You know what really grinds my gears? The pattern I see in every thread.

GM: This is a vampire roleplay.
Player: Okay but can I be a werewolf?

GM: This is a Italian mafia roleplay.
Player: Okay but can I be a Russian gangster?

GM: This is a roleplay where everyone is a villain.
Player: Okay but can I be a hero?

I don't know if it's just fun to play the odd man out, if it's because everyone wants a unique character, or if nobody knows how to write a character that isn't based off of all the protagonists they've read, but it is starting to seem like half the characters I see are just the writer's attempts to go against the grain of the roleplay.