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Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

So, lets talk about Fandom roleplays, or more specifically, original characters. Over the past twelve years of belonging to roleplay communities, I've gathered that people much prefer canon characters opposed to OC's in their fandom roleplays. I could be wrong, but that is just my personal experience. Most people that I've come across refuse to play against another person's OC, which I can understand because a lot of people tend to use their OC's as their own personal self insert against a character they really like. Now, I personally enjoy placing OC's in my fandom roleplays, however I have never paired them up against a canon character at the start. I much prefer interactions happening naturally, although I'm sure a few partners of mine have picked up my subconscious clues that I wanted a canon character to end up with my OC in a roleplay. I don't make them specifically for that purpose of course, but rather to further my own plot in the fandom universe, and to better connect with the story. So, my question to this community is, how do you approach fandoms? Are OC's a turn off to you, or do you like them? Is their a specific way you implement them in your fandom roleplays? Happy Thanksgiving by the way.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

I personally prefer to play oc vs oc in fandoms for a few reasons. 1 I just find it hard to get into an actual, established character. I like to make a character my own, playing an official character limits that. 2 Headcanon can be a pain in the ass to deal with. Everyone wants to see their favorite character in a certain light, and i've noticed that people can sometimes get a bit upset if you play their 'favorite' the wrong way. 3 I just feel oc vs oc works a lot more smooth and naturally, and allows for better interaction I guess. It'sa lot easier to work with the mindset of both characters being original or official and since I prefer making my own character, i'd like to see my partner be creative as well. Of course, if I do a fandom based plot I really prefer to do an 'Inspired by' style RP than one that's 11 to the source material.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

Fandoms can be hard to do, but it really depends what the involvement the players are going to have. Some, like the poster above me, do a story where they include elements of a fandom but don't necessarily play in that universe as a whole. Mine revolve more around 'What If' scenarios and a few extra twists thrown in for fun. I think a healthy mix of OCs and canon will help all involved to enjoy the story, as they can add a layer of depth and enjoyment that puts a fresh spin on the overall plot itself. And so far, I have quite a few successful stories that I'm extremely happy to be a part of.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

I honestly don't see a point in doing a fandom RP if you're going to be using original characters. I mean you could just as easily do an original setting that riffs an established universe. But for the whole canonOC thing... I honestly never do it with strangers. It always comes across as unfair to me, where one person plays their personal pet Sue and they usually are, let's be honest here and expects the other to play their fictional crush. Essentially it smacks of 'I'll sit back and you do all the work, and meet all MY specifications.' I only go canonOC if it's with a person I have RP'd a fair bit with, and have a good connection with.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

I almost never establish an OC x Canon pairing at the start of any roleplay. When I say almost never, I mean I've only done it twice in my 8 or 9 years of roleplaying. The reason I don't is for the exact reason you stated in your beginning post people will expect you to play their fandom crush while they self-insert into their basic-ass OC. It's neither appealing or fun, and plenty of times it turns into you doing all the imaginative and creative work while your partner let's hisher OC get strung along by everything. Yuck, boring. I do, however, love mixing lots OCs and canons into my fandom RPs and just letting the story progress naturally, and letting whatever relationships progress naturally. That way, both participants are actively making choices for both OCs and canon characters, and are also active in choosing the destinies for each character. Also, LOL at people who demand their partners play a canon to their OC, but then refuse to also play a canon. That's just... selfish. It makes it obvious that they don't really want a story, and more want someone to write out their wild sex fantasies as their fictional crush.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

That's exactly how I like to do fandom roleplays, Ari. And yes, people who completely refuse to play Canon characters whilst still wanting to play against them are a tad ridiculous. I can't think of anyone who would actually want to do a fandom roleplay like that to be honest. That's a whole different level of selfish self insert bullshit that I would never want to deal with.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

I am really hesitant to play canon characters think I have done it twice on here but I don't often ask for it either. If i want self insert OC X my fictional crush, I am perfectly capable of writing it myself, thank you very much! Personally, I almost always prefer Oc x Oc in fandom rps. More fun to create something original in a structured world than to try and fit into someone else's head canon for a character.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

I will play a canon character if it's rich enough and I like it - or if I like it and my partner is fine with me developing it further. If I really love my character and the plot then I would be fine with my co-writer playing an OC. That said his OC would have to be very solid.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

