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OkayVelvet
OkayVelvetLv32yr
2022-06-10 16:52

Yikes. Read the first few chapters expecting something good only to be met with the same generic villain protagonist concept and with the usual sociopathic tendencies and God complex

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JManM
JManMAuthor

You ignored the tags and only reviewed your own preferences, not the content of the story.

UrAverageSkeleton
UrAverageSkeletonLv5

one question before i read….is this a harem?

JManM:You ignored the tags and only reviewed your own preferences, not the content of the story.
JManM
JManMAuthor

Yes. By chapter 3 it is revealed that the MC maintains an impressive roster of hos. While this habit has tremendous narrative weight, it receives almost no screen time after the scene that established his operating procedures. If you are asking about the romantic subgenre of harem then the answer is no. The female lead is Dupli-Kate. Hela Odinsdottir and Powergirl are potential side chicks.

UrAverageSkeleton:one question before i read….is this a harem?
UrAverageSkeleton
UrAverageSkeletonLv5

JManM:Yes. By chapter 3 it is revealed that the MC maintains an impressive roster of hos. While this habit has tremendous narrative weight, it receives almost no screen time after the scene that established his operating procedures. If you are asking about the romantic subgenre of harem then the answer is no. The female lead is Dupli-Kate. Hela Odinsdottir and Powergirl are potential side chicks.
Magu
MaguLv12

Thanks for the warning, I can't stand reading these stories with edgy psychopathic protagonists anymore, it's so boring and repetitive.

Swisstoast
SwisstoastLv10

Dude, you only used antihero and high IQ to describe the MC in the tags. Batman is literally considered an antihero. So stop hiding behind tags to deflect accurate criticism.

JManM:You ignored the tags and only reviewed your own preferences, not the content of the story.
JManM
JManMAuthor

Are you being serious? Is Batman really an anti-hero? Why? His conduct seems entirely impeccable. I can't think of a single time he did anything villainous to achieve a greater good. He specially refuses to break any eggs to make his omelets.

Swisstoast:Dude, you only used antihero and high IQ to describe the MC in the tags. Batman is literally considered an antihero. So stop hiding behind tags to deflect accurate criticism.
Swisstoast
SwisstoastLv10

TV tropes for some reason considers Batman an antihero. Antihero is too broad a term regardless. Literally, anybody can be an antihero apparently.

JManM:Are you being serious? Is Batman really an anti-hero? Why? His conduct seems entirely impeccable. I can't think of a single time he did anything villainous to achieve a greater good. He specially refuses to break any eggs to make his omelets.
JManM
JManMAuthor

Its ridiculous. People try to claim he is an anti-hero because being a super hero is against the law and he is scary. Its a joke. Being a hero is about morality, not legality. And scaring people isn't immoral. If the cops had to fight these guys it would be constant shoot outs. Batman holds the absolute moral high ground. He's a dude who dedicated his life to being overly theatrical while performing citizen's arrests on violent criminals. Punisher is an anti-hero. Deadpool is an anti-hero. Han Solo was an anti-hero before Disney got a hold of him. Batman is a hero. No anti about it.

Swisstoast:TV tropes for some reason considers Batman an antihero. Antihero is too broad a term regardless. Literally, anybody can be an antihero apparently.
Night132
Night132Lv2

read mine? hahaha

Magu:Thanks for the warning, I can't stand reading these stories with edgy psychopathic protagonists anymore, it's so boring and repetitive.
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Dcmaster77
Dcmaster77Lv5

Hey gumbus just wonder how you are doing and to see if you are needing any help with the next chapter of MarsAflame

Gulf_Alpha_Yankee
Gulf_Alpha_YankeeLv13

Batman will literally break all of someone's bones becuase they did drugs once. he almost kills cops on the daily because they try to arrest him. their has been multiple versions of him were he literally kills everyone on earth.

