11-08-2018, 06:34 PM
What Motivates Your Character? Is It Internal Or External? How Different Would They Be If That Motivation Changed?
There were many things that motivated Vigenere, though the current thing that motivated him right now was the drive to find his brother and defeat him, getting revenge over the hurt Caesar created. Although he knew that Caesar was apart of The Typhoon right now, Vigenere knew that now wasn't the time to launch an attack against him. No, what needed to be done was a private matter, one that he needed to deal with alone. Caesar was a cheater and although Vigenere highly doubted his clanmates liked him, he knew that Caesar would try and manipulate them into thinking he was the good guy and that Vigenere was the enemy. Caesar cheated in fights, using long range powers and trying to outsmart his opponent and it was frustrating for Vigenere, but it was something that needed to be done eventually. He will pay for what he has caused.
So much suffering, so much pain. Caesar killed Athena, somebody who he was supposed to marry back home in Dimension FiveX, and ruined the chance for him to be King and be happy. If Caesar hadn't of done what he had done, Vigenere could have moved their family into the First Tier, where they could all be happy. But of course Caesar only thinks for himself. That's all he ever did, was think about himself. On Earth, Caesar had attacked Atbash - twice, apparently - and scarred her body, leaving her branded with a triangle on her shoulder and her right ear charred. The memory of the way Atbash looked sent anger through Vigenere's body and he let out a growl, claws digging into the soft earth beneath him. But you can't do anything just yet. The Captain told himself. You have to wait.
Vigenere's motivation was internal, believing that once he got Caesar out of the way and out of his life, things would return to normal. But if that motivation was different, Vigenere could perhaps have ended up like the very monster his brother was. When he first started dating Athena, Vigenere had solely used her just to become King but he eventually fell in love with her. If his motivation stayed the same throughout their entirely relationship, Vigenere wasn't sure if he would have been too devastated whenever Caesar killed her, assuming things went the same. When he came to Earth, he likely would have still chased Atbash off, but would have felt no remorse in doing so. I would be just like Caesar. That wasn't something Vigenere wanted to even imagine, and he was happy with the way things turned out.
Because if things were any different, he wouldn't be with Morgan. He wouldn't have discovered his feelings for the General and he would just be a grumpy asshole, just like his brother.
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