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oc
noun 6name 3adj 3adv 1
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5ADJ.
original
VERB + OC
create
OC + NOUN
character, protagonist
PREP.
with
ADV.
often
Definitions
noun
1
Abbreviation of October.
noun
1
Initialism of original content.
2
Initialism of original character.
One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept out of fanfic, it is possible and acceptable to write OCs into your stories without deifying them.
Too often an OC tends to slip into a Mary Sue mould, but if it's well written, I have no problems with an OC as a protagonist of a fic.
3
Initialism of out of character.
4
Officer of the Order of Canada.
5
Officer Commanding.
name
1
Initialism of Old Chinese.
2
Initialism of Orange County.
3
Initialism of OxyContin.
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One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept o
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Too often an OC tends to slip into a Mary Sue mould, but if it's well written, I have no problems with an OC as a protagonist of a fic.
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For instance, one fan might create an OC or Original Character that does not exist in the primary media canon. Then, with that fan's permission (it is considered good form to request permission from t
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