Character Design - profile

In the end i chose the latter , i felt more drawn to the general character idea and it seemed like it could have more depth to it.

I chose to build the profile first rather than what the character looks like. This process was a first for me usually i like to build what the character looks like rather than its background.
However this process proved more useful as while i was building the profile i could already picture what the character should look like.

Here is the profile i came up with and felt it gave various facets of the character which i think made Kai even more fascinating.

Name: Kai
Age: 26yrs old
Gender: Male
Height 185cm
Origin: Sydney Australia

Likes: Peanut butter and jam sandwiches, seafood, swimming and sleeping in
Dislikes: Loud noises, bad coffee and country music

Kai was originally human until he was infected by one of the sea creatures whilst trying to escape with his grandmother from Circular Quay.
Before the invasion, Kai worked at the fish markets as a dock worker which required waking up early and heavy lifting. He liked it there as he got to work with his older brother and eat all the seafood he wanted.
Kai is easily content by the simplest pleasures, such as eating a peanut butter and jam sandwich whilst digging his toes into the beach sand, one of kai’s favourite past times. However, his gentle disposition contradicts his physical appearance, due to his height and strong build, people usually avoid him and kids would run away scared. Kai likes to think of himself as a giant bear, fierce on the outside but soft on the inside.When the sea invasion had started, Kai rushed to Circular Quay to help his grandmother escape. Luckily enough his grandmother was able to escape, However Kai was able to fend off one of the sea creatures only to receive a minor scratch. A week later he himself turned into a sea/land creature, through sheer mental will he was able to overcome the madness that overwhelms most victims and regain his sanity and normal appetite instead of eating human flesh. Funnily enough Kai enjoys his new form and
new- found abilities, His senses are a lot sharper, stronger, and faster, in the water he is like a torpedo.
Where ever he can Kai tries to help the humans to escape the wrath of the sea creatures but at the end of the day Kai believes he has found his place amongst the sea creatures where he belongs.

Kai communicates through sound amongst his fellow sea creatures; the sound is similar to whales make.When he is angry his tentacles will shake, when Kai is sad the tentacles will drop down limp and close his eyes as he is a bit of a sook, and finally when he is happy his tentacles will turn upwards.