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They’ve built such a vast amount of worlds and have done it accurately - it would be a waste to not make it rich and immersive like rdr2. A living world can bring a lot more play time than the estimated 30hr story.

@OfficialNinjaNoodle

27 күн бұрын

RDR2 is the golden standard in terms of being a dynamic living breathing open world with tons of meaningful and entertaining side stories and activities. Dont get your hopes up that Outlaws can reach that level. Still looking forward to playing it on 27th August for 18 euros on Ubisoft+ (will cancel subscription so I wont forget and accidentally give Ubi another 18 euros in September)

@goatcoffee

27 күн бұрын

@@OfficialNinjaNoodle obviously, that’s why I said ‘like rdr2’ as in that type of aspiration. No one has matched it-not expecting ubi to do it. But the director has referenced the open world as the ‘living world’ and that it exists without the player, so we’ll see how true that is. I’m just buying the game-the maps / space travel are worth it for me. They’re banking on people forgetting to cancel. If the open world is good you may be in for 2-3 months with Ubi.

@GrimGianni

13 күн бұрын

@@OfficialNinjaNoodle They should make it so players can't abuse the system like this. It's pathetic.

Honestly, i could see them going with a different main character for each star wars outlaw sequel if there ever is one or 2 yk

@seank7618

27 күн бұрын

Dash rendar

@GrimGianni

19 күн бұрын

Would be nice to not have to get stuck with Halley Berries lesbian niece lmfao

Yippie more star wars outlaws

What a great video, as an older gamer I need story,graphics and things to keep me busy! I'm liking what I see and hear so far. Open world is the best for me as I love exploring etc..can't wait for this one

@starwarsfan7740

26 күн бұрын

I am 53 and Ben waiting for a open world star wars game and glad it here

Personally I don't care what hate this game gets its definitely on my play list

@Awesomemd001

27 күн бұрын

I just hope it doesn’t really feel like watchdogs legion cause that game sucked

@CoffeeFiend1

23 күн бұрын

It seems to be mainly centered around the really novel and innovative idea to introduce a female protagonist. This allegedly hasn't ever been done in any movie, show or game before and people are losing their absolute minds. 😱

@michaelfortenberry5735

19 күн бұрын

lol

@picklegamin

13 күн бұрын

​@@CoffeeFiend1only when they're written badly, too early to see if Kay is yet.

@CoffeeFiend1

13 күн бұрын

@@picklegamin Well it's not "only when" this is the thing and the point really. The majority seem to be hating on her just out of principle. I for one think she's an absolute mixed bag. I love her look as she literally looks like the baby of Ellen Ripley and Han Solo, like to a ridiculous extent bordering on blatant homage. As for her personality though it's glaring, she seems gritty and non-cringe in cinematic scenes which is good then in more ambient scenes/gameplay she's full Disney cheese dialogue which is annoying as hell, she seems to slide back and forth.

Still really excited for this game. Hope it's as good as we all hope it is

Can’t wait for this game. So excited!

I would like it to be an open world that has a story that fits in with the open world. If you shoot a bounty hunter, it changes the story. Everything you do leaves a footprint that changes the world and the story. It's the only SW game I've looked forward to since KOTOR.

the first Star Wars thing I ever did was lego Star Wars the complete saga on the wii

@LunarSquadron

28 күн бұрын

The Complete Saga is one of the GOATs

@DeadpanBead5451

28 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadronI love Complete Saga so much but when I started with it I played it on my IPad and had to pay to play the missions past Phantom Menace so the farthest I could go was the Darth Maul fight. It still satisfied me because Star Wars is phenomenal, well it was phenomenal when George still owned it of course. And I also can’t wait for Outlaws to release because dropping $100+ on a game makes you anticipate it’s release.

I'm really looking forward to exploring the open world in this game. I don't have any doubts on the main story mission I'm really looking forward on exploring Kay's story as well. I do hope that we do get a diverse set of side missions or contracts that we can do even after the main story is complete so we can still earn a few credits 🤑

you two should make a podcast

@LunarSquadron

28 күн бұрын

That is definitely something we have had people tell us before 😂

@bobthespud9634

28 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadron even more reason to do it then😄

@jaredtucker4198

28 күн бұрын

I’m surprised you guys don’t already! 🙌🏼

@DeadpanBead5451

28 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadronyeah, you guys are so fun to listen to when we’re trying to learn new stuff!

