Character

A character is a person who exists in a story. Characters guide readers through their stories, helping them to understand plots and ponder themes.
A character can be from the canon series, or an original character. If a character is original to the writer but not to the canon, it is an original character, and could possibly be a Mary Sue or Gary Stu.
There is a third category, the fan character, who is not original to the canon or the writer, but might be used throughout the fandom or by several people for the canon.
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