User blog comment:Sykokillah/Characterisation 101/@comment-9967354-20140810133037

To be fair, I think quite a lot of things don't matter when it comes to characters that can be pulled off well. You could add tiny details like these when it comes to introducing your character, but then as a reader, I don't really care. Pulling off a believable character requires the character to make decisions and react to situations as we would, as human beings. Ever heard of Halli Sveinsson from Heroes of the Valley? That was one amazing character, because he was so flawed. One must understand, as a writer, that heroes and villains cannot be perfect. Because then there would be no kryptonite and there would be no self destruct button on death rays. And balance is never good for a plot. ;)

Also, introductions are completely redundant in my opinion. .-.