Things People Don't Like in Characters

Characters in general

1. Clichés: things like "Ugly is bad, handsome is good"
2. When they speak with annoying little words such as "like" "Like, I like went to the mall the other day and, like, saw these amazing pairs of shoes...". It kinda gives that "OMG, I broke a nail" voice to the person, that most likely is a girl.
3. When they speak phonetically and it's impossible to understand (I know that some people make their characters say "I ken that" instead of "I know that", and if you're like me and you had to figure it out, you'll know that we read it "can" and so the phrases are annoying to decipher)
4. When they speak with accents. Okay, it's funny if you actually hear someone speak like: "I did nut 'ear dat", but to see it written down can be a bit irritating, as we have to say it aloud in order to understand it.
5. If the people are saying stuff like "Oh, I am very sorry that your car got stolen by a maniac and oh well, I guess you do not have a car anymore, so take public transport."and pretending to be narrators.... It's funny how often that can happen.

Protagonists:

1. And she gracefully tossed her gorgeous hair that rippled like a flowing river of golden silk and her eyes were like sapphires shining in a perfect, heart shaped, rosy cheeked face with full crimson lips and long eyelashes....  Okay, maybe I got the order a bit messed up, but we get the point. Dear little useless damsel in distress is a barbie-doll super model with the typical mane of blond hair. Got it. Stop there. Period, double period, finished, finite, and la fin! The perfect, Arian lady. *Gag*
2. The perfect Arian guy that speaks in verses and is the son of a great king. *GAG*

I once read this series that had a great potential, only the protagonists were so two-dimensional that they  weren't even that: they were a flat line with nothing to them. Especially the hero of the story. The guy just had it too easy, and was too smart for his own good. Give him an impossible riddle and he'd have the answer on the tip of his tongue immediately. Give him a problem and he'd solve it. Absolutely all his plans worked. Everything worked for him. The villains were monumentally stupid. It was BORING! Oh, and the guy was magic.

If that guy was to meet with Artemis Fowl the II, who, in case you don't know, is an other child genius, the poor guy (his name is Amos Daragon, by the way) would probably be so frustrated with having all his plans foiled all the time that he'd curl up in a hole and burst into tears, and then probably be at the mercy of Artemis.

The same thing goes with that Onyx guy of the last post (you know, the seventh son of a miller guy?). I came to the conclusion that if he was to meet my characters, he'd kill my John-Francis guy (silly name, but don't ask), and then, even if he's a god, he'd get blasted into nothingness by my Jared guy who would then have to blast the major gods who would come after him, then he would bring his friend back, and every body will be happy as they don't have the stupid major gods nor Onyx anymore. If you don't get what I mean, read Les Chevaliers D'Émeraude by Anne Robillard and the series that comes after.

Antagonists:

1. Enough already with the stupid antagonists! They are annoying! The hero needs a challenge and close calls!
2. What is with the stupid minions?
3. We do not need exceedingly ugly people or people so beautiful they use sex appeal as last resort.
4. The villain that seeks world domination is so out of date, find another one
5. The villain that is just plain evil is also out of date, sorry.

Have other ideas? Feel free to leave a comment!

Firejay