Questions tagged [character-motivation]
Use this tag when asking about the motivation of a character. Character motivation is what motivates characters to behave in a particular way and describes why a particular character does so. It propels the personality of the character.
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How old was Bruce when he developed Batman’s personality?
How old was Bruce Wayne when he developed his stoic, standoffish, and paranoid personality? He is usually depicted as a lively fun-loving kid before his parents were killed. Did their deaths start ...
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Why did Geordi have his visor replaced with ocular implants between Generations and First Contact?
In First Contact, Geordi is not wearing his VISOR and instead has ocular implants. In the previous movie, Generations, Geordi still has his VISOR for the whole movie. Why did he change?
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How did Scuttle learn about the wedding before Grimsby
Having a small child, I've seen Disney's 1989 The Little Mermaid often enough that I've started to wonder about certain plot glitches.
Towards the end of the movie, it's clear that Eric has developed ...
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How did Scorpius find out that this character had become a Death Eater in Cursed Child
I've not seen the play(s), but I read the book version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and am a little confused. At the end of Act II, Scorpius returns to the present to find that his friend, ...
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Dropped plot line in Dafydd ab Hugh's DS9 novel "Fallen Heroes"
In Dafydd ab Hugh's DS9 novel, "Fallen Heroes," the Odo and Quark are displaced into a future in which DS9 is devastated and almost everyone is dead, and the plot alternates between the past ...
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Was Minnie seeking revenge, or was she thwarting the demonic entities in "Late Night with the Devil"?
In the 2023 horror film Late Night with the Devil, it was revealed that Lilly, a guest on the talk show hosted by Jack Delroy (played by David Dastmalchian), is possessed by a demonic entity she calls ...
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What was Silk Spectre II's relationship with superheroics?
Why did Silk Spectre II put her costume back on in Watchmen #7? What did putting on a costume and being a superheroine do for her? I know Laurie hated being a superheroine but I never got why she also ...
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Why doesn't Captain Pike get security guys skilled in hand to hand combat?
In Star Trek (2009), why does Captain Pike ask for officers skilled in hand-to-hand combat from the bridge instead of getting personnel from security to do the job? Why take Sulu away from his ...
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Why didn't Emperor Shaddam have Irulan marry Paul at the beginning of Dune?
Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV orchestrated the fall of the Atreides because his adoptive cousin Leto was becoming too popular in the Landsraad, and the Atreides army was beginning to rival his own ...
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Why does Gambit not carry heavier objects to throw as explosives?
Gambit's (X-Men) signature move is throwing game cards which he charges with kinetic energy, making them explode with the firepower of a hand grenade. However, the power of these explosions is often ...
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Who is Sasha in the movie Iron Man: Rise of Technovore?
In the animated movie Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, Ezekiel Stane was working with Sasha. Who is Sasha? What was her role in the development of Technovore, and her bond with Ezekiel? Is she present in ...
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Why did Kamala wear her bangle at the end of "The Marvels" (2023)?
If Kamala's powers were unlocked by her grandmother's bangle, but not necessary for her to sustain her powers, why did she wear the bangle at the end of The Marvels if she didn't need it to have ...
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In Three Thousand Years of Longing, why does the Djinn try to lie to Alithea about something that just happened?
It's difficult to ask this question about Three Thousand Years of Longing without spoiling anything, but hopefully I kept the title vague enough for this purpose. Here's my question:
So, why his ...
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What did the doctor think was wrong with Bob in "Needle"? Why didn't Clement say?
In Hal Clement's novel Needle, after Hunter established communication with Bob, Bob and Hunter spend a lot of time trying to figure out how Bob can get back home from boarding school.
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Did Hal 9000 cheat at chess?
Before HAL starts killing the crew, he seems to visibly cheat at chess when playing against Frank Poole. Why does he do so? If he has been programmed not to lie, this should be impossible.
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