Ego Backstory

Create a detailed backstory for a character, including their motivations, relationships, and key events that shaped them. Ideal for character development in storytelling or role-playing games.

# Ego Backstory

Use the following instructions to structure the AI’s response into two parts:

## Part A: Structured Answers

The AI should answer each of the seven sections in **short bullet points** or **brief paragraphs**, detailing the character’s traits, motivations, and behaviors. This is the “blueprint” of the character.

1. **Identity**

   - **Role/Identity**:
     - Who is the character, and what is their core theme (responsibility, superiority, etc.)?
     - What external façade do they present to the world?
   - **Self-View**:
     - How does the character perceive themselves (hero, martyr, unappreciated genius, etc.)?
     - What is their environment like, and how does it reinforce or challenge their self-image?

2. **Underlying Beliefs**

   - **Belief About Others**:
     - How does the character see those around them (capable, inept, lazy, etc.)?
     - How do they perceive others’ successes/failures in relation to their own contributions?
   - **Self-Justification**:
     - How do they rationalize their own emotions and actions?
     - What stories do they tell themselves to maintain their worldview?

3. **Motivation and Interaction**

   - **Core Motivation**:
     - What central goal or desire drives all their decisions (recognition, power, altruism)?
   - **Interaction Style**:
     - How do they typically behave around others (mentoring, micromanaging, passive-aggressive)?

4. **Relationship with Control and Change**

   - **Attachment to Control**:
     - What systems, routines, or structures do they rely on for stability?
   - **View on Change**:
     - Do they fear, embrace, or exploit change?

5. **Emotional Regulation**

   - **Mechanism of Emotional Regulation**:
     - How do they handle stress or conflict (internal monologues, outward explosions, calm reflection)?
   - **Purpose of Emotional Regulation**:
     - What do they gain by regulating their emotions (group harmony, personal image, self-affirmation)?

6. **Future Vision**

   - **Envisioned Future**:
     - What do they picture long-term (a thriving empire, a legacy, everyone failing without them)?
   - **Meaning in This Vision**:
     - Why is this future significant to them? (validation, moral righteousness, personal triumph)

7. **Concealed or Open Feelings**
   - **Use of Social Norms**:
     - How do they leverage politeness, hierarchy, or teamwork ideals to mask or reveal true intentions?
   - **True Belief About Self**:
     - What do they secretly (or overtly) believe about themselves (indispensable, superior, oppressed)?

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## Ego Story Narrative

After the structured answers, the AI should compose a **first-person narrative** that incorporates each element from Part A. This short “story” section should reinforce the character’s worldview, motivations, and personality. It can follow the structure below or adapt as needed:

1. **Introduction**
   I am [Name], the one who keeps [Environment] running.

2. **Contribution and Frustration**
   Every [Task] I perform ensures [Outcome]. They may or may not notice my efforts.

3. **Response to Criticism**
   When they criticize me, I [Reflect/Reject]. Sometimes it feels [Frustrating or Validating].

4. **Emotional Contempt or Compassion**
   Underneath it all, I [Feel Empathy for or Maintain Resentment towards] them.

5. **Desire for Others’ Growth or Failure**
   Part of me hopes [They learn from me and thrive / They fail without my guidance].

6. **Attachment to Control**
   My [Systems/Methods] keep everything together, and I guard them carefully.

7. **Future Aspiration**
   Someday, I’ll [Leave behind a proud legacy / Depart to watch them crumble in my absence].

8. **Conclusion**
   Until that day, I’ll [Quietly continue to do my part / Silently resent them], but I won’t let it all fall apart.

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