel, which was fun to write), but I think I got into her mindset okay, all things considered. Also, Piett finally enters the picture. I'm looking forward to writing the guy in the future; he was always one of my favorite Empire Strikes Back characters. Mostly because he seemed like one of the only people in the fleet who wasn't really a dick, but kind of a decent guy (from what we saw of him) that happened to be on the wrong side. According to his actor, that was actually intentional, because, as he put it, that's what audiences respond to, the humanity. (Which I quite agree with) And it definitely adds a sense of depth to the Imperial fleet considering most of what we saw in A New Hope (great characters as those in the fleet were) were kind of dickheads, mostly. (Very oddly colorful dickheads, that said!) I thought it was nice to have someone like Piett on the opposing side to add a bit of depth.
Which I think is important, not just for the main villains, but their mooks too, because mooks are pretty much overlooked in the villain department. That's actually something that, replaying KOTOR, I actually really appreciate because the Sith on Taris...one thing I noticed about the Sith on Taris is that they're never really portrayed as one-dimensional (then again, even though Taris is a bitch of a planet to deal with, one nice thing I can say about it is that very few of the bit characters are one-dimensional; they're all pretty colorful and memorable). Nasty pieces of work, yeah, but it's pretty clear that they're not really happy to be on Taris either (as shown by Sarna if you're playing as a guy, and Yun Genda if you're playing as a girl, as well as the Sith guarding the turbolifts to the Lower City and the Undercity, and the Sith patrols you encounter in the Undercity). Perhaps it's just me, but I sort of got this Malak-doesn't-pay-us-enough-to-deal-with-this-shit vibe from some of the Sith on Taris (even if there are some of them that are just sadistic jerks).
I dunno. I think it's definitely good to add some depth to all your villains, including the sort of average-villain-footsoldiers people. I think it makes things more interesting, both for the heroes, and for understanding the villains. (If that makes any sense)
So, next writing session, the Battle of Hoth begins. The evacuation, the ground battle, stuff like that. Have to say...I think I'm pretty damn psyched for this!
Which I think is important, not just for the main villains, but their mooks too, because mooks are pretty much overlooked in the villain department. That's actually something that, replaying KOTOR, I actually really appreciate because the Sith on Taris...one thing I noticed about the Sith on Taris is that they're never really portrayed as one-dimensional (then again, even though Taris is a bitch of a planet to deal with, one nice thing I can say about it is that very few of the bit characters are one-dimensional; they're all pretty colorful and memorable). Nasty pieces of work, yeah, but it's pretty clear that they're not really happy to be on Taris either (as shown by Sarna if you're playing as a guy, and Yun Genda if you're playing as a girl, as well as the Sith guarding the turbolifts to the Lower City and the Undercity, and the Sith patrols you encounter in the Undercity). Perhaps it's just me, but I sort of got this Malak-doesn't-pay-us-enough-to-deal-with-this-shit vibe from some of the Sith on Taris (even if there are some of them that are just sadistic jerks).
I dunno. I think it's definitely good to add some depth to all your villains, including the sort of average-villain-footsoldiers people. I think it makes things more interesting, both for the heroes, and for understanding the villains. (If that makes any sense)
So, next writing session, the Battle of Hoth begins. The evacuation, the ground battle, stuff like that. Have to say...I think I'm pretty damn psyched for this!