@MoistLlama69

28 күн бұрын

I agree! They can call it the "Raging Rancors"

You guys deserve more subs !

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

Thank you!! Appreciate the support!

@KaiKemph

27 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadron no problem 😀 you have really good content

Schön wieder hier zu sein, es ist schon eine Zeit her. Habe all eure Lego Star wars Videos geguckt wo das Spiel so viel verschoben wurde. Jetzt bin ich wieder auf euch gestoßen für das neue Game, ich freue mich sehr darauf!

im so ready i keep just staring down the days on my pre order for it to drop😂

Awesome video guys! Thanks!

Todd Howard really needs to take notes about how to do a space exploration game.

Great video guys. So hyped for this game I want it now! 🤪

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate you!

Of course the story will be important, but this feels like the type of game that will immerse you into it, making us feel like a part of the universe first and foremost. The thing that made games like GTA and Red Dead 2 so successful is because it made you feel like a criminal or an outlaw in the old west or LS. Being able to see the Star Wars through the eyes of a scoundrel making their way through planets that are awesome lore wise and ughhhhh I just can’t freaking wait. I don’t care if it is or isn’t Gta in space, just seeing the universe will be awesome😅

I like "Kay's blue jacket. Blue is my favorite color. For me I want a good story too,because I want sequels if it's good. 🙂👌

I don't know about anybody else but I am looking forward to seeing what they have done regarding the crime syndicate factions and your reputation with those factions. I do feel games need a good story but cannot be great open world games on the story alone meaning the open world element is just as important as the story. Although the main story will be linear the open world itself and the way it reacts to the player will change depending on the actions you take and the factions you choose to align yourself with within the open world making the world feel more alive and responsive to the player

@redsushi8448

27 күн бұрын

I feel the same way, I feel like recent adaptations of the crime syndicates (namely the boba fett show) have done such a poor job of addressing the really cool underbelly of the star wars universe. I really hope they incorporate the reputation in a way that doesnt feel meaningless like it does in some assassin creed games (like odessy).

what an awesome intro! Huge props, maybe the best on youtube

Hi great vid by the way , I wanted to start making some star wars videos and was just wondering how you get the clips for the videos like gameplay from trailers or footage from the actual TV shows and movies. Thanks

Both, open world, and story. However, if they capture the essence of the Galaxy, I will find myself lost and exploring. Can. Not. Wait.

game looks soooooo great imo, cant wait :)

I think anytime you come into a game expecting it to measure up to Rockstar, you’re gonna have a bad time. But Ubisoft has still made a ton of deeply satisfying open worlds. This game gives me Watch Dogs vibes.

i think the story is one thing im couious about see where it goes and the outher is the open world getting to exspore each planet and see and take in each emviroment

It's important to remember GTA V had no support and got no additions and that was a waste, GTA Online did and that is a live service multiplayer game. Outlaws season pass promises 2 narrative expansions so we'll see more on that end. I do tend to value the open world, side quest, activities, more then the core story of a game like this. For me exploring and just getting to be in the world, that virtual tourism feel, is a major draw. It took me hundred plus hours to finish games like Skyrim, Yakuza 0, Like a Dragon Isshin, Dragon Age Inquisition, AC Origins, AC Odyssey, AC Valhalla and more as I just enjoyed dicking around in their worlds before I forced myself to finish the stories just to say I finished the games. That isn't to say the story isn't important, but if it's sub par, like Saints Row 2022, the world can still keep the game fun, a dead and boring world like in Ghost of Tsushima I just want to finish the story and be done with the game, and that's just not as fun for me.

@LunarSquadron

28 күн бұрын

Great point! It is kinda crazy that we never got story expansions to GTAV like we did for GTAIV… they really went all in on the live service model, which really left the story aspect of the game behind. There’s no sign that Outlaws will do that at this point, but would be interested to see if there is any push to supporting this game as a franchise and shifting to an online/live service model like so many studios have been doing (for better or worse).

