[ SLANG ][ FANDOM ][ NOUN ]
How closely a character's actions in new material match the personality fans have already established for them, checked whenever a character seems to act 'out of character'.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That whole subplot felt off because the character alignment was completely broken, she'd never act like that."
LORE & ORIGIN
Borrows 'alignment' from consistency-checking language, applied to whether new character behavior fits the established personality baseline.
FIRST SEEN
2024
PEAK POPULARITY
2024-2026 (Niche/Stable)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:Character CompassCharacter Thread
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
中文 zh-CN人物对齐EQUIVALENTliterally 'character alignment' - 人物 = native 'character', 对齐 = native 'alignment', direct calque
日本語 ja-JPキャラクター整列EQUIVALENTliterally 'character alignment' - キャラクター = borrowed 'character', 整列 = native 'alignment/formation'
한국어 ko-KR캐릭터 정렬EQUIVALENTliterally 'character alignment' - 캐릭터 = borrowed 'character', 정렬 = native 'alignment'
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+10 AURA
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