MLP:FiM - How to Make a Good Backstory for Your "OC" - w/ DR Wolf

[@enderwolf3109]

USEFUL TIP: instead of making as character THEN a backstory, write a backstory first, and imagine how it would shape the character in ways you might not have thought of before, and then continue making it!

[@sophiafelix5134]

that is a very good tip.

[@tae.shinhye]

Ender Wolf That's a good tip, I'll keep it in mind.

[@gab-xq9sq]

Ender Wolf thanks for the tip.

[@cowboy3547]

Ender Wolf that's a very helpful tip, buuuut... I already did my deer

[@jaded8578]

okay i'll take that in

[@CoreKatalyst]

"At the age of 6, I was born without a face."

[@Tyandaga]

o.O

[@Trickpants]

"My father said I would be accepted as I was; little did he know that, that was not the case."

[@somedragonbastard]

How does one be born at the age of six with no face?

[@strawberryduckiee]

oh my god..........

[@booknerd4924]

+Tyandaga excuse me but I was wondering if u could tell me if this is a good back story Poison heart is a hybrid half pony half dragon she orphaned when she was a baby and she didn't know why she was cursed at the age of six to poison anyone or anything that she likes but she didn't know why she also can't controller her cursed she is clumsy and forgetful and she has only 3 friends she controls the Element of kindness but she can't control the element ponies r afraid of her but she is still kind to them. Plz tell your honest opinion!

[@YowLife]

I've made quite the plethora of original characters. Do I have any tips? hm... Work on a character's personality first, How would this character respond to certain situations? One I typically use is a little girl falling over on the street next to them, Would they help her up? Would they let someone else do it? Would they ignore her? etc. After you define that character's personality traits, make up some interesting events. For example, Boy and a girl fall onto each other, and an another person walks in on them, ask yourself "where would my character be in this situation? Would he/she be one of the characters that fell over? Would he/she be the onlooker? Would they be mad? Would they be embarrassed? Would they laugh it off? How did they get into this situation? How do they know each other? Do they know each other? -etc. There's really no "wrong answer", just different variations you think sound more interesting. Hope that helps, let me know if you would like any more advice. -Kryssen

[@rodriguez2657]

YowLife Productions Thanks for the tips

[@r-ryan6549]

YowLife Productions correct a very good example

[@MsXrayz]

YowLife Produ

[@MsXrayz]

YowLife Production

[@MiningwithPudding]

Mine would be nearby, walking face first into a street lamp. Cause their blind, and that street lamp was just put in, so he didn't know it was there.

[@petticoatpastels8576]

My tip (besides what you gave) is that not only should defining events impact the characters personality, but should boost relationships with other characters if possible. Like maybe your sibling saved your life somehow, that could make you love them more/idolize them, while the sibling becomes more cautious and protective.

[@Tyandaga]

^.^

[@TheArtGooseH]

And remember: You don’t always have to make the backstory dark and depressing

[@xinsomniacaddictx1218]

But that’s what makes the character ✨spicy✨

[@IzzyTheKitty-jk1bk]

@@xinsomniacaddictx1218FR

[@philipgood5041]

I once had a dream which was sort of like a DND campaign I was running. The party was fighting a bad guy called the king of dreams and nightmares. He used his powers to conjure nightmares, which worked on everyone except the guy who didn't give his character a tragic backstory.

[@DRWolf001]

I have to admit, this is a very adorable style for DRWolf. Thank you kindly for including me Tyandaga.

[@Kitzkah]

hellow wolf!

[@yoshifan3077]

dr. wolf you're on four legs not saying it's a bad thing but I'm just never seen you on for like before or at least not have the videos that you've been on I don't know maybe I'm wrong

[@suta-car1285]

+DRWolf001 Agreed

[@yoshifan3077]

I do like your oc drawing dr wolf

[@Kartoffelkamm]

+DRWolf001 One of my OCs has a rather confusing backstory, and unless you have a lot of knowledge of both worlds he is a part of (he is the main character of a Huntik/Winx Club crossover fanfiction i might write in the future), you wont get a bit of it. though, since you asked, here it is: Being a wizard from Solaria, my OC, who later changed his name to Falk when he moved to Earth, had it pretty rough all the time, as his powers revolved around shadows. When his sister, a Fairy of Weather, gained her Sirenix powers, he pixie, the Pixie of Emotions, told her that Falk was pretty depressed since she was a well-known party planner (weather control has its usides for that kind of job), while he was usually the first one to be blamed if something bad happened. When Falk´s sister got her Sirenix Wish, she wished for him to be able to reach and leave the Infinite Ocean as well, which Falk did rather quickly to get to Earth (no magic there, officially, so no problems because your magic is the opposite of your home world´s magic). After saving a submarine full of people (he shape shifted into a collossal squid for that one. btw, he can shape shift), they told him about Titans and all that, and Falk got his first Titan: Nordrake (a Litho-Titan Sharpshooter). Btw, this is the point where he changed his name, since his original one didn´t quite fit if he wanted to remain on Earth. After years of research and training, Falk managed to put together a wide variety of spells that required both Seeker powers and Wizard magic to pull off, with his most useful being Shadowshift (It shifts the caster´s shadow into that of anyone he knows, and the next hit the caster takes also damages the one his shadow looks like). Falk normally kept his wizard magic secret, but he sometimes used it anyways. At some point however, he got the ring of a Titan which was hidden in the treasure chamber of Domino, the oldest planet in the Magic Dimension. The ring was cursed with a curse known as Powerburn, which drastically reduces the victim´s magic and eventually blocks it entirely for about 20 years. Having not enough time to explain his motives, Falk used a Sirenix Gate to enter the Infinite Ocean, hid his Titans in a chest in the deepest cave he could find, went back to Earth, the North Pole to be exact, and cast a Hibernation Spell on himself, which would have him fuse with the ice for 20 years. Also, as Powerburn is a curse created by Seekers and put on a Seeker artifact using said artifact´s own powers, the curse didn´t affect Falk´s Wizard Magic in time, otherwise the Hibernation Spell would´ve failed.

[@DeluDreamer]

I would like to try provide some input. Please try not to make your backstory overly dark and sad, if everybody was orphaned, abused, bullied, etc. then nobody was, ya dig?

[@endergirl959mc7]

Its okay to have it dark and sad, just not *overly* sad

[@Bones4Games]

but by your words if everyone has a good happy backstory then there is no conflict with the world by having no one with bad experiences. So some dark and sad backgrounds are required for a realistic setting.

[@DeluDreamer]

Colt Bates Yes. But that's the problem, MLP, more or less, is a happy world. There is little shades of darkness here and there but for the most part everything is fine. If say, 70% of all OCs have a dramatic backstory, then something isn't adding up. Also just to clarify, I'm not really against having a dark past, I just wanted to tell everyone not to overdo it.

[@Bones4Games]

Would 't it be fair to say that most who write up a sad background do so with intent of being in a non-show-cannon world though? Plus those adding a dark area to their idea of ponies are possibly more original (unless they stole it from someone else) than those who write up perfect lives for their characters. However, don't get me wrong I very much agree a lot goes a long way but I'm hardly one to say because I took my own life story and dramatically exagerated it for my OC to use (though not in the world of the show in any form).

[@claraandjacob4573]

Omg, My oc is a cat too!!

