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original character

noun

Definitions

  1. A fictional character created by an author or artist, usually one from a fanwork that is…

    A fictional character created by an author or artist, usually one from a fanwork that is not present in the official canon.

    • The genre of the Mary Sue similarly deals with subjectivity: in this often-derided genre, an impossibly beautiful original character, an avatar of the author herself, inserts herself into the narrative and saves the day.
    • What must be remembered also is the K/Sers' penchant for "making do": when asked why they do not create original characters who could be women as well as men, they most often respond that they are just "working with what's out there."

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see original, character.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for original character. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA