Step back in time with historical original characters! These OCs bring the past to life, from ancient warriors to Renaissance artists. Imagine stories set in different eras and places. Discover the amazing history-inspired characters people have created and share your own too!

Historical OCs (106 characters)

@lavenderl
my favourite autistic sillyMy lovely boy, I will protect him with my life.Cottage-core gayContent regarding him can be found on my tumblr @the-good-neighborsfeatured in my comic
#historical
#autism
@sirbrandywine
Rudolf is an OC for BBC's Ghosts Series.He was a Czech Painter from the late Victorian period who was murdered by his lover in the Garden of Button House. He's quite quiet, and somewhat becomes the group dad for all the younger ghosts in th...
#historical
#historical-ish
@hoblinnobgoblin
Anne White, to any suitor that knows her, is a force to be reckoned with. No man who has ever tried to court her has left the White residence with their pride, their ego, or their dignity intact.Anne, for years, thought that she had sworn o...
#historical
#regency
#georgian
#enemies to lovers
#regency oc
@cliodna
A prolific up-and-coming painter who does commissioned work for supernatural grimoires.
#historical
#vaesen
@Klcstar
Yuuma is a member of MOJO, and helped form the organization with his suprisingly vast medical knowledge and skills. He owns a place called the Lucky Clinic, a pharmacy and talisman shop that he inherited from his mother. Charming, witty, an...
#historical
#japan
@bibakul
Anatoly Rochat is a Swiss-Russian born in Aarau in 1910. Had a mostly normal and uneventful childhood in Switzerland. In 1933, he moved to the territory of the USSR. Once the NKVD found out about his background in 1942, he was immediately f...
#historical
#history
@Klcstar
Charmaine is the self-proclaimed leader of MOJO. Not quite human, she has the powers of a spider entity named "The Warlock" which have been inside of her since birth, eventually causing the people in her hometown to exile her out of fear. H...
#historical
#female character
#african american
@bibakul
Sturmbannführer. Born in the village of Ahrensdorf to an unknown father, joined the army of the Weimar Republic at the age of 16. He has an extraordinary understanding of military affairs and quickly rose through the ranks until he was woun...
#historical
#Ww2
@cliodna
A repentant snakeoil salesman with a strong background in folk medicine.
#historical
#vaesen
@Klcstar
Ooshru is a employee of MOJO, and the main researcher of the team. He’s a Moshumie, or a mushroom humanoid, and his small appearance and round, cute face starkly contrast his deep and masculine voice. His brutal honesty and vulgar language ...
#historical
#comedy
#Anthropomorphic mushroom
@Hotgodwater
still a wip!her dragon is a timberjack :P
#historical
#how to train your dragon oc
#httyd
@voidwhispers
When you look upon Lace, your first thoughts are often "Do they ever eat?", "Why do they look so pale and waifish?" and invariably, "Where's my wallet gone?"Her hair is always softly curly and white, her skin pale as well, with eyes that se...
#historical
#wererat
#trans oc
@Klcstar
Rhubarb (Or Barby, or Ruby) is an employee of MOJO. As a Vampire who was raised by humans on a farm, Rhubarb is uniquely ignorant to issues that Specters face in society, but that doesn't stop him from being kind...usually. In reality, this...
#historical
#comedy
@xio_notrly
A kind hearted doctor sits in an apothecary tucked away in the cozy alleys of Ravenshire. They say he's Nysys' favorite, blessed to always stay under her gaze by many, many watchful eyes of the corvids always nipping his heels.His generosit...
#historical
#oc
@Geiger
Richard is charming but not very bright... he's lovely but man is he stupid sometimes omgWorked with Percy in their store up until the Civil War, which he was only in breifly because he broke his leg and came back to London. He was cared fo...
#historical
#civil war
@Keigora
The grand Emperor Xerxes the first, dethroned in a violent coup d'etat and sealed away for thousands of years. Awakening to a modern world who had forgotten him and everything he stood for, he re-emerges with the bitter feeling of betrayal ...