[@thatclassypenguin]

Ugh... I remember I almost made a Mary Sue my MLP OC..... Here's the back story: *Ava was a filly who lived in a castle with her father, who was the king. She got everything that she wanted, including a trampoline, and her own servants **-oh god-**.* *One day, she was captured by some ponies, and when she escaped, she ran away to Ponyville.* *There, Ava met Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle.* *Yadda yadda yadda... Ava soon becomes an alicorn filly and defeats Discord, somehow.*

[@utahdawn3675]

That Classy Penguin I am the core to Mary Sues

[@keishawilliams1440]

+Enchanted the Wolf so am I 😂😂😂😂

[@inactivechannel7499]

That Classy Penguin this was my first ever OC. XD

[@mars4742]

That Classy Penguin my oc would not be so happy about that last part

[@jaytabbs]

I have made mary sue's before, but I didn't know what a mary sur was because I was knew to the whole oc thing. It changed overtime from alicorn to pegasus. And from a pegasus with *ahem* Tardis colors (blue coat and blue and white mane and tail), to an orange coat with yellowish blond mane and tail. Still working on the backstory.

[@an-akwardperson9219]

I have been working on my oc for about five years and I'm still changing how she looks and her back story

[@an-akwardperson9219]

IT MUST BE PERFECT

[@Tyandaga]

x3

[@sonshiny]

lo XD i know right

[@sonshiny]

I've been working on mine for 3 years

[@ryangensch6304]

Midnight Mystique 2

[@SrMichaelBucket]

Someone told me my OC was shit because he was a crystal miner from the crystal empire. I don't see the problem. Help?

[@silentdiscretion2657]

Maybe they're jealous of your OC, or something. Or maybe they're an ignorant child. I don't think there's anything wrong with your OC from what you said here. unless of course he's a... (deep breath) kawaii desu prince alicorn rainbow neko from rainbowopolis and is the son of two gods and is totally yandere and will kill you and is clumsy and kawaii desu!!!11!!!11!!! do not steal!!1!!1 XDDDDDDD

[@SrMichaelBucket]

No. He's a little earth pony. His mother is a botanist and his father also works in the mines.

[@silentdiscretion2657]

that's cool. Does he have any special talents or abilities?

[@SrMichaelBucket]

Silent Discretion He has a good sense of touch and can usually tell if there is a cavern near the area where they're mining. Helps stop the dig team from getting into trouble.

[@silentdiscretion2657]

SrMichaelBucket does he have any negative features? It's always a good idea to give a character some negative aspects.

[@HTFFanOfFlaky]

I worked a bit on my OC, Koan. It may be best if I explained in his words. "I'm Koan, but I suppose you already knew that. I needed an introduction though, and I've never found anything more useful than giving a name. Sure, there are other names ponies have called me: Who's That Buckhole, Hipster Trash, Ice Cream Koan, The Sack of Manure Wearing a Fedora, among others. I never liked the last one. It's a Trilby. Are they that dense or is that just the norm for Earth Ponies? Would have been nice living with the Unicorns. Now those ponies know art. But I guess that's what I get. You speak your mind one time and they act like being an Alicorn is a privilege. Sure, descent to the Earthworm ranks can be a nightmare, but once the process is done, the hard part is over. Sure, I got a set of bones sticking out of my back, and yeah, the prosthetic horn only has enough magic to keep my brain from shutting down, but the bones look good, and the horn is easily covered. I'm sure I'd be fine if THE WAITER WOULD BRING ME MY SOUP ALREADY" Oh...I see he's reached Season 2. I guess I have to introduce Raw Noise now. I'm so sorry for this. "YOU WANNA KNOW ME? YOU DON'T KNOW! YOU CAN NEVER KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT SHINGLES! I! AM! A! GOD! EXCEPT ON WEEKDAYS! I DON'T LIKE WORKING FULL TIME! WEEKENDS TOO! I NEED MY REST! THE HOUSE WON'T PAINT ITSELF! AND WHY? BECAUSE IT HAS! NO! TALENT!" I'm sorry. I'm so, so, sorry.

[@Mr.0.Ramses]

I love this, it sounds like the beginning to a good book!

[@aprilias.8275]

"At the age of 11, I smoke herbs and drink burning liquoir" PLZ SOMEONE JUST GET THIS THING XD edit: excuse me this comment is 6 years old and it's still getting likes???

[@tethercable]

April Is In Love 7 years, Lukas Graham. Boom chaaca laca

[@citrussomebody]

SONGGGGGGGG

[@25.nayakasyahidah58]

"Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker"

[@reibean9542]

Eyy my character is based off of imagine dragons songs... they’re all dramatic so I knew what I had to do.

[@rikukh4810]

That's the only line in the song that I don't like. Still a good song but I don't like that line.

[@theequalityblog359]

One tip I have is to base your OC's backstory off yourself. My OC is loyal. Why? Because I am. why? Because i want to be there for my friends. Why? Because I once had a time where no one was there for me. Build their key personality traits from you and what makes you like that then add or change certain things to fit a more fantastical environment.

[@Tyandaga]

It never hurts to use your own personality/backstory ;p

[@xiaomusmash1494]

Tyandaga you think it's possible that I can collaborate with you?

[@FiveFoxesInATrenchcoat]

Tyandaga Besides, there's usually a little bit of the creator in their OCs.

[@theunstablewoki6022]

This is bad for my case but my life literally sounds like a marry sue’s backstory-

[@ChicagoMel23]

Mine has a lot of me in her

[@olson9954]

I'm looking for names -> personality. I'm looking for backstory -> personality. Ok, so now I got to make it.

[@usmanniazi3845]

Yeah! Take some stuff from IRL to make it Believable and Use a name that describes YOU as a person.. Not just your pony! Like Mine- Lilly (country) Blast(City) 0 _ \_____/

[@aprilias.8275]

lol same here...

[@lostross]

If there is a visual of your character, incorporate aspects of themselves into their physical appearance. For instance, when I had to draw a picture of myself for English, I drew a star on my hoodie because my last name means "star" in German. I also portrayed the hood up due to introversion and the hoodie about 3 sizes bigger than I need it to be due to feeling small in a large world.

[@Tyandaga]

^.^

[@JohnnyFerno]

I would like to quote the youtuber ProJared when talking in one of his videos about starting a character in Dungeons And Dragons: "Don't try and make the best character, try and make the most interesting character"

[@creeksidestudiospodcastchannel]

creating an oc is like drawing, one must start with the outline or beginning to eventually create the character

[@obbyalana6534]

Rainey Carey So true!!!

[@shnoooodle]

I'm not so good at Ocs myself, but I guess I'll give the tips I have that actually kind of helped me :P 1| Make sure your character's backstory isn't completely horrible, or completely happy. If it's horrible then it will be very expecting and unsurprising. If it is happy, it will not be so surprising and wouldn't really change the personality so much. 2| Make sure your backstory makes sense. Backstory you don't want| Sugar pops | X3 | was a crystal pony with a terrible background. Her parents died in a fire, she doesn't have friends, she's bullied, and she has to keep a secret. The secret of her being a alicorn for no reason what so ever! 3| Make sure your backstory tells you or others why they're at the place they're at now. 4| If your character is a alicorn or part other creature, like lets say dragon, make sure it makes since why. A good example is that they live in a area not known to Equestria that this is normal. Another good example would be if they just lived in another universe where this is normal. But if you want it to be in Equestria, you could say you traveled from somewhere else and ventured into Equestria. I know these are probably bad tips, but I think they helped me so . . yea :P

[@jayjaybearington8376]

when you make a character they become a part of you. whether it be the dark evil bad guy, the hero or the little guy that comes in every 5 chapters to say a terrible pun. They may look different on paper but they all came from you and in some way they are based off you. So love them and if you can't are they really that important?

