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16th Jun '13 7:21:55 PM JIKTV

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A subtrope of OriginalCharacter. An OCStandIn is a canon FlatCharacter that gets little screentime or few (if any) lines, and therefore can be molded into whoever the fans want. Often, they may not even [[NoNameGiven have canonical names]]. Thus an OC Stand In is ''like'' an OC, but the fact that these characters usually have at least ''some'' personality already means the author has some general direction to go in. Like all things in fanfiction, when handled badly the OCStandIn can delve straight into MarySue territory. Compare with the PossessionSue.

Sometimes these characters are just used to insult the heroes and make life hard for them, giving the character little point. Does HarryPotter really need another teacher who's out to get him? Hasn't {{Naruto}} dealt with enough crap already? In these cases, the character is simply used to replace the {{Canon}} obstacles for TheHero with smaller and (sometimes) more realistic ones.

An OCStandIn is sometimes used to save a main character from being bashed... The OCStandIn [[TheScapegoat is then bashed instead]], like how, for example, many fanfic writers make Sakura's mother responsible for her being a {{Fangirl}} and an AlphaBitch and let her make an whole laundry list of crimes against Naruto and the village.

However, there are cases, even when the OCStandIn is "high school evil", that these characters turn out likeable. Or, at least, the FanFic does.

In video games, sometimes the ''canon protagonist'' is an OCStandIn, due to being a FeaturelessProtagonist, a HeroicMime, and/or a highly customizable RPG player character.

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A subtrope of OriginalCharacter. An OC Stand In is a canon FlatCharacter that gets little screentime or few (if any) lines, and therefore can be molded into whoever the fans want. Often, they may not even [[NoNameGiven have canonical names]]. Thus an OC Stand In is ''like'' an OC, but the fact that these characters usually have at least ''some'' personality already means the author has some general direction to go in. Like all things in fanfiction, when handled badly the OC Stand In can delve straight into MarySue territory. Compare with the PossessionSue.

Sometimes these characters are just used to insult the heroes and make life hard for them, giving the character little point. Does Franchise/HarryPotter really need another teacher who's out to get him? Hasn't {{Naruto}} dealt with enough crap already? In these cases, the character is simply used to replace the {{Canon}} obstacles for TheHero with smaller and (sometimes) more realistic ones.

An OC Stand In is sometimes used to save a main character from being bashed... The OC Stand In [[TheScapegoat is then bashed instead]], like how, for example, many fanfic writers make Sakura's mother responsible for her being a {{Fangirl}} and an AlphaBitch and let her make an whole laundry list of crimes against Naruto and the village.

However, there are cases, even when the OC Stand In is "high school evil", that these characters turn out likeable. Or, at least, the FanFic does.

In video games, sometimes the ''canon protagonist'' is an OC Stand In, due to being a FeaturelessProtagonist, a HeroicMime, and/or a highly customizable RPG player character.

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15th Jun '13 7:09:38 PM boobustuber

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7th Jun '13 7:22:02 PM Kid

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