Here are a few examples of canon female versions of canonical male characters: -Red Dwarf has an episode where the characters visit a parallel universe where most character have swapped genders. -The incarnation of the Master played by Michelle Gomez -Hetalia features canon opposite gender versions of most of its characters
What canon helpers are is better defined in the nominations are open post. The short version is that they are a way to make sure you get the part of a fandom that you want. For example, in the tagset one of the fandoms is Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types. If you were only interested in receiving fic or art based on the second game you'd use CH: Dangan Ronpa 2 game. That way people know that is the part of the canon that you want. AO3 would only match you to someone that was offering the second game specifically without having to break the fandom down into its pieces.
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Date: 2017-05-01 12:14 am (UTC)-Red Dwarf has an episode where the characters visit a parallel universe where most character have swapped genders.
-The incarnation of the Master played by Michelle Gomez
-Hetalia features canon opposite gender versions of most of its characters
What canon helpers are is better defined in the nominations are open post. The short version is that they are a way to make sure you get the part of a fandom that you want. For example, in the tagset one of the fandoms is Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types. If you were only interested in receiving fic or art based on the second game you'd use CH: Dangan Ronpa 2 game. That way people know that is the part of the canon that you want. AO3 would only match you to someone that was offering the second game specifically without having to break the fandom down into its pieces.