Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-30530552-20180502010142

Link to Previous Competition.

Link to OC Competition Gallery.

I realize this is late, I'm sorry...been surprisingly busy the last couple days. But t's here now and I've compensated for it, don't worry.

Now that that's out of the way...contest-goers and especially new-contest-goers, this is what this is all about: This is a contest done every month where every participant, using the Template provided below, makes an OC, filling up the different sections to flesh them out.

Participants can add and change anything they want to their OC until the deadline arrives, at which point future edits are ignored and the current judge will judge them as soon as they can. The kicker here is that every Competition has a Theme, decided by the current Judge. It can range from specific kinds of allusions like "Historical Figures" or "Greek Mythology", to more thematic choices like "7 Deadly Sins" or "Major Arcana of the Tarot", to having to make a specific kind of character or story, like "Bonds" or "Prodigies".

After judging, the entry with the most points wins. Their Creator gets 3 privileges: They are the next Judge for the next Competition, they can decide the next Theme, and they can brag as much as they want until they piss everyone off, at which point they should just shut up (or not have started to begin with). Of course, they can let someone else be the next Judge for whatever reason, or let others decide the Theme.

This month's theme is Superheroes. DC, Marvel, some other major or minor company, and any traditionally good character are fair game. I will also allow reformed villains so long as they did not stray back to evil at any given point. Other situations will be on a case-by-case basis. Lesser known superheroes should be linked for ease of locating sources.

As a note: 1. You don't necessarily have to make a good guy character, even if they're based on the actual character. Most do have evil versions of themselves, but even with those cases, just remember you're basing it on a hero and not the corruption of them that already exists.

2. Dying is optional.

3. Further questions, directly ask me.

THE RULES:

1) Participants have until the deadline to make and edit their OCs. Any and every edit or entry made after the deadline will be ignored.

2) Participants must use the Template provided below.

3) The OCs must, at all costs, follow the established and/or obvious Rules of Canon. Those are:

A) Color Naming Rule: Unless the OC is from before, during, or shortly after the Great War that happened 80 years before RWBY's story begins, the OC's name must be a color in some language, sound like a color, or remind of a color, either in their First Name or Family Name. No Grimm-People Hybrids of any sort. Aside from nothing in canon stating that such a thing is even possible, the very concept is a paradox: If they don't have Aura, they're not people (note that even Penny had Aura). If they have Aura, they're not Grimm (since Aura comes from the Soul, which Grimm explicitly lack). You can use Grimm as influence, at the risk of making the OC an Edgelord, but that's it.

B)No Aura-using Androids. Penny was stated to be the 1st and so far only one of her kind. Do note, Metal Prosthetics are OK, so yes, you can go make your OC be all "I never asked for this".

4)OCs must not be directly affiliated with the main cast, be they the heroes or the villains. That means that knowing who Pyrrha was is OK, being in the same school period as Pyrrha is OK, but outright being friends with them is not OK.

5)Do not bring characters from other works of media directly into Remnant. This means no creating: Naruto, Goku, Sonic, Link, Samus Aran, Batman, Megaman, etc. Using them as inspiration, influence, basis, is fine (as long as it still fits the Theme), but don't downright bring them or make a carbon-copy of them. (NOTE: WITH THIS PARTICULAR THEME, THIS RULE IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT.)

6)In the Off-Topic section of the Forums here, there are OC, Weapon, and Semblance threads. Any creation of yours posted there, can be used here (modified to fit the Template of course), as long as:

A)It was not posted within the span of one month prior to the begining of the current contest.

B) It was not used in any previous contest. Although, you can modify them to an extent that they are noticeably different. 9) The 1st full (or closest to full) character that you post is the one that will be judged. You can modify them as much as you want until the deadline. Do note: Anons cannot edit their posts, so they would be forced to post multiple times for even the smallest "fix". Because of this, it's recommended for anonymous users to just make an account so they can edit their posts and save the trouble (and not clog fuel line).
 * Also, a clarification: If they were posted during the month the Competition was taking place, they are disqualified if used. In other words, they will be worth 0 points.
 * The OC and their stuff, like Weapons and Semblances, must be your own creations, original or unoriginal. You can ask others for advice on their wall or via Discord however. Do not ask for help with your character in the contest or OC making threads.
 * If you use someone else's creations, you must provide proof that that person gave you their permission. Otherwise, automatically disqualified. 0 points.

Important Note: Wikia is infamous for eating up posts without warning, basically acting like you posted them but then posting nothing. Edits are also affected. Please copy your work before posting any entries or making any edits.

10) First-time entrants will be given 10 bonus points if their score is below 70. This is to give them a "fighting chance" against Veterans. Though it may not seem like much, veterans have in the past scored below 70 points themselves, so it is still possible for a newbie to win with bonus points.

11) If the participant intends to make an OC that has no weapon, Semblance, or Huntsman Training, please tell the judge ASAP so I can make alterations to the Template and make a special one for the OC in question.

As I was a little late to post this, the Deadline will be May 20th at 23:59:59 (UTC), or in other words, the moment May 21st arrives, no more edits and entries. I'm 99% sure I'll be graduated by that point, so I can knock out the entries pretty quickly so long as I don't have other obligations to attend to. 