@user-it9fo1ms7n

28 күн бұрын

I think you would like the Witcher 3 of you haven't already tried it.

@dubs2748

27 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadronyeah the comment we reply chained to, is one I definitely agree with I want exploration and just the chance to be in the actual Star Wars universe and actually be there immersed and do all sorts of activities and enjoy the environments and vibes/atmosphere different parts of Star Wars gives. That’s what I’m really going into this for. The open world and environment and ability to exist inside of it virtually moving and doing what I want. (With the tiniest bit of lets see what cool story thier trying to give us) this is what I’m here for. Anyone else got a thing they wanna say about what they hear for? Or thoughts on what I’ve said?

@timothyoberholzer2479

26 күн бұрын

@@dubs2748I agree i‘d love to feel the immersion of a star wars open world game. I‘d love for example if they‘d include little details like for example trading with jawas on tatooine. Little stuff like that would add so much.

ihope its the same dinamic of RDR2 … that balance of a open world and story

I can’t wait for mixers to pull The assets from this game and add them to Starfield. Then we have a real Star Wars game

I am so looking forward to this game. I am glad Ubisoft is getting a chance to make a Star Wars game!

@Kaleb.cornelius13

23 күн бұрын

Ikr!

Of course, story is really important, but once you finish it, it's over, you know what happens and even if there's ''new game +'' it's still the same story. I'd prefer a well-crafted open world where I can do stuff repeatedly, the outcome of which is unpredictable. KOTOR 1 and 2 are my favourite Star Wars games because of their story, but at the same time I spent a lot of time playing pazaak. I'd love to see pazaak in this game too apart from the card game it already has.

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

It definitely is a careful balance that has to be struck. You absolutely should aim to have an incredible story as a dev team but also you want a “world” that is fun to be in and that people want to spend as much time as possible in. Will be fascinating to see what transpires here with Outlaws!

It mentioned in the gameplay trailer Kay vess can even play passak do you think thats accurate?

I think it'll be more like a "Uncharted" open world/hub system, rather than a "AC oder GTA" open world. Which would be totally fine if gameplay and story/SW atmosphere are done right.

do you think Lando will have the Falcon and hopefully you can visit it as its open world?

Do we have infos on respawning of quests, mobs, camps, etc ?

Problem is you can't trust Ubisoft since they will say & or show games a certain way to give the impression game is set up certain way but it's often not . That & ubi games go on sale so soon after release there really I'd absolutely no reason worth buying before/at launch

Good discussion

GTA is mostly a driving game. I very much prefer Ubisoft open world games for the exploration side. If they improve the story side which is always their weakness, that could become a massive (lol) hit.

Do we know if there will be outposts of anykind? Whether these are far cry style (eliminate all targets + an optional task before the area is liberated) or more watch dogs style (random restricted regions across the map that can't be liberated, but can be attacked/cleared just for fun and without reward)

@HahahMamaman

26 күн бұрын

Most likely

The graphics look really good

If open world is only attached to the campaign and I can't create my own character, it won't be much. I'm not a fan of the main character and this was one game where Ubisoft should have given us a character creator to make our own Star Wars story.

But truly being a single player game, story should be a given. And its possible that kays story has been in the works for quite some time before the game development even started. Anyway i feel thats a strong possibility. If they had got the story planed out before the game idea was pitched than that would have allowed the dev team to work solely on graphics and our open world we desire for so much. I mean i see them advertising it as an "open world star wars game" with the thought they had only that to work on to fit arround the story they already had pre written. What are your thoughts on that LunerSquadron?

I prefer to have more story content is the important one

I xant wait to play this game but my favorite sw game was /is star wars galaxies

I value all of it equally the story everything. Because game engines are great now to be held to anything less than everything being great makes no sense.

Hopefully a space western

I'd say the marketing is not at all about the open world. I mean yeah, they talked about it here and there..but like..they didn't show it at all so far. They kinda just said it's "the first open world SW game" wich isn't even true. Just two examples: lego star wars the skywalker saga and Star Wars the old republic.

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

I think it would be fair to say that most of the marketing for this game has been about the open world or features adjacent to the open world. Of course there are occasional story things and such.

