Original Characters

Personally I am getting tired of characters whose personalities are totally random.
I mean they act random and jump at childish things every five seconds, I would like to see more serious characters instead of reading about a girl who jumps and screams the moment skittles or shiny things are mentioned.

^ I agree. Even though in real life there are people like that (I know, I'm one of them) it just looks stupid on paper. Or screen. Just because it was funny at the time, it doesn't mean it is now.

I tend to write in an aspect of my personality into my characters. They don't have to be exactly like you, but it helps to create someone realistic.

^My main OC is my dramatic man-self. Basically me, but I added and took away to make it more fic-friendly. *is ashamed*

Man. :lmfao
I don't care how many OC's I've made, I still use that outline.
I love it. :crazy:

I need to get better at girls.
Maybe I should hang out with more. :tehe:

horsie890:

Excellent!

I didn't make up any of this. It all belongs to WingsOfMorphius, a friend of mine on Fanfiction.Net. This guide is more than a year old but still fantastic. The only thing you need to know is that I edited it slightly so it makes more sense for Mibba-ers. Thank you.

Wing’s Guide to OC Creation

ah! thankyouTHANKYOU so much for posting that :D it is a huge lifesaver, and I'm using it right now on my untitled-as-of-yet story. It's my third stab at a totally original story, the first being based off some events of last summer, but I got bored of it, the second being my one true love (in story form) but my computer crashed and I lost all of it (I actually cried. I may recycle the characters though, they were fantastic, if I may say so).
Hopefully this third time is indeed the charm and all goes well.
[/rant! oh god]

anyways! jeezus.
thanks so much for the character dev. guide, you're my hero.

horsie890:

Any opinions on different ways to characterize pre-established characters? I usually like making them evil. I love evil-MCR stories. They're just insanely fun.

Unless Heart.Shaped.Box is the author. Then they're scary. Terrifying, even.

I write Simple Plan and A7X fics, SP fics since 2004...A7X more recently.

I'm a Pierre Bouvier girl and I have portrayed him as:

1. Himself
2. Bounty Hunter - [But still as a member of Simple Plan]
3. Assassin - Ditto to 2.
4. Prince - AU
5. Serial Killer - [still as part of SP]
6. Dominant - [Still as part of SP]
7. Vampire - [still as a member of SP]
8. 50 year old version of Himself
9. I go for a more Evil/Rough persona mostly.

With A7X I've concentrated on Shadows:

1. Vampire
2. Himself

An as to OC in my FanFics...they vary and they're mostly female.

For OC's in OF's...I haven't written many, but my strongest personality is Elliott Preston.

Yeah, Um, I'm bringing this thread back to life (I have supernatural freakin' powers).

Hello, Mibba. I saw this type of thing back in June, but now, it's almost September, and that thread has been inactive for quite a while. *Deep breath*. So, I thought I'd bring it back to life, hopefully this time with more success!

This is for anyone to post their character, and hopefully the poster is well aware that their character will be stolen! And so, you can post those characters of yours here, or message them to me if you're on the shy side, so I can post them personally.

And, to get you started, you can create your character here also if you don't have one already (how exciting!). Here's the form to fill out, although you do not have to use this exact one, and you can change it around, or just not even use this form! You can go ahead and write a paragraph describing the character instead. Whatever blows your skirt up.

Age:
Gender:
Name:
Face:
Eyes:
Nose:
Lips:
Hair:
Piercings on ear/nose/chin/tongue/brow:
Neck (Tattoos?):
Chest:
Arms/Hands:
Stomach:
Breasts or Pegs:
Waist Line:
Legs/Feet (An odd one, Lol):
Head Clothing (hat, bandana, etc..):
Torso Clothing (a shirt, usually. Be creative!):
Lower Body/Feet Clothing:

Personality:
Likes/Dislikes:
Crush?:
Mental Disorders:
Psysical Disabilities:
Hobby:
Skill:
Motivation (true love, money, a normal life, whathaveyou):

To get the ball rolling (according to Jinxeh), I'll make my own first.

Age: 20
Gender: Male
Name: Jacob Crowther
Face: Sucked in, with freckles dotting his cheekbones.
Eyes: Gray, unmoving.
Nose: Large, something you'd expect from an Italian.
Lips: Large, full. Red, like a girl's.
Hair: Short and dark, trimmed sideburns and a soulpatch.
Piercings: On chin and eyebrow, silver ball.
Neck: (None)
Chest: Broad, muscular.
Arms/Hands: Silver, slim watch on wrist, slim arms with sun-bleached little hairs.
Stomach: Flat, unimportant.
Breasts or Pegs: Also flat.
Waist Line: Trim
Legs/Feet: Has hobbit feet, hairy legs.
Head Clothing: Likes to wear a large, black beanie hat.
Torso: White T shirt.
Lower body: Slim Levi's, blue and unstained (stains make him nervous).

Personality: Perfectionist, critical, clever, hot-headed.
Likes/Dislikes: Likes: Late nights. Dislikes: Anything out of order!
Crush: (None).
Mental Disorders: OCD
Psyical Disabilities: Bad lower back.
Hobby: Painting.
Skill: (Also) painting.
Motivation: To be above others. To be superior.

