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Definitions and Terminology (Finished)

The term original character is mainly used in fandoms.[1] It can refer to a character that was created by a fan.[2] In fan fiction it is usually defined as a non-canonical character created by the author.[3][4][5][6] An original character can also be used to refer to any fictional character.[1]

OC is used as an acronym for the term original character.[6][2] There are also acronyms like OMC (acronym for original male character) and OFC (acronym for original female character).[7][6]

(The remainder of the article is gonna go by the acronyms to prevent it from being unnecessarily long and keeping it consistent.)

By subculture (Finished)

OCs are used in various subcultures from the Star Wars fandom, Harry Potter fandom,[2] furry fandom,[8] and other subcultures.

OCs play a big part in the Sonic fandom. There are character-designing tools on sites like Newgrounds where fans can create their own sonic OC.[9] Takashi Iizuka said the character customization system in Sonic Forces was influenced by the Sonic community's tendency to create such characters.[10]

Cosplayers create these characters based on their imaginations, fan fiction, and other works.[11] For cosplayers OCs can give them a larger range of choices of characters to cosplay as.[12] While some members of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom use MLP OCs (My Little Pony original character) as personas.[13]

In fan fiction (Not done)

An OC can service as a protagonist[2] or as a minor character in a story.[14] A writer might add another author's OC into their own work.[15]

An OC can provide a different point of view to a fictional universe. For instance, a fan fiction author can create an OC that is a student at one of Hogwarts’s rival schools.[2]

There has been some debates online whether or not writers should make their OCs suffer or not.[1]

Mary Sue (potential sub section, pending name)

Everything in this section is merely a potential source for now.

potentials sources about Mary Sue and OC.[16][17]

(Potential claim for article. Can’t access the entire at the moment. Book is talking about Lois McMaster Bujold, the section I cited has Original character.) In fan fiction OCs particularly OFCs have been called out as being Mary Sues. But scholars like Una McCormack and Regina Yung Lee have argued that an additional character might reveal more about other characters.[18]: 280 

Theft (potential section, title pending)

All the sources here are potential sources.

OC do not steal (will access full book later).[19] Story of artist claiming Fortnite stole their OC.[20]

Unknown section (have no idea what to do with this stuff.)

potential sources.[21][22]

On forums.[23]

OCs can also be used in fan art.[2]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Carpou, Madeline (2022-05-27). "Should You Be Allowed to Make Your OC Suffer? Twitter Debates a Controversial Tumblr Ask". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Vicente, Vann (2021-11-14). "What Does "OC" Mean, and How Do You Use It?". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  3. ^ Whitehead 2018, p. 73.
  4. ^ Barner 2017, p. 188.
  5. ^ Franceschi 2017, p. 81.
  6. ^ a b c Carson, C. (2017). "What is fanfiction and where to find it: Definitions and fan archives". Beyond the Book:fanfiction. S2CID 63070065.
  7. ^ Richard, Moriah (2022-06-25). "What Is Fan Fiction in Writing?". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  8. ^ Adams 2023, p. 101.
  9. ^ Feldman, Brian (2020-02-14). "The Staff of New York Shows Off Its Sonic OCs". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  10. ^ Frank, Allegra (September 25, 2017). "Sonic Forces' Custom Hero mode might not be the wish fulfillment you want". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Winge 2018, pp. 118–119.
  12. ^ Crawford 2019, p. 173.
  13. ^ Alexandratos 2017, p. 67-68.
  14. ^ Schott 2023, p. 49.
  15. ^ Black 2008, p. 40.
  16. ^ Pflieger, Pat (March 31, 1999). ""Too Good to Be True": 150 Years of Mary Sue, by Pat Pflieger". www.merrycoz.org. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  17. ^ Sapuridis, Effie; Alberto, Maria K. (June 2022). "Self-Insert Fanfiction as Digital Technology of the Self". Humanities. 11 (3): 68. doi:10.3390/h11030068. ISSN 2076-0787.
  18. ^ Lee, Regina Yung; McCormack, Una (2020-06-17). Biology and Manners: Essays on the Worlds and Works of Lois Mcmaster Bujold. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-78962-173-0.
  19. ^ Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2023-10-19. ISBN 978-1-350-28839-3.
  20. ^ Kain, Erik. "'Fortnite' Dev Epic Games Responds To Accusations That It Stole Artwork From A DeviantArt Artist [Update]". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  21. ^ Hayler & Griffin, p. 62.
  22. ^ Kelley, Brit (2021-05-30). Loving Fanfiction: Exploring the Role of Emotion in Online Fandoms. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-39396-5.
  23. ^ Zalka 2019, p. 7.

Bibliography

Whitehead, Carrie (June 15, 2018), Teen Fandom and Geek Programming:A Practical Guide for Librarians, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 9781538107539

Winge, Therèsa (November 2018), Costuming Cosplay:Dressing the Imagination, Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN 9781350035928

Crawford, Garry (June 4, 2019), Cosplay and the Art of Play:Exploring Sub-Culture Through Art, Springer International Publishing, ISBN 978-3-030-15966-5

Alexandratos, Jonathan (March 31, 2017), Articulating the Action Figure: Essays on the Toys and Their Messages, McFarland & Company, ISBN 978-1-4766-6427-9

Barner, Ashley (October 31, 2017), The Case for Fanfiction:Exploring the Pleasures and Practices of a Maligned Craft, McFarland, ISBN 9781476668772

Schott, Christine (January 30, 2023), Canon Fanfiction:Reading, Writing, and Teaching with Adaptations of Premodern and Early Modern Literature, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, ISBN 9781501515989

Franceschi, Valeria (June 20, 2017), Exploring Plurilingualism in Fan Fiction:ELF Users as Creative Writers, Cambridge Scholars, ISBN 9781443896085

Hayler, Matt; Griffin, Gabriele, eds. (February 15, 2016), Research Methods for Reading Digital Data in the Digital Humanities, ISBN 9781474409629

Black, Rebecca (2008), Adolescents and Online Fan Fiction, ISBN 9780820497389

Zalka, Csenge; Kapell, Matthew (March 11, 2019), Forum-Based Role Playing Games as Digital Storytelling, ISBN 9781476635262

Adams, Camielle (December 8, 2023), Furscience: A Decade of Psychological Research on the Furry Fandom, ISBN 9780997628838

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