Original character, do not steal

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Original character, do not steal!

"Original character, do not steal" is a phrase often added after someone posts a character's picture/description/etc. It is a jab at the tendency of furries and the likes inhabiting DeviantArt and other wretched hives of scum and villainy to include the same phrase (or variations to that effect) as a warning in their own horribly drawn pictures of traced and palette-swapped "original characters (Sonic the Hedgehog recolors)". The use of the phrase on /tg/ is generally simply to indicate that whatever character happens to be depicted is an original creation of the poster, and should not be construed to mean the poster actually cares if anyone copies it - indeed, it can be used to mean the exact opposite.

Many times, /tg/ will openly use this line, mostly as a homage to something it loves.

Delicious Copypasta Obvious Troll

Above: An example of how an "Original Charactor" is made by simply using someone else's drawing, colouring it with MS Paint and calling it your own, the "Original" Character's design was traced from Hatsune Miku, one Google search later and you have Proof of Pudding Plagiarism.

This is exceptionally common with the Sonic fandom and it's process is explained in this video. Why do these people not realize their obvious theft?

Even SEGA got in on it after a while.

Ongoing List of Original Characters; Do Not Steal

• Chakats in general. Chakona Space, their home setting, is a giant ripoff of Star Trek.
• Sonichu, Chris-Chan's infamous Sonic/Pikachu hybrid and also someone who has actually said "Original Character, Do Not Steal" on several occasions.