Vistroject

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A vistroject is a headmate who is visually based on or connected to an external source, but are themself a non-introject.

This term can be used by any system, but is specifically coined with aphantasia (an inability to see images in your head) in mind, as such systems may struggle to understand what alters look like and thus cause them to be visually based on or connected to an external source.

The term is a portmanteau of "visual" and "introject."

High-Vistroject
A vistroject that is either extremely similar to an external source or that is based on the eternity of an external source

Middle-Vistroject
A vistroject that is somewhere between high and low. Basically a vistroject that has significant connection to an external source but is not entirely reflective of it.

Low-Vistroject
A vistroject that only holds a small level of similarity to an external source. It can describe a vistroject that only share one or two features with the source or one that has a source that only presents a small number a features, while the rest of the headmate's features are unique.

Related Terms
A Facetroject is specifically based on a face.

If the headmate in question gained this appearance after forming, they may be considered a pre-fictive or pre-factive.

This appearance may be considered a transformative source.