Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2016 23:11:54 GMT -5
Babyface - 101
Prologue - Welcoming Words
Prologue - Welcoming Words
Hello everyone and welcome to the thread. I am your host, Matthew. Before I get started with the aforementioned title, I just wanted to thank you all for taking the time out of your day to read this. Now, I know a lot of you may be thinking: “Man...who does this guy think he is, telling us how to write?” Well. I’m not. Over the better part of the last three years I have been here in EHWF I’ve been asked on multiple occasions for tips and pointers on how to write as a Babyface (good guy). Most of the time it is coming from people who have written Heel (bad guy) their whole writing “careers.” What this is, in essence, is a guide and list of things that I have done and seen over the better part of my last decade of writing.
What does that mean? I’m glad you’ve asked!...or...read in a questionable tone...EF IT! I’M GLAD YOU ASKED! What that means is that I’m going to be covering writing as a babyface from top to bottom. What does that mean? Well...let me lay out what exactly we’re going to be going over:
Chapter 1 - Defining A Babyface
Chapter 2 - Booking Your Babyface Correctly
Chapter 3 - Developing Your Babyface
Chapter 4 - Shoot Promos As A Babyface
Chapter 5 - Ensuring Career Longevity With A Babyface
I would like to note that this comprehensive guide is probably never going to be “complete.” As efedding, and writing as a whole, continues to evolve over the years so too will this guide. Another big factor that will never allow this guide to reach “completed” status is the fact that this is a forum. I want this to be a conversation. I want people to ask me questions. I want people to tell me their views on things. I want to be editing this document from now until the end of time with changes of opinions, added text, and revisionary measures.
That, however, is the future. We are here in the present, and right now...I feel like jumping straight into this shit! So...sit down...grab a beer...and enjoy the read folks.
Chapter One - Defining A Babyface
I’d like to start this off with something very basic. “What is a Babyface?” I don’t mean this in the sense of “oh that’s a good guy” or “oh that’s who the fans should cheer for.” Being a Babyface in the efed world is so much more than just that. There’s so many facets that are at a Babyface’s disposal. Unlike the Heel counterpart, the Babyface cannot solely rely on ruthless shoots and douchebaggery to maintain their edge and popularity. Here’s how I see a Babyface:
- A Babyface is a person who, at his/her very core, holds steadfast to a set of morals and beliefs. There is no wavering from those beliefs. One large example of this, taken to the very extreme, is WWE’s John Cena.
- Babyfaces, more often than not, are always fighting an uphill battle for something, be it personal or professional. A Babyface should always have some time of strife or struggle in his life. There always has to be something to overcome. There always has to be some reason for the people to garner sympathy towards the Character. Examples of this include Daniel Bryan overcoming The Authority, Eddie Guerrero defeating Brock Lesnar, The WWE surviving The Invasion, etc.
- Successful Babyfaces are slow burning characters. It’s easy as a heel to come in, talk mad shit, and shoot straight to the moon. Babyfaces who execute the slow burning flame not only fair better in booking, but also in career longevity. The best example of this in recent years is Daniel Bryan’s rise to the Wrestlemania Main Event after falling to Sheamus in 18 seconds. While I don’t personally believe that WWE planned that far in advance, if you look at it from a story standpoint ONLY, and not the political landscape of WWE, it’s a classic “slow burn” story.
Now you might be thinking, “Well, Matt. That’s all well and good, but that sounds REALLY boring.” Honestly? If you keep it black and white like they did in the 70s and 80s of wrestling...it will be boring. I mean, not everyone can be a SUPER clean cut John Cena babyface. That shit gets old fast. But take a look around the wrestling world right now. Look at Dean Ambrose, who is very clearly a babyface, but he does things in a wacky and sometimes insane way. Look at The New Day who revert to comedy a la Edge and Christian. Look at guys like Enzo and Cass who literally do nothing but talk smack.
