Sonic's Fan Characters

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Sonic's Fan Characters; should they exist or should they not?
Tweet Topic Started: Apr 29 2009, 08:34 AM (10,912 Views)
Spikes The Phantom	Apr 29 2009, 08:34 AM Post #1
~~=SB='s Phantom~~ Posts: 780 Group: E Rank Hero Member #274 Joined: November 12, 2006 Xbox Live Gamertag: BlakweaponX Game Currently Playing: Persona 3	(I'm not Exactly sure where this should go so I'll put this here. if it is in the wrong place please politely tell me. Also,politely , if you are a staff member who can move topics move mine to the appropriate forum.) I recently went surfing the web looking at stuff about sonic...noticing the many Fans and.....Non-fans of sonic then it came up: Sonic Fan characters are pointless. I'm sure there may be a good number of people who dislike fan characters here I'd like to discuss this subject and your views on this.
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Radar	Apr 29 2009, 08:46 AM Post #2
Good to be back Posts: 2,496 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,063 Joined: June 14, 2008 Gender: Male	I really think you should be allowed your own fancharacter. I mean, a lot of things in life are pointless, and we still do them, don't we? So long as it's not a recolour, it's absolutely fine by me.



Spikes The Phantom	Apr 29 2009, 09:03 AM Post #3
~~=SB='s Phantom~~ Posts: 780 Group: E Rank Hero Member #274 Joined: November 12, 2006 Xbox Live Gamertag: BlakweaponX Game Currently Playing: Persona 3	i agree with that i mean denying someone there ability to imagine is something I'm against and that's technically what they are saying....
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~~Eprahim~~	Apr 29 2009, 10:03 AM Post #4
Lava Reef Act 2 Posts: 4,075 Group: Game Over :( Member #3,768 Joined: November 21, 2007	I do have one problem with fan characters. Well, make that two. 1) 90% of the fancharacters have got such an EXCITING* story that I can fall asleep in less than 0.0093 seconds after starting reading it. 2) It's not Sonic fan characters. Moarlike using a template for the fan characters. The same authors, most of the time wouldn't be able to explain their character outside of the Sonic universe. It's like a person without legs and arms, but with a mechanical help. Take away that and... *Mortally boring



SuperShadowgal	Apr 29 2009, 10:06 AM Post #5
The Female Ultimate Life Form! Posts: 3,112 Group: E Rank Legend Member #59 Joined: April 29, 2006	Have to agree, as long as it's not a recolor. (Or if it is... its bio should wow the masses! I.E. be very good) The thing is though... this isn't the only fandom that makes fan characters. If it's just some singling out effect I have to ask: So are "DBZ fan characters pointless?" "Avatar FCs?" how about some of the other shows out there that have a fandom that makes FCs? If it's only the Sonic fandom they're pointing the finger at; "is it because there's recolors?" they've obviously never bothered to explore other fandom then. Other fandoms out there have recolors and mary-sues too, no fandom is perfect. I have no problem with fan characters. They're just another thing on the list for creative outlet. Maybe not as spectacular as thinking up your own story (because you are basing things on something that's already been made), but it's still creative.
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Gallant Vision	Apr 29 2009, 11:29 AM Post #6
Sky Sanctuary Zone Posts: 6,835 Group: B Rank Legend Member #9,330 Joined: September 4, 2008	RaDaR125 Apr 29 2009, 08:46 AM I really think you should be allowed your own fancharacter. I mean, a lot of things in life are pointless, and we still do them, don't we? So long as it's not a recolour, it's absolutely fine by me. Least not a HORRIBLE recolor. I mean, look at Metallix. He (or she) changes body parts of his characters, and they still look exactly like the original. And his first fan-character, Puncture the Porcupine, had the body parts of the differents official characters.
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~~Otaku Clause~~	Apr 29 2009, 11:56 AM Post #7
Santa's Little Helper Posts: 1,469 Group: Continue? Member #4,434 Joined: December 19, 2007	I hardly think fan characters are pointless, they can add many interesting elements to a fanfic. If you remained completely canon on a fandom all the time, there's only so much you could do with it while staying in canon with the original. Add a fancharacter or two, though, and you have new villains, new allies, new love interests...How well you develop them can also determine how good the story is. If you make a character that's a recolor or Mary-Sue, chances are nobody's going to read it. If you can make a believable character with a detailed background and realistic personality, however, the story would probably be something people would want to read!



