original character
Self-made creation
An original character is a fictional character created by a fan rather than by the official creators of a media property.
Common in fan fiction and role-playing communities, original characters—often abbreviated OC—are inserted into existing fictional universes: My OC is a half-elf who attends Hogwarts.
The term distinguishes fan-made characters from canonical ones.
- OCSelf-created material
- fancomicUnofficial derivative illustrated story
- brainchildOriginal idea one conceived
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- fan fictionStories borrowing existing characters
creation · backstory · tragic backstory · world-building · adopts · entity · hair · fursona · invention · protagonist · power fantasy · costume · flaws · storyboarding · role-playing · personality · quirks · concept
- character artconcept art, reference sheet, turnaround, pose, poses
- cosplaycosplayer, costume, props, wig, makeup
- fanworksfanfic, fan fiction, fanfiction, fan art, fanart
- fanfictionfanfiction, fan fiction, fic, fanfic, slash
- Furry Fandomfurry, fursona, fursuit, anthro, paws
original, originally, originality, originals, originate, originated, originates, originating, origination