It goes back to what I said earlier about the many facets of writing as a babyface. Think of it like cooking. The alignment of Babyface is the steak. How are you gonna season that steak? Salt? Pepper? Tony’s? A little Wine here or there? It’s all on you and what you feel like works best for your personality. I’ll give you some examples of the babyfaces we’ve seen in EHWF, even though they are few and far between:
- Black Man - Adam DePaolo is an interesting character. We’ve seen him as heel and babyface, and if you’ve watched closely...not much changes between the two. It’s perception. DePaolo, as a writer, tends to rely on the booking decisions and perception of his character’s on screen struggle to define him as a Babyface or Heel. Adam doesn’t go out of his way to make people sympathetic to his character. Instead, he tends to lean towards the “We really wanna see this guy slaughter some bad guys” approach. It’s not a bad thing, please do not think I mean that. Rather, I find it to be an ineffective way of MAINTAINING Babyface status for a long time. Perceptions on-screen change week to week. Thus why we’ve seen Adam make the transition a couple times.
- Wilmer Patacky - The Wack Attack. Let’s take a look at how Brandon writes Wilmer Patacky. We know that Brandon writes as an effective Heel with Brandon Bash, and you can tell that Brandon knows how to write Babyface by seeing the differences in his Wilmer Patacky character. Brandon Bash is a rich, ruthless, and remorseless businessman. Wilmer is, by all counts, a one-hundred eighty degree opposite depiction of that. Wilmer’s what everyone pictures a mid-two-thousands James Franco to be. Stoner. Scraping by with bills. Doing what he loves. People can connect with those last two more than anything. Look at the differences in how the two are written. Brandon Bash is in your face and sitting on top of the mountain, kicking the opposition downward. Wilmer, on the other hand, is that guy climbing rung after rung. Wilmer has off-screen struggles. When it comes to on-screen he delivers quality shoot promos, but the sympathy really kicks in when he’s working from underneath both on-screen and off-screen.
- Silver ‘Matthew’ Kazama - I’m gonna cheap plug myself here. I hope you guys don’t mind. Honestly, Silver is completely different than anything I ever anticipated him to be. Believe it or not, when I first started writing as Silver Kazama he was a 6’9” monster with a Brock Lesnar picture base. I original wrote the “badass” babyface. I’d like to sit here and tell you guys I was awesome. I’ve love to tell you I was just that, a badass babyface. Guys...it was awful. Sure. The biggest problem I had as Silver writing the “badass” style is that when you lose...you’re not really a “badass,” you just look like an ass. So...after my first hiatus with Silver I decided that things needed to change. I didn’t want to write as a heel. I wanted to stay babyface. So that’s when I decided to adopt the more “high-flyer” approach to things. It’s worked out well for me on-screen. Being smaller, I’m always working from underneath against heels, and with my aerial offense I am sure to get pops from the crowd. More than that, though, my Character Development is constantly evolving. Everything from dating Zoe McDraven, NEWeras finest and most popular woman, to what I did here with the Devil Gene in my feud with David Smith. Even now with this new storyline I’m trying...there’s always something evolving in my Character Development that I hope keeps people entertained and sympathetic towards The Last Kazama. My shoots, I admit, are not the conventional babyface shoots. I tend to blur that line between babyface and tweener a lot, but I’d like to think that I really only turn the heat up when I’m facing heels who are a much bigger threat than I am as a babyface. Big examples of that would be my shoots on David Smith, Brandon Bash, Eli Sykes, Black Man, and TQ Smooth. All guys who are EASILY as big of or greater threats than my own character. These guys warrant the heat turned up. However, the biggest key throughout it all is sticking to the morals and values I’ve set for my character.
So. There we have it. We’re already one chapter down, guys! I hope that wasn’t too grueling for you. I know it looks like a lot of information, and quite frankly? It is. However, it’s all important. I hope you all decide to join me for Chapter Two here in just a moment. But before we get to that, maybe your brain hurts from all this information? Tell ya what. Get up, stretch your legs. Go get you that other beer or glass of wine from the fridge. Go on. It’s calling your name. Maybe you need a bathroom break? Go on. I’ll be right here when you get back. Promise.
