{"id":"original-character-do-not-steal","name":"Original Character Do Not Steal","summary":"Original Character Do Not Steal is a phrase DeviantART artists slap on their creations to warn against theft, but by 2008 it was already being used ironically to caption obvious rip-offs and terrible fan art. What started as a sincere copyright plea became a long-running joke about the Sonic the Hedgehog fandom and amateur original characters, or OCs.","tags":["original character do not steal","deviantart meme","sonic oc","blonic","original character meme","do not steal","oc meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/original-character-do-not-steal/original-character-do-not-steal-original-the-character-parody.webp","caption":"'Original The Character', a parody OC illustration playing on the 'do not steal' meme convention.","width":648,"height":508,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/original-character-do-not-steal/original-character-do-not-steal-bowser-jr-original-character.webp","caption":"A meme mocking the visual similarity of Baby Bowser and Bowser Jr. using the 'original character do not steal' format.","width":680,"height":880,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/original-character-do-not-steal/original-character-do-not-steal-winged-muscular-oc-sketch.webp","caption":"An intentionally over-the-top winged bodybuilder OC sketch labeled with the iconic phrase.","width":680,"height":864,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/original-character-do-not-steal/original-character-do-not-steal-rainbow-sonic-oc-do-not-steal.webp","caption":"A rainbow-accented Sonic fan character exemplifying the amateur 'original character do not steal' art style.","width":639,"height":505,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/original-character-do-not-steal/history.md","related":["gotta-go-fast","macrophilia-microphilia","fan-art","fakemon","fluffy-ponies","monster-girls","pyong","creepy-katara","spinofaarus-spinosaurus-nerf","mordetwi","pregnant-luigi","sonic-original-characters"],"popularityRank":3151,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}