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01. Crack in the Armor
Burdened by immortality, a former warrior laments as his leisure time is cut short once again. A Crack in the Armor explores the struggle of a character cursed with the repeditive lifestyle of one who posesses plot armour. While the plot device... More
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02. Devil of a Time
The demon king and his army posess a great responsibility of upholding their near-comical depictions of evil, and with great responsibility comes great vacation pay. Devil of a Time explores the idea behind the one-dimensionality of how evil is... More
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03. Madly in Love
A highschool boy reacts to his cliched reality by attempting to ask his crush out despite his known aggression. Madly in Love explores the duality of a character who is written to promote the unhealthy traits of hypermasculinity. While aggression... More
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04. Drop Dead Gorgeous
A love-stricken lady reacts to her cliched reality through her embarassment of the way she looks during a blind date. Drop Dead Gorgeous delves into the poorly written character archetype of the femme fatale, and how depictions of dangerous and... More
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05. A Royal Pain
A local hero regularly comes to the rescue to help save an unusual damsel in the tower. A Royal Pain explores the damsel in distress cliche by addressing how virtuous acts of helping women in need are simply rewards for a male protagonist. The... More
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06. Vanity in Vain
A gravely injured warrior reacts to their cliched reality by fully embracing the dispatched make up artists on the field. Vanity in Vain explores the concept of a character that is aware of the presentation of themselves to a greater audience, and... More
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08. Martial Artist Artist
Martial Artist Artist delves into the concept behind the motivations of a character that realizes their only existence is to portray the idea of the character they are typecasted as. The protagonist reacts to their cliched reality by applying their... More
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07. Me, Myself, and I
Me, myself and I describes the Mary Sue/Gary Stu archetype as a self-insert character that reacts to their cliched realities by taking complete advantage of their narrative gravity. All the characters present are direct references of my own... More
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Dylan Tan aka. Kweikun
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“Déjà Vu deconstructs the consequences of overutilized cliches in storytelling media by illustrating self-aware characters that react to their own cliched realities. These subversions hope to...” [More]