Okay. We all good now? Great! Onto the next chapter![/ul][/i]
Chapter One - Booking Your Babyface Correctly
Okay, people. It’s time for me to lay some truth on you. If you’re going to be making a Babyface Character, or making the transition from Heel to Babyface, you need to get used to this one simple fact: Babyfaces get the shit kicked out of them...a lot. It’s a fact of life, and it’s something you’re going to have to live with. Let’s take a look at Silver Kazama’s standing right now, shall we? As of this writing I have been back for about a month? For most of that month I have been getting the shit kicked out of me post-match by Lord Raab and The Monarchy. Do you know why? It’s because I’m the Babyface. Now, you might be thinking “Well...why does that make a difference?” I’m so glad you’re reading that in such a questioning tone! In this section we’re going to talk about how your Babyface can/will/should be booked, and not only why it makes sense, but when it makes sense to go certain ways.
- Underdog Babyface - This, ladies and gentlemen, is where a fresh character or any up and coming babyface is going to fall ,especially if they are working a long program with someone. The methodology is simple. The Heels maintain the upper hand by nefarious means. The Babyface, with sympathy and urging from the crowd, struggles week in and week out to make it over the hill, to get that big “HOORAH!” moment against his/her dastardly foe. It’s a tried and true method of booking a Babyface, and no matter how traditional it is...it works. If Babyfaces won all the time, Heels would have no heat. If Heels have no heat, they’re not “bad guys.” If the Heels aren’t bad guys then what are Babyfaces? The Underdog Babyface trope is exactly what WWE did with Daniel Bryan. It’s what guys here in EHWF like Wilmer Patacky, Zoe McDraven, Silver Kazama, and countless other Babyfaces are booked as more often than not.
- Respected Veteran - Have you been a heel for a long time? Have you been gone for months and months and finally making that long awaited return? If so, and the crowd decides to fall behind you, this is where you will land. The Respected Veteran role is one that is easily filled. In this role you would have the respect of the crowd and the locker room. Well. Most of the locker room. There’s always that handful of people that resent the old guard. There’s always the arrogant up and comers that want to make a name for themselves at your expense. Booking a Babyface in this role is very much the “I’ve been around the block a time or two” style of personality. Examples of this are Black Man’s babyface return, Domenic Mazzio on-screen, Michael Rissi, etc.
- Dominant Champion - Ah the Dominant Champion role. It, quite frankly, is the role that every Babyface wants to find themselves in. It’s the stage of writing a Babyface where you can pretty much be as cocky as you want, because you have proven yourself time and time again, challenger after challenger. This is not to be confused with a cocky heel. The Dominant Champion, as a Babyface, has the backing of the people. The crowd has watched this Champion go through every obstacle the “Powers That Be” put in front of him, and they respect his dominance. They do not resent it. Their Dominant Babyface Champion is all that stands in the way of the wolves knocking on the castle walls. Honestly? In EHWF I haven’t really seen this from a Babyface. Most of the time, myself included, Babyfaces don’t last long as Champion, due to the sheer number of Heels chomping at the bit both OOC and IC. The closest thing I can get to this, in retrospect, is how Domenic Mazzio always seemed so dominant no matter what he was facing. True, he was not a Champion more often than not, but the type of dominant, strong booking fits well.
Now. These are not the end all, be all, in terms of ways to book a Babyface. They’re just, in my opinion, the most common. Every now and again you’ll get the one or two Babyfaces that are exceptions to these bookings, or maybe they’re a weird bastardized blend of them? It happens. Like I’ve said before, there’s no clean cut, black and white, way to book a Babyface. Admittedly, this section is a bit shorter than I want it to be, but I don’t want to get too repetitive. So, for now, I’ll leave this section like this, and if there is more detail you guys want in certain areas I will be more than happy to flesh out whatever needs to be expanded upon. Now. Beer still good and cold? Bladder still cooperating? Hopefully the interest is still there...ONTO CHAPTER THREE!
