This is huge, thanks for mentioning it Apodea! Making fan characters is supra fun, I've had one here on TEFc myself. Just because a character or series is popular, doesn't make using someone else's creative content without credi any more acceptable than taking it from a small independent author/artist.

It's really easy to mention where the character originates in a their biography, even if your character mixes different characters, or variations of the same character from different series (like mine did). Don't assume people will know the character isn't entirely your creation.

.: Amen to this.