Very rarely did I ever do fandom rps but when I would it was usually because I desired to play a canon character. I like self-insert type fantasies myself so co-writing a fanfiction where I get to play the interesting character and still see that sort of fantasy played out with them, satisfies by proxy. I guess it's just a no-brainer that a flimsy, you do all the work for the story type of character wouldn't be acceptable. I don't see how that is any more probable with fandom rps and OCs in them than with any other rp, honestly. I get that it might be the impression given that someone who only wants to play OCs to someone else's canon is lazy but it's not true. An original character and keeping them fully fledged and just as interesting as the canon we all know and love, is hard. If anything, canon is easy because you don't have to guess how they'd react, you don't have to develop a backstory, and all your motivations are already written out. As far as headcanon goes, that's based on individual interpretations. I'd only ever promise to play my interpretation unless there was something I liked about my partner's ideas. Other than that, there's not a whole lot you could argue about, having the canon right in front of you.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

I don't mind OCs in fandoms. I love to do fandom role-plays and I really don't mind playing canons or OCs. I find myself not that interested in playing OCOC as much as like OCCanon. For example, I love to role-play as Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter and my absolute favorite pairing is DracoGinny I ship it soooo hard, but I'll do DracoOC as well if the person has an interesting character. However, I can't guarantee I'd be all that interested in OCOC. For me, it's mostly that I like what the canon has to offer - they have a static part in the storyline that is already defined. For me, it's almost like a guarantee that the character is going to be interesting. Over the years that I have been role-playing I've seen a lot of really shitty OCs, some of mine even included in that. They're not always gold. They're usually Mary Sues. So, I understand why people would prefer a canon character over someone else's special snowflake OC. But I'm still not completely against OCs. Sometimes I enjoy the world more than I do the characters themselves and would like to play with the plot line a bit more than what the canons can offer me without butchering everything, which is where OCs become very useful and even fun. It's all about personal preferences.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

Ariamella said I almost never establish an OC x Canon pairing at the start of any roleplay. When I say almost never, I mean I've only done it twice in my 8 or 9 years of roleplaying. The reason I don't is for the exact reason you stated in your beginning post people will expect you to play their fandom crush while they self-insert into their basic-ass OC. It's neither appealing or fun, and plenty of times it turns into you doing all the imaginative and creative work while your partner let's hisher OC get strung along by everything. Yuck, boring. I do, however, love mixing lots OCs and canons into my fandom RPs and just letting the story progress naturally, and letting whatever relationships progress naturally. That way, both participants are actively making choices for both OCs and canon characters, and are also active in choosing the destinies for each character. Also, LOL at people who demand their partners play a canon to their OC, but then refuse to also play a canon. That's just... selfish. It makes it obvious that they don't really want a story, and more want someone to write out their wild sex fantasies as their fictional crush. Click to expand... all dis also, a lot of this depends on your partner. like, no shit you should run screaming from somebody who has a million notes on how a canon has to be. or they have a lame ass basic OC. That's not inherent to that kind of character balance, that's just poor writing in general. but like, lmao an RP is not real literature. you scribble it up in your downtime at work. you have hit some cool bits that are literary, but it's mainly corny wish fulfillment that your partner will flake on at any moment. So given that, I will play with your corny wish fulfillment character if they entertain me as much as they entertain you. And if you want me to play as Severus Snape or whatever in the course of that... okay. PLEASE NO PMs, SNAPE IS A GREASY LIL BASTARD AND A BAD TEACHER THAT PROJECTS HIS GROSS HIGH SCHOOL ISSUES ONTO 14 YEAR OLD KIDS LIKE lmao please get over yourself for the sake of humanity okay thanks But that almost never happens. You know the problem with self-inserts is usually they don't exist to do shit besides be fawned over while the other writer does all the actual work, and no thanks.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

If I may throw my hat into the ring here... For me, personally, OCs depend on what universe I am looking for. If I am majorly craving, say, a roleplay set in the Fallout universe or the universe of another RPG, I always find an ococ character to be the best. 'Canons' in those worlds typically never interest me as much as the universes themselves. I find that I typically steer away from playing the Lone Wanderers, the Commander Shepards, and the Dragonborns of an RPG fandom universe. I have a lot more to work with to create an OC I find interesting to inhabit the mind and control the movements of with as much lore that is usually packed into every crevasse of a Bioware or Bethesda universe. If I am wanting something in Mortal Kombat's or Street Fighter's world, I would typically prefer to have a canon somewhere in the pairing. I find it considerably more difficult to create a believable OC in a fighting game universe, which is where a good bit of my other fandom craves come from. I always judge my interest in a fighting game on the characters if the characters aren't good, I won't enjoy the game, no matter how solid and fun the mechanics are. While this might be bad practice in regards to roleplay, even subconsciously I find myself doing this in the universe of a fighter if I don't find the characters to be good, be they my own, canons, or my partner's OC or OCs, I am going to have difficulties getting into that roleplay. As of late, I have become a heck of a lot more lenient on the inclusion of an OC in general a long while ago, I would only take RPs for Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat on the condition a canon female is used for my male self-insert. As I dig deeper and deeper into the lore, I find it easier to create OCs as I usually do with RPG universes, but there is still a large disparity between the amount of info sources I have available. That's just my two cents. I dunno how sound that ended up appearing, but I wanted to get my thoughts out there.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

