Cómo crear personajes secundarios para tu historia
Summary
TLDREl video trata sobre la importancia de los personajes secundarios en una historia. Explica que un personaje secundario debe tener una función clara y relevante para el desarrollo de la trama. Si se elimina y la historia sigue igual, entonces ese personaje no es necesario. Los personajes secundarios pueden ser aliados o enemigos, pero siempre deben aportar algo que contraste con el protagonista y ayude a que la historia avance. Además, se habla de los 'personajes herramienta', que aunque no son centrales, cumplen roles específicos para que la trama tenga sentido.
Takeaways
- 📌 El mayor problema al crear un personaje secundario es que no aporte nada a la historia.
- 🗑️ Si eliminas un personaje secundario y la historia sigue igual, debe ser eliminado.
- 🪨 Los personajes secundarios deben ser diferentes del protagonista para hacer la historia dinámica.
- ⚖️ Los personajes secundarios tienen su propia personalidad y objetivos que enriquecen la trama.
- 🏐 Los aliados del protagonista lo ayudan a mejorar, mientras que los enemigos son obstáculos que lo desafían.
- 🔧 Los personajes herramienta tienen una función específica y hacen que la historia avance, aunque no se les dé mucha importancia.
- 🎭 La variedad en los personajes secundarios permite que diferentes personas se identifiquen con ellos.
- 🏅 Clasificar personajes secundarios en aliados y enemigos facilita la creación de conflictos y desarrollo.
- 📞 En historias con pocos personajes, como en 'Buried', los secundarios siguen siendo esenciales para el avance de la trama.
- ❓ Preguntar cómo el personaje secundario afecta la trama es clave para determinar su relevancia en la historia.
Q & A
¿Cuál es el mayor problema al crear un personaje secundario?
-El mayor problema es crear un personaje secundario que no tenga ninguna utilidad en la historia, lo que hará que los lectores lo odien.
¿Cómo puedes determinar si un personaje secundario es importante para la historia?
-Puedes eliminarlo de la historia y, si la historia no tiene sentido sin él, es importante. Si la historia sigue igual sin el personaje, no es necesario.
¿Cuál es una de las funciones principales de los personajes secundarios en una historia?
-Los personajes secundarios muestran lo que el personaje principal no es, ofreciendo contraste en términos de personalidad, habilidades o apariencia.
¿Cómo deberían ser los personajes secundarios en relación con el protagonista?
-Deben ser muy diferentes del protagonista, tanto en personalidad como en habilidades, para que el contraste haga que la historia sea más interesante.
¿Qué tipo de personajes secundarios suelen hacer que una historia sea dinámica e interesante?
-Los personajes secundarios con personalidades, objetivos y maneras de ver el mundo muy diferentes al protagonista hacen que la historia sea más dinámica y rica.
¿Qué características deben tener los personajes secundarios para ser memorables?
-Deben tener su propia personalidad, historia y objetivos dentro de la trama. También deben ser únicos y diferenciables del protagonista.
¿Cuál es el rol de los 'personajes herramienta' en una historia?
-Los 'personajes herramienta' tienen una función muy específica que hace que la historia avance, aunque no se les dé mucha importancia o profundidad en términos de personalidad.
¿Cómo contribuyen los personajes secundarios al desarrollo del protagonista?
-Al desafiar al protagonista o ayudarle, los personajes secundarios fuerzan al protagonista a mejorar o a hacer esfuerzos para alcanzar sus metas.
¿Cuál es un ejemplo de un personaje secundario que sirve como obstáculo para el protagonista?
-Un compañero de equipo que compite por la misma posición en un equipo de voleibol, forzando al protagonista a mejorar para no ser reemplazado.
¿Cómo puedes saber si un personaje secundario es esencial o no en una historia?
-Pregúntate qué pasaría si ese personaje no existiera. Si la historia no cambia sin él, probablemente no es necesario y se puede eliminar.
Outlines
📝 La importancia de los personajes secundarios en la historia
El mayor problema al crear personajes secundarios es cuando no tienen una función en la historia, lo que hace que los lectores los odien. Si eliminas a un personaje y la historia sigue igual, es innecesario. Los personajes secundarios buenos ayudan a que la trama sea interesante y dinámica al contrastar con el protagonista. Estos personajes suelen ser muy diferentes en personalidad y características, lo que los hace identificables y atractivos. Es clave que sus objetivos dentro de la historia también sean claros y específicos.
🤝 Relación entre personajes secundarios y el protagonista
Los personajes secundarios tienen que estar relacionados con el protagonista de una manera significativa. Estos personajes muestran lo que el protagonista no es, ya sea más inteligentes, fuertes, o con personalidades opuestas. El ejemplo de un equipo de voleibol ilustra cómo los personajes secundarios pueden contrastar con el protagonista en habilidades y personalidades. Estos personajes tienen sus propios objetivos y perspectivas del mundo, lo que los hace interesantes y variados. Su diversidad refleja la variedad de la vida real, permitiendo que diferentes lectores se identifiquen con ellos.
