User blog:AlexKawa/About the Character of Greg Kroeger

So, first off, if you haven't read my recent fanfiction, you might want to check it out here. But, without any further ado, I would like to further elaborate on the character of Greg Kroeger that I created for some of my fanfictions in the future.

As I've said before, Greg Kroeger is basically me. I've always loved to imagine how I would interact with the Loud family, and I decided to use Greg as someone who would convey how I think I would interact with them. So, if you did read the fanfiction, thank you so much. It means a lot to me. I did ask some people on this wiki what they thought of the story, and they did have some things to say about Greg. One of them said Greg did seem important by the end of the story, and the other one said that Greg's opinionated nature rubbed him the wrong way, what with him constantly ranting about trap music, especially when he basically called trap music fans idiots. That's part of what I want to address.

If Greg calling trap music fans idiots was off-putting to anyone, I apologize. I never intended to hurt anyone or give the illusion that I don't respect your opinion on trap music. It's just that when I'm with my peers, whether in class or Boy Scouts or somewhere else, they seem to get a kick out of me ranting on trap music (or maybe they don't any I just have trouble reading it, IDK). This is basically how Greg was created for this particular fanfic. And I understand that maybe you guys aren't into Greg's more sarcastic humor, so I hope that, in the future, I can maybe make Greg a little more likeable. I admit, I maybe made him too edgy, if you will, in this particular fanfic. Also, if you were turned off by that line, I still do respect your opinion on trap music if you don't hate it like I do. I've never, not once, said I don't respect others' opinions. Yeah, I can get pretty vocal when I'm talking about something I am so against, but I never said I don't respect your opinion if it happens to be different than mine. That's no different here. Greg's dialogue was mostly meant for comedic purposes. While it's up to you if it was funny, I never meant to have fun at the expense of others. If you got the wrong impression, I apologize, and like I said, I'll try to soften Greg's character in the future.

So, what does this all have to do with Greg's character, exactly? Well, while I say he represents how I like to think I would interact with the Loud family, he prominently represents a few sides of me. Those sides are the sides of me where I like to act edgy and very sarcastic. That's how I portrayed Greg here, but I do feel like I should've included some semi-heartwarming scene between him and the family. I do have an idea for a future fanfic that does include that. Hopefully, that will be up sometime this week.

So, that's basically Greg Kroeger for you. What do you guys think of Greg? How do you think I should improve his character? I will take all suggestions into account. Take care!