[@adttalia5706]

I have Oc and she is so important to me So important that I'm trying to create a backstory for her but I can't T-T

[@axylotlarts6153]

The backstory is one of the best aspects of an OC

[@glassyday1242]

*Tibia* honest, this video helped me to get more in depth with my character, Neptune, who's one of my Undertale OC's. I put a *skeleton* of work into her before, but I decided to put even more *backbone* into her backstory after seeing this with my own *eye-sockets*. Btw, I have no regrets making these puns. HA.

[@DeluDreamer]

Pls no.

[@glassyday1242]

Delusional Dreamer Lol.

[@deadm8433]

+Sweet Glider help with my dragon undertale oc to Undertale fans unite!

[@glassyday1242]

TheRandomizerr Yes, lol.

[@Shellbellecomics]

*these puns fill you with determination*

[@MelodicDragon97]

I feel like I've fallen into the trap of making everyone's back story have some sort of tragic event that shaped them into who they currently are. But each event varies in how tragic it is in the grand scheme of things, and one of the main points I want to get across is the ridiculousness of the whole "somebody has it worse than you so don't have the right to feel bad" mentality. And they each deal with their pasts differently; one became depressed and traumatized, his sister copes by forgetting and has extreme emotions when reminded, [a different] one blamed herself for something she's hardly responsible for, ran away, and lied about it to her new friends (the siblings) all the while feeling increasingly guilty about it upon discovering they had it worse than her (and don't know that they do because she lied to them about it); another one snapped and became a killer. Only one has completely gotten over their past, but he has the (physical) scars from it, as opposed to everyone else's emotional wounds. ...This is unrelated to MLP, though.

[@FrostiKing]

As a roleplayer (With nothing to do with ponies) I was going to highlight alot of this before I finished watching. Such as Why. However I prefer to start with an end result and work backwards until satisfactory rather than at the beginning and work up to an end result. My only addition to this would be, way to many people want to 'godmod' be uber powerful and well liked, much like what you two said a key component in the universe/adventure. Power is fine but again, why, define it, and more specifically, it needs limits. I go by the old adage 'Constraint creates creativity' by limiting myself and the scope, it opens way more options I didn't consider to begin with, clever work arounds. The method when determining power (Personally) I go by this, what was sacrificed, if I am excelling in say... Archery, a savant even, what was sacrificed, can my character not use swords due to fully training with the bow? If my character is a powerful mage what did they give up to study, lack of communication skills, sociopathy, inability to pick up on euphemisms and metaphors? People often forget that there needs to be a trade-off to gain abilities, sure within reason some things are fine to skimp on. People often forget even in real life to train ones self to be 'the best', the Olympian, they have to sacrifice friends, family, time, endless training on end to reach a goal. Plus quirks and negative traits/ability's and mental hangups makes your character more alive, no one is perfect, plus it makes them far more interesting to be around, plus the need for help creates more interaction between characters, your character needs help, so you seek help. Personally I come up with an idea and spiral outward, why this, why that, what are their goals in life, why do they draw breath,, what keeps them going in the morning, what is the opposing force, where do they excel, where do they lack? I keep asking these question's till I am personally satisfied, then a whole new set of questions and needs will arise when interacting. Hit the big parts in life, key events as in the video, but life is a long process, you need to be malleable. Life is never about you, there are others involved, friends, family and they are the focal point in their own stories you will never be apart of. as$-pulling is a completely valid to come up with events, even more so when your in mid-roleplay, but keep it reasonable, and once you say it, it becomes cannon, (Less it is a fast and loose kinda situation or a 'for fun' roleplay.) But, yeah, good video! Great place to start.

[@NyanBacon]

+Frost King Sometimes this does end up being the most logical answer, as, when it comes to roleplaying, it is somethings easier to start in the middle of a characters life and then develop how they got to that point from there.

[@Tyandaga]

+Frost King Very well said ^.^

[@IonicNebula]

One thing this video reminded me of: my aversion to writing characters that interact with the main story or any canon characters of Equestria, outside of say, buying a dress from the Boutique or such. The closest I created was a royal guard, and even then when I did any roleplays or such with them it was usually focused on the unit itself and not the actual castle they were apart of. I don't want to put a character in any situation where thehy would have a massive grand impact on the world at large; it gets harder and harder to create believable backstories and not turn your character into a Mary/Gary Sue. There's a delicate balance there, and the video reminded me of that.

[@ferretzim8694]

I imagined an oc who on the surface seemed like a calm colt with an expansive knowledge. But beneath it all, He's suffered losses, felt absolute lost in life, and has seen the world, the *whole* world, for how it is... "One has truly no say in what life has in store for you. What you can only hope for, is to understand why the world is as it is. Only when you understand it, and come to terms with it, may you learn all the world has to offer. Learning takes time, and time is the essence that holds this world together. Impatience leads to reckless behavior, which leads to shortsightedness. shortsightedness lets you become blind to what lies in front of you, and you may never find what you seek. Never become blind"

[@navypink999]

Well, my OC was created as one of the main characters, so I based her backstory on the events of the main story, and it resulted in a pretty epic but relatable character :D

[@thistlewistle3803]

Just a tip, you shouldn't make your oc related towards any of the main mlp characters.

[@esamarie8986]

+Hakim Johnson I think they were talking about a story or such, not the main NLP story in the show

[@johnprades7945]

Navypink My oc is me myself... :P

[@lilyleaf7872]

My OC is like that too!

[@chaosqueen1703]

Mine is a... bit like that but not exactly. She had ONE adventure with the mane six but other than that she's just the lost sister of Celestia and Luna and now rules the alicorn civilizationmas Queen

[@bscar]

Or they could take the lazy way out and make their OC have amnesia so they don't remember their past.

[@Lobomaru02]

+b scar We can't forget backstories related to characters like the Joker. Part of the Joker's appeal is that his past is shrouded in mystery, with him telling multiple and probably fabricated sob stories to make people underestimate him in some way.

[@harrypk5251]

Funny thing because one of my OCs is called Amnesia as I didn't know what Amnesia meant at the time.

[@Tyandaga]

+b scar xD

[@bscar]

+Lobomaru02 Not many would see it like that. They'd probably claim you were just making things up as you went along. Even if you put something in later about how they were messing with everyone when they told those stories.

[@bonnietelocole6777]

My OC's do not have amnesia. they simply don't remember their past. This was an intentional not lazy choice. I'M WILLINGLY GIVING EVERYONE ELSE A CHANCE TO BE CREATIVE AND PRACTICE xD

[@Foxglovechannel]

Thanks for the tips. One tip I have is to include more open ended questions and include not just why in your questioning, but also who, what, where why and how. If you want to avoid making a Mary Sue in a popular fiction try to involve your character as little or not at all with the main characters or cannon story line. In other words you can create a "what if" world, where you ask yourself what if of many different aspects of the world or timeline. In the story of Hearts Warming Eve the historical re-enactment by the Main Six, Twilight is re-enacting a story of long ago ponies who where just like them in lots of ways, so you see that you don't have to make the main six be your friends because there is a huge portion of unused timeline and places that you can use to your advantage. It does not even have to be about MLP too, any good continuum is vast and has room for likely events to happen, even the history of the world-why do you think there is so much historical fiction? I hope you enjoy my comments and can make use of them.

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

Thanks for all the tips you guys. I've been trying to make a good back story for my OC for years but I can never come up with anything I like. Right now the best I have is that he was a changeling that one day got tired of Chrysalis' treating him terribly so he left the hive and set out to make his own path in life. The queen served as his inspiration to figure out a better way in life than serving a queen who just wants to take all the love they gathered for herself.

