Weekly Contest 1: The Loony Fan

Hello, characterbuilders, and welcome to the first weekly challenge! Considering this is just the first, there might be some kinks to work out before we get in the swing of things, so stick by and keep the criticism constructive.

For the first challenge, I'll assign a character archetype, two characterization tropes, and two character flaws. It's your job to mold them into characters that could exist in...some world somewhere.

Our first challenge:

Character Archetype: The Loony Fan. The Loony Fan is, in short, a person (or persons, or being) who follows a character around obsessively. He may try to help the character, but fails, and rejection can sometimes cause him to...snap.

Notable Examples:

• Syndrome from The Incredibles

• The Adoring Fan from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

• Annie Wilkes from Stephen King's Misery (taken to the dark extreme)

Characterization Tropes

1. Living Forever is Awesome: This guy has lived forever (or close enough), and he loves it. Sure, he's seen his family and friends and pretty much everyone he's ever known die, but he hasn't! He can take his time with any task! Awesome!

Notable examples:

• Phil Connors in Groundhog Day (eventually)

• Peter Pan from...Peter Pan

2. Crazy People Play Chess: Generally Chess is used to show how brilliant a character is. In this case, it's used to show that he's mad as a hatter.

Notable Examples

• The Sewer King from Hey, Arnold!

• Wilhelm Steinitz, from real life. He apparently tried to challenge God to a chess match.

Character Flaws

1. Nobody Calls me Chicken: Don't challenge this character to something by mocking him. It won't end well.

Notable Examples

• Marty McFly from Back to the Future

1. Believing Their Own Lies: This character has been making outrageous claims to himself or others for so long, he's begun to believe they're true.

Notable Examples:

• Angelica Pickles from Rugrats

And there it is! Combine these elements into a character you'd be proud (or otherwise) to call your own. See you all next week.

Edit: Whoops, I guess this is a contest now. Damn unchangeable titles. Oh well, we'll give the best-received one flair for a week.