Tegan Butter (MiCoVerse)

Tegan Butter is a supporting character in the webcomic MiCoVerse.

Character creation
Author Emily "MushroomMinded" Potgeter states she does not have much experience with openly autistic children or autism in general.

Biography
Tegan is adopted and has one older brother. She attends the same school as the main characters, Cody and Milo.

Appearance
Tegan is a middle school-aged girl. She has strawberry blond hair, which she usually wears in pigtails. She often wears pink clothes. She usually carries a pink shoulder bag with her.

Autism
The author confirmed that Tegan is autistic in the comments of the Webtoon. This is further corroborated by posts on the auhtor's Tumblr.

Tegan values being truthful and is often blunt in doing so, saying exactly what is on her mind without a lot of regard for the context of the situation or how her statements might affect other characters' emotions. She has stated "I don't understand people."

Reception
Tegan's character was initially a divisive point within the MiCoVerse fandom. Her disregard for other characters' feelings has gathered her some critique, while others point out that she still is a child and has good intentions, even if she doesn't execute them particularly gracefully. Most of these critiques have died down as the story progressed.

Trivia

 * Multiple drawings on the artist's blog feature Tegan wearing an aromantic flag shirt.