Making Characters: Generate or Recycle?

[Sole]

When I was driving home today, this question came into my head. I know everyone has a different way of doing things when it comes to their characters. Some people make their own characters whenever they get bored and incorporate them in several roleplays. Others make their characters purely for the roleplay in which they are interested.

My question to you is: Do you recycle your own pre-made characters or do you generate new characters for each roleplay? Why?

Personally, I make a new character for each roleplay. I don't have a specific character that I enjoy playing with. I do, however, like to take my favorite characters and place them in a thread so I can look back on them and say, "This was a great roleplay" or "This one wasn't." More or less like a collection that shouldn't be touched.

I do both. There are certain characters that you will make which are just great all around. I have three characters that I've made since starting roleplaying which are like that. I have used them more than two times each already without hindering the roleplays they are involved for they fit directly into that setting. But I do make new characters usually, and I do have a collection that I refuse to reuse since they are entirely crap out of their respective setting.

[Dardanus88]

Depending on the role play. I tend to recycle a character if its medieval fantasy. I think my character is what is known as a 'Universe Hopper', although I dont know it that would be the correct term. I have her go from one story line to the next and just add it to the list of adventures. I like her reminiscing and reflecting on past role plays.

[Hellis]

Mostly generated. But some times i adapt a character from another rp to a new setting. (usually when former seetting failed to take off)

[Frizan]

Friza Angelo is a character I've used an absolute shit ton. Have had him for at least six years and running. Sometimes I need to tweak his powers to fit with the RP, but most of the time he's a sure fit. If I can't use him, I just create another character. Sometimes, I use Angelo as a last name as a spiritual tie to Friza, who, may I add, was my first ever RP character.

[Cfowla]

Like Stalker, I base characters off of tropes, and flesh them out from there.

[Foster]

Recycle.

If the site fits the idea, I may use the exact same character with the previous RPs tacked-on as backstory.
-And that backstory can get huge.

[Rilla]

Recycle.

If the site fits the idea, I may use the exact same character with the previous RPs tacked-on as backstory.
-And that backstory can get huge.

This.

Unless I really want to draw up a new character.

[mbl]

I've never once used a pre-made character for a RP. Just make them all up as I go along

[HeySeuss]

I have only occasionally recycled characters that I made in other RP's to new ones. Usually, I generate fresh for the RP, because I want to capture the essence of the RP in that character. If I have a character from another RP that fits into the RP in question to my satisfaction, I'll use that character. Otherwise, drawing board. And even when recycled, I still tweak the character to fit.

[Hansa]

I make new characters for every roleplay, simply because using the same character over and over again would bore me to death. Roleplaying is a lot more interesting when I play new roles all the time!