i've always wanted to answer this. this is fantastic.
so you wanna know how i make my 'original characters'?
well,
i take two random, seemingly incompatible character archetypes
put them in a blender called my mind
blend it until it's evenly mixed
add a dash of my tears as i try to figure out a name and history (personalities are always set idk why)
add just a pinch of whatever mood i'm in (usually heavily influenced by the song i'm listening to at the time)
and then i serve it on a pretty plate/profile
voilà
there is my character, and that's how i made my 80+ year old gold digging cougar and self-loathing clown that works at mcdonalds
as you can tell, they're really ridiculous, but they're really fun to make.
will fix this post when i've gotten sleep and it's not 1:23 am.