User blog comment:BlackWizardZeref/Fairy Tail Chapter 382: Alegria/@comment-24748439-20140501015948/@comment-4829046-20140501143948

I will try and fit your bill B4 but the thing is that my own story utilizes cliches as well. I just make it like a joke in the form of not-quite-4th-wall-breaking. For random example a character asks the MC, "Why do you keep getting powerups like that in the last moment?" And the MC answers "I don't know. It just happens. Guess most of the time it is being driven to a corner that lessens my options and makes it easier to choose from the powers I have access to at that time. Having to keep a limiter on myself is tough work after all." The other guy - "Still, isn't it unfair on your enemies?" MC - "I always tell them what they are getting into and it is not my fault they make a mistake at the last moment. Only  knows how it works and keeps using powerups as well until one of us is out of options." Other guy - "Good thing you found out that he never meant to actually kill you." MC - "Yeah, that actually pisses me off."

But on topic of main character cliches in general though. I will try my best to keep it on the ropes. The story starts with 3 mains but keeps changing constantly until the focus is no longer always on them and instead arrive newer mains. I want to keep it dynamic without having the same old same old.