At the very beginning, I had only one character: Tomas the Fox. I used him for everything. Funny videos, sad ones, motivational, serious, silly, basically any idea I had went through the same character.
And at some point I realized a problem. He was not really a character. He was more like a 3D model I used to express my thoughts.
So I made a decision to introduce a second character.
The goal was simple: split personalities.
One character needed to be calm, cool, mysterious, a bit nonchalant.
The other needed to be energetic, emotional, playful, and cute.
That change instantly gave them identity. They stopped being just models and started feeling like actual characters with their own logic, reactions, and chemistry.
Why only two?
Two characters are enough to express most ideas I have.
Dialogue, contrast, tension, humor, misunderstanding, support, irony, all of that works incredibly well with just two personalities.
Yes, sometimes I have ideas where three or more characters could interact. But those scenarios are very rare, and almost always they can be simplified into a strong two character interaction without losing the core idea.
Right now, I also do not feel the need to create a new personality type.
The contrast between “serious” and “fun” already gives a lot of creative freedom. It allows me to explore different moods, emotions, and situations without overcomplicating the universe.
What about the future?
This does not mean I will only ever have two characters forever.
But it does mean that these two will remain the main characters of the channel. They are the foundation. Everything else, if it ever appears, will be built around them.
Sometimes less characters actually means more personality đź’ś
