also lol they dont exist within the starbound universe
I've developed backstories and a world for all of my ocs that isnt related to starbound/sk in any way really.
I kept the design as-is because I like it. and personally I dont think I could come up with any other design that'd be as good as it so I decided to stick with it.
You don't seem to be getting the point?
I'm saying that still unoriginal and you are still using themes / assets / designs from different universes / games and patching them into your own and calling it original. I just believe you should try to make some more things original, as this is now the 4th character that hasn't had a single completely original concept in them, from what I've seen, and merely just lots of very slightly changed things from other games.
Here, let me attempt to give a visual example using my friend Nosferatu.
Now, lets say I like his appearance and other traits, so I want to use that. Thats cool, but since I want this to be an oc, I want to incorporate some original elements. Inspiration is fine, and I use some inspiration from a few things. Those emperor guards from star wars cus I like their red robes, general fantasy elements for the staff, and then I decide, hey, he's an oc, he needs a backstory. So I think of something.
This dudes name is Kothal, and although in his younger years he worshiped a dark elder god known as Rathian, when he disobeyed it once, it cursed him and his family to become vampires, and he realized how cruel the god was, leaving it. Now he just roams the world, attempting to live a normal life even though his vampire habits get in the way. Due to his past worship, he has some skills in dark magic.
Ta da. Here you can see me drawing from Nosferatu's design for that gangly impish look, and then the vampire like tone. This is inspiration, not direct copying.
Meanwhile, direct copying, or as you seem to be doing, is this.
I like Nosferatu. So I want this to be my oc. But since that is too obvious, let me change one or two things. Now he has tentacles and red eyes. And before people think this is copying, let me remind them that he exists in a separate universe and is unique.
I'm just trying to say you are getting too close to direct copying and less inspiration. And that isn't original.
