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If you're unfamiliar with the term, "Semi-Canons", or SCs, are characters who aren't canon but aren't fanchars either. They're fan interpretations, more often than not used in AU stories (but not always). They aren't OOC, per se, but are more like an experiment of different circumstances. Whether those circumstances be physical, in their surroundings, or from going into more AU territory with things in their history or world setting, etc... They're still themselves, technically, just developed differently based on what's thrown at them. SCs can vary greatly from the source material in personality, history, appearance, etc. and are intentional creations, not the product of someone with a poor grasp on character portrayal. More importantly, they never appear in any kind of official material.

My organic version of Metal Sonic is a perfect example. Canonically he's supposed to be a robot. He still has the same memories, origin, etc. and exists within the same continuity I write him in, but now he's been changed into an organic being which forces him to adapt and inevitably effects his perspective, personality and growth as a character. For all intensive purposes he's still Metal Sonic though, even though he's no longer 100% canon.

I've personally always found well developed semi-canons to be very interesting. So, whether or not you support the canon or are just doing it for fun, here is a stamp for others who share the interest.

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I just got my refund check, so I'll definitely be using the money for a subscription, and when I do, I am totally showing off this stamp for my collection XD I've got a semi-canon character myself, Dr. Thorndyke (Chris Thorndyke, older and Eggman's apprentice XD)

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Semi-canon... that's a term I've never heard before but it sort of works for some of the characters I've got. Very interesting indeed.

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Would very small characters who weren't given much of a personality in the show/series/movie/etc, but were given personalities by the fans, count? Because I do that all the time.

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:iconjamieswiftrunner:
That's a good question actually. I think it really comes down to personal opinion and how far removed the character is from the source material. I personally wouldn't consider giving a character with no established personality one a semi-canon myself, but other people might.

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I'm all over this xD

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Is this the official term or you made it up? Because I call mine OC Derivates. Original characters that are based of the official ones so are derivate. But tha I sort of made it up so if this is an official term now I know how they're called. :P

I have 2 main ones. My Ivaru:[link] and Nailuj: [link]

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It's a term my roleplay group has been using for years for characters adapted from other Sonic continuities into either the game universe or SatAM. If there's an "official" term other than perhaps AU (which doesn't quite cut it since not all such characters belong to alternate realities) I don't actually know it n.n;

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*tilts head* Um, I'm slightly confused as to what this so-called "semi-canon" is. :O_o: I read the description and I still don't quite get it.

The stamp looks nice, by the way. I like the text and the shading on the heart. :)

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AU stories? Forgive me for asking, but what does AU stand for?

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