Character Analysis; Jschlatt
This is from my original tumblr post about the subject. Follow me there for more writing content! @creativestalkerrs
The original ask on my Tumblr post asked me;
could you write "how to write a character like Jschlatt"? like his personality traits (either his real person or his character he plays) This could be a fun challenge for you as well as people who want to write similar characters based off of Schlatt. :)
Hold on, this is a really good idea! Let me roll up my sleeves and take a crack on this
How to Write a Character Like Jschlatt
Now, we can approach this in two different ways.
1. His character he plays on SMPs
2. His actual person (plus him on theweeklyslap)
OPTION ONE; A CHARACTER LIKE PRESIDENT SCHLATT
President Schlatt is described as a charming, self-centered, and manipulative person. He was a leader and a controversial one at that. Due to him being a leader, he wants nothing but control over whatever his big plans are at that time. Despite him working with others, he only pretends to take criticism and suggestions from those around him, knowing he would do things his way.
President Schlatt is an alcoholic. So it only makes scenes for his personality to be influenced by this factor as well as keeping a flask on him at any given moment. However, he will always remain confidential.
You can’t tell what President Schlatt’s true emotions or thoughts are as he usually builds a wall between himself and whatever human emotion he may have. So it’s hard to tell if Schlatt is trusting or untrusting of someone or something.
He is described as being someone who is lawful evil. Take that as you will.
The main flaw that President Schlatt has is his independent attitude, this, especially when he wants to be in a position of power, can lead to some dangerous games he will often play. This also causes President Schlatt not to ask for help when he needs it the most, often convincing himself that he doesn’t need it
OPTION TWO; A CHARACTER LIKE IRL SCHLATT
NOTE: This section is a little more difficult to write, as someone who doesn’t actually know Schlatt himself, I’m forced into making guesses about who Schlatt is by his content and what is ‘real Schlatt’ or fake. Schlatt is a character of himself online, so, I have to be mindful of that while I compile this part of the post.
Schlatt has a very dry and more ‘edgy-er’ scene of humor. He is depicted as the funny guy. He tries to coat everything with humor, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he will with everything, he can be serious and actually give good advice to those who need it the most.
Some will view Schlatt as the older brother of the group due to these traits he contains. Schlatt comes off as level-headed and smart. He is definitely the type of person that approaches everything with logic rather than emotion.
The one trait that comes off strong that he shares with his character counterpart would be his charming nature. He is the center of the room and can often be the life of the party. However, he does enjoy being alone and working. Instead of him being an alcoholic, he comes off more as a workaholic. This factor can cause him to burn himself out more easily and needs to be reminded to take care of himself.
Overall, Schlatt plays it up for the camera of being someone who has an edgy-er scene of humor, but if you really look hard enough, Schlatt can be sweet and real when he wants to be, giving out pieces of wisdom that you wouldn’t expect and supporting those who are closes to him.
Hope this helped for any type of “Schlatt” related characters you might want to write! This was a fun challenge and hope to do this again. Here is the source I used for President Schlatt if you want to take a deeper look at his character; link one.