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OCs

Alrighty...omfg where to start.

Okay *breathe*

Here we go.

The almighty OC, the central character of the story that makes everyone else useless. The most perfect (typically a girl) person to ever exist.

Am I guilty of this?

Lmao, yupperooni.

Nah, but really, I used to do this and I'm sorry to anyone who's read my old shit where my character was a total Mary Sue.

Haha, now my main character's an unstable, fucked up bitch but it's gucci :'))))

ANYWAY

Let's just actually explain this widespread issue.
The Mary Sue
(heh, that sorta rhymed)

Mary Sue = typical perfect character who's gorgeous and has every desirable trait ever.

A mistake that people starting out on here make is creating a character that is an insanely glorified version of themself. Said character typically includes...
-looks that would give Aphrodite a run for her money
-everyone is attracted to the character and they have no enemies
-they have all the powers in existence
-they take the place of the main character
-and much more

Okay, so with those main points, let's divide them up.

LOOKS

So typically, the character is a girl who has long hair, is petite or the next fucking Kim Kardashian, and had bright eyes that don't exist in real life.

In short, they're made out to be pretty asf and make us feel like rotting potatoes.