November said all dis also, a lot of this depends on your partner. like, no shit you should run screaming from somebody who has a million notes on how a canon has to be. or they have a lame ass basic OC. That's not inherent to that kind of character balance, that's just poor writing in general. but like, lmao an RP is not real literature. you scribble it up in your downtime at work. you have hit some cool bits that are literary, but it's mainly corny wish fulfillment that your partner will flake on at any moment. So given that, I will play with your corny wish fulfillment character if they entertain me as much as they entertain you. And if you want me to play as Severus Snape or whatever in the course of that... okay. PLEASE NO PMs, SNAPE IS A GREASY LIL BASTARD AND A BAD TEACHER THAT PROJECTS HIS GROSS HIGH SCHOOL ISSUES ONTO 14 YEAR OLD KIDS LIKE lmao please get over yourself for the sake of humanity okay thanks But that almost never happens. You know the problem with self-inserts is usually they don't exist to do shit besides be fawned over while the other writer does all the actual work, and no thanks. Click to expand... Yeee, okay, agreed on everything. Also, lol about the Snape part. You hit exactly what I was thinking when I wrote that the person writing the canon character does all the work. I don't like that, often times if you're the one writing the canon character, you can tell that the person writing the OC just wants their character to be fawned over and be given the sex. Some corny I see you, I fuck you type shit, lmao. In my own experience, it's uncommon for people to request OC x Canon pairings and make a well-developed OC. But then again, my experience is limited to GaiaOnline when I was younger, and one other RP site besides Bluemoon. It's rather limited in that aspect, especially since I've tried my best to avoid OC x Canon pairings within recent years. I can see a few fandoms in which I might want OC x Canon pairings, but these are also fandom universes in which completely original characters are just as, if not more, appealing as writing canon characters.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

In the rare instances I actually do participate in fandom rps, I tend to want to play an OC of some kind. I feel playing a character from a franchise is restrictive and not that fun. I don't like playing a character with an already established personality and relationships. I don't mind playing opposite a character from said fandom. But me playing an OC is really the only way to get me to do them. I roleplay to experience new things and build my own characters and worlds. I just don't find as much enjoyment in playing in pre-established worlds and lore and definitely don't like playing a pre-defined character who I may not even like to begin with.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

I love both canon and original characters - when they're done right. What's been said before flies pretty true in my opinion - a lot of people want to use canonoc pairings to throw a weakly thought out wish-fulfillment character up against their fictional crush. That's not a bad thing, but it's not to everyone's tastes. I personally love to play canonoc pairings - but I don't use my originals as self inserts, try to develop them as their own people who don't completely revolve around the goal of boinking their canon fave, and also offer the opportunity for my partner to play an original as well so that no one ends up feeling like they're dragging along in a story they have no real investment in. Solely playing a canon character for someone else's wish fulfillment is boring and frankly I lose interest in doing so pretty quick unless they have an awesome character that really seems to suit the story. I also have to really, really like the canon material and feel like I have a solid grasp on the canon characters in order to feel comfortable writing withas them, versus when I do ococ stuff which I do enjoy I can be a little less invested with the story as a whole and make the universe itself my and my partner's own.
Thread: Fandoms and OC vs Canon

When I get into fandom RP's I usually prefer to go for something that is usually CanonxCanon or OCxOC. The draw towards the former for me is both the ship itself, but also the opportunity to look into an alternate universe of the series, for example using the Harry Potter theme that was mentioned earlier it could revolve around something like What if Harry and Hermione were closer at the start of the story and developed feelings for each other as time went on. And then writing a story together accounting for those changed. And the reason I enjoy OCxOC is that it let's both writers go on the wild side, exploring their imagination and coming up with adventures that can tie into the canon plot of the universe but not having themselves tied to that story. For example an RP of two young Purebloods in Harry Potter caught up in the war. Or two Muggle born students trying to hide and survive. Or any combination that is enjoyable for the writers.
Thread: Heaven's Lost Property (Ironic x Rauk)

