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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24284
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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I'm completely new to this _forum_ (or whatever it's called) so don't hesitate to point out anything done wrong. Also, please excuse the bad English, it's not my mother tongue.

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I'm _planning_ (yeah, it's kinda blurry) on writing a story with someone and we'd both have a character to put in the story and both would be some sort of main character.

Here is my problem : What I want to explore for my protagonist would be **questionable morals**. By that, I mean someone not minding killing (though not some kind of psychopath) or abandoning others if he can benefit from it.

As an example, I wanted my protagonist to kill a few innocent people (leading to a major conflict happening later) without immediately being too much troubled about it. Does this sound too much ?

Basically, this idea comes from me being fed up with 'too kind' or 'morally irreproachable' protagonists (sparing enemies, giving big inspirational speeches, etc).

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Do you think this is a viable concept ? Is it compatible with a female protagonist ?  
Should the other _main character_ compensate for this trait ?

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Thanks in advance for your answers.

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