Kinsona

A kinsona is a type of original character or fan character that takes attributes of one or more canon characters and implements them into the design of the original character. It may be similar to a dekudog, though dekudog usually comes with more negative connotations than kinsona. For some, kinsona and dekudog are interchangeable terms, though a kinsona is made with kinning in mind, which is not true of every dekudog. 
Alternatively, some may include non-canon characters in their definition of kinsona, instead using kinsona to refer to any character related to one's kintype. With this definition, someone whose kintype is a cat may consider their cat-based sona to be their kinsona.What's A Kinsona? DeviantART thread. Mar 25, 2016 (Accessed 5/10/2022)
==History==
Kinsona predates the term dekudog by roughly three years, with the earliest usage of kinsona seen in a piece of Furaffinity art from July 2014 that was tagged with "kinsona."The Cutest Spacemutt [[NOT MY ART]], Furaffinity. July 11, 2014 (Accessed 5/11/2022) Then, kinsona was mentioned on the Furaffinity forums on Jan 2015.My "kinsona", and some backstory., Furaffinity forums. Jan 3, 2015 (Accessed 5/11/2022) On DeviantART, one of the first mentions of kinsona is from July 2015 by user EddigitalCola.What is a Kinsona? DeviantART. Jul 29, 2015 (Accessed 4/10/2022) The replies reference My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ponysonas, with one response from 2015 believing kinsona was related to the word ponysona and another response from 2017 saying it wasn't. On DeviantART 2015, there are several journal entries about kinsonas related to My Little Pony ponysonas, however kinsona did not start as a MLP term and continues to be used by the wider kin community. "Ponysona" itself predates kinsona by three years, cropping up around mid 2011.Pony Creator Full Version, DeviantART. Aug 21, 2011 (Accessed 5/12/2022)Family/Friends reactions when mentioning MLP :D, canterlot forum. Mar 9, 2011 (Accessed 5/12/2022) 
While the exact origin of "kinsona" is unknown, it's possible kinsona may have developed among furry otherkins, therians, or fictionkins around early or mid 2014. This timeframe aligns with Google trends.Kinsona, Google Trends. (Accessed 5/19/2022) This possibly aligns with the usage of the word "kintype," where one of the earliest references to a fictionkin "kintype" coming from Jan 2013 FuraffinityTumblrTag War-Sareth, Furaffinity. Jan 13, 2013 (Accessed 5/18/2022) and May 2014 on DeviantART.Well fuck ._., DeviantART. May 24, 2014 (Accessed 5/18/2022) It is difficult to correlate kinsona and kintype using Google Trends due to kintype having an older secondary definition that is unrelated to fictionkin.
==Comments and Opinions==
Opinions on kinsonas may change between websites. For example, one comment on Tumblr from an anon stated that they were fine with kinsonas on any website except for Toyhouse.
On May 29, 2019, DeviantART user Basi1isk made a poll asking for opinions on kinsonas. As of May 19, 2022 there are 45 votes. 14% believe original characters are better, 39% have no interest in kinsonas, 11% have one as an exception, 36% support kinsonas fully, and 0% said kinsonas were bad.kinsona opinion, DeviantART. May 29, 2019 (Accessed 5/19/2022) The poll also included a comment section with replies, two of which are below.
Other opinions from other sources and communities are below.
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