[@Zrrkon]

My OC's backstory Isn't crazy impressive. He's a changeling that grew up in a large hive, he'd aspired to serve under Chrysalis. He had trained and pretending to be a soldier with his good friend Wasp. After 12 years, he went into the soldier boot camp of the hive along with Wasp. All his training and practicing as a kid helped him ace it and become a soldier under Chrysalis. His friend doing the same. He spent years fighting for the hive. But, he was once retaliated against, teaching him that their are consequences to things you do. From this experience, he developed a devastating fear of ponies. This makes it hard for him to get close and make new friends. He eventually fled the hive and lived in the Everfree Forest to hide away. One day, Fluttershy found him and taught him that not all ponies are scary. But, he never got the best at judging which are the good ones. So, he just spent his time, disguised as a pegasus and tried not to let hid fear get the best of him and live in Ponyville. However, his fears sometimes win, causing him to burst into rage at random moments. This makes it even harder to make friends, but he tries his best with what Fluttershy taught him.

[@thistlewistle3803]

Don't you think fluttershy of all the ponies would have ran to one of the princess's..?

[@momotech7648]

Remember Philamena? The phoenix? Enough said.

[@kohaimoon5614]

I don't think it should be Fluttershy. It might also help if it were another character in his past that affected him in more than one way. Including the main ponies should be used sparingly, and I don't even RP in MLP...

[@aprilias.8275]

Or maybe somepony who secretly loves changelings? Sneaking through the forest just to help the changeling?

[@momotech7648]

Kohai Moon Kohai Moon has a point. Definitely try to keep the Mane 6 out of your stories as much as possible.

[@unnecessary_lectures_guy]

My characters backstory is: when she has was around 4 or 5, she realized everyone was "dead" except her older sister and her sister ended up having to take care of her but then she left her to die and my character barely survived, the only reason she did survive is because scientists found her while she was trying to survive i guess. So they tried doing experiments on her so she could survive and it worked, but not in the way they wanted. She ended up turning into the furry she is now (yes she was human before.) only to almost murder everyone. And the skulls on her cheeks and antennas turned into hearts because she then realized she didn't want to be the person that murders everyone she wants to be the nice person. Plot twist: her parents aren't actually dead they're overseas and her sister ended up moving with her boyfriend to kill people. (and my character ended up calling herself derpy even through her original name was charlotte uwu)

[@LilianOrchard]

How to create a good backstory for you OC: Don't. Tell the story itself.

[@Crystalitar]

this has great truth. a backstory reveals themselves

[@Tyandaga]

+Lily Peet Good point, that's certainly a way of going about it x3 (Also, thank for commenting, I absolutely enjoy your videos ^.^)

[@thegoodwitchluzura]

Huh, that’s actually good. For once.

[@sugaismysugadaddy7843]

I'm not so entirely sure if my OC is a marysue. Her name is Red Dusk, she was born in ponyville. She is a unicorn, as a kid, her parents were poor which makes her in the future very caring about the poor. When she was around 8, her father finally had enough money to buy a more comfortable house (because they all lived in a small house) but after purchasing the house months later, her father was starting to cheat on her mother. And her mother started to drink alcohol, (I was a bit inspired by Crybaby's family) which lead Red Dusk start to care about others with a drinking problem and will not tolerate cheaters. When she was 16 her mother stopped drinking and her father left them to hang out with his girlfriend, but that was also the time when she found out she was a lesbian. So after years, her father came back. Except he was broke due to the fact that his girlfriend stole all of his money. That made Red completely cautious about who she likes. Red Dusk finally came out when she was 18 but then her parents disowned her. Leading Red to live on her own and keep secrets. She is caring towards others but yet sometimes when "she cares too much" her friends always gets annoyed. She is clumsy because her mother dropped her as a baby and it was also because she inherited it from her mother too, Red can be such a crybaby over little things, like breaking someone's vase for example. She is very accepting towards others due to the fact that her parents did disown her for liking girls. Red HATES bugs because she is terrified of bugs because there were bugs roaming all around her parent's old house and one almost bit her. Red likes to teleport around old caves because she has a complete interest in rocks which made her to become very curious about science. She can sometimes be a nervous wreck at times when its either something special or if she did something on accident without the pony knowing.She is currently living in the Crystal Empire (due to the fact that she is very interested in history too). She is currently 23 right now and is currently single (I really don't want her to have a girlfriend) but she isn't currently focused on her love life due to the fact that she just wants to explore and read about history. She has a couple of friends (my OCs :P), she likes to hang out with them and if anything is wrong, she'll get straight to what's going on.Red does not like fights because she thinks fighting is wrong and that's because when she was reading about the history of the Crystal Empire, that made her fear the worst out of fights. She hates it when her friends call her "grandma" because she thinks it makes her sound old. She can be a control freak when stressed. The thing she hates the most is ponies being rude to her, she always says, "If they're rude to me, then I'll be rude to them."Her cutie mark is these books stacked on top of each other. Her skin is a light caramel and her hair is red (of course). Her eyes are a dark purplish color.Is she a marysue?

[@talasoldchannel5207]

Oh my Celestia the way you designed Doc is so cute! It reminds me of how I drawn him sleeping. I also included Silver Quill

[@xxkalobiexx4666]

Wow... all your OC advise videos are so helpful! I'm currently making the back story for two of my newest oc's : Jason and Felix (who will be a gay couple- don't ask) and i've found all you ideas very helpful, and some of them even helped inspire some of my finished oc's

[@Tyandaga]

+XxKalobiexX Thanks! :333

[@IAmAGyroGamer]

I love those OC tips you've provided. Thank you Tyandaga.

[@Tyandaga]

+Ian Bunce Glad you liked them :333

[@jellybellyfish]

One tip you forgot to mention is to make your OC a little realistic. Don't make them this godly being that has ultra powers and can do anything they want (unless that's what the story is going for). Make them have strengths, of course, but also have weaknesses.

[@ladyofthedrgns]

Over the years as a roleplayer i have seen everything from strange to interesting OCs and backstories attached to said OCs. Believe me i have seen some pretty awful one dimentional charactors. Though my all time favorite, in my opinion, bad charactor has always been that one OC that has a novel for a backstory. I'm talking a 100+ page backstory of too much detail and almost no personality. To understand, i mean where you know in full detail exactly what the charactor is wearing, ate that week, even how they styled their hair, put on make-up, you name it. Don't get me wrong, i like a good backstory on a good charactor. But going overboard on the little stuff can out right murder a great charactor before anyone got to know them. Finding the balance between good detail and too much detail is a real challenge. That is where great backstories come from!

[@thesillydepartment]

I like making OC's that are kind of like me. Like a new one I'm still working on, she lashes out at others sometimes because she fears being picked on. And her story is like mine, at school (or for her, in public spaces) she used to be picked on, and as a result acts tougher around others so nobody picks on her. But underneath, she's really a nice person who doesn't want to be hurt or have their feelings hurt.

[@momotech7648]

This made me start raising the necessary questions about my own OC and what I need to do since, despite being pretty normal, he's underdone.

[@momotech7648]

He's just a normal pony, but I guess I still need to work on his backstory. I am thinking of two siblings for him, who I might draw in the near future. Screw it, I'll do it now!

[@meepmoop3482]

Thanks for the help! Now I'm making my characters backstory not only easier but more interesting

[@Tyandaga]

Yay! ^.^

[@aneliaconstantin3224]

Same here! ^_^

[@meepmoop3482]

:)

[@salemrobinson9541]

My oc is actually from a completely different universe. She is from the Gravity falls universe actually. She fell in love with Will Cipher (I did not misspell Will Cipher, I am talking about Bill's brother), but Bill, to make sure his brother never had true happiness, through her through a portal to some random universe. Giving her the ability to travel through different universes. Losing her love made her depressed. And by being in a completely different universe she became extremely introverted and a very big liar. But she did make friends. And eventually she went to the MLP universe, turning her into a fox because of her now sly and introverted nature. She had a portal as a cutie mark as well to represent her being able to travel between universes. This is not all her backstory, but can some random people tell me what ya think?

