Phantom037 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 It would probably be an OC if I cared enough to make one, but as of now, he's a unit that's way too powerful for me to like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Already its own character too much to be a self-insert successfully... but who cares... You're god when you're asleep anyway in dreams... so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifer Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I see Avatar as an original character that I am OK playing. But I don’t relate to him significantly. Maybe because of my Dungeon and Dragons characters (1st ed WOOHOO) who have essentially have a way different view of life than the Avatar. The characters that I play are chaotic neutral, cowardly thieves who sneak around, knock people out, strip search them and loot their bodies and proceeds to strip their lair of everything valuable. Though they care deeply for their teammates, anyone outside of their group is fair game. Compare this to the goodly honorable tactician... So who wants to join my group? lots of chaos and fun to go around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzzurger96 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I consider the Avatar to be me, cuz, i fell in love with Lucina and yeah, like a lot of people, did a self-insert. Kinda like the Trueblade animation shadowofchaos made for the GBA Critical Video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Kinda like the Trueblade animation shadowofchaos made for the GBA Critical Video. Screw that thing. SCREW that thing. It never existed. No. I refuse to acknowledge its existence. It should burn in the fires of hell. Just because you mentioned that unholy thing: Edited September 30, 2013 by shadowofchaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzzurger96 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Screw that thing. SCREW that thing. It never existed. No. I refuse to acknowledge its existence. It should burn in the fires of hell. Just because you mentioned that unholy thing: Sumimasen. But my back-up waifu is Sairi. And i don't really care if you linked that video. Edited September 30, 2013 by Blitzzurger96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stewart Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Just a powerful unit There isn't enough customization/choices regarding their development to make them even close to a self insert or OC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquakat Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Basically an OC. That's how I view both my male and female avatars. That said, I'll admit that I'll play around a bit more with the personality than I probably should, just to make the character more 'mine' in my head canon. ...Basically, I pretend to switch avatars during scenes where the avatar is saying something that's contradictory to the personality I imagine. I'm weird, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algae Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 A main character with a customizable appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadeuscho Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Occasionally I make him/her an original character, but for the most part they are all heroes from other RPG's/games. Shulk, Sharla, Nephenee, Link, Rikku, Terra, Washu, etc...So I consider them another character.Other times I have made the avatar based on something I just saw/read. For example, when Damian Wayne died in the comics, I named my avatar Damian and made him a thief, use the small sprite model. After seeing the Wolverine, I made the avatar named Mariko and had her wield a sword. But I always treat and think of them as another character/unit. Thus, I don't get really tied to who they marry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 A main character with a customizable appearance. Basically this. My first Avatar was my self-insert and that was fun the first time around. But all the runs after have always been just a main character i can pick what they look like. I mostly model them (somewhat) after favorite characters of mine in fiction. I play as male and female. (But i think i have one more male Avatar more than i do a female...) I usually do have them marry characters i like more than maximization except that time one guy married Nowi. (but i still kinda like her) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) I prefer silent protagonists like in mainstream Pokemon games. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjJMpoJmW2o Japanese version had one. Edited September 30, 2013 by shadowofchaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Honestly, just another character. It doesn't feel like a self-insert or my own character at all, at least not to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Kamina Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Self insert because I'm uncreative when it comes to character customization, I don't like the default look, and the default name makes me want to say "holy *Insert word here* Gerome Batman" whenever the Avatar fights.(Also one of the Avatar's hairstyles looks a lot like mine so why not?) Edited September 30, 2013 by Kamina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarusu Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 my own character. actually its just based on my 3d waifu i created Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWalker Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Mary Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) I originally intended her to be an OC. I expected she would be treated as the straight man to everyone else's insanity, so I called her Kiff and decided to play her like him. Needless to say, with her being praised to the heavens for no apparent reason and pursuing plans that make no sense, she ended up more as a Zapp Brannigan. Quite frankly, the mere idea of her being supposed to be my Avatar is tummy ache inducing since she registers as Neutral Evil in my book and gave me little reason to think she couldn't have just as easily followed Gangrel or Wallhart if they would have been the ones to find her. Edited September 30, 2013 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWalker Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Avatar feels like the owrst bad fanfic self-inserts disguised as OCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Sal Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) I would never burn down a capital fleet and cheer for killing millions. Hate the avatar a lot. fe12 avatar is an ok oc. Edited September 30, 2013 by Vicious Sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I think he's just a character who I can tweak a little. He's a tad boring and perhaps a little too perfect, but I did't find him that offensive. The fire attack is a bit weird considering how Micky was criticised for it, but I never thought the Avatar crossed some moral line when he used the fire attack. Fire attacks are just a military tactic which has been used a lot in history. Its brutal, but I don't know if I would describe every user of those kind of tactics evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icon of Sin Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 What if I put Loki from the Avengers in the game. Other than that, just a regular, if story important, unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerker Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 As a tool of destruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Avatar feels like the worst bad fanfic self-inserts disguised as OCs. Why do you think Awakening sold so well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vashiane Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Why do you think Awakening sold so well? ... ... Oh, god, you're probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canto Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) ... ... Oh, god, you're probably right. Considering the amount of waifu-ism/hasubando-ism out there for this game, probably is a bit of an understatement. Edited September 30, 2013 by Canto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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