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I think the only thing my characters have in common is that they're male, they're generally young (so as to be more active) but I've played wizened older characters in big roleplays, and they don't sexually harass anyone. I would say "because I find that reprehensible" but I murder people and steal in roleplays and I wouldn't do those in RL either so

But I play all kinds. To name a few I've been a

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[*]Hardened merc
[*]Slave
[*]Crazy pilot
[*]ruthless captain and swordsman
[*]Suave cutthroat
[*]Con man
[*]Heroic Knight
[*]Warrior Monk
[*]Academic Sorcerer
[*]Academic 1930's Adventurer
[*]PTSD Soldier
[/list] 

Etc. 

I guess none of them have any problem going into combat either, which is the last similarity. I did start out with a very narrow set of caricatures, but over the years (as Odin stated) I branched out. I don't think anyone should be criticized for playing in their comfort zone either, however. It's all in good fun and as long as your partner doesn't mind, you shouldn't let anyone tell you what to do.  
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They're all quintessentially you <3

Whenever I've GMd, I try to do a first round of feedback and offer suggestions on the sheets. I don't mind repetitive and common tropes. What I care about more than that is how well the player knows and feels the character. I care that my player has a direction for said character and is happy and motivated to write them. 

I'd rather have a tropey character who the player is stoked to write with, than a character that eventually falls flat because the writer loses steam, or didn't know the character to begin with. Does that make sense? I also think that a good way to add diversity is on playing with strengths and weaknesses. I tend to stack weaknesses as opposed to strengths. Like, yes, my man can fight amazingly well but he's shithouse in a social situation.

As for me, I have a handful of characters who I think are pretty diverse! I tend to play in Elder Scrolls universe, which in terms of diversity more often than not offers a delicious array...

I have my bratty healer, who had that normal and perfect childhood and still turned out like a pretty bad apple....
A disabled, older Dunmer who uses her illness to her advantage
A big massive cat-boi who smashes through opponents by getting his hands on pretty much [i]anything[/i] around him a la John Wick. 
A nord monk type who has a tendency to talk a lot and over embellish his accomplishments for entertainment
An older woman who was once accomplished in her medical field, but when her husband and daughter died she's been depressed and a shell of herself, waiting to die.