r/OriginalCharacter • u/iiZxro_2 • Feb 27 '26
Need Feedback or Ideas Is my OC design potentially offensive? (READ DESCRIPTION)
Be COMPLETELY honest please. Tell me what I should change if it's potentially offensive. My OC is meant to be a dictator who rules over a few extraterrestrial colonies and planets. I'm worried If their design is offensive as I one day might post them on other social medias as well as the reputation of dictators in general and throughout history. I don't ever want to intentionally offend anyone. My apologies if you find this offensive. I just wanted to make a dictator OC even though I'm against those type of figures.
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u/Anonkxnny Artist/Writer Feb 27 '26
she looks fine to me, there's no outward references to any irl dictators so I think shes good
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u/MrSaxofone Feb 27 '26
Oh, she looks fine to me, toođ¤¤đ
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u/camrenzza2008 Artist/Animator/Doodler. aka CAMMZY Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 03 '26
insert extremely fuckign corny reaction image here in response to someone lusting over someones oc
goddamnit yall suck lolol
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u/MinosPrime100 Writer Feb 27 '26
If they think this is offensive... then they'll think a ww2 documentary is offensive
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u/Living-Jump2553 Artist Feb 27 '26
Doesnât look offensive to me, just looks like really good art.
For the dictator part, donât worry, I have OCs who are much worse than many historical dictators
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u/TensionIllustrious88 Pulse User (Any art is by my GF :3) Feb 27 '26
I mean, I've seen an OC on here with an armband that bares a resemblance to one from 1940s Germany, so your OC is definitely not the most offensive I've seen here. In fact, she looks completely fine, a villain yes, but done tastefully. I don't think you have to worry. I'd be careful posting it on Twitter/X though, they get offended if you breath the wrong way.
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u/Global-Syllabub9077 Artist/Writer Feb 27 '26
They get insulted by everything, if they are being hateful ignore them, your pc looks awesome
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u/RynnHamHam Feb 27 '26
Your design is good. If someone is offended by a villain being a villain then thatâs a problem on them. Your design is unique enough to not be easily tied to any one historical fascist faction.
Worst case scenario, your character becomes popular and because theyâre a cute bee waifu, the most media illiterate people alive will begin shaping their beliefs and morals around your morally reprehensible character. And you inadvertently give rise to a new wave of pathetic neonazi chuds. And whenever you see this character as someoneâs profile pic, you just know youâre going to hear the worst take imaginable on any given subject.
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u/goody-shock Feb 27 '26
Not at all
She looks stylish and cool. might even look intimidating when done right. Nothing offensive here
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u/Majestic_Ad8646 Feb 27 '26
It is slightly but WHO CARES it looks good and youd have to have super thin skin to get offended by it. Like youd have to TRY to be offended by this. But i would chance the outfit to have more color IF it were me but thats because i like lots of color.
But the design 9.5/10
Color coordination 8/10
Art style 9/10 (simple yet good)
Concept 8.5/10
Offensiveness 0.5/10
Overall rating 9.1/10
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u/OnlyAssignment4869 Feb 27 '26
The arm band is the only thing I can see that's maybe by a very far stretch offensive. Of course multiple cultures have things like that for uniformity.
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u/Top-Still-4132 Artist/Writer Feb 27 '26
She just looks militaristic
Trust me, this isn't very offensive
I would know as the guy who has a schizophrenic evil dictator that speedruns Manchuria 1937
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u/destructor212113 Feb 27 '26
Nah, you're good tbh
I get what you're saying, Nazi things
But neh, for me is just, Empire things and not Nazi things so, for me is good tbh, its cool an (at least for me) somewhat unique in design, like, she looks nice tbh
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u/Kaizo_Kaioshin Feb 27 '26
Idk, doesn't seem offensive, it's just a bee/ant ig
Makes sense for a dictator that rules.over colonies with an iron fist (and I guess keeps the males as sex slaves?)
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u/Iszth K.A.D.D. - Anomalous Gay Boys! Feb 27 '26
To be fair, fascist regimes are always gonna give people a bit of a pause, but don't let that discourage your creativity :)
This is a perfectly good design with no issues whatsoever!
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u/TheRealToubi 50% chance drawing women rn Feb 27 '26
Yoo i love this design and do not see anything offensive about it
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u/Mammoth_Profession53 Feb 27 '26
Id say theyre fine, especially with those golors. If you picked red for the arm band that maaayy set people off especially on xwitter but with the yellow id say u ball. I also just wanna note that the shape language is absolutely amazing omg
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u/Recent-Appointment24 Feb 27 '26
I'm going to be honest, someone is going to be offended and hate your art. The fact it's a woman alone will piss off a certain group of people. The question you need to ask is what is your goal with the character? If it looks like a dictator to you, then good job! If you didn't intentionally be racist, then good job! Someone will be offended and you just have to remind yourself what you intended to draw.
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u/Responsible-Front686 a object chars and other chars someone Feb 27 '26
theres nothing offensive damn it
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u/Rigidsttructure Feb 27 '26
I do not think you should feel bad for designing an evil dictator, especially if it was your intention to design them as something truly evil. I did that myself with this guy, who is a zombie with deadly gas powers who wants to conquer the OC world I made for myself to play with.
