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: Ayla Weiss

 Age: 12
 Nationality: American (space colonist from Colony 0N7 aka New Columbus)
 Socioeconomic Level before the war: Middle class
 Current Socioeconomic Level: lower class
 Hometown: Arcadea
 Current Residence: Neo America Military Headquarters
 Occupation: Mech pilot
 Income/Salary: $17000
 Birth Order: First: Sarah, Second: Ayla, Third: Julia
 Siblings (describe relationships):

Sarah (older sister)

age: 18

Personality: Kind, motherly, very emotional

Relationship: Ayla looks up to Sarah and deeply respects her. She is the one who takes
care of her and Julia because their father is never around because of work and their
mother died to Newman’s Syndrome shortly after Julia was born.

Julia (younger sister)

age: 11

Personality: Whimsical, a bit of an air head, kind

Relationship: Ayla and Julia are very close. They are never seen more than 15 meters
apart from each other. Ayla is the more responsible of the two while Julia is the
troublemaker. Ayla is over-protective of Julia. Once she even beat up four boys who stole
Julia’s precious flower hair clip.

 Parents (describe relationships):

Max (father)

Age: 46
 Occupation: General of the American space colonies’ (aka Neo America’s) army

Personality: Stern, cold-hearted, focused

Relationship: Ayla almost never sees her father. Due to his job, they only get to see each
other roughly three times a year. Ayla bears a resentment against her father because he is
there and when he is there, he has no interest in her and only talks to Sarah during his
short visits.

Mary (mother)

Relationship: Mary died when Ayla was very young. Ayla doesn’t even remember her.

 Spouse (describe relationships): Not married or in a relationship

 Children (describe relationships): None
 Grandparents (describe relationships): Chloe (grandmother) and Bart (grandfather) Ayla
has never met them
 Grandchildren (describe relationships): None
 Significant Others (describe relationships): None
 Relationship Skills: She has none. She has a hard time making a connection with anyone.

Physical Characteristics:

 Height: 59 inches
 Weight: 97 pounds
 Race: White
 Eye Color: amber
 Hair Color: copper
 Glasses or Contact Lenses?: None
 Skin Color: White
 Shape of Face: oval
 Distinguishing Features: Her scar over her right eye
 Manner of Dress: Usually wears either her military uniform or her pilot suit. They only
things she always wears is her scarf and flower hair pin.
 Mannerisms: Buries her face in her scarf and whistles Julia’s favorite song
 Habits (smoking, drinking, etc.): Paces when she is impatient
 Health: In great physical shape for someone her age
 Hobbies: Works out everyday and spends her free time learning new skills like hacking
and martial arts
 Speech Patterns: All her words are delivered in a dead-pan voice, but she passionately
yells when she is angry
 Disabilities: PTSD
 Style (elegant, shabby, etc.): Confident
 Greatest Physical Flaw: She not that very strong.
 Best Physical Quality: She is very fast.
Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes:

 Educational Background: She has graduated from elementary school and has barely
started middle school.
 Intelligence Level: While she is not the smartest person in her grade, she is at least in the
top 20
 Mental Illnesses (if any): PTSD
 Learning Experiences: (I honestly have no idea what you want me to put here) She learns
from the battles she has fought in
 Short-term Life Goals: Survive in the next battle
 Long-term Life Goals: Get her revenge on the person who killed her sisters
 How does character see himself/herself?: She sees herself as a vessel of revenge. She will
do anything to get revenge even it brings emotional and physical harm to her. Her wants
and needs are secondary to her goal.
 How does character believe he/she is perceived by others?: She is not concerned with
what people think of her.
 How self-confident is the character?: She is very confident in her abilities
 Does the character seem ruled by emotion, or logic, or some combination thereof?: She is
ruled by both logic and emotion but tends to listen to emotion more.
 What would most embarrass this character?: When she is seen in a vulnerable state like
when is seen doing something she can’t do or when see is seen being scared by a
cockroach.

Emotional Characteristics:

 Strengths/Weaknesses: She has her emotions under control but can usually lose control of
her anger.
 Introvert or Extrovert?: extrovert
 How does the character deal with anger?: She is very violent. She shouts and throws
punches. The only none violent ways she deals with anger is when she works out.
 With sadness?: She buries her sadness and only lets it out when no one is around.
 With conflict?: She seeks to end conflicts quickly regardless of methods
 With change?: She is very adaptable
 With loss?: She is very vengeful. She lashes out when she loses someone close to her.
 What does the character want out of life?: She wants to get revenge on those who killed
her family
 What would the character like to change in his/her life?: She wants to change herself, so
she is prepared to complete her revenge
 What motivates this character?: Her only motivator in life is revenge
 What frightens this character?: The only thing she fears are cockroaches
 What makes this character happy?: Memories of the past and when she shows off
 Is the character judgmental of others?: yes
 Is the character generous or stingy?: stingy
 Is the character generally polite or rude?: rude

Behaviors and Mannerisms:

  Group Behaviors: Everyone bares a hatred for the invading nation of Noviskov
 Individual Behaviors: Ayla carries a deep hatred for the people of Noviskov for taking
her family away from her, she tries to be cold and callus, but she has trouble keeping her
emotions in check from time to time
 Catch Phrases: Never forget

Skills/ abilities:

 inherent: She is adept at stealth and mech piloting

 will learn: All militaries skills that she can use to achieve her goals

Spiritual Characteristics:

 Does the character believe in a God? Many gods? None at all?: None
 What are the character's spiritual beliefs?: NA
 Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life?: No
 If so, what role does it play?: NA

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: Opening scene
 Relationships with Other Characters: She keeps everyone at a distance except for her
sisters

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?: Very clumsily. She has no idea how to properly
hold one.
 What does the character do when they are left in a room alone?: She sits in a corner holds
her precious scarf and hair pin tightly and cries, both tears of sadness and anger.
 How does the character act around the opposite sex?: While she cold to all people, she
bares disgust against men due to having to live with thousands of male soldiers. Her
relationship with her father doesn’t help her feelings towards men.

Character Growth (How is the character different at the end of the game or story from
when the game or story began?): From the very begging of the story, she is just a regular
little girl, playing with sisters and going to school like everyone else. Then by end of the
story, she has changed into a husk of her former self. Changed from all the battles she
fought in and all the people she lost along the way.
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. An example would be something like this: A kid in a
karate gi stands in front of a board ready to attempt to snap it. The board is suspended
between two cinder blocks as the kid tries every move to break the board, but the board
will not budge. Finally, after falling on the floor, he sits up and leans on the board with his
elbow, chin resting on his palm with the look of frustration on his face. The board snaps
and he falls again with a thud and dust puffs up.

Sirens are blaring throughout the army base. The Novic army is invading once again. Everyone
at the base is rushing into positions. Ayla running to her personnel Banshee unit to take part in
the upcoming fight. The rage is building up inside of her. All she can think about is taking out
the Novics. They all need to pay for what they did. She arrives at her mech. She grabs on to her
sister’s scarf. She climbs into her Banshee with a smile on her face.

Additional Notes on this Character: