Sourcemate

From Pluralpedia, the collaborative plurality dictionary
sourcemate ( n., adj.)
Other formsMediamate
Applies tosourced headmates
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Sourcemate is a term for when two or more fictionkin, introjects, or others with a fiction-based identity share the same source material. This could be, for example, two fictives come from the same media. It was coined within the fictionkin community in 2019 as a distinction from "canon" or "canonmates", which are people from the same specific universe.[1][2]

Some system members may want to find others from the same source and either look within their own system, or do things like a source call in hope to find others from their original source in other systems. They may make a post or an announcement of some sort saying they are looking for others that came from their original source.

Other times, members may not even wish to interact with others from the same source due to personal reasons, such as source trauma, not wishing to connect to original source anymore, etc.

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Doubles may be considered a specific type of sourcemate that is not only from the same source material, but shares the same source identity.

Canonmate denotes a sourcemate who shares the same canon (timeline, au, etc)

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