Weekly Contest 2: Mayor Pain

Hello, characterbuilders!

After last weeks' rousing turn-out of three, the winner has been determined (by a comment sorting of "Top") to be YeshkepSe's Tyler Gordon. Give it a read.

Now, on to our second contest.

Rules

• No plagiarism. Seriously, that shit don't fly.

• Please try your best to use all of the provided tropes. The idea is to get you out of your comfort zones and to create something you might not have thought of before.

That's...all I can think of right now, actually.

Character Archetype:

Mayor Pain: The mayor of a given town is either horrifically incompetent or straight-up evil. That's pretty much it.

Notable Examples

• Mayor Quimby from the Simpsons

• The Mayor from Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Characterization Tropes:

1. Formerly Fat: The character was once fat, but now isn't. Generally this has affected his personality, in that he may not be terribly proud of his body, or that he has the discipline to make such a change in his life. It could also indicate low self-esteem, or body image issues.

Notable Examples

• Jared the Subway guy

• Peter Jackson, director

1. The Hedonist: This character likes and wants to be happy, in a multitude of ways. The problem is, he doesn't have very far-reaching foresight, and thus seeks instant self-gratification.

Notable Examples

• Maryann from True Blood

• Dionysos from Greek mythology

3. Neat Freak: This character has an obsession with being clean or neat. He might take it to the extreme, or may just be a dedicated perfectionist. At times this may indicate obsessive-compulsive disorder, but many times it is not.

Notable Examples

• Felix Unger from The Odd Couple

• Jack Nicholson in As Good as it Gets

Character Flaws

1. Extreme Doormat: This character likes to please people...generally by letting them walk all over him. He's quiet, humble, stoic...but he also lacks drive or even opinions.

Notable Examples

• 1985a George McFly from Back to the Future

• Lenny in Of Mice and Men

1. Psychopathic Manchild: This character has a childlike nature and a vicious, savage love of violence.

Notable Examples

• Mister Teatime from Hogfather

• Pretty much every Ork from the Warhammer 40,000 universe

3. Horome-addled Teenager: Whether obsessed with sex or dating, worried about their changing body, or being prone to mood swings, this character is in the throes of teen-dom and his hormones are running wild throughout his body.

Notable Examples

• Pretty much everyone in Mean Girls

• Pick a Disney Channel show

And there you have it. Combine these elements into a character you'd be proud (or otherwise) to call your own. As before, winner (determined by whichever comment shows up when I sort them by "Top") gets flair. See you all next week.