Which OC is your favourite, and why?

Posted 5 years, 2 months ago by Okapi

I mean, I have a few questions here; just curious <:


- Of course, which character is your favourite? Choose as many as you want for this ofc, multiple favourites are a thing.

(Link maybe too id love to see!!)

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason? 

- Do they relate to you at all?

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable)

and the last one,

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them? 


Go on and gush about your characters if you want even!!:0 I'd love to hear abt em! Then again... I'm always up for hearing about peoples characters and their development. Lol.

I might do this myself, in the comments lol.

Vesper circlejourney

My faves alternate between a few but right now (and for much of the past 6 years) it’s Vesper.

I love her in just about every way. I think she’s a very admirable person, flaws and all. She is powerful beyond reproach, and bears a rare combo of pride and selflessness about her overcompetence: she gives herself completely to service of something greater, and thinks everything that goes wrong in her vicinity must be her fault, because she clearly has the capabilities to prevent anything from going wrong ever. She wants to keep everything in control, and she is so stressed. I love her so much.

Do they relate to you at all?

Yeah, in a way. Her internal conflict is one I deal with a lot myself—viewing one’s skills + efficiency highly and demanding too much of oneself as a result. She’s also nonbinary and asexual, which, oddly enough, makes her the only OC of mine who matches me in both those things.

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable)

After the initial change (from when she was a crazed killer to her current more refined personality, a couple weeks after I created her), not much. She’s gained some depth since I’ve written a lot about her, both in the story she’s from and in other material, but at the core she’s always been a cool, hypercompetent ww2 soldier/weapon with electric powers, who thinks she has to be responsible for everyone in her line of sight.

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them?

Not much. I have seen very few artists who grasp her “aesthetic” and can capture the specific look I have in mind for her (I’m very particular with art I buy) and I’ve only commissioned two drawings of her so far. My friends do draw her a lot as gifts (because they know I like her, rightly so) and I wish I could find more artists to draw her.

edna suomaa

💖💖💖 SHE 💖💖💖

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason?

i've had her for eight years and throughout this whole time she's meant a great deal to me creatively. she's been with me through so much and i've worked so hard on figuring her out. 

- Do they relate to you at all?

this is kind of embarrassing but edna is like... really attractive to me lmao. but she's out of my league! she's been part of my "main" story for a while (one that i just recently kind of put on the back burner) and i've adapted her to so many different pieces of story and ideas. i feel like i've "grown up" with her creatively and artistically.

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable)

SOOOOO MUCH. when i initially made her, she was a sweet big sister-type girl who was well depended on and liked by everyone in the rp group i originally made her for. ... now she's an ice queen HBIC with questionable social skills at best. her design has also grown up significantly! (i originally designed her to be about 18, now she's probably in her late 20s.)

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them?

a good chunk of her gallery is nsfw commissions i've gotten of her and i'm more than proud of that fact 

Kira-Doom

- Of course, which character is your favourite? Choose as many as you want for this ofc, multiple favourites are a thing.

My favorite OC is Ahiru.

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason?

Well I guess it's mostly just cuz I developed a big dumb crush on him cuz I accidentally made him too My Type(TM). That and he's fun to draw and I self-project on him a lot.

- Do they relate to you at all?

Yeah, though granted, it's cuz I made him that way. He shares my sexual orientation and neurodivergency. Also, we both had emotionally abusive parents (although neither of mine tried to kill me like Ahiru's mom tried to kill him).

- Have they changed over the years?

In terms of how his powers work; the fact he can switch between forms became a thing that only SOME half-demons can do. Also he wasn't nearly as pretty when I first drew him and then I guess my hand slipped or something and now he's too cute (to me at least). I actually haven't had him for that long so it's less "over the years" and more "during the previous year."

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them?

No, cuz I don't have money for commissions and I rarely ever find the opportunity to get in on free requests.

