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Date Posted: Thu, Apr 15 2004, 20:21:55
Author: gkscotty
Subject: Re: It's kind of funny that this one is so common...
In reply to: Godgifu 's message, "It's kind of funny that this one is so common..." on Thu, Apr 15 2004, 18:41:31

>I write OCs all the time who are major parts of the
>story. Have I maybe been writing obnoxious Sues all
>this time? But then again, I think a lot of people
>read/write for more versatile fandoms than I do; I
>write for things like Samurai Jack, which only has
>three recurring characters (five if you count Jack's
>parents who usually only appear in flashbacks) and
>none of them are likely to be around each other. Plus
>the show is usually about how Jack travels a different
>place every episode and encounters someone new. I
>imagine one has less excuse for an OC if writing for
>something like Harry Potter where there are already a
>bunch of different characters with different
>personalities and talents to pick from.

I think it always depends on how much focus an original character takes from the canon characters. I've not seen enough Samurai Jack to be sure here, but I doubt there would be anything wrong with a new character who meets up with Jack, teams up with him for a while, they fight some evil and then either the OC's story is ended or he dies. I think I've seen this on the show a few times in fact. This seems pretty reasonable given the style of the show.
On the other hand, an incredibly powerful OC that kicks down the door to Aku's throne room/wherever and beats him in five mins flat would probably be a Sue. Especially if Jack's role in the fic was basically to carry the OC's swords.

Anyway, if you've made many varied OC's it's probable that none of them are Sues. The whole point of Sues is that they're the Author. If your characters weer Sues they would all be the same, or you would only be able to make one and would fixate on it.

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