User blog comment:DustpeltX/The Design of a Character Part 2 - Concept Conception/@comment-4806269-20170518000457

Hmm...this is a thoughtful topic indeed...

This is a nice way to present and classify characters by they way they were concieved, if you ask me. However, I think it should be mentioned that these categories, these poles are not opposite but complementary, IMHO. A lot of people think you can separate completely artist from artwork (or in this case, creator from OC), but that's almost impossible, as even if you do a very SF-type OC, it'll still reflect in some way or another your own desires, ideas, and principles. Any kind of artistic manifestation brings reflections about a certain context and how its author reacts towards it, if they take a more active and critical approach (SE-type) or a more passive, 'repetitive' one (SF-type). And even if you take the more passive approach, it'll still be expressing and unveiling something about you and your personal philosophy, even something along the lines of "this creator doesn't have major conflicts with their context and therefore is okay replicating the current cultural tropes and stereotypes present on it as they feel they're a  "familiar" or "relatable" thing to them".

Just my two cents, I hope to see you next blog post soon ✌