[@salemrobinson9541]

Thank you! It's really long! I'm such a writer....

[@musiccollege123]

Nice!

[@cowboy3547]

Twitchy_No_Face I like writers! I'm a artist from heart

[@jaded8578]

i like the fox part... i have a strange obession with fox ocs. o3o

[@gh0st_mov]

Twitchy_No_Face Twitchy_No_Face hm.. sorry if this is long I really dont like the idea that she is in love with a (practical, not even in the show) main character, and the cross dimentional thing is confusing. If your going to go with the universe hopping please be EXTREAMLY specific. However, I do like how you made her a fox due to her personilty, I find this extreamly clever, but I dont think her talent would be going between universes unless she HERSELF was the one that made the portal. And even still her talent would be inventing or something, not dimension hopping. And i'm gonna leave some questions for you to help you think more about her backstory: What was her life like? Did she always live in gravity falls? How did she meet Bill and Will? Does she know the Pine twins? Whats the setting, time and year? What was the first universe (if your gonna keep going with that) that she appered in? Does she have any other postives and negatives besides the two you listed? What about the friends she lost? How did she know if she was in the MLP universe? What was her reaction? I hope with this long winded comment you get some advice; and I wish you luck to your character. Cheers!

[@igniteshadow2902]

I once decided to make a backstory for my character. In the end I realized I just created a story for a whole fan-fic trilogy that explains the origins of Equestria and the Cristal Empire together. I even started writing but never finished.

[@heyyowolfgurl8318]

To help come up with a backstory you can use inspiration from your own backstory and include it into your character. If your backstory isn’t too interesting (because mine isn’t) you can change it up a bit.

[@iamundertrash3136]

How to make a Mary Sue backstory! My parents died I got unlimited by rain/grass/etc She is so cool Everyone starts to like her And she becomes queen And then God And then the ruler of the universe Then dies by birth Wait what

[@damiondraws8538]

My OCs backstory is pretty good, what do you think p.s. plz don't steal! SilverStream grew up near AppleWood, the city where movie magic happens. She dreamt of being many things as a filly, a sculptor, an artist, an animator, a writer, a musician, and even a singer, all these things have one thing in common, art, or to put it simply, creativity. So, at seven she and her mother where reading her favorite book series( you can guess what it was😄) when she told her mother she wanted to show her something, she ran into the other room and quickly back, to show her a beautiful picture of the characters in one of her favorite scenarios, her mother adored it and told her how good she was, when SilverStream realized how good it actually was after showing to her friends and even strangers, she felt a slight tingling on her flank as she turned over to see her cutie mark! She had realized her destiny, her passion, her own self, was art. So, she spent the next few years in public schools.

[@damiondraws8538]

Sry ran out of room, ahem :Part Two: She showed her artistic skills to the teachers, who soon insisted she go to private schools, but her mother couldn't afford that high of a cost, so Silver made due with what she had, visiting a local garden to practice painting at ten when she was trusted to be by herself, and even occasionally making portraits of others, like her long-time friends ShutterBree, and ClaraNix, she became a young, true artist, who saw the world bursting with life and color, though shy, she still is filled with optimism, and a love for creativity, and hope for the future in her sights, nothing could go wrong.

[@jaylites]

Nice story and *ahem* warrior cats refrence ith the name silverstream :P

[@musiccollege123]

I like this backstory!:) good job

[@damiondraws8538]

+EeveeTheTrainer Hamiltrash Yep, the book series she reads is a My Little Pony version of the Warriors series. It's my favorite book series IRL.

[@jaylites]

lol, same with me too! WARRIORS 4 EVAH XD

[@neon-sphinxfoster5340]

I'd say one, but I honestly have too many to choose X3

[@treadingwater86]

Usually when I make my characters I already have a basic idea of what type of character I want to make, what their skills and abilities are and a couple of personality-traits they would have. And from there I work my way backwards to writing out a backstory that supports the traits that I have chosen. It might sound strange but to me, it just like when I am planning my stories; it is much easier to write a chain of events if you know where it is eventually going to end up. As for the backstories that I have made, I have so many that I really like. Like Princess Rosette who was forced into a position she wasn't prepared for due to the sudden absence of the previous monarch and has become painfully aware of the fact that her only real talent is copying the talents of others. Or Sandrunner who ran away from home to escape his controlling parents and has spent his entire life running from his problems. But I think that my favorite has to be my Changeling OC named Hesper. She was sent on a deep-cover mission into the kingdom to find a better source of nourishment for the hive and take advantage of the situation mentioned above. She wasn't the only one, but what she became unaware of as she set out on her own was that everyone else was caught and one day she finds out that her Queen has been slain and that her hive has been eradicated. Now without purpose, Hesper wanders the countryside and as the years pass she slowly starts to develop independence and even gradually discovers some magic of her own. On top of that, as she is forced to interact with the ponies that she previously only saw as potential prey she starts to see them as people with their own hopes and dreams. Feeling bad for her previous behavior, she vows to better herself and disguises herself as a heroine of legend in order to help people without mistrust or fear. Yet some habits are hard to shake and she has a long way to go before she can truly claim the title of heroine.

[@lydiacee4364]

I tend to use two strategies for character backstories. One, draw from my own life and experiences. And two, explore the possibilities of a life opposite of my own, think "what if my life were like this? Who would I be then?"

[@nightowlqwq6306]

when it said because they never learned how to swim I'm like Me: Say my name Say my name! XD

[@roach2034]

These videos you make are so helpful, loving this video, it has helped me so much with oc personality designing. Subscribing! :D

[@Tyandaga]

Glad you like them, and thanks! =3

[@roach2034]

Tyandaga no problem. Your videos have helped me with my oc making :)

[@-ponysparkle3-480]

Same!! ^^

[@blackrosestudios5583]

My OC and comic I'm making are both kind of dark and aimed at older readers. My OC is name Lucinda (who goes by the name Black Rose) was born from the unusual union of a dragon and a unicorn. Her father(Gilded Rose or Gil for short) was a knight for Princess Celestia who original job was to hunt and kill dragons to keep Equestria safe until he met Lucinda's mother... Lucinda grow up with her mother and around dragons but was rejected because of her apprentice and relationship with ponies. She was eventuly forced to live with her father in Canterlot but things didn't get much better for her as the ponies feared her. But there was a small ray of light in the form of a young unicorn named Stardust. The two fillies became fast friends and Lucinda met two more friends Sky Dancer (a pegasus) and Peaches (an earth pony). She even became one of Celestia's students due to the confident her friends gave her and her natural magical talent. But everything came to an end on that faithful day when she lost her only friends... Sky Dancer moved back to Cloudsdale and Peaches to her family farm, but what hurt her the most was Stardust who told her they can't be friends any more because her parents didn't like their daughter hang out with a freak. All alone with no one left in her life, Lucinda's anger grow and erupted with a burst of powerful magic as Lucinda took out her grief on all of Canterlot. Her power was so great on Celestia could stop her and after Lucinda was taken down she was banished from Equestria. The only thing she got out of all this was her cutie mark a black rose... Anyways sorry this was so long but I would like your option on this and if you want to check out my comic I have the first three page alraight out with more on the way: serenaelric.deviantart.com/gallery/59869048/The-Return-of-Black-Rose

[@Tyandaga]

Nice comic ^.^ (Just be careful when posting links in the comments section, youtube automatically considers it spam, and I have to fish it out of the spam folder ^^;)

[@iMonikah]

>Lucinda (who goes by the name Black Rose) Ew, no >was born from the unusual union of a dragon and a unicorn. Mary Sue Central is calling.

