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Using "Fantasy" in Different Contexts
Q: On the story I'm working on right now, the Main Character Throughline has an Issue of Fantasy and the Impact Character Critical Flaw is Fantasy. Should the illustrations of these two story points be related or can they be completely unrelated expressions?
A: They can be similar (though shown within the different contexts), or they can be unrelated expressions of Fantasy.
What is important to keep in mind that the MC Issue is the thematic focus of the Main Character PERSONALLY, while the IC Critical Flaw is the quality that UNDERMINES the IC's ability to negatively influence the Main Character's impact on the effort of the OS characters to achieve the Story Goal. (That's a mouthful.) Both may be Fantasy-related, but the contexts in which Fantasy is used is quite different.
For example, in "Star Wars," Luke has a MC Issue of Fantasy. He has issues with wanting things that are unreasonable to expect, e.g. becoming a hero by joining the rebel forces and defeating the evil Empire, even though he is a farm boy on a planet in the middle of nowhere who has never seen action in his life. Even being identified as the son of a Jedi Knight seems like something out of a storybook, not personal history."
Obi-wan's Critical Flaw is also Fantasy:" Obi Wan Kenobi (versus Ben Kenobi) is identified as some mystical wizard from times past that may or may not have ever existed. That reputation, combined with a general unfamiliarity with 'fantastical powers' of the Force, puts serious strain on Obi Wan's credibility.".
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