Talk:Neon Katt/@comment-101.99.200.202-20151220152354/@comment-101.99.200.202-20151224010659

That depends on the popularity of the character, now does it? In any case, it sets a precendent. The unspoken rule in conjunction with the spoken rule on colors was that characters cannot allude to anything and everything. RWBY characters referred to ancient texts and classic literature. For this reason, t he show spurred tremendous creativity among fans. For an OC, it would be easy to use, let's say, Batman or Iron Man as the foundation. In RWBY, fans needed to study and carefully craft characters to reflect some legend (Some inspirations were obscure). I don't see many fandoms where such thought is put into OCs. But these joke characters can unravel all of this. The next generation of OCs will be mass-produced pop culture references. I don't like the idea of seeing characters based on PewDiePie, Kim Kardashian, or Spongebob. It is too convenient. I acknowledge, that the personality, appearence, and even abilities of pop icons can be used for RWBY, but the underlying theme needed to be grounded in something more sacred. So I'm not against Neon alluding to the Nyan Cat, but only if there is more to it than that. Also, these characters were more than joke characters; they served as fordimable opponents for our heroes. They could have come up with a better foundations for these characters. The reprecussions of this artistic directions cheapens the universe as it will cause a trend of low-quality fan characters and may even lead to more low-quality canon characters. History is rich in myths and legends, so I don't see any reason for the RWBY crew to be running out of ideas anytime soon.