JManM:Its ridiculous. People try to claim he is an anti-hero because being a super hero is against the law and he is scary. Its a joke. Being a hero is about morality, not legality. And scaring people isn't immoral. If the cops had to fight these guys it would be constant shoot outs. Batman holds the absolute moral high ground. He's a dude who dedicated his life to being overly theatrical while performing citizen's arrests on violent criminals. Punisher is an anti-hero. Deadpool is an anti-hero. Han Solo was an anti-hero before Disney got a hold of him. Batman is a hero. No anti about it.
Justsome_nobody
Justsome_nobodyLv13

Does he like kill innocents?

Arron_
Arron_Lv1

Okay, so if your MC is a villain why use the anti hero tag?

JManM:Its ridiculous. People try to claim he is an anti-hero because being a super hero is against the law and he is scary. Its a joke. Being a hero is about morality, not legality. And scaring people isn't immoral. If the cops had to fight these guys it would be constant shoot outs. Batman holds the absolute moral high ground. He's a dude who dedicated his life to being overly theatrical while performing citizen's arrests on violent criminals. Punisher is an anti-hero. Deadpool is an anti-hero. Han Solo was an anti-hero before Disney got a hold of him. Batman is a hero. No anti about it.
JManM
JManMAuthor

He's not a villain. He is objectively the most effective hero in multiple universes. He just has no problem cracking eggs to make omelets.

Arron_:Okay, so if your MC is a villain why use the anti hero tag?
JManM
JManMAuthor

Though I think most people get confused because Mark doesn't make excuses ever. I don't think he has ever even apologized in this story. Basically, readers are poorly trained to expect some kind of breakdown or teary eyed explanation of why the MC has to do bad things to produce good results, and Mark just doesn't do that. Everyone who reviews that Mark is a villain are just people who didn't make it out of the early chapters to see the pay offs.

Arron_:Okay, so if your MC is a villain why use the anti hero tag?
Arron_
Arron_Lv1

Right okay, thanks for clarifying.

JManM:Though I think most people get confused because Mark doesn't make excuses ever. I don't think he has ever even apologized in this story. Basically, readers are poorly trained to expect some kind of breakdown or teary eyed explanation of why the MC has to do bad things to produce good results, and Mark just doesn't do that. Everyone who reviews that Mark is a villain are just people who didn't make it out of the early chapters to see the pay offs.
TheMotherLand
TheMotherLandLv4

Batman was literally killing anyone and everybody he met in the earlier comics before they change it because “it was too dark and promoted violence to children reading comics”

JManM:Are you being serious? Is Batman really an anti-hero? Why? His conduct seems entirely impeccable. I can't think of a single time he did anything villainous to achieve a greater good. He specially refuses to break any eggs to make his omelets.
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JManM
JManMAuthor

I don't normally review my own stories, but I can't seem to get any reviews that provide more insight into the story than they provide insight into the preferences of the person writing it. First off, it's not my problem if you are disappointed that my writing is so high quality yet I don't write stories that caiter to your precise tastes. That right there addresses the majority of my negative reviews. Content wise, you need to read up to chapter seven to understand the character and why he does what he does. It may come as a shock, but Mark neither apologizes nor rationalizes for his actions both to himself and others. Wild take on a first person story, I know, but you can only understand the character as he acts and interacts with others. A real show don't tell situation that seems to have gone right over a lot of people's heads. And I don't mean to say that I write in such a way that is too difficult to understand for the ungifted mind, not at all. It's just some people have refused to engage enough to look at context clues and foreshadowing and this makes them very angry. One thing to note is that I do not do a great job with the world background situation. I personally don't read fics outside of fandoms I am not a part of, so I was unaware how many people do just that. As such physical descriptions of the characters and settings tend to be sparse and bland. I assumed incorrectly that anyone who didn't remember a specific character would Google him or her, but that would require people to meet me half way, and how dare I assume that people would do that. I am so silly. Last up is an important thing to note, I write with the express purpose to entertain. I think logically about the characters and setting to an almost deconstruction level, and then put my Main Characters through that world with as much good cheer as I can manage. My MC's don't complain and aren't lazy. They engage the setting in pursuit of their goals come what may.

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