[quote=@Rhonu]She also got her hands on a crossbow because of course she did,[/quote] >To be completely fair, they sell those at pawn shops and Walmarts here in the US. And it is a very good weapon for a zombie apocalypse, since it's silent and deadly if used right, so I could see why the character had one. Well, if it were in any other context anyway. As it's described, the author probably just wanted to imitate characters from the show because they thought it was cool, which fair enough I guess? >I'm trying to wrack my brains for cringey OCs I've seen, but I've honestly forgotten most if not all of them. They don't tend to take up much neural space as their authors inevitably improve their craft as time goes on, hopefully, which makes dwelling on the more novice material a waste of time and energy for me. Time and energy I could spend on finishing my own stories and improving my own work, etc.