[@mercedesstar3794]

+iMonikah Shut the hell up it isn't a Mary sue and black rose is fine

[@iMonikah]

Mercedes Star Yes, I am unsurprised someone with a howling wolf avatar would defend such an awful name mary-sueish story.

[@mythiethereviewer2608]

Just because a character has grand experiences doesn't mean they're a mary sue. Would you rather they did hardly anything?

[@pukamaroo]

Omg, thank you guys so much! I've been struggling on what course my character's backstory would take. I've been trying to plan it for well over a year, and this helped so much! You two are officially one of my life's heros. ;o;

[@Tyandaga]

xD, glad it helped! ^.^

[@hellishscreams1640]

Crystal Canvas (my oc) Is a Unicorn who loved art but nobody else thought it was a valued trate. She got her cutiemark by winning an art competition held in ponyville. Her confidence came from hr friend who always pushed her to improve! I will add much but this is the foundation.

[@mvanvid4433]

Started off as a bat pony, she wants to be an artist but she finds it hard to draw with the pencil between her teeth. So her aunt promised her that if she can get a good grade in art, she will give her a horn. Since her aunt isn't too powerful, Pencil Vania's magic turns out to be weak.

[@mvanvid4433]

It's simple

[@peeblekitty5780]

Lol, mine is the opposite. She was a unicorn who later got fake wings. Both her flying and magic are weak for separate reasons.

[@lofichloe8844]

I have an oc that I think is a good one, but I dont know.....here she is: The character's name is Void.She is a batpony.She has a navy blue coat, and a dark greyish-blue mane/tail.I have part of her back story done but not all of it, when she was a filly, she lived with two pegasi, The only parent figures she ever had. The onn she called mom,her name was Stormy. The one she called dad was named Windstar. Void never knew her real parents, they left out when she was born and nerver came back. Void lived with Stormy and Windstar until she was old enuf to love on her own. Thats all I have so far, please let me know if I should change/add anything on. Let me reminde you, its NOT done. Oh yeah, and this is not the same universe as the real mlp show. Thanks, Chloe

[@lofichloe8844]

At the bottom of the coment I posted, its not love, its live hahahaha

[@judacris25]

This is actually good so far. But the orphan thing..is a bit overused.

[@exegoodbye.5830]

Tyandaga is that your REAL backstory?

[@indigo_villin]

I remember watching this a while ago and this did help me with making my ponies' backstories and of course it still does.

[@frooostynoodles]

My OC is a tan cat with big brown spots named Slip. He likes helping others because he is an alley cat and was kicked out of his own home and suffered. He hates the idea of others in pain and looks on the bright side of things!

[@MiNUS-ax]

tako is octopus in japanese XD

[@Pxu_Rei]

You're pretty cool at whatcha do!

[@Pxu_Rei]

new subscriber =)

[@Tyandaga]

D'aww, thanks! =3333

[@theddae]

Question, can this work for a any or just mlp ?

[@Tyandaga]

Any character ;p

[@theddae]

ok so I'll use this on my cat OC :D

[@danielledoeswhat]

Though I'm not very familiar with the MLP universe, I enjoy watching your videos about OCs. They have made me think more about how I construct my character. My main OC is in fact not from MLP at all, but from a book series called Warriors. The tips and tricks you present have helped me find ways to make Amberflower, my OC, more original and appealing!

[@HJ-tz8or]

Yeah, development of a good, balanced backstory is a crucial, vital part of an oc. I see a lot of backstories which follow this outline: When they were younger, their parents died. They were left on their own but became awesome afterwards. This will also give you an Mary Sue. Instead, this is a much better backstory: When she were younger, her parents were very busy with work, so she barely ever saw them. She ended up learning and growing on her own slowly, and never gave up. Ten times better.

[@Skylarblue365]

I created a character where at a young age she was kicked out of her kingdom for killing her father but what they didn't see is that she was only defending herself. And from all that hatred and rejection she became an assassin. It's sort of like how Maleficent or Nick Wild from Zootopia was. She believes the world won't see her as anything but an uncontrollable killer so that's what she became. And while in the background of it all her brother, who also tried to defend her from their father but got very badly injured on his eye causing him to be scarred, is trying to find her only to lose track of her after a simple glimpse of her. A tip from me when creating back stories is to incorporate moments from your own life, that's what I did with THIS characters story

[@phantomlpstm2817]

I have a another story about my alicorn oc Named WinterRose she was abandoned as a filly and Princess Luna took her in

[@phantomlpstm2817]

............😨😭

[@phantomlpstm2817]

She started as a Pegasus

[@thequeenofpoints494]

That's a bit Mary Sue.

[@momotech7648]

Is it okay if your character doesn't really have much of a special backstory? Like, I know it sounds lazy, but his personality doesn't warrant any sort of coming-of-age, learning adventure. He's just a normal Joe. I mean, he's pretty special, but nothing too special has really happened to him. Compare him to Rainbow Dash, because that's where I took my inspiration for him from. Normal life until a certain point, and he ended up with all the same character traits as she did, just in different amounts. He's cockier, more egotistical, and more stubborn, while also being less understanding, quicker to jump to conclusions, and less laid-back.

[@vutava8292]

I tend to invent a lot more backstory than is ever likely to be necessary, and most of it just stays in my head (such as the sizable number of Bionicle OCs that I named, statted, and gave personalities to, even though they'll just get an offhand mention at best). As for my primary pony OC, as is often the case, her defining moment would be the day she got her cutie mark. Unlike most, it was not a happy day for her.

[@horse14t]

When ever I give my characters super powers I always make sure that their is a trade off. For example Super Hearing while advantages in that my character can hear things normal characters can't, the trade off would be that if a foe came a long and knew about this power they could use it against them. For example over sensitivity to high pitched noises which may cripple them with pain.

[@o_o-037]

In My Fanfic I'm making: In the future of Equestria, there are a few more naturally born Alicorns. Problem is, they were severely bullied because due to other ponies' jealousy, Racist stereotyping, etc, all the other kids thought alicorns are automatically better at everything when that's just a misconception. There's a natural Alicorn I created who sucks at magic and is a slow flyer. She was bullied into doing other kids' homework because they though she was the smartest in the class when she only has an average I.Q. Ponies would fight over her to have her on their team, only to shun her for causing the team she's on to lose. Her magic mentor was a racist, narrow minded piece of shit; Because he believed Alicorns are better at everything, he though she was flunking her lessons on purpose. He only got persecuted after his constant verbal abuse caused her to accidentally snap her horn as he was making her do a spell only advanced unicorns can do. The only ponies who understood her were her family and her only friend, who moved away because he thought she was dead. ----- All my characters have physical and/or mental flaws that affect them in life.

[@breadcrumbs3530]

While I think that the idea of having a character have to face prejudice because of race, especially with a race that is connected to royalty and higher power rather than the opposite has a lot of potential for interesting stories, I'm not so sure it's the best idea to make EVERYONE asides from like, 4 or 5 people hate her. Prejudice and racism are much, much, MUCH more complex and subtle topics than most people realize, and writing a story centered around it requires extreme caution and care so that it doesn't come off as cliche and unrealistic. Now this isn't to a fanfic writer, even an amateur, can't pull it off. As long as you devote a lot of time, research, and care to your story, I'm sure it'll be great. :)

[@o_o-037]

+Allison Koester Thanks bro. =)

[@o_o-037]

+Allison Koester best part is, she isn't the 1st main character. And her backstory won't be revealed all at once. Now that she's older (teenager/young adult) she her social life is better. In my fanfic, a common phrase is heared by each new alicorn character where ponies say: "I thought alicorns are [supposed to be] good/great/better at everything."

