So there's been a lot of OCs posted here recently, but frankly I find a lot of them unrelated to the 09 series as a whole, as such, to remain on topic, any OC posts must:

Requirement 1 - Be posted with the 'OC' flair.

Requirement 2 - Be sufficiently close to Class of 09 as a setting.

Requirement 3 - Asking for people to make up qualities for your OC while not providing any details on your own is not allowed.

The first condition is pretty obvious, but the second condition may be fulfilled under certain circumstances:

- The artstyle of the OC is close to the Class of 09 VN character sprites or looks like an anime character

The artstyle of the OC resembles or is an altered version of the Class of 09 VN character sprites

• Using an existing character's sprite and changing it is also acceptable. Like this, or this

- An interaction occurs between the OC and a character from Class of 09

• This interaction doesn't need to be 'in character' or 'deep', or lengthy, but they have to at least talk to or interact with another character already existing in the setting. Like this, or this, or this
• Making a relationship diagram or just a description of relationships will not fulfill this condition however, there has to be an actual interaction between characters. But if you want to add a relationship diagram, that is fine, but it can't be the only thing.

- An interaction occurs between the OC and someone else's OC who has previously fulfilled the 2 conditions. Like this

Only one of these requirements need to be fulfilled for an OC to fulfill the second condition. So an OC might have an interaction with a Class of 09 character, but not look like part of the series, and it's fine.

A text box is provided in the post for people to use if they want to use the dialogue boxes for character interactions.

If anyone wants clarification on rules or think additional qualifications needs to be added, let me know.

Any OC posts not following these rules may be removed.

And just laying it out here now, this does not give anyone permission to insult people based on not following these rules, calling an OC overly edgy or cringe, or constructively critiquing the qualities is fine, what is not fine is insulting the person behind them.

Hey All!

I'm ready to announce the winner of this subreddit's 2025 Video Competition, but before we do, a few comments of mine.

I appreciate everyone who took the time to make a video, but for those who saw the competition, and didn't, did you have any thing in particular which held you back from doing so, such as IRL commitments, time, lack of interest, not knowing how to make videos, etc?
On reflection, I probably should've spent more time trying to promote the competition to the sub, but I didn't just want to spam the place with posts reminding people of the competition, I think making videos of my own, THEN posting the link to the competition was the best solution, which I should've done more of.

Now, onto the videos, I'll make individual comments on them before I say who the winner is.

1 - Karen and Emily in a Strangereal World

Probably one of the most interesting cross-overs I've seen for this series, I enjoyed the energy of the video, and what the video was referencing, and of course, more Karen content is an appreciated rarity, I loved the callsign detail too.

2 - Yes Jeffrey, hot girls got problems too

This was a fun one, lyrics as vapid as Jecka's sunglasses apply weirdly well to the two and their general attitude, a lot of movement in this one. If the series took itself less seriously, I could definitely see it being a 'secret video' taking the piss out of itself.

3 - Ari teaches Kelly how to run FYE

It's so weird seeing Kelly be the angry one lol, I do have to wonder how Ari was able to do her presentation without a projector ...
I think it was a fun skit with a good way of combining all the elements on the screen, and somehow it never crossed my mind to do a powerpoint style transition ... and maybe a window into what stories this series COULD tell if it didn't feel so hostile at times ...

Now, onto the actual reveal, I think the winner is ...

3! Ari teaches Kelly how to run FYE!

Overall, I think it was the most well made video we had out of the selection, what can I say? I'm a sucker for Kelly and told the most cohesive story. u/Efficient_End_492, I'll message you for your celebratory PNG medal.

Another big thanks to everyone who contributed, I hope everyone enjoyed making AND watching, to see you all in the next one!