Just A quick question:
How Do I Deal With An Overpowered Character But Still Make Them Likeable? Basically He's The Strongest Singularity In The World So He Uses Brute Force To Do Anything, Do Any of you have suggestions for flaws? Thanks!
Maybe… He can be too cocky? And, have a massive ego? So, someone could inflate his ego and get him to do things for them. He could also maybe have people he considers weaker than him doing most simple tasks for him. (simple tasks like cooking, laundry, cleaning of sorts) Then, he could be super clueless as to how he does these things himself. Of course, if you make that the case, you'll have to write instances where he's struggling to do a simple task. It could lead to funny scenes of him in rage.
I don't know. That's all I could think of. Good luck writing!
Oooor, we could flip that on its head, and make them insecure/oblivious. They might think less of themselves, causing them to not be able to work to their fullest. Or they don't even know that they have these powers. They could even not want to be involved in this lifestyle, not wanting to go out and save the world but instead just want to settle down, pursue a career, or just do nothing but watch Netflix.
When I make characters that are too OP, usually in brute and brawns, I make them dull when it comes to emotions. That or I make them too arrogant or narcissistic, or weak to something you'd never expect. They use their strength to prove something because they don't believe they're 'smart enough' to do it. They use their strength because they fear to be weak. They use it to be better than they were before. They were corrupted by someone. They were in a setting where if you weren't strong you'd be in danger…those are just some ideas out there.
Idea:
They are always perceived to be dumb because they solve things with brute force, but really this is the way that they were brought up. They could actually be highly intelligent, but not socially inept/do not understand that the way to solve all problems is not brute force.
Well, to make them likeable, their reactions towards others have to based from a gentle and benevolent god.
An OP character might encourage people to fight their own battles, like suggesting to kids how to deal with their problems, but not directly affecting them.
Or pretending that something is no big deal when you do it. "It was only a couple…thousand lizard-men attacking you. No problemo, man."
They have to be chill about it. Like Saitama. He let's people show off. Blow up a couple mountains. Even land a punch if he's feeling generous. He only uses his power when others are put in danger, or if he's actually peeved, like when he missed the big sale and killed Carnage Kabuto.
Personally, you actually may want to make them less overpowered, as that may make them more likable. Though, to balance it out, you could put him in a bunch of situations where brute force won't help. It would be interesting to see how he reacts when his strength fails him.
Thanks Guys!
If any of you remember the show Fanboy and Chum-Chum (God, that was awful), there was an episode where their hero, Manarctica, was spat out of a white hole onto their planet. He was overpowered (as any Superman clone would be), but he was not used to the customs of Earth. He went to get a job so he could buy food, and he ended up working at a comic-book shop.
"Yeah, he's the new hire. He works for peanuts. Literally!"
Cue the humorous scene where he lifts an extremely heavy safe with one hand, hears that the boys think he's Manarctica, and he drops the safe out of shock. It then goes through the floor.
"Hey! That's coming out of your pay bucket!"