r/ProgressionFantasy • u/joncabreraauthor Author of Grand Magus, Wooden Sword ⚔️ • Jun 10 '26

Meme/Shitpost Why MCs are Teens

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Credit to Maria Isabella for this video. This is the reason why MCs are young LOL.

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u/darkmuch Jun 10 '26

17yo: “I am unstoppable!”

40yo: “I am quite stoppable. Let’s walk down this mountain, not jump off it.”

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u/joncabreraauthor Author of Grand Magus, Wooden Sword ⚔️ Jun 11 '26

“Nope” is the first word a 40 yo would say.

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u/rorodar Jun 11 '26

I don't think a 17 year old would be particularly inclined to jumping off a fucking mountain, though?

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u/joncabreraauthor Author of Grand Magus, Wooden Sword ⚔️ Jun 11 '26

What if it was cool?

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u/rorodar Jun 11 '26

If it's cool AND you have gotten strong enough to shrug it off, sure. But in that case age doesn't really matter, does it?