Claude Lovelace Caine

I honestly have too many favorites to count and I tend to have phases where I favor one character over others, but let's be real I definitely favor Claude so much most people assume he's my fave - and they're not completely wrong. 

Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason? 

He's the deuteragonist of the visual novel I have been working on since late 2016, so it's only natural I know him well and have had to develop some sort of obsession on him so I could stay motivated with the main game. Also, since I originally designed him as a joke, he's based on literally all the tropes and design elements I absolutely adore 

Do they relate to you at all?

There is a running joke I'm all the blond anime boys out there and since I based Claude on that we do have a lot of things that do overlap, but mostly in a surface level? We're both highly ambitious, fickle and restless as people and extremely demanding towards ourselves and others, but we just show them in very different ways, some of which I could never do or sympathize with in real life. We're also both very Tiny in size as a whole and have an uncannily androgynous appearance, which mostly ties to the tropes I used but also I just really want more small sized characters who aren't submissive or meek or otherwise any of that uguu kawaii uke trope you can still run into even today ugh. Nothing wrong if you like it but it's not the Only way to portray male characters who look like this. 

Have they changed over the years

A little! The biggest changes were during the concept stage: while his appearance has stayed pretty much the same except minor tweaks in colors and details, his personality has gone from a clear merciless villain to a very morally grey character. 

Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them? 

OH BOY YES I usually do it for both him and Jonathan since I like to see my protagonists in the same pic but yeah I totally spoil him with commissioned art, even if it's usually including Jonathan in the same pic

Cutie Gold stuntchica

- Of course, which character is your favourite? Choose as many as you want for this ofc, multiple favourites are a thing.
i say that i love all of my kids equally, but thats blatantly untrue. cutie gold is my favourite

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason? 
she's just so goddamn innocent & idealistic and kind. nothing that i throw at her can shake that, and i think that's real punk rock of her

- Do they relate to you at all?
a bit yeah fdhshdsf i guess you could say that she's the type of person i'd like to be

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable)
ive had her for about 2 years now i Think?? she hasnt really changed that much, though im considering lifting her out of her current universe, so that may change soon

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them?
i have once before!! id like to get more art of her soon though, ive been neglecting her a bit lately

 Fyodor kafkaesque

- Of course, which character is your favourite? Choose as many as you want for this ofc, multiple favourites are a thing.

My obvious favorite is this guy (Fyodor), but I'm bad at decisions so I have multiple too. If you're curious, they're currently Fyodor, Timothy, Alexander, Mikhail, Rita, Marie, Filipp, and Leonid. I might add more as I develop my lore more oops-

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason?

To be perfectly honest, most of it is just me being proud of the amount of effort I put into developing these characters. I've had the vast majority of them for at least six months now, which I consider an accomplishment because I'm usually terrible at committing to long-term projects. Also, apparently according to my tastes, I really like morally grey and problematic characters. :"D

- Do they relate to you at all?

Depends on the character. Some of them, like Fyodor, do have aspects that I can relate to, but others are just because I like them as characters. I try not to project too much onto my characters since some of them are WIPs and I don't want them to seem like needless self-inserts, but many of my favorites have at least one aspect that's also part of me, whether it be something minor (like a liking for cats) or major (like trust issues).

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable)?

Most of my OC lore has stayed fairly consistent in terms of foundations, but Fyodor and Timothy have definitely changed a bit over the course of their arcs.

In-universe, Fyodor was originally just quiet and introverted yet not really an asshole; he became more cynical and withdrawn after the death of his wife though. (Although that's a little up to debate now that he's on the road to emotional improvement.) As for meta changes, Fyodor was originally just meant to be a purely sarcastic jerk with little to no redeeming qualities, but that got more rounded out after he got shipped with an OC owned by an Instagram friend; of course, I'm a sucker for angst, and every time I add lore to him he just becomes a little bit more problematic.

Timothy was supposed to be nicer, if my memory recalls correctly. He was still introverted, but it was more of him just being quiet and dorky than anything truly malicious. Mean Timothy was a concept I wanted to play around with as an AU of some sorts, but I liked the idea so much that I just made that the foundation of his personality instead of my original idea.

