So, I tend to see a lot of people making OCs for Twisted Wonderland that are students of Night Raven; for example, @laizy-boy has a whole slew of characters who are students in a future timeline where the main cast of the game now work as professors (I know Malleus does, at least). He’s not the only one, just one that I automatically recall off the top of my head. And of course, I’ve created Nakoda (based on Kaa) and I have a couple of other potential students in mind for the future.
But something I’ve noticed is no one ever seems to create OCs for the STAFF, which is...kind of odd, when you think about it. After all, we actually don’t KNOW most of the staff at the academy. We know three of the teachers, the headmaster, the shopkeeper...and that’s it. There have to be other instructors and staff members somewhere around!
I’ve been considering perhaps creating some staff member OCs, as a result...they probably wouldn’t be main characters in any of my stories, but they could potentially be supporting cast members. For example: there has to be some campus security at Night Raven. What about a security commissioner or something like that based on Frollo?
Security Officer: “Bring these Vermin to the Palace of Justice!”
Ruggie: “ALL I DID WAS JAYWALK! D’’’8 “
Leona: (sighs and grumbles about how this is a pain in the rear)
Another thought I had was perhaps having a librarian, potentially based on Ichabod Crane; his Overblot form, if I can find a way to utilize such a concept, would be based on the Headless Horseman. I think I could possibly involve this idea in a Halloween story, but I don’t have a plot yet. (Suggestions are welcome.)
A third example: we know that Divus Crewel teaches both Alchemy and Potions, among other classes...but what if, to lighten his workload, the school hires a new Alchemy specialist? What more perfect character could you have for inspiration there than Varian from Tangled?
Lest you think I’m leaving the ladies out of this whole mess: how about a specialist teacher in animal transformations, based on Yzma? Her TA is based on Kronk. Heck, you could go further with that: originally, Yzma was going to be a witch who wanted to plunge the world into eternal darkness and gain immortality, until basically EVERYTHING changed for that movie. She had power over the dead, worshiped the night...use those geek brains, people, there’s some fun stuff there! XD
Any thoughts on this? Characters you’d create based on villains for the staff rather than the students? Suggestions on stories are also welcome.