The Complex Character from the Perspective of Digital Game and Literature: Using Phainon in the Honkai: Star Rail as an Example
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Phainon, Digital Game, Characters.Abstract
The essay using the Phainon in the Chinese ACGN game: Honkai: Star Rail as an example, analyzes the diversity of these characters, dividing into aspects of inner text and outer text, showing the diverse symptoms including hope and love, Messiah complex, infinite narrative, dramatic conflict, round character design, and the beautiful, strength, but tragic tropes. Then, the PV and other promotional videos, along with strategies for photographic methods, will be analyzed. Through it, readers can discover that the dates outside the text itself demonstrate that the diverse ideas mentioned above can be certified by them. After that, a wide analysis about the recreation and the acceptance will be shown, involving a brief dates search about the creation. The dates show that the recreation and acceptance greatly improve the construction of characters. Over the analysis above, readers can draw the conclusion that the character of Phainon has a high level of artistry.
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