Katamaont	Apr 29 2009, 12:21 PM Post #8
Skald of the North Posts: 913 Group: C Rank Hero Member #9,832 Joined: March 14, 2009	I don't like fancharacters at all. There, I said it. I dunno...the vast majority just seem a lot like people inserting Mary-Sues into Sonic's world, or else, more or less, fursonas (often both). And I think the other reason I don't like them is that the franchise has enough bloody characters . The games usually balance each character's personalities well, and in fanfics or comics and such, when another character is added, especially one that's clearly non-canonical, it just sort of ruins that balance. Especially when people make up fan pairings...nrgh. Tails x Mina was obnoxious enough in 25 Years Later without people having their fan-character (see: avatar) mutually fall in love with one of Sega's. RPing's a different story, obviously, since it's usually done outside the realms of the games, and rather than requiring a ~~crappy~~ image, it requires some thought put into both the plot and character development, although you still get some people and sites who just can't seem to handle the idea of creating a story rather than an autobiographical fantasy. Each unto his own, though, I suppose...I try to avoid light RPing, and don't bother doing anything more than raising my eyebrow at most fancharacters. It's just when they can't be avoided that they start to bug me. /srs bizniss lol
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Gallant Vision	Apr 29 2009, 12:25 PM Post #9
Sky Sanctuary Zone Posts: 6,835 Group: B Rank Legend Member #9,330 Joined: September 4, 2008	WHY SO SRS? [/off-topic]
	I have an interest in spriting. If anyone has a request, don't hesitate to ask. Deep stuff below: Spoiler: click to toggle The world. Filled with millions of differences. But despite the fact, we all are brothers and sisters, Inhabiting and living under the same sky. But despite this, we war and kill our siblings over trivial things, Staining the earth on which we all walk, With the blood of our brothers, With the blood of our sisters. The sky under which we go through our lives weeps, For the clouds surely know of the atrocities we commit. We slay, maim, gouge, and destroy our siblings, In the name of things which ought not be fought for. Approach a member of the family not, With the tainted lash of hatred, But with the pure flower of love. ======================================= The sword. A weapon who's blade is stained red With the blood of its countless victims. Were it alive, what would such a being feel? Would it live only to fight, And fight only to live? Would it be controlled By those with the skill to do so? I believe that it would cry For each person it has ever brought harm to, Its tears as red as the blood it has spilled.


Lady BlizShadow	Apr 29 2009, 01:10 PM Post #10
I still can't use this. Posts: 6,546 Group: Former Monarchs Member #6,722 Joined: March 16, 2008	Fancharacters are not pointless because they have specific purposes: participating in roleplays and stories within an established universe, acting as a catalyst for extra development and creativity that might render existing things in the universe as out-of-character, and being a person's avatar. Personally, I'm neutral towards their existence. They're just such a basic and natural part of any fandom you're gonna run into that I can't bring myself to love or hate them on the whole. However, they are fun to create, especially if you know what you're doing with them and how to make them at least above average. I've got five myself and I think they're just right dandy on the whole. xD
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HollyYoshi	Apr 29 2009, 02:11 PM Post #11
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	I don't have a problem with fancharacters, provided that they're original-No recolors, no Mary Sues, no self-inserts, etc. I also frown on characters that are made to be relatives or love interest of the offical cast. Another thing I don't like is when the creator puts vitually no detail in their character's creation. (The bios are extremly short) But when a character is done right, they can provide an interesting element to fanfics and RPs. Plus, they're fun to create if you know how.



Lord Bowie	Apr 29 2009, 02:34 PM Post #12
What is the difference between a duck? Posts: 4,799 Group: Former Monarchs Member #7,312 Joined: April 10, 2008 Playstation Network ID: Allbowdown Xbox Live Gamertag: allbowdown	People, creative or not... have the right to create whatever they want in whatever visage they want with any story peripherals (no matter how lame or otherwise they are) that they want. I created the characters I have for a few reasons, one because I like art and design and to create my own things, because I'm a fan of Sonic (non Sonic fans opinions on Sonic Fan Characters really is null), and simply because it is an interesting venture. People should be allowed to do what they like character-wise without being bashed for it unless they are like a blatant re-color claiming to be original.. and even then I don't really care. I just go about my own business. It is creativity at work people, some are good with it and some aren't, but all can be allowed to use it virtually unhindered. So yes.. there is definitely a point to them as, in the very least, expressions.
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infamousDee	May 2 2009, 02:35 AM Post #13
Flying Battery Act 2 Posts: 1,023 Group: B Rank Hero Member #9,807 Joined: March 1, 2009	I personally don't like the idea of fancharacters - but I'd never say no-one should create them, even they are just a retarded recolour...



Lord Pianta	May 2 2009, 03:02 AM Post #14
Il Piantissimo Posts: 3,320 Group: Former Monarchs Member #9,741 Joined: February 7, 2009 Gender: Male Nintendo ID: Piantab	I have no problem with fan characters, and I don�t think they�re pointless. But some of them are just plain boring and poorly done. They can be creative if the creator does a good job with the story and the design. I�ve seen often enough that characters had a boring story and a lack of a good design. I mean, at least try to original� But fan characters are a part of a fandom, so yeah. Sonikku-Otaku WHY SO SRS? [/off-topic] YEAH, SRSLY.
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`TakeCare	May 2 2009, 05:02 AM Post #15
-sigh- Posts: 2,390 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,520 Joined: November 29, 2008 Gender: Male 3DS Friend Code: ask Game Currently Playing: Smash 4	I only times I dislike Sonic fan-characters is if: they aren't interesting their dumb recolors the claims about being equal (if not BETTER) than cannon characters the assumption for a cannon love grouping (for example: son/daughter of SonicxAmy, TailsxCream) elemental adepts (they must pass a certain test) etc. The list can go one, but for now lets just keep it at that. I do like fan-characters, as I've got like 110+ pages of 50+ fan-characters. It's just hard to grasp the ideas of others.
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