Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-25052433-20150919183325/@comment-5614678-20150920094555

If we're really gonna do this (it certainly looks like we are, the overwhelming majority is up for it.) people should keep in mind that a lot of the elements of the story, no matter how stupid you think they are or how much you hate them, can work great if written well.

Here's the perfect example, take a look at this picture drawn by Demongirl99 (A good friend of mine):

http://demongirl99.deviantart.com/art/Eldritch-Creatures-101-Part-12-326384860

Here Jeff's traditional appearance is kept perfectly, but the way she draws him makes it look fucking terrifying instead of silly. If you saw this guy staring at you in a dark alley, you wouldn't think "ara~ ara~ what a cute bishie boy! If only he had a nice mary sue like me to nurse him back to happiness!" You'd think "Holy shit the motherfuckers got a knife RUN BITCH RUN HE GON' KILL YOU"

He's still got the gray skin, the long messy hair, the self-inflicted scars, and even the super strength. But the way this picture presents all of these things, the way they're portrayed actually makes them come off genuinely scary.

Jeff doesn't look emo, or smug and wacky like the joker, or sad or tormented. He looks FUCKING PISSED. He's still 14, he still looks the same - but he's actually really fucking scary here because the person drawing him knows how to make him scary.

That's how I think people should approach rewriting this story. You don't have to turn it into a completely different type of story, you don't have to radically change the character. All of the elements of Jeff the Killer - no matter how stupid you might think they are - can all be done well.