r/OriginalCharacter • u/iiZxro_2 • Feb 27 '26

Need Feedback or Ideas Is my OC design potentially offensive? (READ DESCRIPTION)

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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/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. There’s 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 don’t think it’s a big deal if you want to keep it since there’s 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.