
| Anonymous #124966 1 year ago |
unusual, but cute. |
| Anonymous #124968 1 year ago |
pathetic |
| Anonymous #124973 1 year ago |
WHOOP HERE COMES THE OC HATE TRAIN |
| Anonymous #124976 1 year ago |
You know what. I'm actually okay with this OC.
No fancy colours, no weird markings, no obscure cutie mark. Heck, he might as well be a background pony. |
| Anonymous #124985 1 year ago |
Looks like opposites attract! |
| AdrianBrony #125004 1 year ago |
> decently and modestly designed OC being moderately friendly with a main character rather than cuddling/making out with the main character.
>Imokaywiththis.jpg |
| PonyRIG #125006 1 year ago |
why you hate the OCs so much? maybe is because you don't have the skills and can't draw your own OC? *trollface* |
| Anonymous #125014 1 year ago |
^ :) |
| Anonymous #125015 1 year ago |
Poor pony looks like he hasn't slept for days! |
| RealityCheck #125017 1 year ago |
I was going to note that myself, anon5. Subtle but clever. |
| Anonymous #125024 1 year ago |
Shipping OCs with canons is questionable in itself, but this really isn't too bad. Pinkie's not acting out of character, the OC pony doesn't have ridiculous Sue traits, and the picture in itself is kind of cute. I actually sort of like the opposites thing going on with them, too. I'm okay with this.
Let's just keep it within reason. |
| Anonymous #125025 1 year ago |
@PonyRIG
Ocs are ok if they DON'T mess with the main cast, people should work on real original work and not relying on the talent of others to deliver. |
| Epicplatypus #125027 1 year ago |
I actually like this OC shipping........ |
| Calbeck #125034 1 year ago |
I'm likin' this. |
| Anonymous #125039 1 year ago |
This isn't too bad. I get the feeling this OC is kind of a sad sap so I get the feeling he could do with a bit of Pinkie Pie... |
| Shadow-Dancer-666 #125042 1 year ago |
...Hmmm...I like this.
He looks like a fun little character, reminds me of a very sleepy looking Grumpy Bear actually. And Pinkie is just hella'dorable in this. *thumbs up* |
| PonyRIG #125048 1 year ago |
@anon talking to me: so, "draw your oc, but don't draw them together with the canon ponies"? BS |
| Anonymous #125055 1 year ago |
Oh look, opposite characters attracting each other, how original ..... D+ |
| Sagebrush #125078 1 year ago |
"And I've got even MORE balloons back in my van..." |
| Anonymous #125094 1 year ago |
@Anon #125015
He's been stalking pinkie for days apparently |
| Anonymous #125103 1 year ago |
OCs are not in and of themselves a problem; a setting with sufficient verisimilitude always attracts them. The danger is allowing the OCs to
1) stand in for "yourself" in a wish-fulfillment way 2) bend or break the rules of the setting 3) insinuate themselves into the lives of the main characters in ways that compromise those characters' defining traits The Skywind backlash, as it related to his OC rather than his personal behaviour (i.e. that infamous "think of the children" argument), was mainly due to its character derailment of Rainbow Dash. An OC which is less obviously an author avatar, and which doesn't exhibit that kind of setting distortion, is far less likely to be seen as odious. |
| Steel_Thunder #125123 1 year ago |
Celestia is my OC's Waifu. |
| temponame #125139 1 year ago |
^^Pardon my ignorance, but let me see if I understand what you are saying. An OC is fine as long as the environment the OC is in is as canonical as possible, plays a very minor role in every way shape and form, and is by no means a self insert, correct? The only reason I'm asking is to try and get a better grasp on OCs and the "rules" if you will in creating them. |
| Anonymous #125164 1 year ago |
@temponame
Something like that, if the OC lives in its own world is much better. |
| Anonymous #125169 1 year ago |
Tempo: I'd say those are safe boundaries. It's possible to stray outside them while still being a "good" OC, but you should be very careful when doing it. |
| temponame #125181 1 year ago |
^Ah, OK then. So something like a pocket dimension where none of the show's characters even exist would be an appropriate environment for an OC? |
| Anonymous #125188 1 year ago |
@temponame
Yup |
| Anonymous #125192 1 year ago |
Or, you know, the same world but they just never run into each other. Equestria's a big place! |
| temponame #125201 1 year ago |
Alright then, that actually seems easy enough to follow. Then again, I might not actually ever create any OCs, but if I ever feel like it, I know roughly what to do. |
| AdrianBrony #125220 1 year ago |
#125201
more along the line of hoow the average background character in the show exists. they can interact with the character, just don't make the character either OOC or make the OC some sort of black hole that instantly becomes likable in a way contrary to any major characters... there really are no rules, but judgment must be used past certain points lest it become too groanworthy. |
| WhiteSocks #125225 1 year ago |
Put me down for "I like this" and "the OC is not overbearing". |
| AdrianBrony #125227 1 year ago |
and by interact I don't mean constantly all the time... about inbetween the interactivity of a back ground character and an incidental character like trixie or hoity toity would interact. |
| temponame #125254 1 year ago |
@AdrianBrony
Well, mostly by "rules" I meant: "If I was to create an OC, what can I do to avoid something on par with Skywind. Then again, I'd imagine one would have to try pretty hard to create something like that. I'm mostly just trying to figure out what would be considered acceptable. It seems even inconsequential OCs receive a lot of hate. Sure, I can understand why shipping an OC with a canonical character is a no no, but even if the OC just happens to be a character with a back story that doesn't even relate to the show will recieve a lot of (in my opinion) unneeded animosity. |
| Anonymous #125460 1 year ago |
Maybe write an OC fanfiction or art or whatever where one of the "mane cast" is a background pony? |
| Anonymous #125688 1 year ago |
Poeple really needs to stop this OC thing. |
| MyLittleJosieph #125697 1 year ago |
Aww, but making OC's is fun! Well, at least the way I make them...Well I think they're fun... |
| Yarrik #125711 1 year ago |
I'm not seeing any problems with this OC.
Seriously the fandom kinda needs to grow up a little and not hate on every OC that shows up, unless it's something Mary Sue on par with Skywind. People are hating on the OC because he's paired with Pinkie Pie. Fictional character (original) with Fictional Character (Feature). Does it not occur to anyone that this kind of irrational hatred makes non-bronies look at us like we're morons? |
| WhirlyWillow #125998 1 year ago |
I find nothing wrong with OCs, as long as the artist does not expect the fandom to take it seriously or the artist doesn't try to "force" it on the fandom.
I made a few OCs (kind of) just for shit a giggles. Also, I know a lot of people like to draw ponitized versions of themselves and share, which I think nothing is wrong with that |
| Thaluka #126425 1 year ago |
This OC is ok. |
| RealityCheck #311598 1 year ago |
No OCs is the law round here? Well F*** da police. |
| Anonymous #631565 8 months ago |
HATERZ
GOTTA HATE |