Before making the actual script, I always create a character background that helps me in the process of creating a story. I create a story that revolves around the character and that’s a technique that I’ve been using. To further recognise my own character, I create a character background for each character.
The two characters are brothers. They both have the same wants and needs, but what makes them different from each other is their personality. Since both of their goals are the same, the only chance of winning and losing is from their own personality. Samurai is calmer and Wizard is eager.
From this character background, I can already tell who will lose and who will win the duel. The wizard’s anxiety is his downfall while the samurai’s persistency is his glory.