a wild poll appears!

[allie]

So, I've noticed that lots of people have lots of different thoughts about rp icon usage, and I'm curious about the prevailing opinion.

For the sake of having this poll make sense, imagine you're playing a character who appears in a manga, an anime, a video game, and a live-action film, but you took your characterization solely from the manga.

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Now, imagine that your character undergoes a change in appearance throughout the series. Check for each change that is acceptable for icon purposes.

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By state change, I mean a change that isn't being represented ICly. Imagine a human character that can transform into an animal, but is always human in the RP. Would it be appropriate for the player to use animal icons as well as human icons?

Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule, but just go with what's true 90% of the time and describe the exceptions in comments.

I'll get on my tags in a sec, I promise.

Comments

[itsabere.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, this is actually really interesting. I'm kind of liberal(?) when it comes to using icons, though it really depends upon the context and the character. Like, take Yuffie for example. FFVII has all kinds of spin-off media, and I use a mix of pretty much all of them. I go light on the fanart and doujin, making exceptions for when there's a particular expression that I want, but can't find a canon source for. I wouldn't, on the other hand, use a text-based icon ICly. I mostly use icons from Dirge of Ceberus and Advent Children; they're both CG, so it works.