I have a bad tendency to start alot of my characters names with A and usually with a variation of Alex or Ana
it gets to be very annoying b/c it confuses people sometimes

Hey,
Is anyone looking for a new character in an MCR story?
if so would love to hear from you just message me
cheers
=)

My original characters usually come from scrolling through pics on weheartit and finding his or her look. Then, I establish a personality to "fit" her look. I look for names on google (top 100 baby names) and everything else just gets developed through the story.

Sometimes irl someone will do an action or have a defining characteristic that makes me think, 'I want to portray that in a story form'. So I invent a new character with said characteristic and make sure it fits into a story or new story idea.

I usually come up with a personality first, then a backstory, then their own personal style/goals/etc. and then find a picture to match all of that.

I've never filled out a single character form. I don't feel like you can. You create a character in your mind and you have a plot in mind, you know how your character is going to begin and end. It would be like filling out a character form for yourself. It would be weird and hard to do, because can you honestly explain yourself to a T and never stray from the written characterisation? I don't think you can.

I normally come up with a personality trait that sticks out the most. For example, when I wanted to create an original fiction, I thought about a giant pervert. And that's how I got Seth from Class A Pervert.

In the past, the majority of my characters were scientists or some variation of such. Many of them were English or American (though I think one was Russian - but not evil, no!), tall, dark-haired, varying eye colour. I especially loved my Dr. Collier, though he's long gone now.

Nowadays, as I write mostly fantasy and sci-fi, they vary too much to categorise. One is a girl named Tabitha, an underage elemental sorcerer with a knack for pissing people off. One is a young janitor aboard a mining ship, named Arden. One is a gimp archer named Renny.

tl;dr I've changed for the better.

I think the most important thing to remember when creating an original character is to create them how you think they should be and not how you want them to be. They need to be realistic, so imperfections must be added. Not everyone is going to love everything about your character all the time, and I think it's important to remember that when creating a character.

Most of my characters, my narrators especially, stem from different aspects of either myself or people I'm close to. I usually start with a loose idea of the personality, and then I go through a few concept sketches and doodles. I work out what they look like, what they wear, and then I brainstorm some name ideas. Then I finally settle on a name. Sometimes the order varies but it almost always starts with a specific spark - maybe a song, maybe someone I see on the street, maybe something someone says.

Advice

All of your characters will have a bit of you in them, how you talk, how to walk, and at some level your greatest desires. Don't be afraid of this in the slightest. You only need to be concerned if your characters have similar internal monologues. While a witty character is great for comic relief and zesty one liners no one is witty 100% of the time in real life so if you can't think of something let your OC say something completely lame.

At the risk of accidentally bashing on someone elses work (and I am trying to tread lightly), stay away from naive yet feisty girls who read books and drink tea. We get it she's not like other girls. But if all your character is is a tea drinker who sits in a starbucks then they aren't going to be fun to write or read. Again, think about yourself and what makes you - you. You are more than mugs of tea and padding around your room in fuzzy socks and your characters deserve more dimension than that too. (Note: those were examples and aren't awful characteristics but there should totally be more to a person than cups of tea).

Creating OC's

I am very much a fan of being outside and going on adventures and traveling and so the majority of my OC's start with some desire for adventure or at least a desire for change. In trots along a male character who gives the female that opportunity and then we go from there. It's usually a game of yin and yang between my two leading roles.

The OC's themselves are usually a direct child of whatever the inspiration for that story was - a song, a quote, the smell of popcorn in the microwave. It's really whatever. e.g. Anastaysia would not be possible if I hadn't watched the movie Center Stage (10/10 would recommend by the way). I was always interested in ballet growing up and Anastaysia gives me that chance to explore that facet of my imagination.

Names

I try to stick with stock names that haven't been overused but fit the story. I'll use my ballet story again. Ana's mother was born and raised in Russia until she moved to New York, it would only be fitting that her daughter would have a traditional Russian name. Rose, one of Ana's closest friends is from Luxembourg a French speaking country. I wouldn't give her an Italian name if I wanted her to come off as a precious French girl.

But sometimes, in Oliver's case, the name is a big part of the back story.

Look

If it's weather appropriate that's what my character is wearing. Winter? Better put on a big coat. Summer? Yah bet your bottom dollar someone is wearing daisy dukes.

But I usually don't bother to include what my characters are wearing unless it helps define that character.

Background

In my pieces, background defines my character and really drives the plot. I've never liked stories where a character has zero background and just sets off on some journey. There's got to be something driving the bus that isn't a boy in killer boots with a man bun.

Usually the combination of some newly introduced character and the background of my OC drives the bus.

Important

In real life you don't exist separate from each other person you know. There's a big mess of mutual friends and interwoven acquaintanceships. Remember your OC should be a real person too. The actions of one character will most definitely define the reaction of another character to your main.

If you go through your editing process and read some dialogue exchange and you cringe your reader will cringe.

If you go through your editing process and can't imagine saying, or having, a specific exchange because it's too mushy or whatever, your reader will cringe.

If your character is suppose to be strong willed, unless it's a plot tool, don't let them change their mind about things willy nilly. (change strong willed to whatever and you get my point).

Pretty much, the best thing that I do is I let my story create my characters and I don't try to create characters followed by a story that works for them

Feel free to tell me all about ways that you create your OC's and how they fit into your writing process. :)