#historical
#naga
@rizukitika
Karman is a gentle man who is good at foreign languages, Suroni's right-hand man. He is also Suroni's childhood friend.
#historical
#indonesian
#original character
@iliosyx
A journalist from 1957 trapped in a time loop |Banner art by
#historical
@cliodna
A modest and pious physician with a warm demeanor and an interest for learning about that which won't stay put in its' grave.
#historical
#vaesen
@Geiger
Günter... what a prick... He's rude and overall quite crap. He's the worst out of the group, he's arrogant and nit picky, but is annoyingly skilled and good at his job. He may be an ass, but there is no denying he is great at what he does.H...
#historical
@hopelessdorks
#historical
#1930
#smoke
#Anima
@bibakul
Frederik was born in Berlin in 1904 into an influential family. His father was a member of the NSDAP, coercing Frederik himself to follow his footsteps and joining the NSDAP. Quickly moving through the ranks with the good word from his fath...
#historical
#ww2
@rizukitika
Suroni got general rank on his youth, you know why? Because he is great strategist and can massacres fifty people a day by himself. He is good at short range battle and carries many knives with him. Even though he never uses firegun (and he...
#historical
#indonesian
#original character
@Geiger
Perseverance Cartwright, husband of Faith Cartwright, was born on the 12th of October 1625 to Remember and Grace Cartwright. He is known for being a very good cavalryman during the First Civil War, and briefly joined the Second Civil War at...
#historical
#civil war
@Geiger
Godric the Unwilling was the son of Heregar, Heregar son of Eric, Eric son of Aldhelm.The nickname of Unwilling originates in his outright refusal to kill Oskar Agnarrson and a failed attempt at killing Einar Oskarsson.He wishes he could do...
#historical
#Anglo-Saxon
@Star_mann
. CHARLES PHILLP RUTHERFURD -1750Charming, witty and observant are few of Charles' traits, or at least what he himself likes to describe himself as.Yes yes, Charles' does frequently involve himself in lying so much so he lies to himself con...
#historical
##lgbtq+
##gay
#Religious guilt
@Geiger
Wulfrun Canterwell was the wife of Ulfwine Canterwell. After her husband had been blinded by a Norseman, she decided to try to settle the dispute civilly. She and Sigurd came to an agreement, but a month before they were to meet, she was bi...
#historical
#anglo-saxon
@Cyb3rHarl3z
Claire Dubios is the protagonist of "Tomber Amoureux" who is a revolutionist during the height of the French Revolution. She is extremely poor and is determined to demolish the monarchy, unfortunately she falls in love with a well known nob...
#historical
#french revolution
#wlw
#marie antoinette
@PYRORY
is where Charlie is found spending most of his days. Within the darkness of its halls, he sits by candlelight and indulges himself in the arts while practicing his faith, alone with nothing but his thoughts and the occasional visitor from ...
#aromantic
@Cyb3rHarl3z
Margot Baudelaire is a French noblewoman during the French Revolution, her father (Jacques de Saxe) is a close confidant of King Louis XVI. She is incredibly naive and has been sheltered from the world for her entire life. When she falls in...
#historical
#French Revolution
#wlw
#marie Antoinette
@s0sna
She's a bar singer in the 1950s Russia, she cares a lot about her appearance and likes to hang around the elite of the time. Despite a popular opinion, she's a sweetheart and has one wish in life - not to be famous, but to find the love of ...
#historical
#50s
@Spry_The_Artist
Kasper is a 17-year-old wizard who lives in an alternate Bader, Germany in the 1300s. He is best friends with Wally Zimmerman, who he's known since he was 6, and they both love to do pranks together. The two of them were known as troublemak...
#historical
#non human
@carrotcate7
A girl who dresses like a boy and has a bad leg. She's a bit pessimistic but motivated.
#historical
#1920's
@zoyanix
Raised in an assassin organization, Yirong learned to fend for herself at a young age. Her origins are unknown, she was most likely kidnapped and sold off.The name "Yirong" is not her real name but a name that her senior sisters at the brot...
#historical
#historical oc
#hanfu
##historical
#wuxia
#ancient china