Character

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Marvel's Spider-Ham (Peter Porker)
Commisioned character drawing, art by Dustmeat.
OC artwork of an anthro anteater character, art by (?)

A character (Greek, χαρακτήρ) in mainstream fiction, is a person and/or other type of being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio, television or film series, music, and/or video game), where as it/he/she/they may be entirely fictional, or based on a real-life "character".

Mainstream/popular culture characters[edit]

Known fictional characters, in relation to mainstream furry, anthro or funny animal beings only, include:

Character and furry[edit]

In the furry fandom, a character can be:

These uses are not mutually exclusive; a character can be primarily used for one of the above, or have multiple usages. Indeed, many furry characters are fursona, roleplaying characters, and subjects of furry art at the same time.

Origin[edit]

Characters can also be categorized by their origin:

  • Original characters (OC) - A character not from any official media sources, created by anyone, which can be:
    • Author-based, not associated with any product, with borrowed art styles from some works.
    • Fan-based - created by furry fans of the universe of any work, to fit in with the fictional universe and/or characters of that particular story. Generally found in fan fiction, but can also be a fursona or roleplay character.

In this sense, original characters are the opposite of canon characters.

Famous/known furry characters[edit]

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