No, this isn't a small silly problem. I have too many fursonas.

[guest22811]

Now, ever since I've joined the fandom, I wanted to stick to having only one or two fursonas - having too many fursonas somewhat bother me. It just seems so unorganised and spammy in a way.
However, I ended up making too many sonas and now I have no idea what to do with them.


1)
My first fursona was a wolf/dog thing, or 'Euphoria'. People who have seen me on the forum when I was knew may or may not recognise this avatar:

Now, I'm gonna be completely honest here. At first, I only joined this fandom for fursuits - I wasn't really interested in anthropomorphic animals at the time. If I recall, I started making a fursuit only a week or two into the fandom. So I whipped up a dodgy design for a fursona (The image above) and started making it.
This is the suit:

After a week or two of finishing the suit, I realised that being in this fandom isn't just all about fursuits - It was about fun, art and the community. And anthropomorphic animals. Don't forget that.
So yeah. I slowly became bored and slightly started to despise Euphoria.
However, at the time that I really wanted to 'trash' her (Could not really trade her away, already had a suit and too much art) I found that I was too attached to her. I can't face myself to trash it.

2)
I decided to just leave Euphoria for the timebeing and make three other fursonas. I wanted this to be it. I didn't want anymore.
These three fursonas are rather organised in a way.
1) 'Vitality'
2) 'Insanity'
and
3) 'Tragedy'.
Two of these guys ALSO have suits of them here:


Notice that these three sonas have matching names- something that I find very appealing and cute. They also all have the exact same markings, only difference is color and species (you can see the markings on the fursuits)

3)
Since I'm a 'genius' I made another fursona - not gonna get into much detail for this one - In short ; I made it then got bored of it quite quickly. Made a fursuit of it too:



Now I have no idea what to do with them. I ABSOLUTELY HATE keeping them- especially no. 1) and 3).
I have no idea which ones I should keep and which ones I should trash.


One option is to have one/two of them as my fursonas and leave the others just lying around for no reason as 'characters' rather than fursonas or I could completely abolish some of them.
What do you guys think?


And no, I refuse to trade them or 'Ah, it's okay to have too many fursonas'.

[Ventus Fall]

And no, I refuse to trade them or 'Ah, it's okay to have too many fursonas'.

Sorry, but I am going against that to a degree But I'll explain why as I too have/had the same issue you're having.
I have:
-Ventus (as you and many others know me by)
-ITO (another dragon creature)
-Suirrel (a squirrel character I used to go by this name on the forums for a while a few years ago)
-Zelt (bunny-alien creature)
-Kakusei (revamped from a character I had named Velcro)
-Sen (wolf character)

I started off from day one realising I wanted to have a character to represent myself on this forum. So I whipped up a quick, hastily drawn picture of Ventus and cropped out the head to use as a forum picture. This was all on day one of me joining this community/forum.
I decided to go with a dragon, it is something I relate to. I've been surrounded by dragons and dinosaurs my whole life (movies, books (my Grandad had a whole book on dinosaurs I was allowed to have), figures I collect, statues, etc.). I've always felt a connection to dragons particularly of the two and I see them as a source of inspiration and imagination. A wolf is a wolf, a rabbit is a rabbit, no matter if you add spikes, wings or whatever to make it different. But a dragon... You can go anywhere with a dragon. Or a Serpent or Wyvern, etc. Mythological lizards and reptiles.
So I decided to go with a furry dragon. I didn't see many around (still don't xD), I thought 'furry forums'... I thought at the time I wanted a dragon but maybe a scaled dragon wouldn't be 'allowed', so besides preferring fur I also chose fur due to the name of the fandom
I intend to keep using Ventus as I can redesign her however way I want her, I realised. (Lately this last year I realised that more than before). I can change the species even if I wanted it to be and she'd still be the same. She is my main and true fursona, as she represents me at its fullest; Loving to create things (drawing), dragons, and the personality!

ITO is a character I created because I wanted a fursuit, something akin to a dragon like Ventus, but not yet commissioning someone to make Ventus. I kind of want to make her myself, and besides, I didn't have a clue how the fursuit-making process would go. I didn't want to have Ventus be screwed up for myself x3
It's why ITO's personality is rather unemotional and bland. He was a placeholder originally. Then later I decided to work out an entire species around him and describe that his species indeed have no emotions (or less than we as humans do).

Suirrel is a fursona I made because I wanted a real animal (with more realistic colouring as well) to be a more... real and... better representation of myself. At the time I was way more busy with coding than drawing, so his skills? Coding, of course ;P
He also represents myself in another way; I was struggling at the time whether I was transgender or not, or simply something else. He is/was me at the time, but I'll never get rid of him.

