This award-winning paper presents commonly practiced character creation methods and expands their foundations to produce more dynamic, methodical approaches complementary of small and large scale casts. Gathered information features various storytelling mediums in modern pop culture, applying techniques from best-selling writers like Christopher Vogler, Blake Snyder, Robert McKee, as well as others, to understand habits in modern character creation, how character interact with audience perception, and why some characters live beyond the boundaries of their story and why others fall flat.