Definition of «expie»
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"Expie" is a term used in literary and media criticism, particularly within fandom and roleplaying communities, to describe a character who is a "transparent export" of another character. An expie is intentionally designed to mimic the appearance, personality, or role of a character from a different franchise, often to bypass copyright or to pay homage. Unlike a parody, an expie is usually treated as a serious character within their own universe while remaining an obvious stand-in for the original. The term is common in discussions about world-building and character design.
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> The Observer giving your expie a last stand knowing they'll get mauled is just cruel writing.
> That new superhero is clearly a Superman expie, right down to the cape and the farm boy backstory.
> I created an expie of my favorite anime protagonist so I could use them in this D&D campaign.
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