Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Easy Underdeveloped backstory Mary Sueish abilities Immortal Overly dark stories Bad color scheme 1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeWg-TtBRMfqketa1ELyKGg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/menelik-david-kenneth-cannady 2nd SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thunder-dash-alternative/tracks Pony.fm: https://pony.fm/thunder-dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Narcissa 73 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Easy Underdeveloped backstory Mary Sueish abilities Immortal Overly dark stories Bad color scheme These are more opinions that are invalid, I've seen OC's with immortality of some kind, over dark stories and they still turned out be good OC. Sorry if the beginning was kind of mean... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,146 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 *sigh* I came here to express my opinion not be antagonized its opinion based if you don't agree with me that's fine I'm not saying to agree with me because apparently asking a question makes me an antagonist, right? oh, oops, I'm asking more questions. I'm so evil. Yeah, but is there such thing as a "Justifiable Alicorn?" Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Twilight Sparkle are the Alicorn rulers of Equestria. What about the other countries? Wouldn't they have an/some Alicorn leader(s), too? Sandal Arabia was mentioned in one of the episodes, and they probably would. it's kinda silly to expect all leaders in countries other than Equestria to be leaders, wouldn't it? (especially if you're going to make an alicorn OC) I mean, in Journal canon, Celly and Luna were only appointed to leaders, themselves, by Starswirl, off the fact that he thought they could be unbiased when it came to leading the other races. So if someone creates an OC and they have bias toward other races, I don't think they'd be fit to be rulers, of any kind (or what about if that's just not their interest or expertise, ruling a country?) I think then, an alicorn OC could be considered justifiable. Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Frostflame 3,568 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 because apparently asking a question makes me an antagonist, right? oh, oops, I'm asking more questions. I'm so evil. your not even worth my time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inactive_user 367 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 The only bad OC is the one you don't make. 1 A huge thank you to my great friend AppleGearRising for this signature picture Thank you Apple, I love it so much! Normally I would just post the picture, but as it seems, it is too big to put in the signature here, so here is the link to my MLP personality test results: http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=OTU0Mnw5NDMzMzA (I am mostly like Fluttershy, in case you couldn't already guess.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Gaze 131 July 27, 2014 Author Share July 27, 2014 because apparently asking a question makes me an antagonist, right? oh, oops, I'm asking more questions. I'm so evil. it's kinda silly to expect all leaders in countries other than Equestria to be leaders, wouldn't it? (especially if you're going to make an alicorn OC) I mean, in Journal canon, Celly and Luna were only appointed to leaders, themselves, by Starswirl, off the fact that he thought they could be unbiased when it came to leading the other races. So if someone creates an OC and they have bias toward other races, I don't think they'd be fit to be rulers, of any kind (or what about if that's just not their interest or expertise, ruling a country?) I think then, an alicorn OC could be considered justifiable. Don't you mean that it's kind of silly to expect all leaders in counties other than Equestria to be Alicorns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,146 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Don't you mean that it's kind of silly to expect all leaders in counties other than Equestria to be Alicorns? That's what I just said, though. Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Victis 742 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Pretty much any OC with over-the-top powers with no consequences, whatsoever. I like RP's with alot of action, so it does get hard to balance things out and think of a really creative OC that doesn't totally crap on the story ( pardon my French ). For example, I've made an ice Mage OC for an RP. He is powerful, but is very old. He generally needs a source of water to perform any magic, and if he uses too much power, his old age starts to overtake him and wil be weakend. I always try to balance out strength and weaknesses. Sometimes the weakness can be physical, or a personality flaw, etc. it all depends on how you incorporate it into the story. Now a bad OC, in my opinion, is one that can never be defeated, has no weaknesses, is very vanilla with their backstory, and is basically a war god with the power to destroy the entire world 10 times over. Flaws make a character more believable. Who wants to be perfect when a perfect person is an absolutely boring person? In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God, hovering above? At least it is true, that man has no control... Even over his own will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Gaze 131 July 27, 2014 Author Share July 27, 2014 That's what I just said, though. Actually, you said "It's kinda silly to expect all leaders in counties other than Equestria to be leaders." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidi 41 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 I think that differing from a bad oc to a good oc varies per person. Although, having an oc that is the "creator of the universe", has no flaws, or yeah a mary sue are probably a few of the widely accept "rules" of a "bad" oc LRG (Note: All worthy artwork done is put in my portfolio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Annabella 330 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Alicorns. Now you can make an argument that alicorn a other the Luna and Celestia are canon, and if your OC follows a very detailed backstory explaining why, then they aren't so bad. However, alicorns have given themselves a bad wrap, because people create them (Most of the time) to have a powerful and special character. MOST alicorn OC's are created by people who have no idea what they are doing, they just want a overpowered, Mary Sue character. My logic on OC's? If you can't imagine them being in the background during a regular airing of MLP, they are most likely not a good character. That's just appearance, I also believe OCs should have a original and complicated backstory to make them perfect for either roleplay or fanfiction. 