Deemed too dangerous to remain in service, the destroyer-class Angeloid ' Phoenix ' Type Omega had been scheduled for destruction. He was initially created as a last resort for defense of the Synapse to turn the tables of the great war in their favor. Phoenix ended the war by single-handedly wiping out the enemy with minimal effort, which frightened his creators. They had not intended to create a weapon of such power, and worried that he may eventually cause more harm than good in the long run. Phoenix was lucky enough to have a very wise general as his master, who could not bring himself to go through with his execution. It was a sad day, when he had made the decision to go against his orders and save Phoenix's life. As the hatch to the escape pod slowly closed, a tear ran down his master's face as he spoke. Phoenix. I want you to find a new master. Someone who needs you as much as you need them. The angeloid returned his words with only a blank stare, as the hatch closed, and the pod was ejected out into space on a course for Earth. The angeloid's memories were completely wiped, and the vast majority of his combat capabilities locked away. Barely able to stand or speak, he pushed open the door. The poor creature had awoken in a truly strange place, foreign to anything he'd ever known. The sun shined down onto his face for the first time, giving him a warm feeling that did not cause discomfort. Stepping out of the pod, Phoenix analyzed his surroundings. To the north there was the city, which obviously contained a plethora of human activity. There didn't seem to be anything of interest in any other direction, so he began his journey downtown. The breeze blew through his short, dark hair as he walked. The angeloid zipped his white leather suit up and toyed with the broken chain attached to the collar around his neck. As his memories were mostly erased, he knew very little about himself and only retained some basic knowledge about the human race. His main priority was to obtain a new 'master.' Although a master's orders are absolute to an angeloid, whomever took it upon themselves to take him in, would soon realize he is a very independent angeloid that only needed a 'master' because he was programmed to require it for survival. He was fully capable of giving his master tactical advice, and was a highly intelligent being. However, he was still an angeloid, which meant any direct order given by the master must be carried out in full, whether or not it was what they actually wanted. Would he be able to find someone?
Thread: Heaven's Lost Property (Ironic x Rauk)

What was this nonsense that was spewing from his mouth? He didnt even know what reality TV was! Okay, so this had to be real. Just to make sure she pinched herself to ensure this was indeed reality, and it was. So you mean to tell me youre not even human at all? We need to get you away from the publics eye or theyll notice you! She grabbed at his wrist and led the way to her home, picking up the pace in order to get their faster. You included the name angel with angeloid, so do you have wings? If you do youre hiding them very well. Keep them that way. If anyone sees them theyll either think youre cosplaying or know that youre not from around here. If they do come out we will have to say its part of a costume or something around those lines. Her back was faced to him as they paced along the sidewalk, her eyes straight ahead and concentrated. Im sorry if I didnt thank you properly for helping me. I will cook something at my home in thanks and I would like to know more about your story. But his next question really caught her off guard once she spun around to face him for a moment. Because his master? Was this a fetish of his? A thick chain pixelized into view, something straight out a movie that was connected around his neck. She didnt even have enough time to respond back because he quickly took his words back. But did he add the word yet into it?... Well talk more about it later, I dont even have time to ask any questions. It only took the duo five more minutes before they stepped foot into her home. It wasnt a big house, only two bedrooms. It was good enough for her since she was living alone. She took her shoes off once she went inside her house and took the groceries from Pheonix and started to put them in their designated areas. Does chicken breast with potatoes and vegetables sound okay to you? While I cook you can sit by the table near the kitchen and begin to explain things to me .
Thread: Heaven's Lost Property (Ironic x Rauk)

The man handed her the things he had carried for her, and did as she asked, sitting himself down at her kitchen table. That sounds fantastic! He graciously said in a warm tone, at least as much of one as he could muster. The angeloid did not normally regain his strength by eating food in the way humans did, as there were multiple ways for him to re-energize. However, to appear humanly and attempt to make Azura more comfortable, he thankfully accepted her cooking. I've never had anyone cook for me before... You certainly are a good person. By the way, I don't believe I caught your name yet. What would you like me to call you? His mind trailed off for a moment, as he gazed blankly into the delicious looking meal she was preparing. His stomach growled as the intoxicating aroma of the chicken breasts permeated throughout the kitchen. As for my wings, yes. I am equipped with a variable wing core. The simple fact did not register in his mind that pet-class angeloids were never equipped with such powerful hardware. You don't see them, because I have the ability to make them come and go as I need them. See? Standing up, he pushed the chair in and assumed a straight posture. White light was emitted from his body, as feathery, cream colored wings materialized and emerged from his body. They wrapped around him momentarily, and then retracted. As they vanished back into his upper back, the inhuman Phoenix pulled the chair back out and sat back down. I rarely use them, however. No need. The angeloid was very graceful in his display, and did not knock anything off of the table, or allow his wings to touch anything in the kitchen during their visual demonstration. I'd love to know if there's anything I can do for you, master. He awkwardly covered his mouth momentarily, and blushed. I mean... Is there any way I can repay you for being so kind as to feed a hungry angeloid?! In a cute, more energetic than normal way, he forced a really awkward smile and tried to cover himself up yet again, as he waited for her to finish cooking.