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It’s only really apt in really specific situations and if you’re hoarding 99% like some idiots here 🫩

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I think that’s a pretty good distinction. Let’s make Grimm OCs…

Also yeah, I definitely feel more removed from them as my precious OCs once I put them out there in a story meant to be interpreted. At that point my interpretation of them is secondary to the way readers interpret them.

Yeah, I feel like there's this level of self indulgence found in OCs that you don't really find in characters for a story. I feel like the characters in my comic tow that line which is why I can understand why people could use either of those terms.

I remember seeing the term OC most commonly used in the RP space growing up, which is what I associate with the most. I'm curious though, at what point of the webcomic process did you just start to think of them as just characters rather than OCs?

Now to open up the philosophical discussion of "when is this au of a character so divorced from the source material that it's just my OC now"

I think I would have to agree lol it feels like that's the biggest distinction

Oh yeah I didn't even think about the sona culture lol it all feels like terms that are slowly converging to one meaning

But I honestly do not care in the slightest because they're more vessels for a story that is open to interpretation. Are they "free-range" OCs then lol

This is the one thing that confused me when people call my characters OCs. It feels like when they put that label on them it feels like there's this air of "I'm not allowed to touch this since it isn't mine."

I am aware this question is very subjective, which is why I posed it in the first place since I wanted to see what other people thought. Forgive me if it feels like I'm needling too much as to your definition of it lol

I'm mostly bringing it up since OFF was a phenomenon where a small project a guy made blew up into a fandom that people made OCs for (me being one of them).

So where does that separation end? For instance, an indie project primarily conceived by one person, but involves a few other people also helping make it. stuff like OFF by Mortis Ghost was primarily made by him, but people don't call those characters OCs.

I'm less concerned about the real definition of the term, and am more so just wondering the culture behind it. People would look at me strange if I called Luke Skywalker George Lucas' OC, I'm just wondering why.

Okay, but no one ever calls anything made in a full piece of work OCs. If we off of literal terms then yes, Elphaba from Wicked would be considered an OC, but she rarely even is. Personally, I don't think that definition really explains distinction I feel like that's there.

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I don't really see my characters as OCs since they're more in service to whatever story I want to write, but people call them that. I don't take offense to that label at all, but I am curious as to what about them makes people think "OC".

when does an OC stop being an OC become a character... is there even a real distinction anymore I'm genuinely curious

I'm used to the term OC being used in conjunction to fandom or a pre-existing piece of work, but it seems to be a catch-all term for any original characters nowadays.

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Panel 1 Close up on the witch's eyes as she wakes up Witch: uurgh... Panel 2 She sits up, putting her hand on her head where she got punched. Witch: Argh... That damend revenant and its... its stupid gaggle of freaks! When I catch up wtih em' I'm gonna- Panel 3 POP the witch hears something in the dark and immediately looks up Panel 4 there is a shadowy figure on all fours. Cracking sounds are coming out of it.

Panel 1 Close up of the shadowy figure's eyes looking down Panel 2 The figure looks at the witch Panel 3 Reverse shot of the witch looking back at it. Panel 4 The figure starts turning towards the witch, drool dripping onto the floor. The witch has whipped out her gun and pointed towards the figure. Witch: Don't you think of taking another step here! Panel 5 The figure continues crawling slowly towards her, you can see a smile in the darkness Panel 6 Show back to the witch yelling at it. Witch: Are ya dumb?! I said stay back! Panel 7 Close up of the figure's mouth. The teeth and gums are exposed with flesh loosely wrapped around it Creature: ah... ah... Panel 8 Close up of the witch. Witch: I'm warning ya!

Panel 1 Full page spread of the gun going off, lighting up the room and illuminating the creature. It's Holt mid werewolf transformation. his face is splitting apart as a wolf head is growing in while in the inside of the mouth you can see a bit of his human teeth, his spines are overlapping on his back, and his one arm is falling apart and being reformed. Panel 2 Reverse shot of the witch realizing the predicament that she's in Witch: Wh... What... Panel 3 Witch realizing she's cooked. Witch: What in the hell is that?

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I still think about how in 2020 I would stream no talking walk through vlogs of theme parks and cities to friends saying "Hey, let's all pretend we're here right now. I'll go first, guys I threw up." and how I would find that funny every fucking time

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Artists! Quote with your fanart

I kinda cooked with these ngl

Also the concept of him going to a zoo and killing all the animals because he was bored made me laugh so hard, he’s so funny ❤️

Zenos ffxiv is so fucking funny he had a kill all life boner for you so bad he died in a field of pink flowers over it