Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25555436-20141120010811/@comment-5426254-20141121035753

I've been to the Fanon Wiki, and have seen how OCs in general work. I've seen OP characters that put Goku out to shame, intermingling with canon characters like there's no tomorrow. I have also seen well-written ones too, with high-quality artwork. For the most part, most of the OCs there are designed to exist in a version of the RWBY canon, and to register for the eventual OC contest. Others will use the category "Alternate Universe", which is quite rare. The secret to succeeding in making RWBY OCs is to know the RWBY Universe cold. The neo-canon universe has a set of rules based on observations of the show, and is rigid, annoying, yet useful to OC authors and artists. By making the RWBY OCs as close to canon as possible, one can make a high-quality OC that can do well in the OC contest.