[@breadcrumbs3530]

( O_〉O)? I think it's good that you have more than one prominent alicorn character. It allows for more interesting character interactions as well as avoiding the cliche of having your main character being completely different from anyone else (in a negative way), which can be a harsh detriment to your character and story. Just make sure you don't have to many or your main character's original defining trait, which is being an alicorn, will become less signifigant (and while it's not good to completely rely on that defining trait, it's what gets the reader to start caring about your character when they're first introduced, and it's what you build your character and main conflicts off of).

[@o_o-037]

+Emo Out :3 ;n; My story is in early decelopment though. I was just considering giving another character a decent past. Some if my characters were bullied, some weren't.

[@RiddleOfLightning]

OC bear is best bear, bear saw fish when little ... bear never forgotten fish, fish flop flop splash splash floop ... bear have moment of deep thought ... are we not all fish? ... bear thinks too hard and flops ... and it was good c:

[@Tyandaga]

+RiddleOfLightning What? xD

[@ihas1foot716]

+Tyandaga I agree: wat?!

[@RiddleOfLightning]

+Tyandaga Bear OC! do not question it, for it is bear think! Only Bears can bear the un'bear'ability of bear think. Was it not our fore'bears' that brought on to us the great truths, eat food = be happy

[@beepboop4313]

Um, Random Question Dude: Why is your character mute? Me: Because she was missing her vocal cords. Ramdon Nuestioq Eudd: Why is your character missing vocal cords? Me:.. I dono, birth somesing

[@junoblankenship9783]

"I was only four years old when I fell underground. Toriel, the caretaker of the Ruins, found me passed out on the bed of golden flowers. She took me somewhere safe, her home, and happily raised me as one of her own. I lived alongside my technical siblings, Asriel and Chara. I often took strolls through the Underground. When I was 10, Toriel gave me a puppet. I taught myself how to be a ventriloquist. I found areas in the Underground where I could put on shows. A lot of monsters enjoyed my ventriloquism. One day, Asriel and Chara were gone. Toriel and Asgore explained to me that they went to the surface, and were attacked by humans. Once they came back, the combination of the two slowly turned to dust on the patch of golden flowers. I felt a rush of hatred through my body. I swore I would avenge the two siblings I grew up with. I still went and performed my puppet shows, but the monsters acted stranger and stranger at my performances until they only angrily shouted at me. The only statement I could make out in the crowd was, "YOUR RACE DESTROYED THE PRINCE!!" I stopped performing after I told them countless times that it wasn't ME who did it. After my final performance when I was 11, I never went back to Toriel's house. I instead hid behind one of the houses in Snowdin. I sat behind there for about half an hour when I fell back into a white room. All I could see was white. Then I saw a black skeleton that was glitching out. He said that his name was Error Sans. He told me his purpose was to destroy AUs. I later explained to him the things that happened to make me hate monsters and humans. He said he understood how I felt. I believed him. Then I asked if I could join him. He sent a jolt of magic through me. My fingertips became pitch black. Blue strings came out of them. He told me I could use them to destroy AUs easier. Since then I have traveled alongside Error and demolished AUs. I even use my strings to make monsters into giant ventriloquist dummies. I'm 13 now, and I am Autumn, a destroyer of AUs." - - Oh.. am I rambling again..? I think I'll just leave now. - (This is a WIP from the final draft.)

[@samaxion93]

My Character Jack is based off of a book character in a book i was writing but eventually scrapped. He is an Orphan on a Ice Planet and grows up without parents which makes him sad, he had friends there and went to community events (such as festivals) and had fun, but when it was discovered he was stronger than the king (just enough to beat him in an arm-wrestle) who is narcissistic and cant accept the fact that there will be some people with more arm muscles than him, Jack was banished and ended up crashing just a bit away from Pony Ville, When he arrived the other ponies thought he was evil and going to hurt them based entirely off his looks and the only ones who accepted him was my other Oc's. Jack worked hard to make a prosthetic wing as flying to him was the best feeling in the world, and after many failed attempts he did it and although it wasnt the same it made him feel happier. whenever he goes out the other ponies talk behind his back and so Anya (my other OC) goes out instead causing problems on its own its the best option. Here are some things about him: he is scared of spiders, dentists and the dark, he also has a tendency to be awkward in conversations. now good points, is relatively strong, welcoming to others (gained from his past experiences) and a great flyer. i spent a while on this and the story isnt finished . also i know it is a bit sad but im trying to make a tormented soul character (its hard) that hasn't gone evil or bad. it may be cliche that he is an orphan and gets bullied but only because i want to make him isolated and need a reason to why he is like that.

[@chickenlad483]

Thx for da tips tyandaga and dr wolf

[@Tyandaga]

+Chickenlad ^.^

[@call_Arapy]

Me: *sweating because i realized i made a ton of mistakes

[@PinkCotton600]

Me too irl

[@bunnysings8047]

I have an OC her name is Donut🍩

[@Tyandaga]

x3

[@fionaevans5402]

Is your oc Kawaii

[@bunnysings8047]

Fiona Barton what do you mean by kawaii?

[@fionaevans5402]

kawaii means cute and the name is kawaii

[@Floofaloo]

I like this video, I've been running into a lot of Mary Sues and Gary Stus, they're pretty common and I can remember as a kid making some myself. I'm rewriting a story I've been working on for about six years, and it I've devoted a lot of time and effort to, and one of my biggest fears is creating Mary Sues or Gary Stus. So while the world I've written is involved with magic I've tried to stay rational and create a good explanation for why things are the way they are. Also including flaws in my characters that seem believable, and without giving them too many as well. This video has really good points, and I hope people watching take away a good lesson with them into making a great character. Even if you do make a Mary Sue or Gary Stu don't be discouraged, you will get better with time and reconsideration of your character. With that I wish you all the best of luck on your endeavors! (>w

[@jessicagould2720]

I thought of my main OC's backstory before drawing them. But over time the backstory changed to fit how I want her to be like. She has PTSD, which keeps her from fufilling her goal in life because where they goal needs to be achieved is where she developed her PTSD.

[@FanOfManyShows]

Serenity lost his brother and tried to bring him back using dark magic, and failed. because of this he searched for the unicorn who created dark magic, who teached him how to perform a resurrection, but his brother refused to cross over since it's the pony's choice to cross over not your's. after this Serenity continued to learn dark magic to force his brother to cross over. and eventually started creating dark magic spells, such as his brother: Starswirl the bearded, created magic spells. And that's about it.

[@d_denragon]

Just a simple silly tip if you're making a backstory of your OCs... Don't make them 100% perfect...

[@Tyandaga]

+Alixemus Denragon Good tip ;p

[@direwolfassassin2237]

Well my oc isn't a mlp character but is a crossover character between sonic(art style) and assassins creed (story) my character is a italian dire wolf born in 1752 italy whos father is a pirate dire wolf and her mother a dire wolf as well who is the daughter of an important Italian general. My ocs father actually saves the generals daughter during when a British man-o-war ship attacks the Italian ship in which the generals daughter was in. Damos(my ocs father)saves her and eventually both fall in love and have a child.(aka my oc) the general rewarded Damos by making him the new general.(here comes the villain of the story Exscar) exscar had been a soldier who had been chosen to be general first but was now replaced by a pirate (damos)exscar grew angered and created his own army of soldiers to attack and burn the village along with anyone in it. Every dire wolf including damos died as exscar remained,or so he thought. Luckily my ocs mother (Caroline) survived and was now escaping from the chaos with her 1 week child in her arms. But sadly she too was wounded and would not be able to raise her child . So she searched and searched until she found a manor house and left my oc in an empty stable and left never to be seen again. The next day the owner of the manor house,an old echidna found her. At first he was gonna leave her but he could not so he took her in and decided to raise her as his own.but to be known the echidna was a retired assassin from the brotherhood ,which he now was raising the young wolf to be one. As time past the wolf grew and so did her love for the sea. She did not know why though,perhaps its beauty captivated her(she got it from her real fathers love of the sea).so with hard time and work she was able to own a ship called the immortale. And now she sails the seven seas with her crew seeking answers and assassinating the templars that seek order over the world.(so yeah that's about it for now I'm too lazy to write the rest)

[@bearmation93]

One of my tips is basing your character around a particular theme or archtype. It could help with their backstory. For example, I made a character named Boombox Bling, an Earth Pony who by appearance, seems to be your typical street hustler/swinder, with a Hip=Hop motif and a big, bombastic gold chain to match, but there's more to him than meets the eye, including his tragic past and love of dancing and music.

