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: Jax Hardlight
• Age: 16
• Nationality: Earth Alliance
• Socioeconomic Level as a Child: upper class
• Hometown: Metropolis, Solaris 5
• Current Residence: Earth Alliance Space Fleet Academy
• Occupation: Student/Super Hero
• Birth Order: Oldest
• Siblings: Lexi Hardlight, 10 year old sister, typical big brother/little sister relationship,
she annoys him but he would do anything for her. 5th grader in the Academy’s
developmental program.
• Parents: Hugh and Nancy Hardlight. Hugh is war hero turned senator known throughout
the galaxy. Nancy is head of Research and Development for the Earth Alliance military.
Hugh sent Jax to the Academy to follow in his footsteps. Hugh is tough but caring on Jax
and Nancy is warm and supportive.
• Significant Others: Rebecca Salix, Jax’s girlfriend. Top student in her class. Knows 50
different languages. Prim and proper. Often upset with Jax’s slacker attitude but loves
Jax all the same. Expert in battle strategy.
• Friends: Tucker Washburner, Jax’s tech genius best friend. Reluctantly helps Jax steal the
3D-DY suit. Hacked into the Earth Alliance secret records when he was 12. Best
engineer in the Academy.
• Relationship Skills: Easy going, laid back, cares for the ones he loves


Physical Characteristics:
• Height: 5’10”
• Weight: 140
• Race: Caucasian
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Glasses or Contact Lenses?: no
 • Skin Color: White
• Shape of Face: Square-jawed
• Distinguishing Features: perfect blonde hair, warm smile, deep blue eyes
• Manner of Dress: standard white and gold cadet attire during school, jeans and flannel in
casual attire, hi-tech when wearing 3D-DY suit
• Mannerisms: hands usual in pockets, will lean against a wall if there is one, heroic while
wearing 3D-DY
• Habits (smoking, drinking, etc.): always listening music to his with his iPod 1400
• Health: top physical conditioning due to academy health program
• Hobbies: plays bass guitar in his free time, loves to fly Alliance Starfighters, fighting the
Solitrax Empire
• Speech Patterns: relaxed attitude shows in speech, uses words like “dude” and “man” a
lot
• Style (elegant, shabby, etc.): relaxed when not in cadet uniform or 3D-DY armor
Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes:
• Educational Background: Attending Alliance Space Fleet Academy
• Intelligence Level: Junior in Academy
• Learning Experiences: has been training since he was 8 to be an Alliance pilot, best pilot
in his class despite his slacker attitude, learning how to be a leader while fighting the
Solitrax Empire
• Short-term Life Goals: wants to stop the Solitrax Empire’s invasion of Earth Alliance
colonies
• Long-term Life Goals: Become the best pilot in the Space Fleet, make his dad proud
• How does character see himself/herself?: sees himself as “too cool for school”, starting to
see the value of his schoolwork as he continually fights as Kid Astro
• How does character believe he/she is perceived by others?: thinks he’s the coolest kid in
the school, thinks people see him as a hero, especially as his victories against the Solitrax
Empire grow
• How self-confident is the character?: extremely
• Does the character seem ruled by emotion, or logic, or some combination thereof?:
Mostly emotion, more of a “gut reaction” person than a “think things through” type
Emotional Characteristics:
• Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths-heroic, skilled pilot, great fighter with the 3D-DY
system
• Introvert or Extrovert?: extrovert
 • How does the character deal with anger?: Hotheaded and will retaliate without thinking
• With sadness?: Play it off cool, cry and grieve in private
• With conflict?: Dive head first into action without much thought for strategy
• With loss?: Pretend like he doesn’t care or isn’t effected, even though it hurts behind
closed doors
• What does the character want out of life?: Jax wants to be the best pilot/hero and to make
his dad proud
• What motivates this character?: His loved ones motivate him to keep fighting, he does
what he does for them
• What frightens this character?: Losing his loved ones or failing his dad
• What makes this character happy?: When he’s in the cockpit of a Viper Starfighter or
when he’s suited up in 3D-DY and fighting Solitary
• Is the character judgmental of others?: He’s judgmental of try-hards and fake people
• Is the character generous or stingy?: Generous, as he donates his time and strength to
fighting back against the Solitrax Empire
• Is the character generally polite or rude?: Rude to teachers and authority figures,
respectful to peers
Behaviors and Mannerisms:
• Group Behaviors: Center of attention, always has to have the last quip
• Individual Behaviors: not nearly as outgoing or extroverted by himself
• Catch Phrases: “Let’s Rock It!”
