-Yaoi/Slash (or less often FenSlash/Yuri) sometimes bi- Even without cannon basic this male charicter now swings that way. Usually because the writer decided that two of the leads are so cute/kawaii standing next to each other they must never breed (or breed with anything that moves, or joing the new harem). Not only is this charicter that way is a major plot point.
Ex: Naruto/Sasuke, from Naruto (though pretty much any to similar age male charicters will do , Kakashi/Iruka is another overly common one)... also, Spike/Xander BTVS That is not hate/rivalry that is clearly foreplay. Usually subset of shipping and often 'Plot, What Plot?'
-Something like 'Possessed by the Writer' 'PbtW'... the charicter is suddenly spewing forth rants and opinions that have nothing to do with the charicter's normal behavoir and everything to do with the writer's opinions.
-'Reformed' This normally evil charicter is now one of the main good guys, usually for some minor reason or because the writer felt said charicter 'needed' or 'begged' to by reformed.
-'In name only' this charicter has either had all the lifeshaping events earased from their past (they most kept or improved upon the skills)... or they have all the good things sucked out of their life or they were raised by sentient kitchen appliances... anyway you look at it this charicter is only recognizable by the helpful nametag/cuecard/floating letters that point out this charicter is actually 'X' and not someone's Orginal charicter.
TekkaRanma's(?) Slade/Ranma: No curse, no nekoken, no ssocial problems, etc... still this Slade is called 'Ranma' so it can be in the Ranma catagory.
-'Important' A background charicter that is suddenly a main charicter. Either they were in one scene in one episode or they got transfered to a different ship/unit/school or they somehow or other managed to get killed off... but they are now around all the time and important to the plot.
-'Personally inverted' Yes, we all know how 'X' acts, his back story, his interactions with the other charicters.... Psych!!! It was alll an act! The mask we all know and love/hate is off and now the charicters is showing his real colors. The brain damage is repair so now he is back to acting like he did off screne pre-series. Now the nice guy is killing off the neighbors and sending their remains back as BBQ, or the pychopath is really an undercover agent that will spend the rest of the series knitting sweaters for orphan kittens... either way that is not the charicter we thought is was.
Ex: Naruto/Sasuke, from Naruto (though pretty much any to similar age male charicters will do , Kakashi/Iruka is another overly common one)... also, Spike/Xander BTVS That is not hate/rivalry that is clearly foreplay. Usually subset of shipping and often 'Plot, What Plot?'
-Something like 'Possessed by the Writer' 'PbtW'... the charicter is suddenly spewing forth rants and opinions that have nothing to do with the charicter's normal behavoir and everything to do with the writer's opinions.
-'Reformed' This normally evil charicter is now one of the main good guys, usually for some minor reason or because the writer felt said charicter 'needed' or 'begged' to by reformed.
-'In name only' this charicter has either had all the lifeshaping events earased from their past (they most kept or improved upon the skills)... or they have all the good things sucked out of their life or they were raised by sentient kitchen appliances... anyway you look at it this charicter is only recognizable by the helpful nametag/cuecard/floating letters that point out this charicter is actually 'X' and not someone's Orginal charicter.
TekkaRanma's(?) Slade/Ranma: No curse, no nekoken, no ssocial problems, etc... still this Slade is called 'Ranma' so it can be in the Ranma catagory.
-'Important' A background charicter that is suddenly a main charicter. Either they were in one scene in one episode or they got transfered to a different ship/unit/school or they somehow or other managed to get killed off... but they are now around all the time and important to the plot.
-'Personally inverted' Yes, we all know how 'X' acts, his back story, his interactions with the other charicters.... Psych!!! It was alll an act! The mask we all know and love/hate is off and now the charicters is showing his real colors. The brain damage is repair so now he is back to acting like he did off screne pre-series. Now the nice guy is killing off the neighbors and sending their remains back as BBQ, or the pychopath is really an undercover agent that will spend the rest of the series knitting sweaters for orphan kittens... either way that is not the charicter we thought is was.