More of a character rant board than anything, really.

I want to hear everyone's opinions about mischaracterization because WOW it goes crazy in this fandom. Figured it was probably best to keep it in it's own thing so it's not negative everywhere. Of course the worst examples of this are probably the Striders, but it feels like a lot of depictions of characters seem to miss the part where they have character. What are some things about characters you wish people would utilize more in fanworks? Personally, I think more attention into Nepeta would be pretty good. Everyone depicting her as this gal who is just a soft innocent baby is missing just about everything. She kills and skins shit! She uses the blood to paint on her walls! She's badass in fighting, and the majority of stuff I see only focuses on "haha furry" when she should be explored way more than that. Another frustrating thing is when people make Kanaya/Terezi/Tavros revolve around Vriska, Tavros and Gamzee revolving around each other, Jake's entire character revolving around Dirk, and Dave and Karkat's entire characterization revolving around each other. It's another reason I'm not fond of those pairings, alongside some others, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. Mods, let me know if a thread like this is too negative. Thanks.