Chapter Three - Developing Your Babyface
So you know, in theory, what a Babyface is. You know, by results and cards, how your Babyface is being booked, but now we’re to the nitty gritty. Development. What keeps your Babyface fresh? After all...you can only be the Blue Chipper for so long. Well, in this section we’re going to talk about that. More importantly, I’m going to give critical examples of how Babyfaces are developed. Not only that, but about why the choices each person made fit their character’s personality and direction. I’ll be adding more examples to this list as they pop up in promos and results, but for now I’ve got three good examploes:
- Zoe McDraven - Zoe McDraven came into the EHWF like a house on fire. She racked up wins, and before you knew it she was Champion. Whether it was against jobbers or quality talent who show up every week, Zoe’s development has been short, sweet, and to the point. It’s proven to be an effective method for her in her run in EHWF. The development change I am going to be pointing out for Zoe actually has nothing to do with her writing. For Zoe, a new facet became available to her when she lost the Hardcore Championship to Lord Raab. Zoe is a 2 time Hardcore Champion. Her first reign came in July of two-thousand fifteen. Despite a 1 month transition to and from Hannah Walters, Zoe had that title for almost seven months in total. Losing the title to Lord Raab, and then subsequently losing her rematch has breathed a breath of new life into Zoe McDraven. A Babyface can only work “on top” for so long. Eventually they need to fall back down so they can be refreshed in “the chase” again. Babyfaces thrive in “the chase.” As we can see now, with Zoe’s promos, her rededicated attitude in her promos is clearly for the better. The loss, even though it sucks to lose a title, has helped her character at a very opportune time.
- Wilmer Patacky - Let’s talk about Wilmer Patacky again for a moment. There was a run of time for Wilmer Patacky, in late two-thousand thirteen or early two-thousand fourteen, where Wilmer Patacky was on fire. He was winning matches. He was being booked in a dominant manner, and he was killing it. The thing is that eventually, a Babyface’s fire is going to smother out. So...Brandon had to change something. In Wilmer’s promos he was getting his business off the ground. He had a girl. Shit was poppin! But he needed to make people care again. He needed sympathy for Wilmer. So...the Brandon Bash/Wilmer Patacky drama started happening...and disaster struck. In one promo Wilmer went from being happily in a relationship with Jessica to having Brandon beat the shit out of Wilmer, inadvertently cracking Jessica’s head against a wall. Jessica goes into a hospital unresponsive. Jessica’s father banishes Wilmer from her life. Brandon laughs at it all like the maniacal villain he is. The tone is set. The lines are drawn, and once again Wilmer Patacky is working from underneath. This transition came at such a pivotal time for Brandon’s writing with Wilmer. It kept his work from growing stale. It gave him a new angle to write creatively week in and week out, and most importantly? It kept Wilmer Patacky a Babyface instead of possibly falling into that cocky Heel territory.
- Matthew ‘Silver’ Kazama - Anyone who has read my work over the last two years knows that I am a big fan of the Sci-Fi angle that I have worked on for my character. The introduction of The Devil Gene to Silver was, quite frankly, the best decision that I have EVER made. Period. And let me tell you why. In two-thousand thirteen I came into EHWF as a fresh face. I won the Hardcore Championship two weeks in. In that time, I was just doing minimal Character Development and shooting verbal bullets anywhere I could, just trying to see what sticks. I held the Hardcore Championship for a month. In that month I lose to Black Man, who was EHWF Champion at the time, and then I lost the title to Blaise, who would go on to have the second-longest EHWF Hardcore Championship reign in EHWF history, next to Michael Rissi. After I lost that title, I was floundering. I had no clue what I was going to do in terms of Development or direction on-screen. So...I called my shot. I called out the winner of Domenic Mazzio and TQ Smooth for the EHWF World Championship. But...to do that...I needed some meat and potatoes behind my promos. I knew that if TQ beat Mazzio, I wouldn’t be able to out shoot a red hot heel as a Babyface. If Mazzio won, I needed something to edge me past his dominating booking and presence. So...I killed my own brother in-character, and then I introduced The Devil Gene. What this did was, no matter how results or on-screen action fell into place, it gave me a stepping stone into my next promo no matter what. It gave me a long term struggle to put Silver against. It gave constant sympathy onto a man who, above all else, wanted what was best for his family off-screen and the fans on-screen. It was a two-fold attack that worked almost to perfection for the better part of a year long feud with David Smith, as well.
