User blog comment:RKSPokéBeast987/A Little Help Here?/@comment-4618045-20171221231036

Don’t worry too much about what others will think of you. Just putting your thoughts out there is a step in the right direction and there isn’t need to feel intimidated.

If you’re trying to find a ranking, then the first thing I would do is find your benchmark character. Is there someone who you feel neutral to or really don’t feel strongly one way or another? If so, then use that character to start off. Sure, they might have strengths, but on the whole they aren’t as interesting or they don’t evoke a strong reaction out of you.

Once you do that, place the remaining characters in two groups: like and dislike. I’m not saying you have to dislike anyone generally or not find positive/negative qualities in the dislike/like categories. But once you know where and who the benchmark is, it can be easier to place a certain character either above or below that character. The benchmark can be wherever you want: it can be in the dead middle, but it can also be somewhere else (for reference, my benchmark is ranked 8).

After you lump most of the characters into two groups (which can be very unequal in size), you then have to decide which falls closer to the meh category and which one really gets a reaction out of you (whether good or bad). I’m not gonna lie: this part can be difficult and can force you to split hairs. But if you take the time to think about why this character is slightly better than that one, then you can get a better understanding of what you look for in a character. Do you value characters for their comedy? Their kindness? Talents? Do you relate to any of them on a personal level? These are questions that can help you evaluate individual characters.

And the best part about this is that once you know what your expectations in a character are, you can write your opinions around that. In your list, you can discuss what exactly you value in a character and how this particularly person provides or lacks that thing you find important. That is useful for people and can add a degree of individuality to your own rankings since it has your criteria illustrated all over it.

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