Character Profile Worksheet

The character profile worksheet is a tool to help you keep track of vital information about your
character. Not only does it help you to define your character, but it will also be a valuable tool
to refer back to when developing the story.

Basic Statistics:

 Name: Shorty
 Age: 19
 Nationality: American
 Socioeconomic Level as a Child: Living in poverty
 Socioeconomic Level as an Adult: Top 1%
 Hometown: The Bronx, NYC
 Current Residence: Upper East Side, Manhattan
 Occupation: Artist and Rapper
 Income/Salary: $5,000,000
 Birth Order: Third and last born
 Siblings (describe relationships): On good terms now that he is established and has his
head on straight. Rocky relationship in his younger years
 Spouse (describe relationships): N/A
 Children (describe relationships): No children at the moment, maybe will expect in the
future
 Grandparents (describe relationships): He has a great relationship with the grandparents
he’s met. Only met one side of his grandparents. He uses them and the ones that passed
as inspiration and motivation.
 Grandchildren (describe relationships): N/A
 Significant Others (describe relationships): Was difficult for him to find the one, but now
he has full trust in her and they have a healthy and stable relationship. They are
inseparable
 Relationship Skills: Difficult for him to trust people or keep friends. Introverted and in
some instances has social anxiety

Physical Characteristics:

 Height: 6’0”
 Weight: 175lbs
 Race: Mexican
 Eye Color: Brown
 Hair Color: Dark Brown
 Glasses or Contact Lenses?: Glasses
 Skin Color: Olive to Tan
 Shape of Face: Round
 Distinguishing Features: A scar going down his left eyebrow
 Manner of Dress: Urban/80’s hip hop style
  Mannerisms: Speaks and behaves informally unless he has to be professional
 Habits (smoking, drinking, etc.): Vandalism with graffiti during his younger years. Is
around people how take illegal substances
 Health: Good health, active
 Hobbies: Graffiti, break dancing, photography, skateboarding
 Speech Patterns: Uses a lot of slang and cuss words in his younger years but cuts back as
he grows up
 Disabilities: N/A
 Style (elegant, shabby, etc.): Flashy
 Greatest Physical Flaw: Poor eye sight
 Best Physical Quality: Hair and Facial hair

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes:

 Educational Background: High School graduate

 Intelligence Level: Street smart and somewhat academically smart
 Mental Illnesses (if any): ADHD
 Learning Experiences: Life experiences, grandparents teachings, parents struggles
 Short-term Life Goals: Rap, graffiti, and breakdance constantly to better himself in these
skills
 Long-term Life Goals: Turn his hobbies and skills, into a business or what makes him
money
 How does character see himself/herself?: He sees himself a role model and others should
strive to better themselves like he has. He thinks people should be compared to him in
order for other to see their flaws.
 How does character believe he/she is perceived by others?: Misunderstood/negatively
 How self-confident is the character?: Extremely
 Does the character seem ruled by emotion, or logic, or some combination thereof?: First
affected by emotion and wants to act upon with it, but then rethinks about the situation
logically.
 What would most embarrass this character?: When people bring up stuff about his past
and how he used to act or dress

Emotional Characteristics:

 Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: problem solving, quick-witted, creative Weaknesses:

Dealing with drama, fighting
 Introvert or Extrovert?: introvert
 How does the character deal with anger?: Has to isolate himself or else he flips out at
people
 With sadness?: Has to go to a female and just talk it out and get comfort
 With conflict?: Has to talk to others to get different perspectives on a situations and really
has to think things through because of his past.
 With change?: Encourages change and embraces it, unless it is negative change. He hates
when things change for the worse and tries to prevent it.
  With loss?: Is emotionally attached and gets really affected by loss and takes so much
time to go back to normal.
 What does the character want out of life?: Love, success, and happiness
 What would the character like to change in his/her life?: He would like to change how his
first impression that he gives off and how people misunderstand him.
 What motivates this character?: His parents and grandparents struggles. Also, seeing
people he admires and their come up stories and life journeys.
 What frightens this character?: Heights and failure
 What makes this character happy?: Seeing people better themselves and make it in life.
He likes listening to music, seeing art, and being with family.
 Is the character judgmental of others?: He can judge people because he likes to say things
that are on his mind and says things straightforward and doesn’t like to sugarcoated.
 Is the character generous or stingy?: Generous
 Is the character generally polite or rude?: Polite to people who hasn’t messed with him or
negatively affected him.

Behaviors and Mannerisms:

 Group Behaviors: Quiet, only speaks when it’s something funny or jaw dropping, mainly
follows and doesn’t lead unless he has good reason to take control
 Individual Behaviors: Lone wolf, laid back, flamboyant
 Catch Phrases: “I’m out this piece” “That’s wild” “Word?”

Skills/ abilities:

 inherent: Artistic ability

 will learn: How to write songs and how to paint with spray paint

Spiritual Characteristics:

 Does the character believe in a God? Many gods? None at all?: No

 What are the character's spiritual beliefs?: Karma
 Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life?: No
 If so, what role does it play?: N/A

How the Character is Involved in the Story:

 Character's Game Role (Main character? Hero? Heroine? Romantic interest? Sidekick?,
etc.): Main character
 Scene where Character First Appears: In high school, with the principal yelling at him for
something that was taken out of proportion.
 Relationships with Other Characters: He meets up with his friends from time to time to
have dance or rap battles and to collaborate on graffiti murals.

Scenarios:
While the following scenarios are not specific to any game, they will help to further define your
character's persona.

 How does the character hold a baby?: He doesn’t show interest but he knows what he is
doing and therefore babies and little children love him.
 What does the character do when they are left in a room alone?: Writes lyrics or gets out
a sketch book and draws out his ideas
 How does the character act around the opposite sex?: He respects females and hates when
people see them as objects.

Character Growth (How is the character different at the end of the game or story from
when the game or story began?): He starts out as a mid-teenager who basically doesn’t know
how to deal with his problems or fit into society. He is constantly getting in trouble like a
misguided youth. Later on, he starts to mature and realize what he wants with life and what he
wants to accomplish. He doesn’t let others bother him or bring him down. He ends up being
successful and is satisfied how life turned out for him.

Describe a small segment of a narrative that could occupy 20-30 seconds of a short
animation or cut scene from a game where your character does something that conveys
emotion: funny, sad, surprised, etc. Shorty is going down to the tunnels to take the subway
home when he encounters a group of people spray painting the side of the walls. He is fascinated
by the members in the group and their ability to quickly tag up the walls. He cautiously
approaches the individuals and asks if he can join in on the painting. The individuals agree and
hand him a paint can, and Shorty shakes up the can but fails to realize which direction the nozzle
is pointed. He sticks out his arm and holds down the nozzle and spray a large amount of paint all
over him. The individuals begin to laugh in amusement while Shorty stands there in
embarrassment and frustration. He throws the can with all of his might, but the can end up
getting punctured and fly back towards his directions and hits him in the face.