BeautyMoon 68 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I tend to like them, but have such an issue with "Mary Sue"s. During my time as a fanfic author I used to have idol/actor x OC pairings, but tried my best to slap the Mary Sue out of my OC (don't know if I was successful each time). I have noticed that some on here hate them xD so I was curious to what writers and readers think about them and why you guys like them or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomluhan 6,162 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 they usually look fucking horrible and are all recolors i avoied them in fics because they're never well written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nini Bear 3,530 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I love them to death if the writer knows how to do them properly. I personally make OCs in my free time for fun, when I don't even write. I find it so much fun. it's one of the reasons what makes people-watching so interesting tbh, picking up random strangers habits and fashion styles etc. Idm sitting at a train station for an hour for this reason. I feel creepy tho... sometimes I just sit there trying to create background for a random person I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMaster 3,005 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I dont mind them, but of course writing a good original character can be hard writing a good story can be pretty hard actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Everything 23,394 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 i never read fanfics with OCs unless they're a minor character in the fanfic for example a teen wolf fanfic i read was based on may fav ship sterek and had a minor oc but she wasn't relevant to the plot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
爱U 558 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 i used to obsess over fanfics on aff, the only OC i remember adoring is Dal (Running with Wolves, kaidal pairing) Her character was really great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMaster 3,005 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 they usually look fucking horrible and are all recolors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosesquare 2,797 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I don't really like OCs. To me, fanfictions are alternative stories to characters/plotlines that have already been established. To put OCs in fanfictions is like inviting a stranger to a family dinner tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautyMoon 68 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 I love them to death if the writer knows how to do them properly. I personally make OCs in my free time for fun, when I don't even write. I find it so much fun. it's one of the reasons what makes people-watching so interesting tbh, picking up random strangers habits and fashion styles etc. Idm sitting at a train station for an hour for this reason. I feel creepy tho... sometimes I just sit there trying to create background for a random person I don't know. Same. I just love creating a character from scratch and developing it into someone that could actually be your friend or weird-ass neighbor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeojin 3,402 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 it's like someone made an oc based on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYUZAKI 10,284 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I don't mind if the writer only use OCs as supporting characters. But I don't really like when they use it as main character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyeongsangdo 21 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 The OCs I encountered of my 2 years of (cliche) fanfictions are either mary sues, the one who has a tragic backstory or the one who is a nerd and nobody likes her because she's a nerd.. The nerds sometimes tend to be mary sues Some fanfictions with mary sues are kinda fun to read.. Some of them are not. I don't like them nor hate them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nini Bear 3,530 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Same. I just love creating a character from scratch and developing it into someone that could actually be your friend or weird-ass neighbor exactly this! and I find it especially fun if there's a challenge. how to make one of those overused type of OC's into an original, interesting one. you have the all too known ice queen character for example, who has a fucked up background and what not, but it's lacking most of the time. the most fun thing about it is to make one that is relatable and realistic yet still defines as "ice queen/king" in her/his own way. that being said, I don't usually write, so they always end up being forgotten. T^T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Macaron 1,979 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I used to make a ton of OCs (most of which I never used and most of them ended up becoming their own ACTUAL original character for original works) so I don't really CARE if people are writing fanfic with OCs in main position, I just don't read them but I don't mind if they're back up or supporting characters because sometimes you just don't have enough characters or you just need to fill out a minor role. That being said i do despise the 'SUDDENLY ONE CHARACTER HAS A RANDOM SISTER WHO ARRIVES' or just in general adding a singular girl somehow to the plot (i've legit seen people do that to shit like Lord of the Flies like...what) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shocking blue 7,514 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Whenever I've read a fic with an OC it's so obvious they're just a projection of the writer's personality or a Mary Sue... but who knows maybe there are some good ones out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taebb 1,624 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidoan97 743 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I hate Mary Sues too I prefer my OTPs, but I don't mind OCs if they are well-written and portrayed realistically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para-DX 731 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I prefer to add OCs in my fanfic works because it also bring out a third person view on other characters and vice versa. If someone really hate OCs, it is either you ain't good at writing or simply, you are just plain delusion for the characters you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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