What makes a character memorable?

Re:What makes a character memorable? by mrob on Saturday June 06, 2020 @06:35PM (#23442905)

I don't think characters need to be deep to be memorable. The most memorable character from the Baldur's Gate series, and the only one notable enough to get his own Wikipedia article[0], is Minsc. Minsc is the cliched stupid-but-brave warrior hero we've seen hundreds of times before, but he has one memorable gimmick: his pet hamster Boo. The inherent comedy of this combination is enough to make him very popular. "Go for the eyes, Boo. GO FOR THE EYES! RrraaaAAGHGHH!"

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsc

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Re:What makes a character memorable? by pavelegorkin on Sunday June 07, 2020 @02:45AM (#23445312)

You are right, the story can be good even with flat characters, but personally I end up rereading and rewatching ones where all the characters are vivid with their good and bad sides.

Such as First law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie — every main character is a fucking living person

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