These three above examples are only the beginning, guys. I can’t express that enough. My biggest advice to ANYONE writing a Babyface is this: Get your character involved in something that can garner sympathy OFF-SCREEN! I can’t stress that enough. The reason for this is just as I explained with Kazama’s story arc. If you have a constant factor looming over your head off-screen, you will always have a direction to go in your next promo. You could shoot promo your ass off, and claim victory night in and night out, but what happens if you lose? You’re back at square one. With an off-screen Character Development angle you’ll always have the first two or three steps down the path laid out for you. It gives you something, large or small, to focus on regardless of results/booking decision. Food for thought!
Speaking of food...we’re about halfway done with this guide, guys! I’m so glad you all have stuck around. By now the tummy must be growling! Go ahead! Throw that pizza in the oven. Make that run to Taco Bell. Treat that S/O to a nice dinner. I’ll be riiiiight here. Go on….I’ll wait…
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Chapter Four - Shoot Promos As A Babyface
And now, Ladies and Gents, we are onto what could arguably be the most confusing part about writing as a Babyface. Shoot Promos! I mean, come on, let’s face it. We all wanna be that bad ass who says the most savage of lines towards an opponent that just completely destroys their will to write. But, let’s face it, that’s a Heel thing to do. Are there ways for Babyface to do such a thing? Of course there are! And we are absolutely going to get into all of that in this chapter. But first...let’s get into some examples of the different kind of shoots we will see from Babyfaces. Again, I’m going with tried and true examples of people who have, more often than not, remained Babyface through their runs here.
- Zoe McDraven - Zoe’s shoots are probably the most “classic” babyface shoots you’ll see out of someone in EHWF. They’re not overly cocky. They’re confident, but they acknowledge the struggle that each opponent poses in front of her. On top of that, there isn’t much in the way of show-boating going on with Zoe’s shoots. It’s just a nice and simple “We’ve got a war on our hands, and may the best win...it’s gonna be me” style. This is what I picture when I think of a Blue Chipper/80s style Babyface. That’s not a shot at her, either. She does it well, and effectively. Hell, her runs as Hardcore Champ are enough to prove that. If you’re going to take the humble rookie or underdog approach, this style of shooting is one that I would not ignore.
- Wilmer Patacky - Wilmer is a bit more of the comedic and tongue and cheek style of a shooter. There’s confidence. There’s assurance of victory, but at the same time it’s laced with this pre-pubescent humor undertones that just make it original. Another good quality of Brandon’s promos that make him a unique writer and exceptional Babyface with the Patacky character. This is a parallel, I find, to what we see now in the New Day’s style. Also, obviously, Edge and Christian from the 90s/00s. The thing about Wilmer’s shtick is that you can never tell when he’s got the gas turned up 100%, and that makes him a viable threat to anyone that has to write against him in this manner. It can be jokes and cracks one minute, and then a scathing semi-joking zinger right after that. The humorous undertones make it still Babyface, but the words themselves are scathing enough to be Heel worthy. It’s a blend that probably wouldn’t work in most cases, and yet here we are.
