Chronic clumsiness: Tripping, stumbling, and knocking things over with comedic regularity.
Absurdly bad luck: Experiencing a series of comically unfortunate events.
Exaggerated laziness: Finding increasingly creative ways to avoid doing any work.
Uncontrollable laughter: Breaking into fits of giggles at the most inappropriate moments.
Inability to keep a secret: Accidentally blurting out confidential information or gossip.
Extreme forgetfulness: Frequently losing belongings or forgetting important appointments.
Obsessive-compulsive quirks: Engaging in peculiar rituals or behaviors for no apparent reason.
Social awkwardness: Saying and doing the most cringeworthy things in social situations.
Over-the-top dramatics: Reacting melodramatically to even the smallest of inconveniences.
Excessive talkativeness: Rambling on endlessly without realizing they've lost their audience.
Compulsive lying: Fabricating outlandish stories to impress others or get out of trouble.
Food obsession: Constantly eating or talking about food, even in inappropriate contexts.
Nervous tics: Displaying quirky mannerisms or habits when feeling anxious.
Paranoid tendencies: Jumping to wild conclusions and imagining elaborate conspiracy theories.
Uncontrollable curiosity: Snooping around and getting into trouble due to a relentless need to know.
Over-the-top superstitions: Believing in absurd lucky charms or rituals.
Excessive hypochondria: Constantly diagnosing themselves with imaginary illnesses.
Silly phobias: Fearing utterly ridiculous things, like rubber ducks or clowns.
Inability to tell time: Consistently running late or showing up at bizarre hours.
Ridiculous fashion sense: Sporting outrageous outfits or hairstyles that defy all logic.
These flaws can turn your funny OC into a lovably eccentric character, bringing humor and charm to any story or situation they find themselves in.
Ideas of fatal character flaws? :3
Hi :)
Aristotle calls this ‘Hamartia’ - a tragic flaw or error. It can be anything happening to good or bad characters, even otherwise good character traits and with good intentions that ultimately lead to the character’s demise. They are often traits that don’t neccessarily lead to someone’s downfall, but can if they’re done to an extreme. So think of these otherwise normal ‘flaws’ as extremes.
ignorance - not seeking helpful knowledge
selfishness - not thinking about others
curiosity - getting involved in things they shouldn’t get involved in
impetuousness - being too passionate/ not thinking before acting
pride - not giving in/ not taking help from others
hubris - exaggerated opinion of oneself/ thinking nothing can get to them
lack of self-control - can’t help/stop themself
indecisiveness* - not being able to make decisions
confirmation bias - only taking in information that supports one’s own belief
arrogance - thinking they are superior
Have fun!
- Jana
*Interesting example: Chidi from The Good Place. A morally great character who is so extreme in always trying to make the right choice and therefore not being able to make a decision until it is proven to be right, it basically lands him in hell.