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Now this is a topic I've been dealing with for some time that needs to be distressed. It's a very common problem you could find in a number of places and everyone has seen or has even been the cause at least once. I'm talking about overpowered, unoriginal, or poorly written characters be it fan made or original. This is something that has always bothered me, not because i believe it to be annoying, but because of the wasted potential due to some people not giving time and effort into their characters. why am I bringing this up now? Because something happened that shows just how bad something like this could get.

about a week ago a new acquaintance of mine had posted on a somewhat known deviants page by the name of Kechi. Kechi had recently posted a journal simply stating that his character is not a Mary-Sue..more on that later. My friend posted a reply on the journal with no intention to insult or hurt Kechi, but to simply tell him her opinion about the character and pointing out faults. Kechis reaction? insulting and yelling at her, then he deleted both the comments and the entire journal to hide the evidence and blocking my friend. My friend however, would not let these immature actions go so easily. She later posted a journal with details on what exactly happened and an extended version of her critique she posted on Kechis page. Kechis response? Making a journal insulting my friend even further and sending his blind goons after her with nary a reason and all the venom. He demanded the journal to be taken down and reported, acting like a toddler throwing a temper tantrum. A 20 something year old man sending mooks to attack a teenage girl, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

more information on it here fav.me/d7scnib

Everyone is entitled to an opinion and an idea with not one ever being the "Right" answer. some people may like a bit of column A while others prefer column B, that's the way it's always been and many people have learned to live with it. The thing is, even if you worked hard on your character and tried to iron out a good, clean character, it's always a good idea to listen to others opinions on your work. Think of it like a teacher grading your paper, pay close attention to what they say as it could lead to some useful advice that could better your work. I personally would appreciate people sharing their opinions and advice when it comes to my work and even encourage it, sure it might hurt a little, but it can better ourselves.
Kechi chooses to ignore others opinions and anything that doesn't say "she's amazing" or "OMG I love her!" is an insult and must be terminated. Kechi and his goons took and twisted her words making her sound like some kind of bad guy and some of them even came in only insulting her and threatening her, demanding that she stopped and took the journal down.

Neko had not once insulted or offended anyone in her journal, she only gave her honest opinion on the situation "I commented :a mary sue is not an real insult.It is simply describing a female character that is unoriginal,over powerd,rip off and down right a little Miss Perfect." ( XNekoCakeRawrX) does that sound like an insult to you? that sounds more like an explanation to me and the thing is she is right. you see the bio on Kechi up there? UNEDITED! i simply copied and pasted from Kechis bio on his own page.

I'll let Neko summarize it for me

"You make Kechi a goddes and a princess not to mention all forms an powers you gave her.
You made her french because apperently it's sexy but in reallity it's not gonna make your character any better.

You gave her M cups wich is way to much for a woman to handle.

You ripoff Sonic,Meroid,Kill la Kill etc. wich is unoriginal.

You character is a Mary-sue"

that wasnt even an opinion, at this point it's just facts now. Kechi has no weakness, and every time one appears, he adds some bullshit to cover it up.

Making a character is like baking a cake. There are a million and one different kinds of cake out there each made vastly different from the rest. you have to use just the right amount of ingredients for the cake to come out the way you want it. not too much, not too little. Kechi, to put it bluntly, was adding way too many ingredients at once, spoiling the cake. then he adds way too much frosting in hopes of covering up the mess underneath. He then goes and adds pure solid fruits and other condiments as he pleases. that metaphor refers to ripping off diffrent franchises.

fav.me/d7r61awThat blue armor? looks a lot like Kill La Kill (Hell, Kechi La Kechi? Unoriginal)

fav.me/d6hskq3
A daughter that travels through space in power armor and works as a hunter? She even mentions the original source.

the list goes on.

Don't get me wrong, it is okay to be inspired by a franchise and use ideas that you like. Hell he almost passed with the Metroid rippoff with his explanation of it. but the problem is he's using too much of it.
If you like an idea, Good, if you want to use it, that's fine. Nearly every idea has been done by this point and inspiration is always the first step to an idea. but you cant just use the entire raw material.
you need to piece it out, take what you like and what you dont like. Try to piece it back together and see what works and what doesnt and use the core element you want.

Now a lot of you are probably wondering about the character on the right. Who is this character? what does she have to do with anything? am i trying to say my characters are much better than his? No im not. this isnt even my character, i just made her up on the spot inspired by what was in front of me.

inspired by what you may ask?

INSPIRED BY YOU, KECHI

While I was looking at your profile, I was actually interested in a few ideas you put in your character. I took a handful of them and used them to create a brand new character, inspired by You, in honor of You.
You dont need so many things to make a good character, you just have to give it some thought. And there's always room for improvment. and others can really help.

I'm not here to hurt you Kechi. I want to help. your character could be something amazing, she just needs a little work.
go ahead and send your goons after me if you want, but you need to be honest with me here.

im asking you. critique my character, tell me what you think needs worked. i wont mind.

