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Hm, long time I was tagged and hope I will find 10 things |D" Worst thing is, Saphi tagged those people I wanted to tag too! D: Well.....they will get a double tag |D"

Rules:
1. You must post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
3. You have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and tell them you tagged them.
5. No tag backs.
6. No crap in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you read this". You legitimately have to tag ten people.

1. I'm a gamefreak too
2. My dog Struppi is like my child
3. I love my family and my best friends :3
4. I have depressions D:
5. I am a very shy person |3
6. I am  SO afraid of needles/injections ><""
7. My fav animals are snakes!
8. I love collecting dragons and anything that involves them |3
9. I am half enlish, half german :3
10. I don't have patience when it comes to drawing .__."

Tagged: eh......and everyone else who wants to! |D"

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What is an original Sonic fan character?

No matter where you are, where you live, what you do, there will always be people who will try to look like you, act like you, talk like you. Some take it as a form of flattery while others become insulted.

On Deviantart especially, it can be noted that there has been a lot of 'flattery' going on. It is easy to be original, but unfortunately it is easier to be a duplicate. Recolors and stolen designs run rampant among sonic fan characters. Struggling deviants who wish to have popular fan characters rip concepts from so called 'popular characters' and claim them to be their own.

Though lets analyze what makes these 'popular' characters so seceptable to being stolen. In many cases these characters themselves are not all that original. They themselves could be recolors. What makes them so popular is what runs the popular media : sex appeal. Make a character with a 8 pack or a DD size chest and you are guaranteed fame.

Some fan characters are simply recolors and ripoff of official characters, like a female version of Knuckles, a one tailed Tails, or Vectors girlfriend who looks just like him. Though it is true that you can draw fan characters how ever you want, a design should reflect some time and consideration put into it. And though it is true that you can pick the species of your character, let it be known that variety never killed anyone.

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of characters that are beautifully designed with wonderful development. And yet in parallelism there are a lot of unoriginal, 10 minute characters. Fan characters can be original, believe it or not. Just because a character is derived from a certain game or show or whatever, does not mean that a character cannot have certain quality that set it aside form everyone else in that universe.

Is it really a challenge to stray away from the everyday? Is it a challenge to create an original personality? Is it a challenge to create an original design? Is it a challenge to create an original background-story?

Is it a challenge to create an original fan character?
Am I on the road to creating an original fan character?

So tell me, what is a original fan character in your opinion?

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Note: This is not aimed at anyone, this is just my view on Sonic fan characters dilemma.

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Okay, I think I'm back now :3 Thanks to *Saphiria-chan by the way |D" A lot has been going on lately, but I think I will tell that in another journal, or else this one will never end D: So, hope everyone is okay and will enjoy the summer! I sure will |3

Greetz
Teh Flash~