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them? 

Heck, not really because I don't want to come off as overly demanding or needy half the time. I just don't believe in making other people make stuff of my OCs out of obligation. (I don't think I'm able to pay/ask for commissions for personal reasons, so I'm mostly just talking about requests and other free stuff here.) I'm perfectly fine with filling my OCs' galleries with my own content, but fan content is always appreciated. ^^

 Roan Dolce

I usually have a ton of faves at a time but this guy is consistently up there!

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason? Sort of! He's an old rp character, inspired by video game lore (from a video game I have never played or watched a playthrough of so... basically I just read the lore and was like YEP making an oc based off that) from... my middle school days I want to say? And his personality is largely unchanged. However, I do revamp a lot of my old rp characters so that's not exactly special. I just love writing his interactions because he's such a little shit, it's quite fun. I'm very much a cause-and-effect person, if something doesn't make sense to me I'd be like "well why did that happen? And what happened as a result of that?" so when I was developing the world my sister and I put our ocs in and was asking myself these questions, a lot of the time the answer was "Roan. Roan did it." So that probably helps.

- Do they relate to you at all? Not really. It may be because I'm really tired but I can't think of anything off the top of my head that we have in common. But he's just hard to relate to in general I think - he's a jerk demigod that trolls everyone he meets. In fact, if he were real, I would steer clear from him. :D

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable) Yep! Going back to how he's an old rp character, his personality is mostly unchanged, but a lot of things are different. His powers, his appearance, his history, even his name and species. But that's mostly because the previous incarnation was heavily based on the video game lore that I was talking about, but Roan now is meant to fit more with how my universe came to be and whatnot. I actually didn't consider Roan to be this old oc's remake until I read the old oc's bio after making Roan, and thought to myself "Yeah... this is Roan."

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them? I love to buy art of him from my favorite artists! Although his gallery is pretty small compared to some of my other ocs, I do like to revisit him when I get new ideas for him.

Flakes-Of-Ash

Oof, I love a lot of my babies but over all it's a tie between Jordan and Ulric

Jordan's the one I've had the longest (made him in middle school), so I've had plenty of time to grow close to him. He's the one I have the most stories written about/told in his POV, and his backstory is one of the ones I put the most effort into. I just like coming up with interactions between him and my other OC's, especially his fiance and adoptive son. He's my precious gay angst baby and I love him~

As for Ulric, he's more recent (just got him last year) but I already love what I did with him. He's got one of my favorite personalities among all of my OC's. I like that he's secretly really caring underneath all that scary black-and-red color scheme and skull-headed-ness. I also just... really, really loved his design? I saw it and fell in love after two seconds. IDK what I'd do without him~

As for if I've bought stuff about them, I have gotten a couple commissions, and Jordan did get a few pieces during last year's Art Fight. Sadly, though, I don't have much. I'm pretty much broke lmao RIP me :')

♡ Veni Stjerneskud

I'd say my favorite is Veni, followed closely by Masami! I love getting commissions for them and thinking about backstory related stuff, as well as ideas for future roleplays. I frequently draw them as well, my OCs generally motivate me to keep drawing and improving so I can portray them better in the future! 

glizzrybear

Favorite Character
Nana is my main! I'm currently really invested in Fēng Mián too~

Reason
Nana's been with me for... years! He's my first OC that has gone through redesigns and everything. Stuck w/ me through thick and thin haha so he's always gonna be my babiest baby. FM is.. the newest design I've come up with so he's still fresh (not that I'm saying my OCs have levels of freshness and they'll just rot one day or smth. You get what I mean. Hopefully.)

Do they relate to you at all?
Kinda? We're both into the supernaturals (well he does exorcisms and I'm just... a horror junkie LOL but good enough) and we're interested in fashion. We're both kinda judgy (though I'm more open to changing the opinion of my initial judgment and he's more stiff with it). Apathetic is also a trait we both share (though he is much more extreme).

Have they changed over the years
Gosh yes. At first, he's this bubbly weird character I made to couple w/ my sister's OC. She exited the OC scene though and I just didn't feel him anymore. Left him alone for a bit before overhauling him and making him a more... androgynous, apathetic fashion student who loves wearing high heels. Breaking the gender norm and all that, idk. Basically the total opposite of what he was before. The only thing I kept is the color palette.
Then I made several one-offs that are more.. fantasy in nature but they're not really redesigns since they're basically a side dish. Finally a while back I changed the whole "template" from a 21st-century modern design kinda thing to a more fantasy and supernatural one - which is what he is now.

Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them?
Yeah!! Mostly art~

Valentine Hollenbeck glamgoths

- Of course, which character is your favourite? 

Valentine <3 

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason? 

Not sure why- mainly because he is an OC I find aesthetically my favorite and I find it fun to adapt him to different settings. He is also very fun to roleplay. 

- Do they relate to you at all?

The only thing we relate on is the things he likes- both of us are very into the 70's music scene, but personality-wise we are very different. 

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable)

Oh 100%, When I first came up with his idea I wanted him to be this drug addict, alcoholic, asshole, famous musician; but now he is just a clingy bitch with no substance abuse issues and barely makes a living off his music LMAO

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them? 

yes! when I have the money i occasionally commission art of him <3

Eustella wiitching

- Of course, which character is your favourite? Choose as many as you want for this ofc, multiple favourites are a thing. My ultimate favorite has to be this tough gal ^^

- Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason? Eustella was one of the first characters I had, and the first character I gained through a dta/wta kind of thing. That was during the time where I greatly struggled in art and drawing, and the period where my art skills were just terrible. I’m proud to say that my skills have improved over the years, as well as the subjects that I draw. I have lost a lot of love and interest for some of my characters in those years, but never for Eustella. She has a simple design which make sure it easier to draw and work with, and the kind of design that gave me story ideas automatically.

- Do they relate to you at all? In some ways, yes. When trying out for her, I put in a few of my own characteristics into her while adding some other traits of her own. I tried to incorporate the personality I had when I was younger, and my current personality into her’s. Just like me in a way, she’s a real tough gal but a softie for the people she cares about the most in the world.

- Have they changed over the years (if applicable) I’ve had her a while, but nothing drastic has ever been changed about her. When I first got her, I never really had a story or idea for her so she was simple that character I could show off. However, now, i’ve grown attached to her and created a story for her. I give her a lot more love than when I first got Eustella.

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them? Yep! A lot of art has been requested for her, and I’m in the process of looking for artists to pay to draw her.

Char aaawhyme

 Why? Are they special to you for a specific reason? 

Okay so my favourites fluctuate all the time. But some characters remain the top faves, even after all this time! 

Char is one of them. He's one of my oldest characters (dates back to before I can even remember, but I was definitely around 8 at the time)

- Do they relate to you at all?

oh hekk no, i hope not anyway. He's a deranged monster bent on destruction and just being plain old mean. :P if he's related to me in some way, I should check myself into a psych ward lol 

- Have they changed over the years 

Char has changed quite a bit over the years. (first known picture of him was used as my grade2 or 3 desk name tag, I drew him on there next to my name, and it's so cute and terribly drawn, but his core design has actually stayed mostly the same. He's just become way more mature... and muscular ahaha.

He used to be a lot more PG and skinny as hell, and as I grew older he sort of grew older with me, so he's had quite a few revamps. His most recent revamp was only a few months ago, and I'm quite happy with where it's at for now :) Who knows when that'll change again, but right now, he's good!

- Do you buy or request art/physical items/stuff about/for them? 

All the damn time. So much, in fact, that I probably have a bit of an addiction to it, and I'm seriously trying to slow down, because dat shit ain't cheap and i need to pay for rent now. lol someonehelpme