Thread:Atarumaster88/@comment-104549-20151030184059/@comment-104549-20151030201426

Interesting. I admit I'm not sure whether you're basing this solely on The Final Judgment, or on her article as well; I think some might apply to one, but be cancelled by the other (see below). I think my approach would be:


 * 1) Is the character named after you? I'm admittedly a little confused about how you came to this conclusion (suffice it to say that neither "Rin" nor "Katherine" is my real name). As far as my user handle, it's almost the other way around; I use "Sakaros" for Tak Sakaros, and Rin has her father's surname (to the extent that she still uses one).  The character name came first; the use as a username on SWFanon was an afterthought.
 * 3) Does the character have more than one name? If we're counting nicknames, then I suppose so.
 * 7) Is the character a hybrid of two or more species? Yep.
 * 9) For a magical reason? (Force-related skills count!) (related to a character looking younger than their age) Is it "magical" if it's related to the species to which the character belongs? I see this kind of like a Human showing up on an alien world, and the aliens thinking it's "magical" that the Human has blond hair.
 * 10) That you plan on making a plot point later? (see above) Eh, I think it's kind of a wash (long-lived species live a long time, but of course it allows longer planning), but I'll give ties to the critic.
 * 12) Is the character beautiful or roguishly handsome? Yep.
 * 13) Does one or more of the main characters find the character highly attractive? I guess if you take the whole universe of characters from RP, then yes, but I think most people don't really think about Rin that way.
 * 17) Does the character have a remarkable trait that either no one has or a major character has? (See, the litany of just about every rare Force power) Fair enough.
 * 19) Does the character have a starship that is at or very near the top of its class, customized by the character? "Customized by the character" is what makes me hesitate here, but I guess I'll concede that if you're stretching it to include "customized on the character's orders".
 * 21) Is the character the long-lost child or descendent or sibling of a regular or recurring character? (canon or non-canonical) I'm not seeing the "long-lost" part of this; she knows her six siblings and both her parents, and they her (other than the two half-brothers who died before she was born).
 * 24) Of another original character for whom you intend to write another story or even another series? See above.
 * 30) Does the character have better taste in music/clothes than you do? (For example: Does your character own CDs that you think educated people ought to own, even though you've never actually listened to the music yourself?) (Arguable) This one I wouldn't concede. Not that I think she has bad taste, just that it's not necessarily better.
 * 35) Does everyone you like end up liking the character? (Arguable) This is one that is dependent on the "article vs. story" question. In The Final Judgment, I think there's a very strong case for it, but I think that weakens substantially when her entire article is considered.
 * 36) Does everyone on the "good" side end up liking the character? Same as 35, but perhaps even more strongly. I think there are a lot of what might generally be considered morally "good" characters who would or do reject or even despise Rin; as you justly point out, she's not at all a Mousketeer.  Although she often has good intentions and does have a deep sense of compassion, she's also capable of breathtaking ruthlessness and cruelty, or at the very best indifference.  Apart from a couple moral absolutes for her, like slavery, Rin is a nearly pure utilitarian, and utilitarians make moral compromises that more moralistic decision-makers could never countenance.
 * 38) Does the character often rebel from authority? This one I have trouble with only because Rin is an absolute monarch—she is the authority.
 * 39) And get away with it? See 38.
 * 41) Does the character have few major personality weaknesses? I think she has some rather glaring personality weaknesses, but again, ties to the critic.
 * 44) Is the character a Jedi? I guess I skipped this one because I was taking it literally, rather than reading "Jedi" to mean "Force user".
 * 48) Does the character have telekinesis or telepathy? (Twins count.) This is the only critique I have of the actual test, rather than our answers to it. Apart from the Halcyon Jedi bloodline, don't pretty much all Force users from the main groups (Jedi, Sith, Dark Jedi, and Imperial Knights) have training in telekinesis and telepathy?  I feel like it should be more a point off for not having these skills (e.g., take one off the total for a Halcyon-bloodline Jedi) than giving all Jedi characters an extra point effectively for being normal Jedi.  Additionally, the question is in the "The Rest" section.  I think either Rin is counted as a "Jedi" for 44 and then this question shouldn't count, or she's not, 44 doesn't count, and 48 does.  But having both seems odd.
 * 49) Does the character just "know things" for no apparent reason? Are prophecy and foresight not an apparent reason in a universe with Jedi (at least when the prophet or seer is a Jedi)?
 * 54) Does the character learn faster than his peers in more than one subject? I think it depends on how we define "peers". If by that you mean "all Force users", then oh yes.  If it means "Force users of comparable power", then I think it becomes a much weaker argument (taking, for example, Mace Windu, who was a Jedi Master at twenty-nine).
 * 59) With another original character? (referencing falling in love) Definitely an "article, not story" one, but yeah, there's really no getting around that one.
 * 65) Do you ever pretend, just to yourself, that you are the character, with the same strengths and abilities? (Given that this character was RP'd) I had admittedly never looked at RP quite that way, but now that I do, I see the argument.
 * 75) Does the character save the day and/or another character's life? This one must be an article one, because one of the only things Rin actually does in The Final Judgment is killing (not counting things done on her orders, although that's a lot more killing). But based on the article, definitely.
 * 76) Through magical/mystical intervention? (Jedi powers count!) This is another biology one; Rin's half-Qua, so her blood has regenerative properties. Tie to the critic.
 * 81) Does the character defeat large amounts of enemies single-handedly, displaying skills greater than Mace Windu and Yoda combined? It's the second half that makes me pause. Large amounts of enemies?  Absolutely.  But I'm picturing that scene from the Clone Wars cartoon I never watched (the animated one, not the CGI one) where Mace Windu beat a bunch of battle droids to smithereens with his fists, as well as Yoda and Obi-Wan's re-entry into the Jedi Temple in Revenge of the Sith, in which they kind of mowed down the opposition without much difficulty.  I think Rin is on par with Yoda and Windu, but I'm not sure I'd go as far as "more than both combined".
 * 82) Does the character defeat most opponents he/she faces with relative ease? Yes, at least in single combat.
 * 83) Does the character defeat powerful opponents (Dark Jedi, Jedi, Sith, etc.) with relative ease? Eh, "relative ease" is kind of a broad term, but I'll concede this one given her early success against Jedi Knights when they went to arrest her father.
 * 84) Does the character naturally pick up new abilities throughout the course of the story? This one puzzles me. It can't just be learning, because obviously everyone learns.  It sounds almost like learning by osmosis, and that doesn't seem to fit; Rin learns things, but it's either through practice and training, or through  (which is how she acquires most of her languages).
 * 87) Does the character rapidly gain the support of an army / faction In The Final Judgment, yes.
 * 88) Does he lead them to victory? In The Final Judgment, no. There isn't really anyone to lead them against, and most of the killing in that story is done by people who were already her servants.  If we look more broadly at the history of the Golden Empire, then yes.

Interestingly, one I included that you didn't:
 * 28) Does the character have a very good singing voice? It obviously doesn't come up in The Final Judgment, and she's not Jira Zaffrod or anything, but Rin does sing well.

So I think I come out at a minimum of 19 (18 of yours, 1 of mine), with a couple arguables that might bump it up to 21-22.