hey, sorry if this comes outta nowhere but I just wanna apologize for a little something i did.
so back in September I had posted an Octonauts OC of mine named Yuma. they are a non binary coyote from my octonauts mermaid au “reclaimed by nature”
and, well, they look like this
i was… relatively new to the community by a few months, and only around now have i realized they looked VERY similar to an oc of yours (that being pine the bat).
I’m VERY sorry if you condemn this. i don’t check around much—me being busy with school and the like—and I’m pretty embarrassed over this news. i did NOT intend to draw them in a design akin to an already existing OC. it’s an honest mistake.
if you want me to do something about yuma (eg. redesign them), please let me know. again, I deeply apologize for the accidental plagiarism and it will NOT happen again.
ps: if you weren’t aware of them until then, I also apologize for that. i just felt guilty on my side and felt like i needed to speak up.
Buddy, no no no, you are fine! Please do not feel guilty, you’ve done nothing wrong. You were new to the community and were just enjoying it to the fullest, you didn’t even know about my character. Yes, there are some similarities but this is not plagiarism. The octonauts community isn’t very big so there are chances characters will be similar and it’s not like you made an exact copy of Pine.
Even so, Yuma is your own original character. If you like their design then please don’t feel the need to change it because of a coincidence in color choices. As long as you’re not taking other creators content and claiming it as your own, you are perfectly fine. No need to feel ashamed or embarrassed, have fun making your characters!
And Welcome to the Octonauts Fandom💕