[@scootermcpeanuts6699]

*SHE CALL ME MISTAH BOOMBASTI-*

[@101jir]

I remember I was playing D&D as a play-by-post. The DM was simultaneously amused and glad that I basically made a "mini-novel" for my character. He hadn't figured out the entire story yet, and I had given him a number of NPCs he could use. My rogue had an unstable CN alignment, and depending on his experiences he had a high potential to change alignment to any alignment except neutral (true) good or neutral (true) evil. I could explain why, but it would be difficult to do so without repeating most of the "mininovel."

[@nepnep1087]

CRAP DID I UNSUBSCRIBE BY ACCIDENT Sub again

[@Tyandaga]

Thanks! xD

[@nepnep1087]

Tyandaga your welcome XD

[@arqueeevist]

hey! you asked at the end of the video if we, the viewers, had any tip, and I have one! I'll use my warriors oc for an example: nocturnepaw(claw, soon) is a character I've been roleplaying with since I adopted my cat, nocturnal :3 my tip is to write, at first, the personality. you can ask why are they like this, but then, you go to their earlier days or years, and start creating their story! it really helps ;3 ex.: nocturnepaw is always very careful, looking for any holes or predators, and scares easily with any sound. because, when he was a kit, he almost died while digging a hole. so he learned to he extra -careful! hope it helped ^^

[@Tyandaga]

^.^

[@lazy009rain_raincloud]

My oc's backstory changes depending on roleplay. For Charlie he may have a happy backstory making him bubbly and less shakey. If he's in a less than happy setting for roleplay his backstory will be tragic but not enough to break him

[@_antmozzez6379]

The way the oc acts around people is helpful when writing a backstory!

[@ceryxos732]

This video helped me to come up with fears and flaws and a good backstory behind those fears and flaws for my earth pony OC! I've and so decided to name her Cactus Rose, based not only on her personality, but her cutie mark and such. Your videos were so helpful to me, because now I've created my earth pony OC's backstory, and I've come up with a name for her!

[@bananajello5709]

This was really helpful. I am going to share this with my friends so that we can develop out characters a lot more. We haven't really made the backstories yet, just the personality. And I think we can make our characters a lot more interesting if we make a set backstory.

[@Tyandaga]

^.^

[@kinkajouselect7743]

Thanks! This helped me making my main character wolf, who I'm going to animate in the future

[@Tyandaga]

Yay ^.^

[@damionkaneki2578]

this helped me tweak my already existing oc and make his back story more lengthy how ever i find writing random ideas down then seeing wich idea fit with my character for instance one idea i wrote down was allergies what would my character be allergic to and why sure it seams like a small amount information but you add all of those ones together and soon you got a good background started with interesting facts about your character

[@lillytheoutsider2618]

I threw a tennis ball and it hit my teacher, My goldfishes ate eachother, I misplessed Poodle in front of the whole school at my spelling bee, Take that.

[@UltimateEdgeLord.4.2.0.6.9.]

im currently working on my oc. its my first one and ive been looking at a lot of your videos and they are really helping. but i also feel very overwhelmed. maybe im just taking it too seriously, as before i even started on my character i borderline studied a shit load of equestrian history for several days and its timeline to try and make my character awesome, but also lore friendly. but also not too awesome so i can avoid being labled a mary sue lol. right now still developing his back story. and im forming his motivation at this point for him to later become a villian. been an mlp fan for a very long time and ive hardly felt more included in the community. its really great ^~^

[@coverarts1222]

I just created this character today, they aren't from the mlp universe, but one more like ours. Her name is Chris Lavather and she is 17. I wanted to get some outside opinions about her backstory, so here it is.Chris’ parents worked at a Morgue which desensitized her to corpses and death. In fact it made her curios to as what happened in these people’s lives and how they died. She quickly became fascinated with murder mystery and general history (Which is quite extensive causing her rambling problem). This led her to take a liking to the horror and mythology genre. Because of the extensive reading this caused her to find many strange and complicated words, but she never knew exactly how to use these words. Through research and introduction form the education system she discovered poetry. Poetry opened up a new way for her to use these words she acquired. This caused her to talk in a descriptive manner with the touch of modern slang. If you ever wish to have an in depth conversation with her, then you better read the entire Webster’s Dictionary. In short she is a sesquipedalianist. Chris also has fears of heights, fish, and the common stage fright. This is because… 1. She is afraid of the fact that she might fall and die. 2. Fish don’t blink. This freaks her out to the point she claims fish do not have souls. 3. Judgement or she thinks people will not like her work. She finds children’s nativity and quickness to judge a person annoying and same with most of their actions. She also finds yellow, no matter what the shade, an annoyingly bright and ‘strained’ color. She has lived a normal high schooler's life with the exception of talk of dead bodies at the dinner table.

[@triplen9070]

Oh, after watching your videos I had several ideas for OC (I actually didn't think about OCs beforehand). My most thought out but least liked is an alicorn (pft typical). I personally feel my OC would be better being based off something or someone else so I based it off Dumbo. She had huge wings that couldn't (or rather wouldn't) fly. It's also the opposite of the huge white stallion with little wings (Tank I think). Her mom helped her not be as upset about the teasing but she still was jealous of others ability to fly. She trained hard and never did get to fly. Eventually (haven't planned this part out much) she becomes an alicorn (maybe because she discovers her heritge which is the reason why she can't fly) and her magic allows her to fly. Somehow she gets sealed inside the Earth and that's how far I've gotten. What do you think?

[@roomoo5370]

I have an idea for an OC but I’m not sure that it’s good Pink nova was supposed to be a successful pony when it comes to magic but I’ve time she got curious and when she stumbled into a cave, she found a dragon and accidentally woke it, the the dragon swiped at the young pony, it smashed her horn and now she is scared of leaving her village and she couldn’t do magic. She is really accepting but nobody cares about her personality, they only care about how she got her horn broken. Please help me see if this character backstory is good

[@katemckeown2253]

I think it would be more interesting if she could do limited magic, like hagrid and his umbrella from harry potter, she could also be booksmart

[@TaosoftheVoid]

I write little encounters or have the character tell a little about themselves (Sanity is not something I have) but it is much easier for me to do that because well I don't want others to really go and say "Oh so your character is just full of self pity" (Though none of my characters are free from some dark thing) plus it just is more fun! cause you can see what they might do or hear what they would tell you not what some omnipotent god knows about them

[@chelseyberstein1406]

this is a really a good video and it does help a lot also your OC is awesome you don't normally see MLP Deer OC's and that why I love it

[@Tyandaga]

^.^

[@wolfkub1096]

This really helped me for a upcoming series that I'm trying to make! Thanks so much for this video! New subscriber!!!