Canon and Type

Canon

Canon noun - A statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church.

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Type and canon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Type" instead a noun "Canon".

Nearby Words: canonical, canonization, canonize

Type noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Canon and type are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canon" instead a noun "Type".

Nearby Words: typical, typed

special	special canon	special type
complete	complete canon	complete type
regular	regular canon	regular type
separate	separate canon	separate type
Other adjectives: standard, original, single, likely, actual, entire, real, main, general, possible, secondary, borderline, primary, basic, different, older.

When canon writers do this, it's a form of Character Derailment and often leads to the other type of Canon Sue.

Source: Possession Sue
So prevalent is this custom that a well-known (and oft derided) process in Slash Fic is Wimpification, or feminizing one half of a slash pairing to fit this character type regardless of canon characterization.

Source: Uke
Long-lost Saiyan survivors sent to backwater planets serve as a common character type in both the non-canon movies and fanfiction, though.

Source: There Is Another

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