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Q&A How do I write gray vs grey stories?

I've been kind of interested in writing a grey vs gray story. For those who don't know grey vs gray is two or more sides of conflict that aren't full on good or full on evil. I'm writing a webcom...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Willfire Z Tiger‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:53:31Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/45161
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Willfire Z Tiger‭ · 2019-12-08T11:53:31Z (over 4 years ago)
I've been kind of interested in writing a grey vs gray story. For those who don't know grey vs gray is two or more sides of conflict that aren't full on good or full on evil.

I'm writing a webcomic that will become an animation with this idea. Basically the idea is that there is a planet filled with an alien race called stick figures (inspired by Hyun's Dojo and Stickpage versions of stick figures which are more stylized, you can [view one of their best here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34NfuVCrfok)) who love to fight yet are great companions in their group evolution. Which explains how they haven't died off (since last I checked in regular evolution the evolved species in question must get along with each other).

I'm inspired by Hyun's Dojo (obviously), My Hero Academia, Avatar The Last Airbender, Dragon Ball Z, Marvel movies, martial arts movies, etc.

The trouble is figuring out how to do it. I don't want to risk having multiple sides look like pricks (especially since I use to day dream scenes that are very angsty and it's a little hard to put those into scripts). So how do I show all the sides not being assholes?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-13T18:36:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 7