Zelt was actually my first fursona. My old dA account I was still using at the time has the first drawing of it: http://odin1379.deviantart.com/art/Bunny-One-Sketch-301457987  You can see the similarities perhaps with my current (new) design: http://ventus-fall.deviantart.com/art/Creation-556402077
I've always felt connected to rabbits as well, also once again taking in a large portion in my life. I've had several rabbits as pets, all I took care of and loved. I also like what rabbits represent in a variety of cultures as well as how I've seen their variety in personalities when I had them as pets. AND HOW SOFT ;3;
I think as a real animal, rabbits are the ones who I relate to the most. Not squirrels x3

Kakusei was originally Velcro, still having some traits resembling the old character and species design (was a demon-dog, is now a weird owl thing xD), the sole intent was to create a character that was once again me, but meant as a couple-character. If I wanted a drawing together with my partner (whoever that might be), I could use this character. So both of us would design our own character together, making something for both of us that we would like design-wise. So from the start this character was meant to be able to change design, but the core is the same. Some features will never change x3

As for Sen?
Not really a fursona, but I had gotten a wolf fursuit, I wanted to give it a personality and name, so I (eventually) came up with Sen. Nothing much to it, and if I get rid of the suit I'll most likely make sure the name and art goes with it too.
I do kind of see it as a fursona; I walk in a fursuit and it's a persona I put up when in it. So yeah >3>


SO! Why did I write all this, seems a bit silly to me now as well xD

The point I'm trying to make is: I really was focusing (as you are now) to keep to one fursona. In the end  just made more and more. Once I realised it's ok to have more than one, I stopped. Not that I wanted to or not wanted to stop, it just happened.

But as I read, you aren't too happy with any fursona you have currently. So I think perhaps what might be a good idea, is to sit down and relax. Think about what you feel represents you.
As an example: You're from Australia, correct? Do you feel that represents you in some way? If yes, what are animals that you like which are typically from Australia?
Any other animals you feel a connection to or that you like? (mythological or real)

Take your time to write down what you like and don't like (creatures, colours, etc.).
Maybe once you got your 'real' fursona down, maybe then will you not make more and more.
But even if you do, do not worry about it. Most likely your mind will just make more as it likes to be rebellious

[Dean]

Hm, I'll be honest: What would you like to hear if not "you don't have too many fursonas" or "trade"? Do you really want to throw them away and ignore them in the container for rotting stuff? So much work for nothing? That's not pretty clever, in my opinion.

And because you don't want to hear what I have to say (look above) that's all. Tell us what you would like to hear because otherwise we can't really help you.

[Timmy Fox]

Can never have too many!
So long you're happy with them that's all that matters!

[Angder]

If you genuinely want to get rid of a fursona... just stop thinking about them as fursonas. Don't trash the suits. You put effort into them and there really is no need to get rid of them unless space is an issue. Just view them as separate characters, rather than as the extensions to yourself most people see Fursonas as. The character can continue to exist, its just not part of "you" anymore.

If you look through my list of characters is actually split into two, and it looks something like this:

Angder (The wolf you see as my avatar)
Grunan (Snake-wizard-person)

And then:
Rune (Dragon)
Erik(Rat)
Kern(Obscure alien race nobody has ever heard of)
Tandren(Minotaur)
Mal(Wolf)
(There are more, but I think you get the point)

Only the first 2 I consider Fursonas, and yet all of the rest I use for RPing, naming myself in games, and other such things on occasion, they may not be "me", but they are characters designed and created by me.

As for which ones to Downgrade?
I recommend downgrading any you feel are embarrassing, or which you have issues identifying with anymore, while keeping the ones that still feel the most like "You".

[guest22811]

Took in everyone's advice:
Yes, I have decided to keep them after all, but I may be traiding away some canines since I have too many.


I have kinda realised that keeping more than one fursona is alright; I think I was slightly overreacting at the fact that I had too many and it was all a 'mess'.






Some of these sonas I have will be downgraded to characters simply for fun and animations. The rest will be my fursonas, the ones that represent me.


Thank you guys all for all the advice, I never really saw it in that way


Have a good one!

[Dean]

I'm glad we could help you with our words. And remember: As far as you feel comfortable it's alright. No one will blame you because of a bunch of fursonas. Don't worry. Just live your life and everything will be fine.

[Lord Isscarus]

Are you kidding me? I probably have a better fursonas problem than you, I'll list them down below.


Darwin Hyderman
Issac Moore
Issac Langstrom
Fabian Stross
Cyrus Stross(Fabians brother)
Karlo Mannaway
Isaiah Lane
Santos Chadley
Nolan Hyderman (darwins brother)
Scott Eycees


I probably have it worse than you, but that makes it better for me, as I have more characters to choose from and add if my POV of the rp gets boring.


If you want, PM me if you would like to learn about my fursonas.