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Patience: A Xiahou Dun Character Study
Jun. 15th, 2015 11:57 pmOccasionally when figuring out how to write characters, I wish people would write things like this. I don't copy other's conceptions of characters, but it helps me figure out how others view them, gives me ideas, starts me on the path. A glimpse of someone else's vision suddenly makes my ideas much clearer. (Specifically, I'd like to know how to write a character showing up in SS, but as I'm gathering, most people hated the flatness of the character, so nobody's bothered.)
I really like the simple elegance, or whatever. It's not my usual style, but I like it. There's a lot of references, and the story draws from historical and the novel and maybe Red Cliff, for Cao Cao's appearances anyway, because I still have yet to figure out where Xiahou Dun was supposed to appear in that, and Dynasty Warriors of course.
On another note, has anyone seen the Wei music video to a song called Empire? I found it a couple years ago and now it's MIA, which is sad because I liked it and hadn't yet put it in a playlist. I think it started with Zhang Liao... and of course, DW:Empires doesn't help the search.
EDIT: Oops. Maybe I'll include the thing about style names here. You can look up the long version on your own, but the short version is that they're kind of like Chinese nicknames, so most don't use them for each other unless they're close.
Cao Cao = Mengde
Xiahou Dun = Yuanrang
Zhuge Liang = Kong Ming
Main Points:
Xiahou Dun character study
Summary: A look at Xiahou Dun's character, including why he's a much more patient man than he appears.
Word Count: 2,419
Rating: T? (Nothing except the promise of danger, but this is Xiahou Dun.
I really like the simple elegance, or whatever. It's not my usual style, but I like it. There's a lot of references, and the story draws from historical and the novel and maybe Red Cliff, for Cao Cao's appearances anyway, because I still have yet to figure out where Xiahou Dun was supposed to appear in that, and Dynasty Warriors of course.
On another note, has anyone seen the Wei music video to a song called Empire? I found it a couple years ago and now it's MIA, which is sad because I liked it and hadn't yet put it in a playlist. I think it started with Zhang Liao... and of course, DW:Empires doesn't help the search.
EDIT: Oops. Maybe I'll include the thing about style names here. You can look up the long version on your own, but the short version is that they're kind of like Chinese nicknames, so most don't use them for each other unless they're close.
Cao Cao = Mengde
Xiahou Dun = Yuanrang
Zhuge Liang = Kong Ming
Main Points:
Xiahou Dun character study
Summary: A look at Xiahou Dun's character, including why he's a much more patient man than he appears.
Word Count: 2,419
Rating: T? (Nothing except the promise of danger, but this is Xiahou Dun.
( Patience )