2 Click My Sig to check out my OC Professor Annabella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 (edited) After reading all these comments, I want someone to create an OC alicorn named 'Mary Sue' Edited July 27, 2014 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blades Shadow 444 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 After reading all these comments, I want someone to create an OC alicorn named 'Mary Sue' Don't give me ideas man... I totally wanna do it now XD "Live and die by the blade." - Talon, The Blade's Shadow (League Of Legends) Temporary signature by DokiLoki (I hope I spelled that right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Don't give me ideas man... I totally wanna do it now XD I know same here XD If I had the time I would. She would have to be more powerful than Celestia and Luna combined and with more friendship power than Twilight and more love than Cadance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blades Shadow 444 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 I know same here XD If I had the time I would. She would have to be more powerful than Celestia and Luna combined and with more friendship power than Twilight and more love than Cadance And she'd be red and black and super evil but friends with everypony anyway cause that makes perfect sense right? XD "Live and die by the blade." - Talon, The Blade's Shadow (League Of Legends) Temporary signature by DokiLoki (I hope I spelled that right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hip-indeed 304 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 ...I was typing a big reply to this but decided to make my own thread about it, actually. I will say for here that .. yes, there are such things as bad OC's. Here's the thread I ended up making, I hope it can help you out. 1 (Sig art © uc77) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 And she'd be red and black and super evil but friends with everypony anyway cause that makes perfect sense right? XD I was thinking gold for both mane and coat Or completely white, or crystal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blades Shadow 444 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 I was thinking gold for both mane and coat Or completely white, or crystal Yes! Gold is even better! This is gonna be the best OC EVAR! XD "Live and die by the blade." - Talon, The Blade's Shadow (League Of Legends) Temporary signature by DokiLoki (I hope I spelled that right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Yes! Gold is even better! This is gonna be the best OC EVAR! XD I'm gonna have to scrap my OC in favour of Mary Sue I think XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blades Shadow 444 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 I'm gonna have to scrap my OC in favour of Mary Sue I think XD Yeah, do it man! This is gonna be awesome! Come to think of it... Would this count as off topic? XD "Live and die by the blade." - Talon, The Blade's Shadow (League Of Legends) Temporary signature by DokiLoki (I hope I spelled that right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Yeah, do it man! This is gonna be awesome! Come to think of it... Would this count as off topic? XD We're stating what makes a bad OC so hopefully not? OT: I think a bad OC also requires maybe a generic tragic backstory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pripyat Pony 2,608 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 A bad OC is the following: 1. Overpowered. And no, that doesn't necessarily mean "alicorn". I have an alicorn character in my fanfiction. I worked hard to make him flawed, and not to win at everything. In fact, he gets a smackdown by the villain the first time they meet, and he has to be taught how to use his magic by Twilight Sparkle. Even after he's gotten better, he's still not better than Twilight Sparkle. To go back to what I'm saying, an overpowered OC is a terrible one. For example, if your pegasus OC can beat Rainbow Dash in a race every time, do a Sonic Rainboom and pwn the Wonderbolts every time they fly. That is overpowered and frankly, quite ridiculous. Nopony is saying that your OC can't have a talent; however, they can't be good at everything, or else it's not believable. 2. Mary Sue/Gary Stu. Don't know what one is? Basically, a Mary Sue (or Gary Stu if your OC is male) is perfect at everything, talented at everything, never makes mistakes and is loved by all. In other words, YAAAAWWWWNNNN. Mary Sues are really boring to read about, and in RP they end up making the RP completely unfun for everyone else. 3. Cluttered. Does your OC really have to have five horns, two sets of wings, sixteen bracelets and be coloured as tho somepony ate Skittles and vomited the rainbow? If you think I'm joking... sadly, I have seen OCs like that, and the people who had them were serious. O_o 4. Not sticking to race restrictions. Let me put it this way. If your earth pony OC can fly, your pegasus OC can do magic for no good reason and your unicorn OC is "more powerful than Celestia", then you need to go rewatch the show. There are exceptions, yes, but you need to have a damn good backstory to explain why your OC can bend the rules of his/her race. I've also seen people do this as an arsepull to basically say, "Um, my OC is not a Mary Sue! She's an earth pony, not an alicorn!", totally ignoring the fact that alicorn OCs do not always equal Mary Sue and if your earth pony OC can do magic and fly, they're basically an alicorn in all but name anyway. 5. Depressing. Look, nopony is saying that you can't have a tragic back story for your OC. But you need to do two things. One, be original. I see a lot of dead parents stories and they're getting old fast. Make sure too that you put a lot of work into your back story. Make it character building, rather than to be used as an excuse for why your OC is a complete arse to everyone. Make them work hard to overcome things, rather than expect everything to be handed to them on a plate cuz they've suffered. Secondly, don't have them bang endlessly on about their tragic past. Seriously, most people who have suffered trauma don't do that. 6 Signature and avatar by Pucksterv. Want an Equestria Girls version, a pixel pony, or an Equalised version of your OC? Go here for links to shops here: https://mlpforums.com/blog/2506/entry-16610-details-of-my-shops/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Gaze 131 July 27, 2014 Author Share July 27, 2014 Yes! Gold is even better! This is gonna be the best OC EVAR! XD In a fanfic I made, there was this Mary Sue pony who was all gold. So, yeah, it's a good color. Also, why don't you add a crown and those shoes royal ailcorns wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazReshiram 26 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 I don't like seeing all of these OC's with "The parents are dead" that gets old fast and you've really got to be a good writer to make that kind of thing work. If your going to have someone dead in the OC's past maybe make them a cousin or someone they never knew or something to that effect. 1 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12663040/1/The-Solar-Flare-Cycle-A-Series-of-Fairy-Tales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Side Bird 566 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Name: Lightning Dash Age: Unknown Gender: Male Species: Alicorn Cutie Mark: Lightning. Power: Can control all weather and lightning, has insane amount of power, mentored Celestia. Loves (insert name of mane six pony) Defeated discord. Extremely fast. Something like that? 2 Don't be a dweeb ~Gilda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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