Talk:Cullen Branwen/@comment-24678303-20170808003325/@comment-8182065-20170808063053

Firstly, hello and welcome to the Fanon from a fellow user!

I would like to say, although its for fanfiction purpose only, the Fanon is dedicated to creating original characters who fit within the realm of Remnant and follow the show's rules. When seeing a character closely related to a known character from canon, it can rub people the wrong way.

Y'see, most people would love to make an OC who's Yang's darling sister/boyfriend/girlfriend/bestfriend or etc. and a lot of people do just that. The reason its frowned upon here, is mainly because it doesn't align with the facts of the show; plus, anybody can add the tag "Alternate Universe" to make it "canon" in their minds but that's as far as it can go. IMO its just too easy to latch onto an existing character, and leech off of their whole existence (Ex. claiming to be the sister of Weiss, growing up with living under her shadow as the next heir to the Schnee name, hating Weiss for her futuer title, or praising her to pursue that path).

From a good 99% of the pages here on the fanon, you can see dedication to creating fresh new characters, original content that can fit into the show without coming into conflict of what we already know and have witnessed. Independent characters who have their own stories to tell, and aren't stalking Team RWBY on their path behind the scenes.

Other than that, Cullen can be considered a male Mary Sue/Marty Sue/Gary Stu for all of the enhancements you gave him.

Anywho, just my two cents added into the machine. If you decide to create a new OC, or revamp Cullen take a look at some of the characters accepted for RPs (OC's who would fit into the show perfectly) as well as the Fanon's guidelines and rules.