Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-25491743-20180329124415/@comment-25491743-20180329133024

Lady Junky wrote: Disagree. I don't see the point of this category for multiple reasons:
 * Why make a category for that, if we're not making a category for the rest? What particular reason should we give a category to this particular category of characters? What not have a categoy for literary characters too?
 * Allusions and references are very very subjective. We see it everytime on the wiki, we basically never agree on how to consider this character or this character. We already add the allusions/references we agree to on the wiki (when we do); so why make a category where we basically tell to the reader: "this guy is an original one, no matter how you look or understand it!".
 * Characters change, their stories change, and so do their allusions. Sometimes, they are based on one version of a character, and it can be for one specific episode or not. You mentioned Henry as an original character... Well, you're wrong. For S1 to S6, you'd be right, but since S7, he is an allusion to Cinderella's Prince Charming. Even the writers admitted multiple times: some "original characters" are never totally original, they most of the time, write them with nods/allusions to a film or a story or a song.

Between the multiple changes and updates to the story, and our readers' subjectivity, I don't think we can seriously go ahead and tell them: "this one is an original one, no matter how you look at it".


 * I think we it should be made, because the majority of characters are all allusions to and based off of stories. From my perspective, I'm categorising myths, legends, book, fairy tales, all as stories. Original characters are everything else. The category would be for characters who are created specifically for the show.


 * While I think allusions and references can be specific, they're are many characters on the wikia who are definitely origina characters, and many characters. If a character, is seen as an allusion or based off of someone, then they could be removed. But the wikia has many characters that aren't stated to be based off of anyone, and I think it's enough for its own category;
 * Lucy, Neal/Baelfire, Black Fairy, Lily, Prince Neal, Tamara, Kathryn/Abigail, Greg, Isaac, Milah, Roland, Daniel,, Sir Henry, Kurt Flynn, Grace/Page, Jonathan, Zoso, Felix, Desk Sergeant, NovaAstrid, Jim/Frederick, Brennan, Liam Jones, Seer, Lily's Father, Orang, Johana, Alexandra, Perp, Wilby, Wolf, Devin, Madame Faustina, Stealthy,, Rociante, Remy, Madeline