🎭 Aliados y enemigos: dos tipos clave de personajes secundarios
Los personajes secundarios pueden clasificarse como aliados o enemigos. Los aliados apoyan al protagonista y le enseñan, mientras que los enemigos crean obstáculos que obligan al protagonista a mejorar. En el ejemplo del equipo de voleibol, los compañeros de equipo son sus aliados, mientras que los rivales o incluso compañeros de posición pueden ser enemigos, compitiendo por su lugar. Estos personajes son esenciales para el desarrollo del protagonista, ya que lo empujan a esforzarse más.
🛠️ Personajes herramienta: esenciales aunque desapercibidos
Algunos personajes secundarios no interactúan directamente con el protagonista, pero tienen una función vital en la trama. Son personajes herramienta, como un árbitro en un partido de voleibol. Aunque no se profundiza en su historia o emociones, su papel es indispensable para que la narrativa avance. Estos personajes son como héroes silenciosos que mantienen el mundo funcionando sin que se les dé mucha importancia. A pesar de ser aparentemente insignificantes, su ausencia haría que la historia no tenga sentido.
📞 Ejemplo de personajes secundarios en una historia de tensión
La película 'Buried', donde el protagonista está enterrado vivo con solo un teléfono y un encendedor, muestra cómo los personajes secundarios son cruciales. Aunque solo vemos a Ryan Reynolds dentro de un ataúd, los personajes con los que habla por teléfono (policías, su esposa, antagonistas) son los que mueven la historia. Estos personajes, aunque no aparecen físicamente, son vitales para que la trama avance y para generar tensión, ya que el protagonista depende de ellos para ser rescatado.
❓ Preguntas clave para crear buenos personajes secundarios
Al crear personajes secundarios, es importante hacerse preguntas como: ¿Cómo se relacionan con el protagonista? ¿Son fácilmente diferenciables en personalidad o apariencia? ¿Son aliados o enemigos? Y lo más importante, ¿qué función cumplen en la historia? Si su eliminación no afecta la trama, deben ser descartados. Un buen personaje secundario siempre tiene un propósito claro y contribuye al desarrollo del protagonista y de la historia en general.
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Keywords
💡Personaje secundario
💡Protagonista
💡Aliado
💡Enemigo
💡Contraste
💡Personaje herramienta
💡Función del personaje
💡Desarrollo del protagonista
💡Obstáculo
💡Relación entre personajes
Highlights
The biggest problem with secondary characters is when they have no use in the story, making them irrelevant.
If you can remove a character and the story remains the same, that character is unnecessary and should be eliminated.
Good secondary characters enhance the protagonist's development and make the story more interesting.
Secondary characters must have their own personalities, objectives, and purpose to stand out.
Secondary characters should contrast with the protagonist, highlighting what the protagonist is not.
In the example of a volleyball story, teammates should differ from the protagonist in terms of height, knowledge, or personality to create dynamic interactions.
The classification of secondary characters into allies and enemies helps determine their roles in advancing the plot.
Secondary characters can also be 'tools,' characters that serve a specific function without taking much focus, such as referees or other supporting roles.
Tool characters are vital for the plot to progress, even though their background stories or dreams are not explored.
The volleyball example shows how characters can create obstacles or help the protagonist develop through competition and teamwork.
A good example of secondary characters playing a key role in the plot comes from the movie 'Buried,' where all other characters are heard through phone calls.
Secondary characters in 'Buried' serve as obstacles or allies, influencing the protagonist's ability to escape the coffin.
Despite only seeing one character on-screen in 'Buried,' the secondary characters' interactions are what keep the story engaging.
When creating secondary characters, ask how they are related to the protagonist and whether they help or hinder the story.
The final and most important question when developing secondary characters is: What would happen if this character didn’t exist?
