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⌈ Secret Post #3200 ⌋

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Comments

Re: How do you feel about fic characterizations?

[replicantangel]

I think that fanon tends to shape the way characters are viewed a lot. Particularly villains. Just look at Loki, who is essentially a sociopath, being woobiefied and made into a romantic, misunderstood, redeemable character in fic. (I'm going by the movies, of course - in the comic, I'm sure they've had time to add more layers to the character which are only hinted at in the films.)

In my main fandom (Inuyasha), there is a character (Sesshoumaru) who is an antagonistic force but becomes a grudging ally towards the end. He's mostly there to be silent, intimidating and pretty. The amount of characterization that can be ladled onto a character that plays his cards so close to his vest is immense. Perhaps because of this, he is very popular in fic as a main character, which means he has to actually emote and speak and grow far more than he did in canon. I do it myself. And yes, it influences my view when I read other stories or rewatch the anime. In the former case, if someone takes a vastly different tack than I'm used to, it rattles me, even if there's nothing in canon says his character is one way or another. In the latter case, I usually wonder why he's so quiet, lol. But still, the best characterizations are the ones that keep him very close to canon or at least show how he changes.

I think as long as you don't start yelling at a fanfic author about how their interpretation is "wrong" based on other fanfic or something, you can manage. Backbuttoning is my go-to move if I just can't buy a characterization.