User blog:Violetofen4/The Evolution of Richtofen and How He Came to Be

It started out with the video game character. Edward Richtofen, one word: Awesome. I just loved his jokes and his personality. I deeply and carefully sculpted him out, and later on, his history, which I originally interpreted him to have Dempsey, Nikolai, and Takeo to be his half-brothers, went through major changes, as well as his personality, which was slip into about 10 alter-egos.

Originally, Richtofen was meant to be a villain. It seems so... strange... for me to think this, looking at him now. But then I thought, Where will he end up? How can I introduce this character? Would he be powerful and shady like Darkfire? Clever and cunning like Hawkfrost? Sneaky and smart like Tigerstar? I couldn't decide, so I sticked with the sarcastic trouble-maker he is today.

Later, I had began thinking. What if Richtofen seemed like the good guy and later became a villain who realises what he's done wrong and goes good again? Remember when he had that meltdown with Samantha after he nearly dies? That was all massively planned.

Then, there was Samantha. I originally had thought they had a uncle-niece relationship, but then I noticed that through Richtofen's family tree, no cats had brown fur, not a single patch. Richtofen and Samantha did. They must have some sort of deeper relationship! So, I changed it up.

Also, a spoiler, Richtofen has two living daughters: Samantha, and Maria. You'll meet Maria later. >:3

Comments? Questions? I will answer and reply to just about anything!