MISC: Do what extent do NON writer characters have free will?

[Martin Phipps]

On Jun 8, 4:09 am, Martin Phipps <martinphip... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jun 7, 5:06 pm, Arthur Spitzer <arspit... at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> > On 6/6/12 10:20 PM, Andrew Perron wrote:
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> > > On Thu, 7 Jun 2012 02:26:12 +0000 (UTC), Scott Eiler wrote:
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> > >> Still, I enjoy the stories which at least *try* to give a reason.  Along
> > >> those same lines (to bring the conversation back home), I'd like to see
> > >> a story that at least *tries* to explain how when the LNH tries to stop
> > >> Master Blaster from bullying Wikiboy, the wiki structure of reality has
> > >> a breakdown or something.
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> > > Yeah, somethin'.
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> > > Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, flarp.
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> > I think making Master Blaster's bullying some cosmic purpose would
> > probably make it less funny...
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> I disagree.  You see, the thing is while one could make the analogy
> with the Human Torch and the Thing, the interaction between MB and WB
> entirely involves MB tormenting WB to the point where MB comes across
> as a complete asshole.  Now if there was an in story reason why WB
> were a tragic figure (other than the fact that he can't edit himself)
> then MB would actually serve a heroic purpose, sort of like when
> Mister Fantastic saved Galactus and Galactus went on to destroy the
> Skrull Homeworld.  Mister Fantastic claimed that saving Galactus
> served a greater good and then Eternity himself showed up.  I remember
> Jameel came up with a list of cosmic types a long time ago.

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Martin