Cameron Moriantes- At the start Cameron is an apathetic jerk he doesn´t care about the war or the Shinzen as neither seem to affect him directly. As the story progresses he is exposed to the damage of the war and the cruel nature of the Shinzen become clearer, as he fights along the other members of his team and occasionally the other teams his perspective on the galaxy grows and by the end of the final book he stands at the head of the rebellion willing to give up everything for the sake of those he loves.
Zaura Whotet- Zaura fits as a foil for Cameron, at the start she is already willing to give her life for the rebellion due to her seeing first hand what the Shinzen are capable of; that is her flaw. she is much too willing, almost determined to die. she holds no value for her own life and repeatedly throws herself into dangerous situations. It is only when her crush Angelica is hurt towards the end of the first book, her arm is broken indirectly by Zauras recklessness. She begins to consider everyones feelings about her and how they would feel is she happened to die.
Its not everything about their characters its simply a vague explanation, thoughts?
The logical flow is there, and I especially like Cameron's arc. I just like stories about people like that. :) There's nothing necessarily wrong with Zaura's arc, but isn't the more noble character the one who's willing to die? Sometimes a few have to be sacrificed for the many, and sure, her friends will probably be sad. But if Zaura helped save the galaxy, then they'll remember her as a hero. I was thinking, maybe she should reconsider her recklessness not because her friends will be sad if SHE dies, but because she would be sad if she caused anyone ELSE to die. She has a right to be willing to throw her own life away to save the galaxy, but she has no right to do that to others, you know?
I agree with @Masterkey here (nice profile photo btw, @Masterkey).
Cameron has an excellent story arc. Him being apathetic at first, but then really involved when the consequences would affect him. That's a realistic character and personality right there.
I'm a bit less sure about Zaura. I can see her recklessly throwing herself at everything. That kind of character often shows up in stories. The Dean Winchester, if you will. The self-discovery doesn't seem full enough to me, however. That moment where Angelica gets hurt could be a turning point for more than just Zaura, but for the entire story. It's at that point that she has the gut realization that Death, War's mistress, is what comes at the end of this line. This kind of epiphany can take people out of the game. She wouldn't just be more cautious and careful when playing the game of war. She would remove herself from the war. She'd leave and try to convince anyone else to go with her. She might want to escape to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, Luke Skywalker style.
An even more dramatic turn would be for her to join the other side. The 'winning' side, if you will. In the game of war, the winners live. And, by this new ideology, she MUST live.
@Lord_Dunconius Thanks, I like it too. :P
Also that's a very interesting way to go with Zaura, I feel like those would be very compelling, especially when compared to Cameron's arc.
