Do not just take a character straight from a TV show, video game, or book, without changing them. If you do take them from somewhere else, change them significantly. Make them yours. If you want to design from almost-scratch, take a character who has been given shape, but little to no personality. Many of my characters started that way: Abigail Avinroo, Sir Pollonaire Freidl, Vitri Sitol, and others. If you are designing totally from scratch, don't just...
The Petpet Detectives: Case of the Lost Lizark - Part Four "You are involved in something much bigger than you know," said Victoire, her voice almost a whisper. "Whoever framed you and took the Lizark from its cage is very dangerous..."