17. Favorite protagonist and why!
Oh come on dude, that's way too hard! I love so many of them. I really like Ketlan a lot and he's probably my favorite protagonist, but he's not your typical heroic protagonist even if the general idea of him is to the point of being kind of cliche (long lost prince who everyone thought was dead coming back to claim his throne from his evil uncle). He's not cliche though, definately not.
I also really love the Silverstone Sisters from The Gift Bearer, because they're equal protagonists but they're all so different, there's the mothering/overprotective athlete, the crazy brilliant artsy scientist, and the sweet but shallow and ditzy teenager. Yeah, and they're obviously strange combinations of traits but it works well and they're a lot of fun to play with. And they travel through time just for fun -- how can you not like them?
Some of my favorite characters aren't actually the main focus of the story, however, and although they are definately protagonists in their own right it's not their story so they're not the protagonist. And there are some characters that just can't really be the protagonist because usually you get inside the protagonist's head and these characters just aren't as commanding or powerful when you see inside their minds - they work best as mentors or sidekicks or antogonists even if they're much more than that. Two great examples of this are Brother Robert (aka Brother Bob) from Pandora's Box and Atropos from the Curseiverse. Both characters are dynamic, wonderful, and fun to write - and Bob especially would be the protagonist if the story was about him, but it's not - he's just a recurring character.
So, yeah, I love pretty much all of my protagonists, but Ketlan and the Silverstone Sisters will always have a special place in my heart. And so will Esteban. And Zarc.
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