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how did you choose your species? o(>ω<)o

howdy! im getting into the fandom again.... ive been thinking of making another fursona..! 

( ̄▽ ̄*)ゞ im not sure how to go about choosing a species xD i kinda it 2 b an animal i closely identify with but im kind of a perfectionist 

enough about me... ;

how did you choose your fursona??? do you give lore to your fursona aswell? what do you use your fursona for? (i self insert my main 1 into things...) ⋆ are they more animalistic or human-ish? i am curious to see how others go about this!<3(o・ω・o)


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Reply by furhad

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me see wolf, me like wolf, me make wolves my whole personality

also it's just what they call a truesona


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Reply by Deafcake

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Honestly the most fun way to make a fursona or furry character is to get on those wheel websites, spin it, and see what it lands on. Then just make one. Thats how people get the most unique results.


or just do whatever and pick your favorite animal. There aren't really any rules to making your own fursona. It's all just for fun anyways.


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Reply by Mel

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Was a warrior cats fan as a young kid. It is a mark on one's soul, thats for sure lolol


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Reply by milena

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im also a therian so i used my theriotype :P


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Reply by Brackets

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I've gone through a few different fursonas (of various species) over the years, so it has varied.


For Lilian (original version, at least: Sparkledog fox with bat wings): Just thought it was cool (was a big TwisticAcrylics/Skeleion fan lmao)


For Ashlynnii/Frostbite (original version, at least: Vengeful cat spirit with blinded eyes and a eye-bound king snake for a tail with an eye in its mouth): Just thought it was cool (and again, TwisticAcrylics/Skeleion lmao)


For Brackets (current main sona: Green thing with weird vertical-mouth face): It just kind of... came to mind one day, though I also just wanted to make something distinct and weird lmao.


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Reply by somber

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I'm obsessed with teddy bears, so it was a pretty easy choice for me. He doesn't have any in-depth lore like my story characters. He's a cute little train conductor and besides that, he's just me. 


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Reply by Heckraising

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Bats are good at listening, listening to music has always been my main hobby, I'm nocturnal like a bat, also they're extremely cute. Been a bat for the last 8 years


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Reply by Hyo

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sheep go bah

also sheep man from megaman 11 and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip. K. Dick lol


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Reply by Blockbuster

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I'd actually never really been able to identify myself with an animal or creature for the longest, I did usually have a stag theme to most things I like, but that's about it. 

Until I was actually sitting down with someone who was going to draw it and said, "The only thing I could really see for myself is a not deer or cryptid vibe" and that's how it came along.


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Reply by MACARIO

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I was playing a game with a friend, and when I lost, he dared me to change my pfp for a picture of Pedro (you know, that silly meme of a dancing raccoon). I ended up liking it, and adopted it as my species.


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Reply by BLURQO

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got really attached to this wickerbeast avi on vrc xddd next thing you know I have character templates and am commissioning full on arttt..... XD hell yeah


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Reply by Flowers :3 🌸

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I love stoats a bunch so that's how I chose my main sona's species :3
(my pfp is not her lol, I need redraw them badly)

but as for all my other fellas its a mix of 'I have a cool theme/character idea' and form a sona around that or see a picture of a really cool critter on the webs that I note the name of for later.

I have this little notepad list on my phone of sonas I should draw & develop lore for and each varies in complexity from fully thought out name, personality, species, colors, etc to just "this cool lookin bug" lol.

But it's a real nice resource to have when I want to draw or when I have ideas but don't feel creative. Basically keeps me somewhat productive and the ideas never ending and fresh.
^-^


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Reply by ◇Skeet◇

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i made mine a rat because of the ears, and i also just admire the personality of rats and relate


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Reply by NaMAIKInA!

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im literally a raccoon and i LOVE raccoons so yeah


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Reply by Kr4zzyk!d (flash warning/ autoplay!!)

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I change up the species of my fursona CONSTANTLY, but I've actually been doing pretty good recently. Right now, my fursona's a boykin spaniel, and she's been a boykin spaniel for about.. two years I'm pretty sure?? Idk, she's been a boykin spaniel since mid-2023, so I'd say this is the longest a personal fursona has stayed with the same design for me. :) 

Anyways, I just think that boykin spaniels are a very pretty dog breed, and also I'm a short person with long, dark brown, thick(sometimes wavy) hair, so I thought I most resembled a boykin spaniel since their ears kinda look like long wavy hair to me. :)


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Reply by ✰Sarahhh✰

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bats are one of my fav animals ever, so i picked that species back in like 2021. Then got obsessed with adopt me bat dragons so i changed her species to that one!! 


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Reply by Minorskillissue

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I still haven't chosen a species for my fursona, I'm struggling to narrow it down by much.


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Reply by G1NG3R!

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I like cats, so I looked at a black cat and thought: "hm. I wonder what it would look like if i gave this cat multiple white eyes, anthropomorphized it and made it look like a creature pulled out of hell" then BOOM

Nynx was born


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Reply by Kowalski

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Since I have 3 sonas, I will describe the process for each one.

I had my username on discord set as Kowalski a looooong time ago as an inside joke and used Kowalski as a "mascot" of sorts, slowly started to turn Kowalski into my own character, grew so attached that he's one of my main sonas now.

For my 2nd, I was in a big "furry denial" phase for a bit, but after becoming close friends with someone (who ended up being my girlfriend) I ended up adopting their love for bunnies, and made my own sona that is a bunny.

For my 3rd, I just really like dobermans. So I made a dobie sona :3


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im thinking of making an actual fursona i can connect to soon, and im thinking of a kittydog, soda furry thingy or a fozanik !! (all species by the animator kd)

really i either just choose my favorite animal or made up species by sm1 on the internet ^_^


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Reply by Sonikku Burr

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My nickname was "Gummibear" in high school, plus I knew I wanted an emo/scene-coded animal with a long fluffy tail.

I couldn't decide so I made a bear/lemur hybrid! :3


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Reply by Bl13s

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i learn japanese, and the kitsune is a part of japanese folklore


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