my trollsona is , well, a sona. so he is inspired by my attitude and demeanor when i was about 13-14. however! as i grew and continued to write, he became inspired by other things like jet set radio. i would say most of the story of my mspfa is inspired by my own stubbornness- both negatively and positively. im a very stubborn guy. and it shows through, like, EVERYTHING. thats a pretty abstract concept to be inspired by, but it works really well!

non homestuck- my active d&d character ive been playing for about five years is inspired by my Nana and Anthony Bourdain. my Nana travels to different countries in the winter because it gets too cold for him here in the US, and he has a collection of stories of people he met, places hes been, and lessons hes learned. similarly anthony bourdain was like that too- my grandparents and mom watched a lot of Parts Unknown on TV when i was a kid, and it seemed to really stick with me enough to show through that character.