Board Thread:Fanon Discussion/@comment-4598697-20140407203338/@comment-4598697-20140706221924

Jade Encrusted Bugs wrote: SmartSkittlez wrote: I also wish some Ugly Duckling ocs actually had different personalities from each other. I love Cynthea and a lot of the others, but does every single other ugly duckling oc has to be a awkward introvert? I kinda just want to see something new. I mean, a lot of ocs from the same tale are different, so why can't ugly duckling ocs be too? I know the fairy tale basically says that they will probably be like that. It's just that I want to see a refreshing new take on that character's daughter. Considering that the Ugly Duckling in the tale was a guy, it'd be interesting to see a son of him as well.

And admittedly, as Cynthea's owner, the point you've made here is the very reason why I've honestly felt particularly insecure in how I portray her as of late.

In general my goal when it comes to creating original characters is to make them diverse, and to put the O in OC. While I know that her creation was especially early within the fandom (I remember a time when she was likely the only UD daughters standing, if my memory serves me right), seeing some of the patterns that have occurred along with comments such as these, well, it makes me question if Thea really is all that original in the first place. I feel the urge to change her, but I'm not exactly sure how? A friend or two have personally given me suggestions that I'm thankful of, but I'm still somewhat lost. I don't want her to be so different that she's unrecognizable, but I don't want her to be mistaken for a carbon-copy, you know?

And er, if someone is going to respond to this, I really would appreciate a lack of sugarcoating. Guh, I prolly sound self-absorbed quoting this. My apologies. I think Cynthea is fine the way she is.

I probably have the only son of Donkey Skin in the entire fandom (Lucien D'Ane). I know of several daughters of Donkey Skin, which would probably be the more logical option. I couldn't gender-flip the whole father-in-love-with-his-daughter thing since his opposite-sex parent was the protagonist of her story, and Donkey Skin romancing her child would be OOC because I doubt she would make the same mistake that her father made. That's why Lucien's character mainly focuses on the second part of the story - Lucien's main trait is that he's good at working in the kitchen (especially with cakes).