May
22nd
2023
Someone Needs Your Opinion · 10:03pm May 22nd, 2023
Mucky needs your opinion on these OCs, whether or not they're interesting, and why.
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Checked them out. Not that any of the characters are terrible, but they're all pretty dull. Like, it seems like the creator is doing that thing that so many others do where they are trying to subvert everyone's expectations, but instead does everything that's actually expected. Of course the guys are passive and don't like action or adventure. Of course they're actually into girly things. Of course the girls are tough as nails and are all about hardcore stuff. Of course the big guy is a gentle soul. Watch any cartoon that's come out from Disney recently, and you'll see such a pattern.
And that's not to mention the contradictions within the character descriptions. One of Oak Wood's negative traits is that he's paranoid, but his bio says that he's way too trusting and can be taken advantage of easily. Somehow, Belle is supposed to reconcile his love of cleanliness with a love of mud. That doesn't really track, but considering that it's mixed with crossdressing one can guess that it's attributed to the creator's fetishes. We're also supposed to believe that Phosphor is secretly the friendly sort, even though everything that is said about is that she's all about business, is a bitchy shrew, and has no time to stay in one place and make friends. The inconsistencies in characterization make me think that each character was conceived by an AI program.
With some work, these characters could be alright. As they are now, they are not terrible, but are certainly not amazing characters. They don't particularly stand out among the rest of the sea of OC's who have nearly identical traits, backgrounds and personalities.
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Okay. Thank you for your feedback on each of these OCs. 👍