It needs to be a good balance by having a good open world and story for this game to succeed. To sacrifice one for the other is a recipe for disaster.

What do you think about Death Troopers in the game? Do you think that they’ll be handled correctly or are they going to be seriously nerfed since a smuggler with a gun and a space axolotl can take out a whole ship of them?

@LunarSquadron

28 күн бұрын

I honestly hope they are INTENSE! They should be a real deterrent that makes you sweat whenever you see that wanted label flash.

@conorosullivan1347

27 күн бұрын

Great answer. Thanks for the response. Follow up question: Do you think that stormtroopers are scary anymore? Despite them being ‘the elite galactic marines of the Empire’ they don’t seem that threatening outside of Andor and Rouge One. It sort of goes back to Return of the Jedi but what do you think?

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

Stormtroopers have absolutely lost their luster, particularly with how they’re depicted in Mando (they’re lazy, screw around, and have terrible aim)… but if they take an angle like in Andor where the empire actually feels dangerous (like the one way out arc), then stormtroopers and the empire can totally have that fear factor again!

@scruffylookingNerfherder5742

27 күн бұрын

I've already got my copy of the game pre-ordered and I can't wait to get into it. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to get it on the release date because I'm also pre-ordering assassin's creed shadows collector's edition But thankfully I was able to get the money together.

@conorosullivan1347

27 күн бұрын

@@scruffylookingNerfherder5742 Me too. I got As in my exams so my dad would pre-order the ultimate edition for me. I think it will be worth it. Honestly, I think people being upset over missing one mission with Jabba the Hutt is ridiculous.

To me i see “Ghost of Tsushima” in star wars outlaws not GTA With nix acting like you phone from ubisofts Watch_dogs

As far as we know the story is prepping for a heist against the Canto Bight big bad you you probably have some history with. Good for me for now. More looking forward a play session like take a mob job, maybe screw up the stealth on purpose and blast my way out. Then piss off the empire for fun and see how long I can survive against Death Troopers. Hit a couple of random side jobs. Find a Catina or shops and burn some creds. Pick another planet and go again. Maybe take in some sights and look for hidden stuff. If that's fun, then I'm really good.

Story... always the story, open world can suck ass as long as I'm enjoying the star wars story it's telling me ❤

Will all movies be in it

Ich hoff3 das Game funktioniert etwas wie No man Sky wenn es um die Welten geht, das diese mit KI erweitert wird durch Ereignisse und es viel zutun gibt. Wie ein GTA Star wars wäre perfekt!

have a drink anytime someone says "open world".....

The story in Avatar Frontier of Pandora, Massive’s most recent game, was very bland and weak but the open world plus the beautiful graphics made up for the bad story. I’m expecting Star Wars Outlaws to be similar but I do hope they put in a little more effort into the story itself while improving upon their amazing open world creation skills.

Dragons dogma 2 the pawn system was spoken about as much as this open world

Im a big Star Wars fan, I like all the movies and shows, they all add their own parts to the wider story. This game looks amazing, I trust Massive Entertainment, after Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, I know they will get the balance of open world and a good story that compliments the source material. Im looking forward to seeing how they do Star Wars. Can't wait!!

I like to see a rdr2 like model with better multi player online

We have books and movies to experience stories. Movie is a story in a most concentrated form. Videogame cannot even come close to the movie in storytelling. But videogame has its unique ability to immerse you to the fictional world. So, the main goal for videogame should be its strengths. Videogame should immerse you to the big living and breathing world. This world should not spin around you. It should exist on its own. It should contain as less scripted scenes as possible.

@user-it9fo1ms7n

14 күн бұрын

I completely disagree. Some of the best storytelling is done in video games such as: Red Dead Redemption 2, The Witcher 3, The Last of Us, etcetera.

@VlReaderr

14 күн бұрын

@@user-it9fo1ms7n, I completely disagree 😉RDR2 has great storytelling, but poor gameplay and its world is nice, but dead. Witcher has poor storytelling, average gameplay, its world is nice, but dead.

