User blog comment:IamThorn/Questions for Monty/@comment-25045079-20141013203400/@comment-4010415-20141013211631

Monty has said that there may eventually be a contest where fans will get to enter OCs to be put in the series.

I somehow kind of doubt that they'll let the fans vote on which ones they want. It'll likely be the same kind of deal that they did for the Velvet battle outfit contest - Monty and maybe selective crew members look through the entries, narrow it down to around 20ish or so, then pick which one they want out of that group.

Personally, I wouldn't trust the fandom to vote on the OCs that would make it into the show, even though Monty, Miles, and Kerry could change whatever they want about them.


 * Only Monty, Miles, and Kerry (Monty especially) completely and totally know what truly fits in the RWBY universe.


 * You never know if fans will vote on a... less than great OC for whatever reason. There are people who don't recognize signs of a... not... so good... OC. But hey, OC-making is a learning process. Though, not everyone wants to learn...


 * The biggest reason right here: If you change the OC too much, the creator is going to be upset with you. A character you create, design, name, and flesh out is your baby, and it's upsetting if someone takes that baby and turns them into something you don't even recognize! If the crew was forced to use OCs that the fans voted on, it could easily land them in a situation where they do have to make changes that could and would hurt some feelings. It's much easier for them to look through the hundreds and hundreds of OCs and pick out which ones fit the bill well enough to where they actually like them the way they are and won't have to make a bunch of changes.