Skills/ abilities:
• inherent: hand-to-hand combat, starfighter piloting, marksmanship with a blaster
• will learn: advanced combat systems of 3D-DY, how to be a leader, how to respect
authority figures
Spiritual Characteristics:
• Does the character believe in a God? Many gods? None at all?: Doesn’t know one way or
the other
• What are the character's spiritual beliefs?: Believes there might be a higher power, not
sure what it is
• Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life?: not really
How the Character is Involved in the Story:
• Character's Game Role (Main character? Hero? Heroine? Romantic interest? Sidekick?,
etc.): Main hero of the story
 • Scene where Character First Appears: Daydreams about blowing up an alien super-
weapon, saving the Earth Alliance, and about to kiss his girlfriend Rebecca…but is
abruptly awoken in class when the teacher asks him to answer a question.
• Relationships with Other Characters: Dating Rebecca, best friends with Tucker,
antagonistic relationship with the Dean of the Academy Mr. Hardgrave, typical brother/
sister relationship with Lexi, close to Nancy Hardlight, distant from Hugh Hardlight
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?: Awkwardly, secretly finds the baby absolutely
adorable and wants to rave about it but he would think that would look uncool, so he
pretends like he doesn’t really think the baby is cute.
• What does the character do when they are left in a room alone?: Would immediately put
in his earbuds and jam to his favorite bands. Would also spam his group chat with
Rebecca and Tucker
• How does the character act around the opposite sex?: If he wasn’t dating Rebecca he
would be a flirt to the nth degree. However, since he’s got Rebecca, he acts cool but
makes an effort to hold off his natural flirty attitude.
Character Growth (How is the character different at the end of the game or story from
when the game or story began?): Jax starts the story as a slacker who doesn’t care about
anything besides hanging out with his friends and flying star fighters, hating any school work
that doesn’t directly relate to piloting. He desperately wants his father to be proud of him, so he
wants to be the best pilot in the Alliance. When the Solitrax Empire invades and attacks the
Academy, the students aren’t allowed help with the defense effort and are forced to hide as the
adults “handle it”. Jax, in an attempt to find a star fighter to sortie, accidentally stumbles upon
the 3D-DY suit. With the help of Tucker, he uses the suit to fight the invaders and save the
Academy. While the staff is initially angry, Rebecca convinces them to allow Jax to continue to
use the suit, as he was incredibly skilled with the suit. Thus begins Jax’s adventures against the
Solitrax Empire. By the end of the adventure, after many trials and tribulations, Jax has matured
from a hotheaded slacker and understand the responsibility levied on him, improving his grades
and mending the relationship with his father.
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: As the Solitrax Empire begins their assault
on the Earth Alliance, they begin their initial invasion by attacking the Academy. The teachers
and staff members sortie in the Academy’s star fighters to defend the Academy. They force the
students to hide in the cafeteria, which doubles as a bunker. Jax, Rebecca, and Tucker hide
behind a table. All 3 are upset that they aren’t allowed to help. Rebecca and Tucker think
rationally while Jax is furious, punching the ground in anger. He feels he should be allowed to
sortie in a fighter since he’s the “best pilot in this entire academy”. While the cafeteria is on
lockdown, all windows and doors are sealed shut, Jax notices a vent just big enough to fit him is
still open. He sneaks off with Tucker and Rebecca begrudgingly following.