Game seems to tick a lot of boxes. Must admit though it would be tough character creation would have been a lot better. Surely if Blizzard could do it for Hogwarts the ability was there from Ubisoft. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Why not have good story AND a good open world? It's not as if we can't have both, balance is a matter concerning the overall experience. Personally, I feel the OPEN WORLD should itself be the story you craft while playing; sometimes the main story gets irritating and you can almost see the writers patting themselves on the back for intervening and messing with your open world experience.

Why not both?

Drink every time you hear "open world".

@LunarSquadron

25 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t recommend, too much alcohol

the open wolrd will be like any other ubisoft game. gta starwars lol

If we are somehow able to explore Level 1313 on Coruscant, I’d be even happier.

there should not be a compromise, when it come to this title, over 45 years of material to work with, two easy to really Come up with a hit game, But! if you have just worker bees working on it, it will be lacklustre, full stop!

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

I get what you’re saying but I think at some point almost every studio has to have some sort of compromise between their story and an open world experience.

Somebody count how many Times "Open World" Was sayed in the video 🤔

@LunarSquadron

24 күн бұрын

I think you meant “said”

The story should be great in all games and longer than 20 hours. See if the activities and stories plus gear is great people wouldn't mind a longer game but no one wants repetitive stuff that never changes and if it's a game with RPG style then our decisions and side quests should truly change the world and affect the main quest lines.

I want the game to be good honestly... But it's ubisoft. I'm waiting to see if they feck it up.

When I think open world I think swg

DEIsney and Ubisoft team up for a female lead video game. Yeah, I already know the end result.

Wasn't Star Wars: The Old Republic (LucasArt/Bioware) "open world" as well, which is over 15yrs old so SW: Outlaws will not be the first open world at all.........

@Kaleb.cornelius13

25 күн бұрын

But the older Star Wars games wasn’t actually open workd

Lol... Nah, I play purely for the gameplay. Setting and atmosphere is the closest to story that matters to me. Gameplay is king, letting me live in star wars universe like I was the character and the 'story' forms based on who I meet and all my choices that form and create the events of a story. That is what differentiates games from movies to me. They should have cutscenes and mini bits of story progressions spread through out the game, but only experienced if your character does the perquisites to make it happen. Not just having a premade specific linear story, but rather many story elements that can become a unique whole for your character. Need more games doing that instead and I may care about that more.

@user-it9fo1ms7n

28 күн бұрын

It costs more time and money to make less linear games. It's not feasible for many studios and it will never be the focus of studios like Ubisoft as they want to rush their games out as soon as possible to make the money faster. I don't mind a linear story so long as it's written well. (I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a ubisoft story though, so fingers crossed for outlaws 🤞) It's seems you may be more of an RPG fan.

@merccc1

27 күн бұрын

@@user-it9fo1ms7n Not necessarily. Something like this you take all that money for story dev and put it into gameplay, or half and half with small story segments that can be experienced depending on your gameplay and the rest into gameplay systems. Not to mention, you don't need to have this absolute perfect high end graphics. Close is good enough if gameplay is great. I have seen indies do shit like this far better than the attempts of AAA devs, and they do it for a fraction of the cost... It is literally just poor management/game design choices. Difficult to explain though because it is the type of thing where I would need to go into a case by case to explain. Broadly though, I can say I have seen them come so close, but just a few better choices that don't even take all that extra content creation would have drastically improved the games. I do minor indie work myself and suck, but I can even design many of these systems in a reasonable time frame. I have been increasingly surprised how easy it is to pull off gameplay systems in modern engines. Imagine what a professional could do. Graphical content is probably the biggest cost though, but that can be managed strategically with where you make it count. They don't need to though, they are too big to truly fail except on the greatest of flops... May as well choose the laziest methods of just good enough that still let them spread their agendas now days.

@user-it9fo1ms7n

25 күн бұрын

​​​​@@merccc1Can you throw me an example of a game that does what you've described in your comments. You seem to be describing something different than the typical AAA open world story game. (Which is Ubisoft's bread n' butter) Maybe an RPG like Skyrim?

No

@FNOstvn_Music

28 күн бұрын

Ok???😂

I am looking forward to this. I loathe linear gameplay

why does this look like nothing more than a destiny star wars destiny mod??

you know I think I would prefer a shittier open world if you can really nail a good story.

