Character Archetypes
Give every character a strong enough point of view, and they will clash.
Every character inhabits their own world, extracted from vastly different life experiences that give them a strong sense of what the world is and isn’t.
No two characters can agree on everything.
Conflict between characters is the key to story writing.
But characters are not an enigma. They have recognizable tendencies. Understanding 10 archetypes, and 7 “superpowers” is enough to create unique characters that are still iconic enough that you can keep track of who is who.