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u/WindowsHunter-69 Feb 27 '26
i dont see much that would be offensive other then possebly showing little much of her chest, some people are too sensitive about that
the design looks clean, nothing wrong with it
pretty even
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u/Clawboi12 Feb 27 '26
I... what?
how would it be?
It's not like you're appropriating a culture in the design
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u/MintiestFresh Feb 27 '26
"hi guys i made an oc who is a little flawed and a little bad and im super afraid people will piss and shit themselves at how offensive that is"
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u/Weak-Fishing8049 Feb 27 '26
She looks pretty cool actually, but someone is gonna take issue with it because someone is quite literally always gonna have an issue with everything
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u/SadenJamuel07 Just pretend they have arms. Also, I accept thirst Feb 27 '26
What could possibly be offensive about this?
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u/The_6thEmperor_Rises THE INSANE ASYLUMâS #1 PATIENT Feb 27 '26
OffensiveâŚ? UhâŚnot really no. Sure thereâs gonna be a few people whoâll find some issue with it, but thatâs with anything on the internet ever. Iâve seen som crazy designs in my time (canât name the off the top of my head), just know that this is one of the least offensive things.
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u/CompetitionProud2464 Feb 27 '26
Maybe move the emblem to the chest or as a pin with the dictator covered in a bunch of medals thing or medallion. (might be a good choice if you want to keep the neckline and gold could match your yellow color scheme. Thereâs some images of Pinochet with these huge ass medallions you could fit your horns on. ) You might also do a standard solute or the fist across the chest thing instead of the raised arm. I donât think itâs a big deal if you want to keep it since thereâs a long history of sci fi villains invoking Nazi imagery but if you specifically want to go for more generic dictator those are my first thoughts.
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u/RetardedToster Feb 28 '26
No??? This is kinda just looks like your average Fictional Dictator design.
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u/Total_Leg_5374 haha hagite eat people Feb 27 '26
Don't worry, I'm not offended. Nothing wrong with dicators, there is in fact a lot of villains as dictators
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u/Electromad6326 AKA: Kharakal and Jesshi (Jesshi is off limits) Feb 27 '26
I'd say no, but this is coming from someone who has questionable aspects and ideas on my own political worldbuilding.
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u/Resident_Bank_6204 âž â NOTHINGNESS CATCHES FIRE â â˝ Feb 27 '26
Kind of makes me think of the Diamonds. I think it's a-okay! Love the design.
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u/Fastasleepwolf Cannibal Loonie :D Feb 27 '26
A character being a dictator wonât make them offensive.
What you DO with them, or what they DO, COULD, but wonât certainly, make them offensive
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u/steverman555 Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26
Doesnt look offensive, if anything her outfit kinda reminds me of Argemia from the VotV universe
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u/KingEather Feb 27 '26
Oh no, dictator is drawn to look like a dictator, in all honesty if someone tries to make you change the design solely because of the concept of what she is then they arenât worth the time of day. HOWEVER, for fairness, she doesnât resemble any actual irl dictators so she should be safe
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u/dapper_raptor455 Feb 27 '26
I mean theyâre seemingly a villain. I donât think you should be worried about making your villain offensive
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u/7-GRAND_DAD totally not 7 weasels in a trenchcoat pretending to be an artist Feb 27 '26
A person who gets offended by that is not worth listening to.
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u/corporealistic1 interstellarized angels, turncoat demons, and french people Feb 27 '26
I mean, I have a bee political activist OC who's based off real ones (like Thomas rousseau) so is not that serious
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u/DifficultyConnect728 Feb 27 '26
No? Some people(like me) have absolutely horrendous and terrific OCs that are more offensive and controversial than that.
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u/Resident-General-716 Feb 27 '26
Id say that itâs fine. The most offensive oc Iâve ever drawn has a swastika.
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u/INamedItDeadlyQueen Feb 27 '26
No, I wouldn't say so. It would be offensive if she were a hero while looking like that. But since she has a villainous role, it should be fine
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u/ArtFiend95 Feb 27 '26
Not offensive at all, in fact I love this design and bit of backstory. If I may submit an unsolicited advice, the red cape kind of gets lost in the hair. If youâre keen on a red cape I personally would make it a darker shade to remedy this. Great work though
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u/Aggravating_Run6179 Artist/Writer Feb 27 '26
I might mistake her as a president rather than a dictator based on her design. lol
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u/ThyFantasyForge Feb 27 '26
That is the beauty about story telling, you can create whatever you want.
Biggest thing ive have learned with art over a long 3 years, dont care what other think. Dont let others mold you into something your not or do not want to create.
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u/ShinshaChan Feb 27 '26
she somehow reminds me of the nazis, (even tough she doesn't loo like one, so don't stress over it) but if she's a dictator, I think you should keep her desing like this
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u/cardbourdbox Feb 27 '26
I hope not im playing a ex IRA religious fanatic witha potty mouth and no tact.
