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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Canon Defilement]].
In [[Derivative Works]] (especially [[Fan Fiction]]), this term means that somebody is acting largely against his or her established personality. How and why this occurs has a pretty wide range:
* Perhaps the writer simply doesn't understand what he's writing about.
* Perhaps he is applying his own [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] to them (of which, both [[Possession Sue]], [[Ho Yay]], [[Foe Yay]], and [[Die for Our Ship]] contributes towards).
* Perhaps he's just writing a [[Transplanted Character Fic]]. Regardless, it's usually frowned upon to post stuff not labeled as such, with the term becoming quite negative if it gets applied to a story by other people.
* If the [[Fanfic]] is [[Sturgeon's Law|of the 10%]], this is likely because [[OOC Is Serious Business|something in the story's backstory or plotline made them act this way]].
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Compare [[Character Derailment]], which is this applied to canon. See also [[Out-of-Character Moment]]. [[Draco in Leather Pants]], [[Ron the Death Eater]] and [[Wimpification]] can be considered subtropes.
Not to be confused with [[In and Out of Character]]. In [[Role
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