User blog comment:Sprinklemist/Sprink Talks About Stuff/@comment-1874924-20110702041147/@comment-1153194-20110704191752

I'd seen something like that, too, though it was far more recent. I can't remember what show it was, but it might have been 60 Minutes.

I redrew his sketch to make him less thin than I had him, originally, and I also shortened his arms a great deal, closer to what you originally suggested. His frame is probably a little more wide than Duncan, but I don't plan for him to be body builder defined, or anything. I tend to draw waists thicker than the actual Total Drama style, as it's hard for me to grasp how they are the way they are. I'm satisfied with the newer result, though his arms are slightly thicker than I had first imagined. I'll figure it out, though.

As for his personality, I was actually thinking he might have a slightly vulgar/'saucy' sense of humor. I'm not sure yet what I'm considering to have him say, but I imagine it as a coping mechanism. Basically stuff like saying how chicks dig him/he's used to people staring at him, and maybe innuendo if it doesn't bother me. The main reason is that you mentioned that the only people who mention his arms are usually people who don't like him, so someone who takes his condition lightly just by being positive (as opposed to attempting to use humor the way I described) would be less likely to be disliked. Let me know if that's fine by you. As for his name, I'm figuring that you wouldn't mind a name change, since Richard is taken, and I traditionally don't post full names.