Because they force you to play a predetermined character (which is a big mistake for an open world) the main character is going to have to carry the whole game, because if she sucks the entire game will suck.

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

I know a lot of people really want a create a character system in this game but also it is really hard to have that system in the game when Lucasfilm wants to keep stuff in line canonically with an OT timeline.

@Peregrin3

27 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadron That's not really a problem, a lot of games like Kotor let you customize your character but there is still an official canon version of the character. Also considering the flat out contempt Disney has shown for canon it wouldn't really change anything.

@kullenmontgomery1210

26 күн бұрын

@@Peregrin3 I dont think anyone even cares about what is canon and what is not too much, when it comes to the games, a realistic Star Wars adventure where you can put your own flavor and customization into the game is what is needed, while having good combat.

Another half baked Ubisoft “triple A” game. No thanks i learned my lesson a decade ago with Watch Dogs 🤷🏿‍♂️

Big mistake not having a custom character in an open world unless the character is absolute badass.

@HahahMamaman

26 күн бұрын

That’s how Ubisoft and lucasfilm operate. They don’t have character creators.

@obimaul1

25 күн бұрын

@@HahahMamaman male or female option should be there. A lot of guys will not use a female character

@user-it9fo1ms7n

25 күн бұрын

​@@obimaul1 They can go play any other star wars game then. I think this might actually be the first one with a locked female protagonist.

Yeah I think that's a mistake if your not going to become a Jedi and have the option to be good or evil. I'm not sure I wanna play it now.

@HeyItsRicki85

23 күн бұрын

We just had Jedi Survivor not all SW games need to be about Jedi

No multi player equals no deal

@Guvnor100

27 күн бұрын

Someone needs to remake star wars galaxies, with all the complexity it had initially. With today's graphics and network capabilities it would simply be the best game ever released.

Open word games are zero fun for me without full character customization. I don’t want to experience Star Wars as a 35 year old cat lady.

Looks boring, walking talking simulator

The thing is though Gta San Andreas to me is the standard all open worlds should strive to beat or the game shouldn't be made. Rockstar messed up when they didn't let us get big or stay small and improve on a survival type mode with the food and improve the combat to something like or better than sleeping dogs and when they took away the RPG mechanic getting better with weapons from San Andreas in GTA 4 and improving on it that was a big mistake otherwise Gta 4 would've been perfect. Another thing is starfield sucks and Ubisoft has a chance here to delay this game make it everything it was supposed to be and better in the star wars universe. and I'd do it if I were them. They could win over a lot of Bethesda fans and take that same attitude into the development of ac shadows and all their future open worlds.

GTA is garbage, please keep that trash as far away from other games as possible.

Should be a Han Solo game not a Girl with a Cat 🙄🙄

How bout letting me create MY OWN CHARACTER in that open world????? Once the main story is done....like alot of other gameas like GTA/RDR2 etc etc.......dont want to be girlbossin for to long that will get annoying AF

Dudes, that was an empty video. You've been better....

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

No one is forcing you to “like” our conversation. If it’s a conversation we feel like having then that’s what we are going to do 🤷‍♂️ Sorry you felt the need to comment something like that.

@GrafWeb

27 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadron that was constructive criticism...

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

Not quite… constructive criticism provides inspiration or creativity. Certainly open to hear what ideas you might have on some less “empty” topics….. got anything?

@LunarSquadron

27 күн бұрын

@@GrafWeb that’s not constructive criticism at all. We would welcome constructive criticism in fact (as we always have). All you did in that comment was take a subjective statement and present it as objective fact. Saying the video is empty and that we are “better than that” is whatever. You are well within your rights to say whatever you wish. However, that’s not constructive at all because there are plenty of people who feel the exact opposite.

@GrafWeb

27 күн бұрын

@@LunarSquadron be less empty

Don't want to play as a woke girl boss character, give me a Male Han Solo character. Another game I don't feel compelled to buy.

Devs made major mistakes which will limit their playership. 1) Forced main character as a female. My adult son refuses to play any game as a female character. 2) No character creation. You are forced to play their canned character. I have not played previous games and will not buy this game because of that. I want immersion with a character of my own creation.