The Perfect Horror Protagonist - Writing a Character for Fun & Terror - Extra Credits

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Content of the Lesson: For All Hallow's Eve, we're reviving an old episode from the dead: How to make a proper horror protagonist! It's been six years since we've talked about horror protagonists and the games industry has given us more examples of prime horror examples. So let's talk about the main points you should follow to write up a great horror protagonist. Now be warned, there are costume spoilers ahead! Costume List (In Order of Appearance): Matt as Squall Leonhart from FF VIII Jac as Venom Snake from Metal Gear V Joe as Pihrana Plant from Mario Arthur as a Tragedian from Pathologic 2 Ali as Matt (and Zoey) from Extra Credits Zoey as Cactaur from Final Fantasy Rob as Goose from Untitled Goose Game Nick as Galo Thymos from Promare Scott as the Tethered from Us Geoff as Indiana Jones from Indiana Jones James as Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses David as the Blasphemous from Blasphemous Sam as Erik from Dragon Quest XI Will as Ironclad from Slay the Spire And that's it! Happy Halloween one and all! Subscribe to Extra Credits for more episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Get info about all our shows at http://becausegamesmatter.com ___________ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://becausegamesmatter.com/extra-credits-community-code-of-conduct Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Watch us play games and have fun on http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Listen to our podcast: http://becausegamesmatter.com/podcast Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Follow us on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/EConTumblr ___________ Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: http://james-portnow.com ___________ ♪ Intro Music: "Halloween Intro" by Tiffany Roman http://www.tiffanyromanlouk.com/ Music: “The Last Schala Mix Ever” By: Brandon, Strader, Halc https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02253


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