Is The Dead Parents Theme In RHG Stories Overused?

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Dec 7, 2015 1:10 AM #1421350
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guys get of his case! the story doesnt have to be original, but that is no reason to attack the poll


We are simply expressing our right to protest against the inanity of the poll. As explained by Azure's rules:

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As for the latter, I don't want people to report polls they don't like. If people hate a poll, they can simply make it known once in the thread, then go away forever. People don't like the "let it die" scenario, so why not let them complain a bit then shut things down? It not only helps give a general idea of what the community wants from a poll, it also gives the poll creator feedback on what not to do.


So yeah, we can say whatever we want concerning our disapproval of the poll topic as long as its not personal.
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Dec 8, 2015 7:43 AM #1421704
I used the dead paents story :(
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Dec 8, 2015 9:20 AM #1421715
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I used the dead paents story :(


http://forums.stickpage.com/showthread.php?97739-Mr-Michael
Where?
I see everything (and by everything I mean every possibility the everything has) but dead parents in there
Do not simply spout random things if you have absolutely nothing to do about them (or to actually prove them (like the thing I asked you on the other thread :T))
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Dec 8, 2015 9:25 PM #1421794
Wha...?
How is Yes making a comeback?
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Dec 8, 2015 10:10 PM #1421806
Because he changed the title of the thread to sound less like a massive shitlord.
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Dec 9, 2015 6:26 AM #1421868
If the question was remade earlier, I would've clicked yes.
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Dec 10, 2015 12:07 PM #1422208
u can see my old account williams1234567 mr michael that me the thread are already about dead parent (at trivia)...it deleted
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Dec 10, 2015 1:16 PM #1422220
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u can see my old account williams1234567 mr michael that me the thread are already about dead parent (at trivia)...it deleted


So, you posted that just to let us know about something that is written in such a way that you don't even understand what it is about and that you actually have 2 accounts on Stickpage?
Bloody brilliant mate
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Dec 11, 2015 12:45 PM #1422370
i forgot the pssword
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Dec 13, 2015 11:57 AM #1422726
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i forgot the pssword


so you also forgot your email's password too?
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Dec 14, 2015 6:21 PM #1422896
Well, the dead parents theme is definitely overused, but I don't think it's unoriginal the entire time, I mean, the dead parents theme can be very expansive in the whole of it. Like my RHG, when he was born, he was the vessel of a legendary demon, and one night the demon broke loose and killed his parents, so really, it is quite overused, but I've seen several different cases of a unique backstory to the way the parents died...
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Dec 14, 2015 9:11 PM #1422920
Dangit Orig, I would have voted yes if you changed the name of the poll sooner. I demand a recount!
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Dec 14, 2015 11:01 PM #1422934
Since the topic has changed, I think I'll rant awhile:

Deceased parents is a really easy way to get a character emotionally motivated to fight (or just angst on top of buildings), it might motivate a hero (or villain) to do what their parents did to continue their legacy, or track down who killed them. Almost every fictional character will have a friend or relative who tragically dies, because it can be suddenly pulled out of nowhere to get easy sympathy from the character. But obviously, it's overused, and 90% of our favorite fictional characters have this, simply because it can easily make even the most boringly unstoppable, characterless badass seem relatable, even if only a tiny bit. It's massive overuse is derived from not many other easily conjured up backstory tropes can top the death of loved ones, and every producer aiming to create the next Superman or Batman just follows the same formula to mold the character, and eventually is basically became the standard.
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Dec 15, 2015 4:49 AM #1423008
Quote from DiPi
http://forums.stickpage.com/showthread.php?97739-Mr-Michael
Where?
I see everything (and by everything I mean every possibility the everything has) but dead parents in there
Do not simply spout random things if you have absolutely nothing to do about them (or to actually prove them (like the thing I asked you on the other thread :T))


"Another day,they want celebrate his male cousin named Cory.Then the worker of his father want revenge because his father fired them.
They kill all family they has weapon.Michael hide.With his female cousin Claire and his little brother Ace.Just they are saved all of them died.They called police.
Then police came home.The killer run away.The Police didnt find them for many years"
- Michael 1
Learn to read, cunt.
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Dec 15, 2015 8:01 AM #1423047
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"Another day,they want celebrate his male cousin named Cory.Then the worker of his father want revenge because his father fired them.
They kill all family they has weapon.Michael hide.With his female cousin Claire and his little brother Ace.Just they are saved all of them died.They called police.
Then police came home.The killer run away.The Police didnt find them for many years"
- Michael 1
Learn to read, cunt.


Man, he edited that page after I pointed it out
His page before was the exact copy of this one
http://forums.stickpage.com/showthread.php?91477-Mr-Michael-%28Michael%29
The only part here where he writes about dead parents is in the bottom half of Trivia, which is written in such a way that you need a military decoding machine to read it
Also, if you noticed, the edit date of his thread is 2 days after my post, which is the same day he actually answered back for that post