- Domenic Mazzio - Let me start this off by saying that Rissi’s shoot promos with Mazzio are well worth reading. Look at the differences between him working against a Heel and another Babyface. When he’s working another Babyface it’s all about respect and seeing who the better man is. Sure. He keeps his confidence in saying that he believes himself to be the better man, but there’s a sense of humility and humbleness to it when he is facing another Babyface. Now, look at when he’s facing someone like Ryan Morgan or TQ Smooth. All pretense of respect is gone. It’s not “May the best man win.” It’s “I’m the better man and I’m going to win, and I’ll prove it.” It works for Mazzio because of the manner in which Mazzio is booked on-screen. However, if someone such as Zoe McDraven shot in such a manner, it would be total Heel work, because that’s not how her character is portrayed on-screen. If someone like Aubree Celeste shot like that, it wouldn’t work because of how she is depicted on-screen. But for Domenic Mazzio? It works like a fucking charm. To anyone who wants to write shoots in this manner, let me be the first to warn you. Let yourself be booked in a dominant manner as Mazzio was booked before attempting this type of shoot promo. I promise you it’ll work out better that way.
- Matthew ‘Silver’ Kazama - Alright. I’ma be the first one to say it. I shoot like a heel a lot. I’m ruthless. I’m supremely confident in my ability. I refuse to take a loss as a possibility. It’s just something that my character has evolved into, and quite honestly, I plan on changing that in the near future. If I am honest with myself, it really started in my programs with TQ (string of tag team matches), Brandon Bash, and the eventual run with David Smith. All three of these guys are not only much bigger threats than Silver as a character, but the feuds became personal very quickly in the later two. That, more than anything, is the reason I was able to get away with it as a Babyface. When a feud is made personal in the way the Bash/Kazama angle was...you can blur that line a lot, and it works with what the crowd wants. Same for David. That feud became just as personal, and perhaps even more. If you look at some of my shoots against people like Blaise, Wilmer, Mazzio, and a few others, it’s clear that Silver has respect for his co-workers, be they Face of Heel. There’s always that undertone of respect regardless of the outcome. There’s always the desire of wanting to steal the show, to be the single thought in people’s minds when they go home. That’s Silver’s shooting MO. Smith, Bash, and Smooth are the exceptions to the rule, and with the rise of The Monarchy...it seems as though they are fitting their way into that category as well. Regardless, this style of shooting that I’ve worked my way towards is one that I would advise to tread with caution. To my Heel who are turning Babyface? This may be the most comfortable for you. The reason for that is because the crowd already knows you as a Heel. They know you’re shoot style. The perception of you is all that has changed. You could probably get away with this. To my fresh Babyfaces who are reading this, try and avoid this style of Shoot until you’re entrenched in a deep program with someone. Save it for the big pay off, and it’ll work like a charm.
“But, Matt. You’ve given us these four examples. How do I know which one I should utilize?” Well that’s a great question! Honestly, it’s all about feeling. For example. If you’re a Blue Chipper type Babyface and you’re booked against Wilmer Patacky, you’d obviously want to go the mutual respect/humbled confidence approach. If you’re a dominant Babyface booked against a chicken-shit heel, you are a bit more aggressive, stating how they won’t succeed in their usual cheating ways against you. If you’re booked against a big time heel that you’ve been entrenched in a program with for months? Well...gloves off boys and girls. Knock ‘em the fuck out.
I would, however, like to stress this: Make sure your shooting style matches your development. For example: Your Character Development can’t be 100% Happy-Go-Lucky and then you turn around and deliver the most brutal shoot you’ve ever written. It needs to make sense. Likewise, if you’re going through some cataclysmic shit off-screen, you can’t do the whole humble/blue chipper promo. It’s completely counteractive to your Character Development. They need to flow like a wave. Yes, there can be ups and downs, but at the end of it all, I should feel like I’ve ridden a smooth wave and not white water rapids. So, please, keep that in mind whenever you’re deciding on how you should or should not approach your shoot promos on any given week.
Well! That sure was something, wasn’t it? I know that was another good chunk of stuff, but we’re almost done guys. Just one more quick section on career longevity and then we’re home free! Deep breaths guys. Let’s finish this bad boy up!
