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These are character bios for my crime drama Used Books. This is my attempt to make the bios more organized, detailed, and useful than my original attempt at a bio page, which can be viewed here.

(This bio format idea was stolen, er, inspired by The Devon Legacy.)

My sister is helping me with this project by telling me what I need to include in the bios to make them a functional resource for my readers. As such, I'm not going into any superfluous details about personalities, appearance, etc. I am sticking with bare-bones history and how they relate to the other characters (which my sister says is the most important thing since there are so many names and faces to remember). -- All the details included here were presented in the comic, so this isn't supplemental reading or "spoiler," just a quick overview for the sake or reference/reminder.

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I'm starting with Kaida, the first character to appear in the story and arguably the most important one as far as the story conflict and plotline. (Most of the main troubles in the story can be traced to Kaida. ;) ) Kaida is essentially a kinder, gentler fictional version of my friend and former roommate Gael. She was also inspired by a variety of anime characters including Jigen from Lupin III and Paul from Get Backers.
-Posted on Mar 11, 2009

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Do I have to wait for the next update to get replies here? :P

Nope. Author notes here are designated for page info (just like my other comic -- not UB).

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@ Bio: We don't get an approximate height :(

Unnecessary info. I asked my sis, and she agreed. (No physical description at all.) Kaida is average height but lean and pale. When I designed her, I pictured her as physically delicate and elegant, like a porcelain doll (covered with un-feminine clothing, tied up hair, and big sunglasses). A few times in the story, characters have commented on her paleness and leanness.

If you like, I can make note in my author notes in the future. I will probably include height on Tim's bio (he is around 8 feet tall, a true giant)

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I see you are updating readers as to what is currently happening.
What are you going to do about updating the bios after stories change?

I sorta have to considering absolutely nothing is known on page 1, so where's the cut-off point? Luckily, it's all very general, so I won't have to add or change things any time soon. If I went into details (Raidon's jealousy, exactly what Kaida forgot, the state of her "secrets" involving Yuki's late fiancee...), it would be different.

If/when it does become outdated, I have no problem making new ones. By then, my art will be outdated too.

The main reason this is here is to sort out names and relationships, so it's almost a list. I actually had a timeline in a folder a long time ago. I should make a new one. It was pretty useful for me to keep flashbacks organized.

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Kinder and gentler? What ways did Gael used to kill people? o_o

Not yet (as far as I know). I'm actually referring to Kaida's feminine/generous side. All my characters are somewhat double-natured. Kaida tries hard to hide that she is frightened and lonely. (Gael is not. She is a is a tough spitfire badass to her core.)

In the original character design, Kaida wasn't an assassin. She was an anthropologist like Gael. After I changed that, I made her dad the anthropologist, but Kaida retained her interest of history, artifacts, and antiques.
-Posted on Mar 11, 2009

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Kaida is essentially a kinder, gentler fictional version of my friend and former roommate Gael

Kinder and gentler? What ways did Gael used to kill people? o_o
-Posted on Mar 11, 2009

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To be fair mine was stolen... er... inspired by FIGHT's cast pages :P

Though I helped mlai with those so maybe it's not total thievery ;-)

You went a LOT more in depth than I did. So quick question: I see you are updating readers as to what is currently happening.
What are you going to do about updating the bios after stories change?

My idea is to make another bio for the same character everytime a large chunk of story has been completed. (like I need to update Sally's with her illness)

One of my favorite parts of writing and reading these are the notes in your comment section telling your inspirations and such. I'm glad you stole... I mean... borrowed that as well :)

@ Bio: We don't get an approximate height :(
With 700 pages of story this is actually pretty condensed XD

Do I have to wait for the next update to get replies here? :P
-Posted on Mar 11, 2009










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