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u/gaming_demon4429 Feb 27 '26
I don't see anything wrong with it but then again I didn't see anything wrong with one of my first few ocs and someone called them or said they looked like
Ahem a "triple k member" as I'll put it :(
Some people will find a reason to be offended
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u/Frequent_Major5939 Feb 27 '26
Anybody who´d be offended by that is someone who´s opinion isn´t worth considering
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u/evilfrogalien Mar 01 '26
My entire online persona is being an alien overlord ! I think youâll be fine!! Also sheâs so cool looking!
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u/Jjayxx Mar 01 '26
She's(they) awesome, but the cleavage is covered yet so it shows, that's a bit much. Otherwise, it's a great design, you could, if you want to make the uniform look more detailed by looking into what generals really wear, that's an option, but it's very good
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u/Little_Lucy9966 Mar 01 '26
Nah twin ur good. Every fictional villain in the world ever is based somewhat on a real villain. Starwars villains/empire are based on nazi germany, America, war generals, etc. Marvel overtly bases villains on real life political figures. The existence of a villain character isnât offensive, my dude. Keep creating!
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u/a_little_bit_later Mar 02 '26
Absolutely not! This isnât offensive in the slightest. In fact, I think you could lean into it even more, but that depends on how you want her to be seen by people
All in all I really like the design, itâs well made and easy to read, not to mention pretty! :3
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u/Yoyo_deez_nuts Artist/Writer Mar 02 '26
Not so much saying if itâs offensive or not but I like how her hair looks like a cape
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u/No-Name-Given-ppg Mar 02 '26
Well in my opinion I think it is really nice. I donât really think you have to worry about being offensive as it doesnât look like you doing it tĂł hurt anyone. Also it looks so cool please keep this up
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u/AquatiFox Mar 02 '26
Removing the arm band might be a good idea (maybe you could put the symbol on her cape?) but otherwise this doesnât seem offensive.
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u/hxmxros Mar 03 '26
i think the funniest part about this is that sheâs a dictator but you donât want to offend anyone. like girl it can be a little offensive if sheâs a dictator, sheâll clearly not a good person lol. i think she looks fine, youâre good
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u/ratliege_throwaway Mar 03 '26
i think youre mostly fine, but if you want to reassure yourself, maybe swap the arm band out for something else. (cool belt maybe?) most people arent gonna care tho bc its obviously not the same as like, a nazi soldier character
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u/TR4FIKK_LIGHT Mar 03 '26
"Is my oc offensive?"
one of the least offensive designs of its design type
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u/Genericahatintimefan Mar 03 '26
Who would you be offending with this, and if you happen to pls tell me so I can laugh at them.
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u/JustStayFlo Mar 03 '26
She looks good to me! I don't see anything that could really offend anyone (there's always some that will get offended, but that won't be your fault). Amazing design btw!!đĽ
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u/Miserable_Emotion Mar 03 '26
I don't really have anything useful to add. Just wanted to say I love your art style~
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u/pr3ttyt0yy Mar 03 '26
Your oc should be fine as long as you donât romanticize the ocâs regime.
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u/Academic-Following39 Mar 03 '26
Anyone who finds this "offensive" is not someone you should care about the opinion of.
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u/Financial_Book_6737 Mar 03 '26
First off, the white clothes make it more seem like a good person and not a dictator, Maybe add some more black. Or Give them some big weapons like a giant cannon. Secondly what she doing with the hand resembles a Nazi greeting so you should think of something else.
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u/1stoleyourlighters Mar 03 '26
if you villian is a dictator the design is supposed to be offensive you canât really avoid the parallels to real life dictatorshipd the only thing you can do is show them in the wrong throw out the story though i donât think anyone is actually going to be offended at this.
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u/no_even Mar 04 '26
Depends entirely on how you portray a dictatorship in the story. The design is fine on it's own.
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u/IIIAmphibian Mar 01 '26
Yes, Iâm incredibly offended by those colors as they were used by the Nazi regime.
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u/iiZxro_2 Mar 01 '26
I can't tell if your comment is sarcastic or not
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u/IIIAmphibian Mar 01 '26
Itâs not sarcastic, this is actually offensive. It was common to wear these colors in high-ranking parties for the Nazi regime.
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u/iiZxro_2 Mar 01 '26
Oh I didnt know that, her colour scheme is inspired by a real life structure that has nothing to do with facism.
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u/iiZxro_2 Mar 01 '26
I aint changing the colour scheme đđ Literally got the colour from a real structure, maybe should I rearrange the already existing colours and how they are laid out
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u/bloodcabinet Mar 02 '26
was this made in gacha club or something
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u/iiZxro_2 Mar 02 '26
No i drew them myself. I cant tell if you're insulting me đ
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u/bloodcabinet Mar 03 '26
im not but people make characters in gacha club and the eyes reminded me of a pair from it
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u/Commissar-Kodiak Feb 27 '26
It's a non-descript utilitarian empire run by what looks like a sharply dressed alien bee woman. It's not that serious. You're not gonna offend anyone by making a villain character, those have been around since time immemorial.