Kechi belongs to

also a shout out to and for bringing it to my attention and filling me in on the details

Description
Now this is a topic I've been dealing with for some time that needs to be distressed. It's a very common problem you could find in a number of places and everyone has seen or has even been the cause at least once. I'm talking about overpowered, unoriginal, or poorly written characters be it fan made or original. This is something that has always bothered me, not because i believe it to be annoying, but because of the wasted potential due to some people not giving time and effort into their characters. why am I bringing this up now? Because something happened that shows just how bad something like this could get.

about a week ago a new acquaintance of mine had posted on a somewhat known deviants page by the name of Kechi. Kechi had recently posted a journal simply stating that his character is not a Mary-Sue..more on that later. My friend posted a reply on the journal with no intention to insult or hurt Kechi, but to simply tell him her opinion about the character and pointing out faults. Kechis reaction? insulting and yelling at her, then he deleted both the comments and the entire journal to hide the evidence and blocking my friend. My friend however, would not let these immature actions go so easily. She later posted a journal with details on what exactly happened and an extended version of her critique she posted on Kechis page. Kechis response? Making a journal insulting my friend even further and sending his blind goons after her with nary a reason and all the venom. He demanded the journal to be taken down and reported, acting like a toddler throwing a temper tantrum. A 20 something year old man sending mooks to attack a teenage girl, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

more information on it here fav.me/d7scnib

Everyone is entitled to an opinion and an idea with not one ever being the "Right" answer. some people may like a bit of column A while others prefer column B, that's the way it's always been and many people have learned to live with it. The thing is, even if you worked hard on your character and tried to iron out a good, clean character, it's always a good idea to listen to others opinions on your work. Think of it like a teacher grading your paper, pay close attention to what they say as it could lead to some useful advice that could better your work. I personally would appreciate people sharing their opinions and advice when it comes to my work and even encourage it, sure it might hurt a little, but it can better ourselves.
Kechi chooses to ignore others opinions and anything that doesn't say "she's amazing" or "OMG I love her!" is an insult and must be terminated. Kechi and his goons took and twisted her words making her sound like some kind of bad guy and some of them even came in only insulting her and threatening her, demanding that she stopped and took the journal down.

Neko had not once insulted or offended anyone in her journal, she only gave her honest opinion on the situation "I commented :a mary sue is not an real insult.It is simply describing a female character that is unoriginal,over powerd,rip off and down right a little Miss Perfect." ( XNekoCakeRawrX) does that sound like an insult to you? that sounds more like an explanation to me and the thing is she is right. you see the bio on Kechi up there? UNEDITED! i simply copied and pasted from Kechis bio on his own page.

I'll let Neko summarize it for me

"You make Kechi a goddes and a princess not to mention all forms an powers you gave her.
You made her french because apperently it's sexy but in reallity it's not gonna make your character any better.

You gave her M cups wich is way to much for a woman to handle.

You ripoff Sonic,Meroid,Kill la Kill etc. wich is unoriginal.

You character is a Mary-sue"

that wasnt even an opinion, at this point it's just facts now. Kechi has no weakness, and every time one appears, he adds some bullshit to cover it up.

Making a character is like baking a cake. There are a million and one different kinds of cake out there each made vastly different from the rest. you have to use just the right amount of ingredients for the cake to come out the way you want it. not too much, not too little. Kechi, to put it bluntly, was adding way too many ingredients at once, spoiling the cake. then he adds way too much frosting in hopes of covering up the mess underneath. He then goes and adds pure solid fruits and other condiments as he pleases. that metaphor refers to ripping off diffrent franchises.

fav.me/d7r61awThat blue armor? looks a lot like Kill La Kill (Hell, Kechi La Kechi? Unoriginal)

fav.me/d6hskq3
A daughter that travels through space in power armor and works as a hunter? She even mentions the original source.

the list goes on.

Don't get me wrong, it is okay to be inspired by a franchise and use ideas that you like. Hell he almost passed with the Metroid rippoff with his explanation of it. but the problem is he's using too much of it.
If you like an idea, Good, if you want to use it, that's fine. Nearly every idea has been done by this point and inspiration is always the first step to an idea. but you cant just use the entire raw material.
you need to piece it out, take what you like and what you dont like. Try to piece it back together and see what works and what doesnt and use the core element you want.

Now a lot of you are probably wondering about the character on the right. Who is this character? what does she have to do with anything? am i trying to say my characters are much better than his? No im not. this isnt even my character, i just made her up on the spot inspired by what was in front of me.

inspired by what you may ask?

INSPIRED BY YOU, KECHI

While I was looking at your profile, I was actually interested in a few ideas you put in your character. I took a handful of them and used them to create a brand new character, inspired by You, in honor of You.
You dont need so many things to make a good character, you just have to give it some thought. And there's always room for improvment. and others can really help.

I'm not here to hurt you Kechi. I want to help. your character could be something amazing, she just needs a little work.
go ahead and send your goons after me if you want, but you need to be honest with me here.

im asking you. critique my character, tell me what you think needs worked. i wont mind.

Kechi belongs to

also a shout out to and for bringing it to my attention and filling me in on the details