self-insert

Noun

slang

(fandom slang) A character in a story who represents the author's own person. / (fandom slang) A character in a story who the reader/viewer is meant to identify with.

Japanese Meaning

自己投影キャラクター：物語内に登場する、作者自身や読者が自身と重ね合わせることのできるキャラクター / 自己挿入キャラクター：作者が自身の姿や価値観を反映させたキャラクター

What is this buttons?

When the author added a self-insert who solved every problem, many readers criticized the story as obvious wish-fulfillment.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

作者が自分を投影したキャラクターを登場させ、そのキャラクターがすべての問題を解決したため、多くの読者はその作品を明らかな願望充足だと批判した。

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Sense（1）

(fandom slang) A character in a story who represents the author's own person.

[Joss Whedon] loves sexualizing her, like […] making her fall for his self-insert Bruce Banner.

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Sense（2）

(fandom slang) A character in a story who the reader/viewer is meant to identify with.

The female character has to be likable. She's a self-insert for the female viewers so she probably won't be unique, but watching her interact with other characters can't be frustrating.

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self-inserts

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