Big claws

when characters have red hair they're automatically a 10/10 for me LMAO

Jacket wrapped around the waist, or waist capes in general

Long coats, unique hair, cool weapons, use of the colors black or blue.

Dark scleras (the white part of eyes), fangs, beastial elements in general, cool armor (complete with helmets they actually wear)

The design misdirect when characters look a certain way but act dramatically different, like the "gentle giant" trope.

Darkened extremities, toes, fingers, even all the way up to knees, thighs, elbows or biceps.

Covering eyes with hair, either just one eye or both I love it

If they got a beauty mark i am in love already 😩 I also tend to like red-haired characters & characters with glasses…but those are just a few traits off the top of my head that i like 👉👈

I'm fond of when a character changes something of their base look/design to call back or honor another character they were close to (taking up their old weapon, wearing a piece of clothing or an accessory that held meaning to them, etc.)

That and when a design change in and of itself reflects character development: like a previously uptight person letting their hair down to symbolize them letting go, or a person who changed due to trauma having a physical mark to go along with their personality change: visual storytelling like that I always get a kick out of.

Red eyes and fingerless gloves cause I'm an edgy guy and all the cool kids have em qq

Honestly really love when characters have alternate eye/hair designs that signify a change in the person. Whether it’s simply due to their mental state, a power up/transformation or all of the above lmao XD it’s just a simple but effective little design change that makes my brain do a lil happy dance every time I see it. This is why Summer, Bael, and Astrea all have this design trope in some way.

Long haired boys, they're generally underrated imo--

Character with hidden eyes has the most beautiful eyes known to man.

Gentle Giant, shark teeth,

That one with the deppressed old man and the little kid he would die for