How to Write Fantasy Protagonists (in 60 Seconds)

Ever wanted to write good fantasy characters? Back off Brian Sanders, this is the video for all you fantasy writers out there.

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[CRohrscheib]

Trauma. You forgot trauma. There is no such thing as a well rounded fantasy protagonist with a healthy childhood and a supportive family.

[Abundy]

Did you know that if you replace the K in Kaladin with P you get Paladin? This is an extremely subtle technique that Brian Sanders uses to tip off the observant reader that Kaladin might be some kind of honorable protector type character. That's why Brandy Sandy makes the big bucks

[DanielGreeneReviews]

"Pat" Should not be nearly as funny as it is.

[tito]

Notice that Elantris, the book that kickstarted Brandon Sanderson’s career, features not just one but two tall fantasy protagonists

[lostschedule]

Yes. Every protagonist needs to be Rand al'Thorn because every story is another turn of the Wheel.

[cmation]

My favorite protagonists are the ones with plain names like Jim, and then the side characters all have names like hshakbsdunabu

[TheNeodarkwing]

Your protagonist should have an easy to pronounce name like Kvothe.

[bro.that.is.adorable.]

Don’t forget, you may include up to five (5) female characters; however, only one (1) of them is allowed to be less than breathtakingly gorgeous

[dylan_sinnott]

Writing fantasy protagonists is even simpler than this actually.
Fantasy protagonists.
I'm gonna be the next Brian Sanders 😎

[judeconnor-macintyre]

Everyone's height (in real life too) should be compared to Rand.
"how tall are you?"
"one fourth of a Rand"

[samamber]

"They were so tall, SO TALL, only like, a head shorter than Rand."

[LuisFZ]

Just don't name your protagonist something stupid like Joshua or whatever.

[chestersnap]

Everyone thinks Frodo destroyed Sauron by accidentally dropping his ring into the evil volcano but actually he had gained so much power over his quest that he had enough of it in a single finger to overcome Sauron. It was the finger he accidentally dropped and not the ring that defeated Sauron

[JoshNeller]

"Rand, Rand al'Thor, " not me expecting Mat next but we got "Pat" and got me dying! 🤣👌

[legendswithjasper]

Kalvin Stormy is my absolute fav. Loved it when he saved Davenar Koking in book 1!

[Cam_Wolfe]

I can't tell if all of your characters are divorced, or if the skits are the same guy doing terrible craigslist acting jobs to pay the rent for his cr*ppy, single-dad apartment

[AndrewsWizardlyReads]

You leave Stormy al Thor alone. I love all this chaos it feeds my

[williamkeohane]

Hi, fantasy protagonist here. I can confirm that through my adventures I eventually learned how to kill somebody by snapping my fingers.

[katymartin]

That Randall Thor is a really tall boi.

[sentinelshoshin]

I'd like a sequel for Sci-Fi Ideas. Cuz everyone knows that the ideas are the real protagonists of the Sci-Fi genre.