Transcripts
The biggest problem that usually exists when creating a secondary character is when we create one
that has no use in the story. That's a great way to create a character
that readers will hate. Let's do this. Take any character in your story other than
him. protagonist and eliminate him, remove him from the story and if your story doesn't make sense without
him, keep him Because he is important and will help you make your story more interesting, but if
you eliminate him and the story is exactly the same without him, put him in a Compact Garbage Adorer
recycle me I will tell you How to eliminate the characters that your story does not need because Those are
the ones that can make your story become really boring and the secondary characters of
any story are all those who are not the main character they exist because they have
certain qualities that They help your story work thanks to them the stories become
really dynamic and interesting Because we are not only seeing the protagonist live his adventures
but we also meet other characters with whom perhaps we can leave even
more attracted and identified and the first big question that What you need to do to create a good
supporting character is how this supporting character is related to the main character
of your story. The protagonist is the most important element in your entire story. Simply
because the story is about him and the other characters must have a very good reason to
appear in that story, imagine that you have a collection of rocks, the largest and most valuable is
your main character and the rest are secondary characters, they are beautiful and striking but not as attractive
as the main rock, but without the other rocks this collection would not be a collection true one
of the main functions and characteristics that a good secondary character has is that
he will show you what the main character is not. You will see in a good story we usually find
secondary characters who are usually very different from the main character, they can be
much smarter or much stronger and even their personalities can be completely different,
some can be very angry, others can be extremely happy. And others can be
very melancholic or even physically, they can be much more handsome and popular than the
protagonist himself. Let's say that your story is about a boy who wants to learn how to play volleyball and
become the next big star but he doesn't know much about the sport and to make matters worse
he is too small compared to the average players the protagonist is
happy and energetic little guy and doesn't know much about volleyball so It would be a good idea for the
secondary characters, in this case, his teammates to be different from him. Maybe one is very tall
and dead inside and another could be a genius who knows everything about volleyball and is
very moody. These characters contrast very well. With the main character and between them it is
easy to differentiate them and that is key in a story. Good secondary characters have
their own personality and their own story and they even have their own objectives within
the story. Maybe one of them joined the volleyball club just because Hobby and he doesn't take it very
seriously and the other Maybe he did it because volleyball is the most important thing in his life and it is
very personal for him, each one sees the world in a very different way and those differences
are what makes them special and interesting, we like different and varied characters because
people are very different and varied. If you do not empathize so much with the protagonist of
a story, it is possible that you do so with some other character. These characteristics
are what make the protagonist different from others. other characters
and differentiating themselves from the protagonist is the most important virtue of a secondary character, just
imagine that the secondary characters and the main character were exactly the same or
very similar, you would not understand anything in the story and none of them would seem special. I like to classify the
secondary characters. into two categories allies or enemies because generally the
secondary characters either help the protagonist or are an obstacle for him in the story of
volleyball his allies could be his teammates they will teach him and help him improve
Without them the protagonist simply cannot play volleyball his enemies could naturally
be the rival team but they could also be his own teammates perhaps one of them
is competing against the protagonist By playing in the same position as him, if the protagonist does not
perform enough, he will be replaced and benched. This character is an obstacle in the
protagonist's path, even if he is his Ally, this type of secondary characters are vital for
the protagonist's development. because thanks to them the protagonist is forced to improve and
make efforts, otherwise he will be benched and will not be able to play. These characters really contribute something to the
protagonist and to the story, that is, the story will not work without them and although the relationship
between the secondary characters and the protagonist is very important, there are secondary characters
who are neither allies nor enemies and sometimes they do not even interact directly with the
protagonist, they only appear occasionally to do something to these characters. I like to call them
tool characters. Although at first glance they seem somewhat boring and Useless tool characters
turn out to be indispensable for the story to work because they usually have a
very specific function that makes the story progress and make sense. A tool character
could be the referee of volleyball matches because without him there is simply no game to create.
To a tool character, the questions we must answer are: How does this
secondary character advance my story? How does it help the plot make sense? What is the job
of that character? What is this guy's use for? The story wo n't tell us much about these characters.
They will tell us their dreams or aspirations or their dramatic past, but thanks to their basic work,
the story makes sense. We need them to be there doing their job. We don't give them much importance to those characters
because in fact they are made so that we don't give them importance. like
heroes in the shadows who make the world work correctly they are silent heroes
like Batman more or less by the way the volleyball story that I just told you as an example
is based on one of my favorite mangas Have you already read the manga or seen the anime if You have n't
done it I recommend it You could learn a lot about secondary characters in this
story Now let's see A very different example of how secondary characters are vital in
a story Years ago I saw a movie called Buried which was about a man who was
literally buried alive with a lighter and a cell phone the entire movie we are seeing
Ryan Reynolds the protagonist inside a coffin looking for a way out and we don't see anything else
seriously I went to the cinema and spent an hour and a half watching a man in a coffin And you know what I really liked
that story, the time flew by and you know why. Because of the secondary characters and
I repeat. This is a movie where we only see one character and he is in a coffin in the dark. The
secondary characters in this story are those people. those he calls on the phone, including
the police, a co-worker, his wife, a friend of his wife, the one his mother hates and
of course the antagonist of this story, the protagonist can't do anything because he is in
a bad coffin, he needs someone to help him. In this movie we see the protagonist talk to
all those people looking for help to be rescued, all this before
his phone's battery runs out, it is because of the secondary characters that this story works, some
are obstacles that prevent him from getting out of that coffin like the antagonist. or the wife's friend who
he hates and others are his allies and try to help him get out like the police or his friend
from work without these secondary characters Ryan reynold would still be in that coffin or is he still
there I don't remember if you want to know how that ends story you can go see the movie or watch
a summary on YouTube I bet you know such interesting secondary characters that
they deserve to be the protagonist of the story so leave me in the comments What is one of
your favorite secondary characters from a manga, a movie or whatever be and remember
When you create a secondary character for your story, you can ask yourself the following questions:
How is the secondary character related to the protagonist? Their personalities and appearances
are so different that it is easy to differentiate whether they are allies or enemies. How does this secondary character
move the story forward? It is his function in the story and also the most
important question you should ask yourself What would happen if this character did not exist if the answer to this
question is nothing that character should not exist So now you know put him in the trash compactor
recycle like and subscribe to the Channel If you want to know more about
how to create stories and well that's all for now see you in the next
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