40AM Character Motivations

Character motivations for the characters (4OAM)

For Emerald

-Emerald's idea of perfect happiness is her to be better than Kenton in everything he does and for her to have the future potential in life

-Emerald disapproves of her overly suspiciousness of things and people

-One of her greatest achievements were successfully kicking Kenton out of the restaurant

-Emerald would have to be forced to work together with Kenton in some situations she can't do herself

-To bring the character to life, she could, for example, catch up with her friend, but annoyed about the fact that they did something productive and helpful, her friend asks what she did, but Emerald stays quiet and tries to change the subject

For Sapphire

-Sapphire's idea of perfect happiness is for everyone to at least show a little goodness in their lives and wants the world to be a better place in terms of the environment

-Sapphire feels good about herself, so she doesn't disapprove

-Her greatest achievement was her attempt to be a peace maker (which didn't work out)

-(Robbin Hood Problem) She would turn the robber in, because she knows stealing is wrong and even though the robber used it for a good cause, he'll still be around to rob other places anyways.

-(The Trolley Problem) She feels like it's better to save the majority of the people than to not save all of them at all, so she'll pull the lever

-Sapphire is a good kid that likes saving, helping people and spreading joy, but it would mean that she'll never kill anyone. Like mentioned above, that would be a situation where she would HAVE to kill someone (indirectly in this case).

-She can have a good conversation with her friend and have a laugh

For Gold

-He would save his dignity before people disrespect him

-He wants to be famous for being a daredevil for good things

-His idea of perfect happiness is when he will be the 'superhero' of his town and would be rewarded for his bravery

-A trait he disapproves of in him his that he can get overconfident at times, which causes him to make mistakes

-His greatest achievement was him getting rid of the frogs in town with a smart plan

-(The Robbin Hood Problem) He would turn the robber in since Gold likes action and being in one

-(The Trolley Problem) He'll save them all, he's a wanna be hero

-What's unexpected for him is that he'll say that he can't do X in despair in a situation he can't control

-Other's might say "Gosh, Gold is desperate for action" or smth

-When catching up with an old friend he'll probably like exaggerate about the things he did

For Coal

-His idea of perfect happiness is when he's not an outcast, he's appreciated by everyone and he gets a girlfriend

-He thinks he's a failure in school status

-His greatest achievement was winning that football game

-(Robbin Hood Problem) He would start chasing after the robber and doing some epic stunts (although failing them) and then just about when he got a hold of the robber, he catches him, the police cuffs him and THAT'S what got everyone to cheer for the police, which shocks and annoys Coal.

-(The Trolley Problem) He would look around to see if there's any girls or people standing around, shout out "Oh no, there's some people in distress. Not to worry, Coal is here!!" and then when he comes up to the people, he gets annoyed and walks away saying "Not what I was expecting"

-Other students and people call him a loser, outcast bla bla bla. But his friends think that he's cool, fun and enjoyable to hang out with

-(Example) In some partner task in school, the students get mixed with different people and have to build a volcano. Coal gets paired up with one of the popular girls. However, instead of doing the task (which the girl isn't doing, she's on her phone), he starts trying to flirt with her, she eventually gives up and asks "What is it?". Coal brags about his Straight A's in which he shows, but she says they're all F, Coal tries to talk about something else, but she says "You know, the correct way to flirt with someone is to ask about them and not yourself. She walks away to get assigned to a different person, but Coal tries to ask what cup.

For Mellia

-(Robbin Hood Problem) Mellia would just keep to info to herself, because she's just a hard-working mum so she wouldn't need to go through the stress of catching the criminal

-(The Trolley Problem) Usually her reactions would come from Daddyore's actions

-Something unexpected from her is probably a change in her behavior (due to some kind of substance or plot device)

-Her kids might think she's boring or just not exciting enough or annoying.

-It would just be a normal conversation with her friends, unless Daddyore comes in. Usually the chemistry between them makes scenes humorous.

For Daddyore

-Daddyore's idea of perfect happiness is unlimited time to watch TV

-He was already famous for being a rock star

-His greatest achievement was getting buy none get all free at Billy Burgers

-(Robbin Hood Problem) He'll make him sit down and give him a talk therapy

-(The Trolley Problem) He'll just ride on the trolley

-He has a backstory, when he was young he had neglectful parents who never taught him right or wrong, so it caused him to do bad decisions. Although the only time he makes GOOD decisions is when it comes to music.

-Mellia thinks he's "misunderstood but is still my melody"

-In his bio he'll just put in some pop up ad he found

For Ryder

-His idea of perfect happiness is when his brother stops picking on him

-He hates the fact that he teases and puts down other people, he doesn't mean it

-(The Robbin Hood Problem) He'll keep the information to him self for the kids in need, he's a bully with a heart-of-gold

-The unexpected is that he would actually help people

-Other people would think that he's dangerous and mean

For Steven

-His idea of perfect happiness is catching every crook in town

-His greatest achievement is yet to come

-(The Robbin Hood Problem) Steven is a police officer exaggerated, so he would turn the robber in, but in the most coolest way

-(The Trolley Problem) He'll save them all, by stopping the train himself.

-Something unexpected would be to not save someone / or not do his duties

-Others might think he's very focused

-(Example) When Steven and his wife go out for dinner, he sees a crook stealing some drinks, Steven can't focus talking to his wife and when his wife asks what's going on, Steven says that he's going to the toilet, then he dashes away, but he starts attacking the criminal on the floor and cuffs him. Everyone starts picking him up and saying his name, which catches his wife's attention and starts trying to get him, Steven tells the crowd to 'cheer out of here'

For Kendric

-Kendric's idea of perfect happiness is when people actually listen to him and praise his ideas.

-He doesn't like the fact that he's awkward, although he doesn't verbally state this at all.

-(Trolley Problem) For this, Kendric is actually driving the train and since he's a train conductor, he manages to stop it, but maybe it could go wrong due to his friends.

-What's unexpected is him not being pitiful in rare cases

For Coal's friends are basically Coal, but have separate personalities from Coal, but they all have the same goals

-Dan has an unhealthy obsession with girls

-Wille likes games and he's kinda brain-dead because of this

-Charlie wants respect and popularity, but Charlie is the only one that is more considerate towards Coal.

For Kenton

-(Robbin Hood Problem) Turn the robber in, stealing is wrong in his eyes.

-(Trolley Problem) He would call the police

-Kenton is secretly pressured and stressed from his parents forcing him to be something he doesn't want to be (He wants to be a teacher) which leaves him upset, he doesn't reveal this until season ???

-Kenton is the smart guy and when somebody says something he disagrees with, he says "My Dad [insert advice]", which usually leaves the other person annoyed.

-(Example) When Kenton and Emerald get stuck in the pipe room, Kenton says that even he thought this was stupid, Emerald doesn't care and tries to bust out, although she can't, Kenton tries to talk to her, she ignores it and tries to call someone, but they don't have any connection, Kenton says that "we have to-", but Emerald starts shouting saying no no no, Kenton attempts to finish what he was saying a couple of times, he finally says that they have to work together, which results in Emerald pretending to faint and die.