Characters with signature design trait?

Posted 5 years, 3 months ago (Edited 5 years, 3 months ago) by Kogami

(Apologies if this thread have been created but why didn't I have ideas for threads when I still had my premium/search button lol)

So! One of my favorite part of a character design is them having a certain design trait or accessory (or just anything like hairstyle, clothing, item, etc) that are strongly associated with a character--they wear/hold them most of the time regardless of outfits, situations (or heck, you can spot it even if the character appears as a silhouette) or they absolutely have that as a part of their character and it's either rare or looks strange if they are seen without one? As one would say, well, their "signature" or "trademark" in a form of design.

Do share as many characters as you want here, I'd love to know! (Also feel free to share if the said design trait is just an extra addition to their design or have a certain story or reason to them)

Prime examples would be: Any form of hats, plushes, hair clips/necklace/bracelets, maybe the character is always seen with a ponytail? And many others

Finnian Lafayette AsthmaDaddy

His absolutely unrealistic hair-swoop. Don't ask me how it works, I've worked out a way to make it look at least a bit more possible to exist.

Sorry, but this is what was in my head and now it's on paper, I ain't changing anything about it xD

Tangle Stormeko

Tangle is the first one to come to mind. Idk if it has a name but it's the lil bit of hair that goes down. Like an ahoge but downwards instead of up!
Dakota has his cape! I say that it's optional, but it'd feel weird if he was drawn without it XD
Oku's is his jacket! He always either has his fluffy collared jacket on, or a scarf around his neck. He hates his neck being touched. Plus it feels weird to him if it's uncovered
Kami always has a chamomile flower hair pin!
Shiro would always have his scarf!

Leni lordcanti

the double ahoge, the headset, the bangs, the lavender streak i always forget

!! ❤️ | Mary Lambe FrappeFox

Mary’s hair is probably what I see as her most prominent trait! It never feels like her unless I draw the bang curls the right way!! :]

Ryan dizzylimme

definitely his 3D glasses! He wears them like 24/7...

Julian Berker Arachnerd

Julian has a couple, but the biggest one is the stray middle lock for sure. He isn't recognizable without it. 

Other notable purposeful design choices I make are his big round eyes (pointed slightly upwards) and the way he usually smiles: both rows of teeth showing and the corners visibly pushing the cheeks.

Melvin Mulberry Arachnerd

for Melvin, aside from the big purple wizard hat, its gotta be the brim/inside of the hat acting as de-facto eyebrows/eyelids for his expressions and his presence of ears. It looks wrong when people forget them... 

Aldon [HURT AU] Snightbite

For Aldon its 100% his coat. It's a trademark in and out of roleplay, since he almost always has it on- it's visible in silhouettes and it's also a trademark because everyone who tries to draw it struggles including me lol

in roleplay it's special because his father gave it to him before he died, and so every character that's met Aldon always hears this story or has seen it on him. the moment this coat goes missing- aldon is in *distress*