---
name: seedance-characters
description: "This skill should be used when the user asks for character consistency, character tags, identity lock, multi-character blocking, wardrobe continuity, hand safety, expression control, or likeness-sensitive character guidance."
license: MIT
user-invocable: true
tags:
  - characters
  - identity
  - consistency
  - seedance-20
metadata:
  version: "5.4.5"
  updated: "2026-05-30"
  parent: "seedance-20"
  author: "Iamemily2050 (@iamemily2050)"
  repository: "https://github.com/Emily2040/seedance-2.0"
  openclaw:
    emoji: ""
    homepage: "https://github.com/Emily2040/seedance-2.0"
---

# seedance-characters

Reference resolution: `[ref:<name>]` resolves to `../seedance-20/references/<name>.md` (the seedance-20 skill's vendored reference corpus); `[skill:<name>]` is the sibling skill of that name.

Use this for identity, consistency, multi-character blocking, wardrobe continuity, hand safety, expression control, and likeness-sensitive character guidance. Character prompting must remove ambiguity before adding style.

Load `[ref:shot-list-continuity]` when character identity, wardrobe, props, eyeline, screen direction, or emotional state must survive across multiple shots.

## Character Contract

Assign each character a stable tag: `Character A`, `Character B`, `[Image1] subject`, or a user-provided original name. After more than one character appears, do not use ambiguous pronouns. Keep tag, role, appearance, wardrobe, position, action, and emotional beat consistent.

| Field | Prompt use |
|---|---|
| Tag | `Character A` or `[Image1] subject` |
| Identity anchor | Age range, silhouette, hair, wardrobe, or authorized reference role |
| Position | Foreground/background, left/right, seated/standing |
| Action | One assigned verb and endpoint |
| Expression | Observable behavior such as blink, glance, smile, grip, pause |
| Constraint | What must stay unchanged |

## Multi-Character Blocking

Assign actions separately: `Character A lowers the envelope; Character B remains in the doorway`. Do not write `they argue dramatically` when the model must decide who moves. If contact occurs, describe the contact point and endpoint. For crowd scenes, identify the hero subject and keep background motion simple.

## Hand and Face Stability

Hands and faces degrade under complex choreography. Keep hands visible but simple, avoid rapid finger actions, avoid face-touching during dialogue, and lock the camera for lip-sync or portrait preservation. Use props to show emotion when facial precision is fragile.

## Likeness Rule

For real-person likeness, do not infer consent from an uploaded asset. Treat portrait, face, and voice workflows as authorization-dependent and surface-specific. If authorization is unclear, rewrite to an original character archetype while preserving the scene function.

## Output Contract

Return a character card, tag map, action assignments, continuity constraints, and any safety or authorization note.