For many years I have used characters as a way to cope. I didn't grow up with many friends so I made my own. I know how it feels to have a character that means so much to you that you can't even explain how or why. I love seeing characters that I know someone else finds comfort in. Even though I don't know the character or may not even like the design personally just knowing how important that character is to someone brings me joy.
What character gives you comfort to write, draw or use in anyway?
Snow Shoe makes me feel safe and secure. I use him to help ward away fears and stresses, especially so at night when my mind goes wild and something as simple as a shadow will frighten me. I have a plushie of him so he can feel more physical and real. Ink is another character I use to help with stress. Don't know why, but drawing him does tend to help more so than other characters.
(IC glitch dang it)
My Persona Ghoul has been a comfort for me for a long time now, He's actually a remake of my first OC i made back when i was a child (back then he was called Bowtie because he was a bat who always wore a bowtie)
my persona right here. She isn't a comfort character in name but I torture her and Shade when I feel horrible
i'd have to second what juiceb0x said above me, chris is definitely based off of my own experiences. he wasn't originally meant to become a sort of comfort character, but here we are :'^y his backstory is almost identical to mine, except for the setting and the extent of his problems (they're baisically mine, but much worse). the focus that i've made on his recovery is mostly what makes him comforting to me. his relationship w/ nate is definitely a big part of that as well! everything that i've had in mind for him in the future is just what i hope to have myself :^)
i have an entire tag of comfort characters! theres just so many that make me happy and that i use to feel better when im down/help me with problems and stuff
https://toyhou.se/birthday/characters/folder:all/tags:1/tagged:cc
Roku here.
My mom made me a plushie of him and even though it's not like commission quality or anything I still love him so so much. I would snuggle the plushie and I would become so much happier. Interesting though, he is the complete polar opposite of me, maybe I just looked up to him so much that I think it would be awesome if I could be as sunshine as Roku.
Finnley is definitely a character that I hold close to me!! Funny enough I thought he was going to become a one-off character design that I'd make and eventually forget about, but he just stuck with me. I can kinda tell I wrote a part of me in him as well, since his personality is super goofy!
all of my ocs are comfort characters in a way!! they usually have problems i resonate with, which is why i become so invested in the first place.
this kiddo in particular is someone that's helped me get thru so much!! even when i try to draw vent art of him when im stressed, i find myself ending up drawing him happy which always cheers me up !!
i have no idea why, but cirrus has always just made me feel extremely happy :'') like ridiculously happy for no reason.. i have a plush of him too, actually!! its super soft and a good size, so its really huggable, and has a nice dense weight to it too, making it really comforting to sit on top of me or squeeze.
i dont use him to cope with any SPECIFIC issues, but in general he can be a huge pick me up at times