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littleguysarchive

an assortment of small friends

this is a blog documenting a character design archetype i have named ‘little guy‘ please send suggestions!

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littleguysarchive · 5 months

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Todays Little Guy Mini Feature is Ty Ranno from Fossil Fighters: Champions

Ty Ranno serves as one of two announcers during in game Fossil Battles. Look at him!!!!!! He is so boyish and cute. This is literally his only sprite, but he’s like one of my favorite FF characters.

#fossil fighters #little guy #character design #dino

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Todays Little Guy is one we all know very well. It’s the player characters from the hit game Among Us.

Among Us is, as we know, an extremely popular IP. The iconic player characters have been turned into memes, plushies, shirts and much more. During the peak of Among Us’ popularity, it was hard not to see it somewhere online. The games success can be attributed to its easy party style multiplayer gameplay, and large youtubers/streamers playing it. However, I think that the design of the player characters is also a huge factor in the games success. So what about this design is so successful?

The first most important thing about these astronauts is their simplicity. When it comes to characters that will be animated, simpler designs are much less time consuming and easier to animate. Additionally, simplicity lends to easy recreation. The player characters are made of just a few simple shapes, and so they are easily drawn and replicated, even by children. I couldn’t count the amount of times i’ve seen these guys drawn on windows, homework, or graffitied on walls. This simplicity also lends itself to recognizability. Even just the silhouette of the character is recognizable, despite its only defining features being a few bumps.

However, in game these characters allow for a variety of customization options, creating a larger sense of individuality. Different colors and props imply different personalities, and lead to the creation of a cast of characters, despite them all being built on the same base. I remember lots of people making Among Us ocs/sonas back when it was really popular.

Despite how memed they are, I still think these designs are very cute, and I think if they were real you could squeeze them like stress balls. Certified little guys imo. Analyzing their design is a great lesson in the power of simplicity.

#little guys #character design #among us #alien

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mofusand x Sanrio Characters Dress-up Figure (kitan club)

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Todays little guy is a fan favorite. It’s Snoopy from the Peanuts comic strip!

Created by Charles Shultz, Snoopy’s first appearance was on October 4, 1950, very early in the comic strips run. His design has evolved a lot since his first appearances, where he was much more puppy. He even walked on all fours!

His earlier design is very cute, but I think his later design has a much more readable personality. You can tell he’s not just any dog.

Snoopy has had many aliases, like Joe Cool and the World Famous World War I Flying Ace. He’s a pretty talented dog!

And we can’t forget his bestie Woodstock. Woodstock definitely also falls under the category of little guy character designs, so maybe he’ll get his own post someday.

Overall, Snoopy is by far one of the most iconic character designs in the world, and he’s inspired many other little guys like Pochaco. He’s loved and adored by people all around the world!