\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I decided to create a BuzzFeed quiz based off of characters from the game Don\u2019t Starve. I decided to choose this because each character from Don\u2019t Starve has a unique personality with quirks, perks and drawbacks. I started with the original 9 characters and gave an overview of each character in the results as well as what that might say about the quiz taker\u2019s own personality. Each character\u2019s backstory and personality are over the top stereotypes so giving basic traits to the quiz taker based on the character is more likely to be resonated with. After that I imagined what each character from don\u2019t starve would be like if they were a leader, how would they treat their followers and what would people go to them for and added that to each result as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I asked my friends to take this quiz and tell me their result.\nThen I asked them if they believed it accurately depicted them or not and why.\nMost of my friends believed it to be mostly accurate to them but some were just\na little too off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first one to take the test was Nick. He got the\nresult Wendy. Wendy is a sweet girl whose sister haunts her. I had her answers\nbe mostly related to family, love, and care. Nick told me that he does like to\nbe alone in his head or outside somewhere. He believes he is a caring leader\nand loves to listen to other\u2019s stories and problems. The only inaccurate thing\nwas that he didn\u2019t have that strong of a connection with his mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second one to take the test was Jeremy. He got the\nresult WX-78. WX-78 is a self-sustaining robot who constantly improves himself\nand hates humans. I geared his answers towards logical thinking and being alone\nwithout any desires or emotions. Jeremy believed this is really close to\naccurate for him in the sense that he doesn\u2019t like rainy days, generally doesn\u2019t\nlike people, loves his pets, and is a logical thinker. The only inaccurate\nthing was that he is an emotional person, not a heartless robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third person to take the test was Connor. He got the\nresult Wes. Wes is a silent French mime who expresses his emotions through physical\nmotions and painting. I made his answers fall towards indecision, quietness,\nand wanting to have only close friends. Connor believed this result was\naccurate to him because he can lead a group of friends and express with art. He\nhad no complaints with his result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fourth person to take the test was Daniel. He got the\nresult Maxwell. Maxwell is the antagonist of the game and is entertained by\nwatching the other players struggle to survive. However, he crawled his way to\nthe top after being at an all time low and decided to focus his answers on competition,\nwinning, and himself. Daniel thought this was kind of accurate in the sense\nthat he is competitive, but he loves people, doesn\u2019t see them as subjects, and\ntends to have good relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fifth person to take the test was Riley. He got the\nresult Wolfgang. Wolfgang is a strong character who can take on the toughest foes\nand has a high self-esteem. I aimed his answers at strength, confidence, and\nattention. Riley thought this result was accurate for him except he hoped he\ndidn\u2019t come across as boastful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sixth person to take the test was Zach. He got the\nresult Wilson. Wilson is a witty, creative scientist who isn\u2019t that good at\nbeing a scientist. I geared his answers toward creativity, ideas, and not being\ngood enough. Zach did not think this result was accurate at all. He is\nextroverted, hates the winter, is afraid of the unknown, and says that no one\ngoes to him for creative input. The only thing that this result kind of got\nright was that he means well even if nothing goes to plan. Zach then decided to\ntake the quiz a second time and he got the result Wes, like Connor. He once\nagain did not think the result accurately portrayed him because he is not\nsilent and doesn\u2019t communicate with art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seventh person to take the test was Maggie. She got\nMaxwell as her result, like Daniel. She was sad that the result said she would\nrather be feared than loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The eighth person to take the test was Rebecca. She also\ngot Maxwell. She said that it was accurate because she liked control and to be\nrespected but that it was inaccurate because she appreciates input from others\nand doesn\u2019t make gut decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ninth person to take the test was Julia. She got Wendy\nlike Nick. She said she\u2019d like to think it fits but she said that she does need\nto work on her active listening skills more for it to fit perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tenth person to take the test was Mackenzie. The got Wolfgang\nlike Riley. She said it was accurate because she is confident, opinionated and\nlikes to command a room. She also says she prioritized health, but she doesn\u2019t\ncenter her life around it. She only thinks its inaccurate because she doesn\u2019t\nsee herself as a leader and people don\u2019t look to her for instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The eleventh person to take the test was Ethan. He got Woodie. Woodie is a polite Canadian lumberjack stereotype who also turns into a werebeaver. I centered his answers around hard work, the outdoors, and being polite to people. Ethan believed this was fitting because he is down to Earth, people respect him and his values, and he also definitely turns into a werebeaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So overall, I think my test was accurate with some exceptions. Tests that categorize people can\u2019t all be winners because humans are too complex to begin with to be put into 1 of 9 characters from a video game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n