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Recurring characters

Keep character context attached to every comic request.

Character consistency starts with explicit named roles, reference images, wardrobe, age, relationships, and scene context supplied in the request.

References improve continuity but do not create a deterministic identity guarantee; production output still needs review and selective regeneration.

Test character references

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Direct answer

The decision this page is for.

Last verified:

Character consistency is a request pattern: named roles, reference images, wardrobe, and scene context on every generation. It improves continuity across panels but does not create a deterministic identity.

Verifiable request

Named role with multiple views

cURL
curl -X POST \
  https://api.llamagen.ai/v1/comics/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMAGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "prompt": "A four-panel mystery starring Nia in the same coat and hairstyle throughout.",
  "fixPanelNum": 4,
  "comicRoles": [
    {
      "name": "Nia",
      "dress": "navy coat and red scarf",
      "referenceImages": [
        "https://example.com/nia-front.webp",
        "https://example.com/nia-side.webp"
      ]
    }
  ]
}'

Structured response

State your application can route

response.jsonPROCESSED
{
  "id": "gen_abc123",
  "status": "PROCESSED",
  "comics": [
    {
      "page": 0,
      "panels": [
        {
          "panel": 0,
          "caption": "Nia finds the missing key.",
          "assetUrl": "https://cdn.llamagen.ai/comics/panel-1.webp",
          "character": "Nia"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continuity visualization

Keep a recognizable cast across every panel.

A character sheet beside multiple scenes makes identity, wardrobe, silhouette, and selective regeneration easy to inspect.

An original silver-haired engineer hero shown in turnaround views and four consistent bridge-rescue panels
Editorial illustration of a character-continuity workflow; it is not a generated API result.Art direction · Original American superhero comic

Capability and boundary facts

Facts an integration can verify.

Last verified:

Endpoint
POST /v1/comics/generations
Authentication
Bearer API key
Lifecycle
QUEUED → PROCESSING → PROCESSED or FAILED
Delivery
Poll by generation ID or use a callback URL
Continuity input
comicRoles with image or referenceImages

Good fit

Use it when

  • Recurring heroes and mascots
  • Personalized stories
  • Multi-page publishing drafts

Wrong fit

Do not use it for

  • Biometric authentication
  • Exact identity replication
  • Skipping human continuity review

Production limits

Plan for the boundaries.

  • 01Consistency is probabilistic; review faces, clothing, props, and proportions across every panel.
  • 02Use panel regeneration when one panel breaks continuity instead of discarding the whole workflow.
  • 03Generation is asynchronous; production interfaces must handle processing and failure states.
  • 04Outputs should be reviewed against product, brand, safety, and print requirements before delivery.
  • 05You must have the rights to prompts, photos, scripts, and reference assets submitted to the API.

Authoritative sources

LlamaGen API documentationOpenAPI specificationCurrent pricingTermsService status

Questions

Direct answers before you integrate.

01How do I attach a recurring character?
Send comicRoles with a stable name plus image or referenceImages, and repeat wardrobe and relationship notes on each batch. Do not assume the model remembers a previous job.
02What if one panel breaks continuity?
Regenerate that panel instead of discarding the whole job, then re-check face, clothing, props, and scale.
03Can this replace ID verification?
No. Do not use generation for biometric authentication or exact identity replication.

Related evaluation paths

FormatImage-to-Comic API for Photos and ReferencesFormatStory-to-Comic API for Scripts and Story BriefsGuideComic API Webhooks and Async Delivery

Next step

Move from evidence to a real API request.

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