Chapter Five - Ensuring Career Longevity As A Babyface
The Millions Dollar Question, isn’t it? I mean, sure, being a Good Guy can be fun, but where’s the longevity in it? What’s to stop the booking from going to someone else? What’s to stop the situation from changing and you having to either flip yourself Heel or, even worse, put the Character on the shelf? Well, honestly? This chapter is going to be a lot shorter than the others. If nothing else it’s going to just be some simple advice in terms of keeping your character going week in and week out, but more importantly, long term fulfillment with your character. So let’s get into, quite frankly, the most important thing that will ensure your longevity as a Babyface:
- Character Development - I know we covered Character Development and examples of HOW to Develop your character, but this is a bit different. What I’m talking about here is the constant evolution of your character. The efed world is constantly evolving. Your character needs to evolve with that world. It could be as simple as having a story arc that spans over the course of your career, or maybe just the evolution of your character as a Babyface. Character Development is literally the most important thing that will keep your character going over the course of your writing career. Shoot promos come and go. Opponents change. There’s only one true constant, and that’s the direction you plan on taking your Character off and on screen. You need to have a solid plan in place. Not only that, but it needs to be a plan that is in place for the long term. For every promo you write, heading towards an “end-game goal” you need to be thinking of what comes after that end-game. You need to be prepared for what comes next, because, eventually, you’re going to reach that first goal. By the time you reach that first milestone, you need to have your second milestone already decided upon. That way you can flesh out the path TO that milestone. The cycle repeats over and over.
“Okay then, smarty pants. Give me some examples of that!” Well...alrighty then! Let’s dive into it. Let’s take a look at Silver Kazama, shall we? When I initially started The Devil Gene story arc the original goal was to find out what it was. For weeks Silver hunted his family history to figure out not only what was inside of him, but how it got there. That was milestone one. After that milestone was reached, the next goal was control. How could Silver control the Gene that was inside of him? That struggle took much longer. After all, how could the baby/adopted brother control something that his older brothers could not? Yet, control it he did for a period of time, until he lost that control. That was the reset. And now, The Gene is locked away in Kazama’s mindscape, and the current objective is to complete The Solidarity, which is being fleshed out as we speak. So, you see, even though my story arc itself has not changed, it has evolved into different chapters over the last two years.
Look at Wilmer Patacky. He started off as a stoner who was just wrestling and scraping by. He then moved into a relationship with Jessica, and all was well with the world. Then the crash and burn. THe feud with Bash and the subsequent relationship with Alexandra Kendrick. Moving forward to the brief undercover Heel turn and into the position he is now. His MO hasn’t changed, but merely evolved.
That’s the key, guys. Just don’t let your Development remain stagnant. If you can constantly evolve your character week in and week out, while keeping concise goals in mind, you’re going to have a great run as a Babyface. I promise.
PHEW! Look at that! We’ve made it through the Longevity section! Do me a quick solid guys. Take a gander below at the Thoughts and Comments section before you leave. Come on. You’ve made it this far with me. REPS FOR JESUS!
Epilogue - Closing Thoughts And Comments
Well, guys. Here we are. The end of the road. I really hope you guys have enjoyed my thoughts on not only the different types of babyfaces, but how they are so effective and in which scenarios you should/shouldn’t utilize those examples. I wrote this because I had been asked on multiple occasions for some tips on writing Babyface. I wish I could snap my fingers and just have a right or wrong way to write a Babyface, but there isn’t a magic answer like that. So...I settled for giving examples and letting you, the writer and creator, decide which direction fits your creation best. As I said earlier in this Guide...this thing will probably never be complete. There’s always more information that I’ve missed or omitted. As the topics get brought up I will flesh them out and post them either in this original message or in a reply in this thread.
Also, like I said guys, I want to make this a conversation. Don’t keep your thoughts to yourself. Don’t be shy. Talk to me. I’m not gonna bite anyone’s heads off. This entire game is up to interpretation. So...interpret away and share! Like always guys, it was fun writing this. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH MEEEE!!!!
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