I think he always had his little share of enjoyers even before the game. I mean he never was a big character, didn't really have too many scenes, or small comic strips about him or any of those things that tend to get people to resonate with a character, but ya know, he has his little circle.

So it's nice.
I was a little worried about including him tbh, just because it feels like the cringe thing to do, as the kids say, to put your own character in it. But as I mentioned in some other earlier answers, I just really like painting him, I like writing him, and it's sweet that people enjoy him being among the cast, rather than feeling like it's just a weird thorn sticking out from the game.

(Even though, of course, he is a bit more fourth-wall-y and less serious in comparison to the rest of the cast.)